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1. Sprint launches Palm Pixi smartphone

   (Mobility/Mobility Features)

   Sunday, 15 November 2009

   ... width, 111.0mm (4.37 inches) height. Thickness - 10.85mm (0.43 inches). Weight - 92.5 grams (3.26 ounces). Note: Supports Palm Touchstone technology. See Also Apple iTunes update disables Palm sync  ...

2. LucidLogix preps Hydra SoC for early 2010 launch

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Saturday, 14 November 2009

   ... assistance from the game developers." TG Daily: Can you provide an update regarding the development and delivery of the Hydra 200? Kimberly Stowe: "Hydra 200 hardware is solid and we are continuing to ...

3. Intel-AMD deal doesn't end the bitter war

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Thursday, 12 November 2009

   Analysis: Broad agreement to establish industry ground rules Updated: God alone knows how much lawyers have benefited from the latest spat between AMD and Intel. Today the two companies announced a settlement ...

4. Twitter turns UI thinking on its head

   (Software/Software Features)

   Friday, 06 November 2009

   ... when you reach the end it automatically reaches further into the past and updates your feed with older tweets. But Tweetie can be a little slow and drops some avatars. Twirl is more responsive and handles ...

5. Apple's small-minded strategy

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Opinion)

   Wednesday, 04 November 2009

   ... improvements, the latest update to iTunes (version 9.0.2) lets the handful of users running Apple TV 3.0 connect their iTunes library with their set top box. At the same time it breaks the automatic synchronization ...

6. Microsoft overhauls MSN home page

   (Software/Software Features)

   Wednesday, 04 November 2009

   ... from its current ten percent or so. It also includes Twitter and Facebook feeds, so that users don't need to leave the page to update status or post a tweet.. There's a new section called MSN Local Edition, ...

7. How Microsoft blindsided vulnerable Apple with Windows 7

   (Software/Software Features)

   Thursday, 22 October 2009

   ... advantages because the Microsoft team had no money left. Windows 7: A New Hope Windows 7 is coming out of the gate with only one known issue and that appears to be tied to problematic Flash update Adobe ...

8. AMD joins Windows 7 launch party

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Thursday, 22 October 2009

   ... are no longer updated for future versions of Windows. XP has been around for a long time and there is a lot of older software. AMD's processors and Mircosoft Windows 7 will help prevent a repeat of the ...

9. Psystar screws Apple with virtualization licensing program

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Monday, 05 October 2009

   ... be compatible with Mac OS X Snow Leopard and receive normal software updates through the use of 'Safe Update' technology," claimed Psystar. "The customer can install the Mac OS themselves simply by inserting ...

10. Feds crack down on greedy bloggers and celebrities

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Monday, 05 October 2009

    The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has revised its official endorsement and testimonial guidelines for advertisers. The guidelines - which were last updated in 1980 - have been altered to mandate ...

11. Apple's new Macs better be cheap

    (Hardware/Hardware Opinion)

    Tuesday, 29 September 2009

    ... effect, to wait for the new ones. Last time Apple updated its consumer line of personal computers it cut prices, but buyers continued to pay a premium for the Apple logo. Opinion: It's no surprise that ...

12. Apple falls on previous Newton tablet designer

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Monday, 28 September 2009

    Fashionable firm Apple of Cupertino confirmed yesterday that it has re-hired Michael Tchao, a developer who worked on the company's Newton personal digital assistant (PDA).Fashionable firm Apple of Cupertino ...

13. Nintendo lowers Wii price point to $200

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Wednesday, 23 September 2009

    ...  Updated: Analyst confirms imminent Xbox 360 price cut Hard core gamers crash and burn  ...

14. ATI introduces Radeon HD 5800 GPU for DirectX 11 gaming

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 22 September 2009

    ... and an updated version of Lord of the Rings Online.  Bergman explained that the 5800 series features sixth generation tessellation technology, second generation 40nm process technology and third ...

15. Samsung to expand Omnia smartphone line

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Thursday, 17 September 2009

    ... an advanced open operating system." Shin added that Windows Mobile 6.5 will be featured on all Omnia Series devices after its release. In addition, the company plans to offer an update to 6.5 on the Omnia ...

16. Mayor Nagin named in Dell conspiracy case

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 16 September 2009

    UPDATED In what's rapidly turning into a week Dell would really like to forget, the company is in court in New Orleans accused of shady practice in securing a deal to install CCTV cameras in the city, ...

17. Intel confirms top management shakeup

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Monday, 14 September 2009

    UPDATED: Despite officially denying anything untoward was happening earlier today, chip giant Intel today confirmed that Pat Gelsinger and Bruce Sewell are leaving the company. Despite officially denying ...

