Starbucks begins accepting mobile payments
Starbucks has started accepting mobile payments. Customers can use the Starbucks Card Mobile app on their iPhone, iPod touch, or BlackBerry at nearly 6,800 company-operated Starbucks stores in the US plus more than 1,000 outlets inside Target stores. To pay with their phone, app users simply select "touch to pay"...
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Apple on tablets: Windows is big and heavy, Android is vapor
After announcing another record quarter, Apple COO Tim Cook answered questions from analysts following the release of Apple's report of record quarterly earnings. Given the huge explosion that is about to occur in the tablet market, we were particularly interested in the iPad-related queries.
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Apple posts record quarterly earnings, again
Its no coincidence that Steve Jobs announced its medical leave just one day before the Apples earnings call. As expected, the news hit the companys stock hard, opening Tuesday down 20 points and wiping almost $20 billion off its market cap in one swoop. But the record $26.74 billion in... 
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Intel investing $9 billion in 22nm manufacturing process
Intel will invest $2.7 billion over the next two years to upgrade its chip plant in southern Israel for producing 22nm technology. The Israeli government has contributed a 740 million shekel ($210 million) grant since Intel Israel, which employs 7,057 people, will hire 1,000 people over the coming year as part of the project.
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Comcast gets FCC approval for NBC Universal merger
After more than a year since announcing the deal, federal regulators have signed off on Comcast's bid to control NBC Universal, creating a new media behemoth that comprises a cable giant, a handful of TV networks and a Hollywood studio all under one roof. The $30-billion merger is expected to... 
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AMD unveils Fusion G-Series for embedded market
AMD took an important step forward in the embedded market today with the newest member of its Fusion APU family: the Embedded G-Series. Like other Fusion APUs unveiled prior to CES 2011, the new chip incorporates an x86 CPU with a DirectX 11-capable GPU along with an integrated DDR3 memory... 
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Modders create World of StarCraft, pre-alpha trailer inside
A StarCraft version of Blizzard's World of Warcraft has been rumored and begged for by thousands of people. At every BlizzCon, gamers ask to see the massively multiplayer online success of World of Warcraft ported to the Starcraft universe. Is Blizzard already doing so, and if not, why not? 
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Renders of 9-inch HP Topaz tablet leaked
It's probably safe to say that everyone already expected HP to unveil something tablet-related during its February 9 webOS event, and newly leaked photos have all but confirmed those suspicions. Engadget has received an internal mockup of HP's new "Topaz" webOS tablet, which is one of at least two slates... 
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Mail service costs Netflix 20 times more than streaming
Netflix currently pays up to $1 per DVD mailed round trip, and the company mails about 2 million DVDs per day. By comparison, the company pays 5 cents to stream the same movie. In other words, the company pays 20 times more in postage per movie than it does in...
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Portal 2 supports cross-platform gaming on PC, PS3
Portal fans were undoubtedly disappointed last June when Valve cancelled Portal 2's E3 media event and delayed the sequel's release until mid-2011. Putting a positive spin on that news, the developer promised to wow gamers with a surprise instead -- and we may have just received it. According to Shacknews,... 
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Acer: tablets will replace netbooks
Taiwanese computer maker Acer is phasing out its netbook computers with the forthcoming release of its tablets, which are due in the first half of 2011. The move is particularly significant for Acer, given that the company saw very rapid growth and profitability mostly thanks to its various netbook offerings.
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W3C releases an official HTML5 logo
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has unveiled a new logo for HTML5. The logo links back to W3C, the place for authoritative information on HTML5, including specs and test cases. 
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Tuesday tech deals: 40" Sony Bravia with Blu-ray player $600
Sony Bravia 40" 1080p LCD HDTV w/ built-in Blu-ray for $600 + free shipping 
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Microsoft releases OneNote Mobile for iPhone
Microsoft has released OneNote Mobile for iPhone. The app is available for free on the iTunes App Store for a limited time, and the software giant wouldn't say how long it would keep it gratis. 
