Report: Lenovo, NEC may combine PC businesses
Further consolidation could be in store for the PC industry—and no, this time, it won't be Acer gobbling up another, smaller rival. Reuters reports that Lenovo and NEC are holding covert talks about a deal that would see the former seize a "controlling interest" in NEC's PC business. Quoting sources...
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Eight is Enough DigiTimes: AMD top executives to demonstrate APU technology iFixit: Apple's diabolical plan to screw your iPhone Fudzilla on why AMD chose TSMC for its 28nm graphics and Nvidia 28nm GeForce aims for Q4 2011 techPowerUp!: Gigabyte GTX 560 Ti Super Overclock graphics card detailed TC...
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Couch surfing to get easier thanks to Logitech M515 mouse
Logitech has unveiled a new mouse for couch potatoes. According to Electronista, the M515 has been designed to track smoothly on upholstery. It also features a smooth underbelly to keep dust, crumbs, and other particulate from mucking with the optical sensor. Couch cushions are hardly flat and stable,...
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AMD enjoyed greater profits in 2010
The numbers are in, and it looks like AMD didn't lose a dime in 2010 overall. As a matter of fact, the company enjoyed increases in revenue, net income, and gross margin, with the year's final quarter yielding $375 million in profits on $1.65 billion in revenue. Not too...
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Deal of the week: Sandy Bridge edition
If you've read our review of Intel's new Sandy Bridge CPUs, you'll know they're the hottest ticket in town. They're also a little too fresh to be receiving much in the way of discounts. However, the strong performance, low power consumption, and fully unlocked upper multiplier offered...
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It's official: Duke Forever is coming out on May 3
That was surprisingly quick. Gearbox Software has announced a release date for Duke Nukem Forever. The game will come out on May 3, 2011, exactly eight months after the company revealed that it had taken over development from 3D Realms. Duke Forever will come out simultaneously on the...
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Eric Schmidt steps down as Google CEO
Are we witnessing the great CEO exodus of January 2011? First Dirk Meyer gets fired from his post as AMD chief, then Steve Jobs goes on medical leave again, and now, the New York Times reports that Eric Schmidt is stepping down as Google's CEO. What's next,...
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The pitfalls of do-it-yourself iPhone repair
There comes a point in every man's life when he looks at his $699 (retail) phone and says, "Phone, you are, perhaps, my only friend. And as your friend I must do the thing that friends do and tell you it's obvious that you've been hitting the juice a bit...
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Release roundup: Cases and workstation laptops
Now that the swirl of CES craziness has died down, we're going back to our regularly scheduled release roundups. Our inbox has collected announcements from Antec, Eurocom, and Lian-Li this week. Antec broadens gaming line with Six Hundred V2...
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Western Digital's Scorpio Black 750GB notebook hard drive
When we rounded up 7,200-RPM notebook drives last month, Western Digital's Scorpio Black 500GB was our clear favorite. Today, we explore whether a 750GB version of the same drive is even better.
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Still bullish on netbooks, Asus expanding Eee PC lineup
Everyone seems to be predicting the death of netbooks at the hands of tablets. Not Asus. DigiTimes reports that the Eee PC pioneer is planning to expand its collection of netbooks by adding three or four new models to the mix. Asus' website already lists a...
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BitTorrent creator demos live streaming protocol
Bram Cohen, the brain behind the BitTorrent file-sharing protocol, is at it again. According to TorrentFreak, Cohen has been working on a peer-to-peer live streaming protocol that appears to be based loosely on BitTorrent. Extensive changes have been made, however. In a bid to improve efficiency...
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