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Nvidia releases WHQL-certified GeForce 266.58 drivers
Nvidia has just pushed out new WHQL-certified GeForce drivers, binging the package up to version 266.58. In addition to the usual fixes and performance enhancements in games like Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Far Cry 2, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and several others, the new driver also brings ambient... 
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AMD readies cheaper, 1GB Radeon HD 6970/6950 cards?
AMD is getting ready to launch a new version of its enthusiast-grade Radeon HD 6970 graphics card with half the amount of onboard memory and a much more palatable price-point, according to X-bit Labs. The card would be based on the same fully-fledged Cayman GPU with 1,536 stream processors clocked... 
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Bing reportedly still has a higher success rate than Google
Bing achieved the highest success rate in December 2010: 81 percent. Google meanwhile achieved a success rate of 65 percent, up 1 percent over the previous month, according to Experian Hitwise.
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Sega to release Dreamcast Collection for the Xbox 360, PC
Sega of America and Sega Europe have announced that a packaged compilation of classic titles from the Sega Dreamcast console will hit retail shelves for the Xbox 360 and the PC, as well as a digital download for the PC. The Dreamcast Collection reportedly features enhanced graphics for both platforms...
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Bill Gates is more admired than Pope, Dalai Lama
Americans put Bill Gates in the top 10 list of men they most admire. The Microsoft co-founder was named the fifth most admired man of 2010, according to the latest USA Today/Gallup poll (via TechFlash). 
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Roku lands its first cable channel
Roku has announced a new addition to its programming lineup: WealthTV. The appropriately-named luxury lifestyle network will make its high-definition network feed available to Roku owners, as well as a package of video on demand titles, on a subscription basis for $2.99 per month.
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PS3 hackers take on Modern Warfare 2
Weve seen mixed reactions over the recent PlayStation 3 root key exploit that has Sony looking for a legal passage against would-be jailbreakers. While some argue that its all about whether users really own the devices they purchase to modify or tweak at will, others are more concerned that hackers...
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TechSpot's Most Anticipated PC Games of 2011
By now I think we can all agree that reports foretelling the demise of PCs as gaming platforms have been greatly exaggerated. Even though the landscape has shifted somewhat in recent years, with many companies putting a lot more effort behind console development, PC game sales still managed to grow... 
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PlayStation 3 hacking lawsuit delayed already
Sony's legal attacks against the hackers that released the PlayStation 3 root key and custom firmware have hit a snag. San Francisco District Court Judge Susan Illston does not agree with Sony's argument that California courts have jurisdiction due to the use of a Paypal account and George Hotz, also...
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Microsoft CEO: Xbox isn't a gaming console
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was recently interviewed by USA Today. As usual, Ballmer had some interesting things to say; here are what we consider the top three questions and answers:
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The Social Network filmmakers praise Facebook CEO
The Social Network won Best Screenplay, Best Director, Best Score, and Best Picture at the Golden Globes. Interestingly, the movie's film filmmakers made a point to acknowledge the real Mark Zuckerberg in their acceptance speeches. 
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Wikipedia co-founder: app stores are a dangerous chokepoint
Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales is apparently very critical of app stores. Speaking at an event in Bristol, England, Wales explained why he believes the app store model is a more immediate threat to Internet freedom than breaches of net neutrality.
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Rumor: Microsoft preparing Kinect SDK, drivers for Windows
Microsoft will announce official Kinect support for PC in the coming months, and will allow third-party developers to create titles that utilize the sensor when plugged into a PC. Microsoft is currently preparing an official Kinect SDK and driver support for Windows PCs, which may be part of an upcoming...
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Apple has paid over $2 billion to app developers
Apple has paid over $2 billion to app developers, while its users have downloaded more than 60 apps for every iOS device sold, according to two new reports published by Asymco, a market intelligence firm. The first one, which also says Apple has paid $12 billion to record labels, makes... 
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UK government to offer PCs for 98, Internet for 9
The UK government wants to offer low-cost computers as part of a 12-month trial during Race Online 2012. The scheme, which aims to reach out to the 9.2 million adults that are not yet online, 4 million of whom are considered socially and economically disadvantaged, aims to "make the UK...
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Nokia shuts down Ovi Music Unlimited in most markets
Nokia has announced that it will be shutting down its Ovi Music Unlimited service in most of the territories in which it operates by the end of the year. The offering originally debuted roughly two years ago under the Comes With Music moniker, bundled with a select number of handsets,... 
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Most Anticipated PC Games of 2011
We expect 2011 to be another great year for gamers, with most of 2010s delayed titles finally hitting store shelves and many other highly anticipated ones making their debut. To help you keep track of this years upcoming releases weve put together a list with nearly 30 titles, spanning a variety of genres, alongside their respective trailers and relevant information.
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Fun Facts: Intel's Sandy Bridge Processors
For the launch of their 2nd-gen Intel Core CPUs (a.k.a. Sandy Bridge), Intel has compiled another interesting list of fun facts in a whitepaper. We have selected the ones we find more amusing and are republishing them with Intel's permission.
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Kingston SSDNow V+180 64GB SSD Review
Kingston has expanded their SSD range adding the SSDNow V+180 Series to the mix. This portable 1.8-inch line is designed for ultra-mobile devices, such as ultra-thin notebooks, netbooks and tablet PCs, while mirroring the read and write speed specs of the larger 2.5-inch SSDNow drives.
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UltraGet Video Downloader 3.0.1
UltraGet Video Downloader allows you to easily download and play FLV (Flash for Video) from YouTube.
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Google Chrome 9.0.597.67 Beta for Windows
Google Chrome's development is high-paced and here's their latest beta.
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Spybot Search and Destroy Detection Update January 19, 2011
This updates the detection rules for Spybot Search and Destroy.
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Miranda IM 0.9.14
Multi protocol instant messenger client.
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Comodo Firewall Free 5.3.176757.1236 64-bit
Free Comodo Firewall with prevention-based protection.
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Fresh Download 8.65
Easy-to-use and very fast download manager software that turbo charges downloading files.
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Comodo Firewall Free 5.3.176757.1236
Free Comodo Firewall with prevention-based protection.
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Comodo Internet Security 5.3.176757.1236 64-bit
Free Award-winning Comodo Firewall plus Antivirus protection for PCs.
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WinXP Manager 7.0.5
Powerful utility to tweak, optimize and clean up Windows XP.
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Comodo Internet Security 5.3.176757.1236
Free Award-winning Comodo Firewall plus Antivirus protection for PCs.
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novaPDF Lite 7.3 Build 356
novaPDF Lite is a software that allows you to produce PDF files from printable documents.
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Google SketchUp 8.0.4811
SketchUp is a simple but powerful tool for quickly and easily creating, viewing and modifying your 3D ideas.
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Trillian 5.0.0.29 Beta
Trillian Astra helps you organize your online life with its powerful and flexible interface for IM, social networks, content syndication, the Web, and email.
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PassMark BurnInTest Professional 6.0 Build 1028 64-bit
Simultaneously exercises all of the major components of a computer, to test for endurance and reliability.
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TweakNow RegCleaner Professional 6.0
TweakNow RegCleaner Professional is a software that scans and defragments your registry.
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PassMark BurnInTest Professional 6.0 Build 1028
Simultaneously exercises all of the major components of a computer, to test for endurance and reliability.
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Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware Database 19/01/11
Keep our Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware updated.
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Google Chrome 9.0.597.67 Beta for Linux
Google Chrome runs web pages and applications with lightning speed.
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Google Chrome 9.0.597.67 Beta for Mac OS X
Google Chrome runs web pages and applications with lightning speed.
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A Better Finder Rename 8.73 for Mac OS X
A Better Finder Rename allows users to quickly rename multiple files.
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HWiNFO32 3.67-1100
A powerful system information tool for Windows.
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Trillian 4.2.0.24
Trillian is a multinetwork chat client that currently supports mIRC, AIM, ICQ, MSN, and Yahoo Messenger.
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Bit Comet 2011.01.18 Beta
The latest beta for this powerful C++ BitTorrent Client.
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AIDA64 Extreme Edition 1.50.1224 Beta
System information, system diagnostics and benchmarking solution for enthusiasts users.
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VirtualBox 4.0.2
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TweakNow RegCleaner Standard 6.0
Finds and removes incorrect or obsolete values in your registry.
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Microsoft Process Monitor 2.94
Advanced monitoring tool for Windows that shows real-time file system, Registry and process/thread activity.
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DVD Rip Master 8.0.7.56
Rip DVD, IFO, VOB files to popular video formats.
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Media Player Classic 1.4.2860.0 64-bit
Media Player Classic looks just like Windows Media Player 6.4, but has many additional features.
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HWiNFO32 3.67-1100 Portable
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Leaked AMD ATI Catalyst Hotfix v 11.11a
Driver Date: 1/19/2011 OS Support: Windows Vista / 7
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Nvidia GeForce Ion Graphic Drivers v 266.58 WHQL for Windows Vista/7 64-bit
Driver Date: 1/18/2011 OS Support: Windows Vista / 7 64-bit
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Nvidia GeForce Ion Graphic Drivers v 266.58 WHQL for Windows Vista/7 32-bit
Driver Date: 1/18/2011 OS Support: Windows Vista / 7
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Nvidia GeForce Ion Graphic Drivers v 266.58 WHQL for Windows XP 32-bit
Driver Date: 1/18/2011 OS Support: Windows XP
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Nvidia GeForce Ion Graphic Drivers v 266.58 WHQL for Windows XP 64-bit
Driver Date: 1/18/2011 OS Support: Windows XP 64-bit
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Nvidia GeForce Ion Notebook Graphic Drivers v 266.58 WHQL for Windows XP 64-bit
Driver Date: 1/18/2011 OS Support: Windows XP 64-bit
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Nvidia GeForce Ion Notebook Graphic Drivers v 266.58 WHQL for Windows XP 32-bit
Driver Date: 1/18/2011 OS Support: Windows XP
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Nvidia GeForce Ion Notebook Graphic Drivers v 266.58 WHQL for Windows Vista/7 32-bit
Driver Date: 1/18/2011 OS Support: Windows Vista / 7
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Nvidia GeForce Ion Notebook Graphic Drivers v 266.58 WHQL for Windows Vista/7 64-bit
Driver Date: 1/18/2011 OS Support: Windows Vista / 7 64-bit
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Samsung TS-H542A Firmware v TS01
Driver Date: 1/18/2011 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7
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ASRock H67M-GE Bios v 1.30
Driver Date: 1/18/2011 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7
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ASRock H67M Bios v 1.30
Driver Date: 1/18/2011 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7
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ASRock G41M-GS3 Bios v 1.30
Driver Date: 1/17/2011 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7
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ASRock N68-GE3 UCC Bios v 1.10
Driver Date: 1/17/2011 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7
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ASRock G41M-S3 Bios v 1.40
Driver Date: 1/17/2011 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7
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Asus P7P55D-E EVO Bios v 1504
Driver Date: 1/17/2011 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7
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Asus P7P55D-E LX Bios v 1602
Driver Date: 1/17/2011 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7
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Asus P7P55D-E Premium Bios v 1504
Driver Date: 1/17/2011 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7
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Asus P7P55D-E PRO Bios v 1602
Driver Date: 1/17/2011 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7
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Asus JMicron LAN Driver v 5.0.14.11 for Windows XP
Driver Date: 1/14/2011 OS Support: Windows XP
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Asus N73SV Bios v 210
Driver Date: 1/14/2011 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7
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Asus UL80JT Bios v 214
Driver Date: 1/14/2011 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7
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Asus N53DA Bios v 200
Driver Date: 1/14/2011 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7
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Asus Athros LAN Driver v 1.0.0.35 for Windows 7
Driver Date: 1/13/2011 OS Support: Windows 7
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