18. Intel's Pat Gelsinger leaves for EMC

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Sunday, 13 September 2009

    UPDATED: A report said that Pat Gelsinger, a senior vice president at the Intel Corporation, is to leave the company after 30 years in harness to join storage company EMC.A report said that Pat Gelsinger, ...

19. Tesco and Microsoft bang another nail into DVD's coffin

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Wednesday, 09 September 2009

    ... auto-updated trailers, exclusive bonus content, movie viewing parties with online chat, related music offerings such as MP3s and ring tones, and networked games. The service is based on Microsoft's ...

20. Opera 10 adds web turbo boost

    (Software/Software Features)

    Monday, 31 August 2009

      Following beta update after update, Opera Software has today released the final version of Opera 10. Following beta update after update, Opera Software has today released the final version of ...

21. Humbled Psystar hopes to 'coexist' with Apple

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Friday, 28 August 2009

    ... the success they have achieved. What we offer here at Psystar is a choice as to what platform you chose to run OS X Leopard on. We screen all software updates to ensure that they all work safely on our ...

22. Updated: Analyst confirms imminent Xbox 360 price cut

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Tuesday, 25 August 2009

    EEDAR analyst Jesse Divnich has told TG Daily that Microsoft will lower the price of its Xbox 360 Elite to $299 this week. According to Divnich, the Pro model will likely be discounted to $249 and phased ...

23. Updated: Colorado photographer sues Apple over 'iconic' photo

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Thursday, 20 August 2009

    A widely published Colorado photographer has filed a copyright infringement suit against Apple. Louis Psihoyos - who created the ubiquitous "500 monitors" (aka "1000 TVs") image in 2005 - alleges that ...

24. Updated: Sony hopes $300 PS3 will boost sluggish sales

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Tuesday, 18 August 2009

    Sony has unveiled a slimmed down Playstation 3 at the Gamescom conference in Germany. The upgraded console will feature a 120GB HD and is expected to retail at $300 on September 1. San Francisco (CA) ...

25. Dell’s mobile nightmare: The dumbest move yet?

    (Mobility/Mobility Opinion)

    Tuesday, 18 August 2009

    ... won’t go well for Dell. The company’s first foray into pocketable devices ended with a whimper when the Axim PDAs, introduced in 2002, were quietly discontinued two years ago. In deciding to exit the market, ...

26. ARM rules the smartphone roost

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Tuesday, 04 August 2009

    ... some ARM Cortex A8-based chipsets to appear in devices within the next update, and platforms like Qualcomm’s Snapdragon or Nvidia’s Tegra to emerge later in 2009 as manufacturers seek to add greater multimedia ...

27. Khronos Group releases OpenGL 3.2

    (Software/Software Features)

    Monday, 03 August 2009

    The Khronos Group has released Open Graphics Library (OpenGL) 3.2. The updated standard features enhanced performance, increased visual quality, accelerated geometry processing and easier portability ...

28. Apple’s iPad: Like Apple TV or like iPod?

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Thursday, 30 July 2009

    ... web browsing, media viewing, eBook reading, game playing, wonder device that replaces a bunch of struggling eBook readers, game players, micro TVs, and the remaining few PDAs that haven’t yet died in market. ...

29. Will Windows Mobile become extinct?

    (Mobility/Mobility Opinion)

    Wednesday, 29 July 2009

    ... has been very slow in updating Windows Mobile. The next major version (Windows Mobile 7) which might bring it close to competing with the likes of iPhone, Android, Palm WebOS and Blackberry, won’t be released ...

30. Microsoft retools Indie Games for Xbox Live

    (Software/Software Features)

    Friday, 24 July 2009

    ... Xbox Indies. "Games currently priced at 800 MS Points will stay at that price unless the developer wants to update the game, at which point they'll have to choose one of the new prices." Xbox Indies ...

31. Wireless-N finalization 'close'

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    Thursday, 23 July 2009

    ... In fact it plans to make only small optional additions to address the finalization of the 802.11n standard. The updated test program will preserve interoperability with more than 600 Wi-Fi-certified ...

32. Apple upgrades Final Cut Studio with 100 new features

    (Software/Software Features)

    Thursday, 23 July 2009

    Apple has released an updated version of Final Cut Studio. According to Club Cupertino, the upgraded Studio offers 100 new features along with "improved" Final Cut Pro, Motion, Soundtrack Pro, Color ...

33. Updated: Intel formally appeals $1.45 billion antitrust fine

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 22 July 2009

    Intel has formally appealed a $1.45 billion fine imposed by the EU (European Union) in response to various antitrust violations. The EU leveled the hefty fine in May after ruling that the Santa Clara-based ...

34. Mozilla patches JavaScript engine with Firefox 3.5.1

    (Security/Security Features)

    Monday, 20 July 2009

    ... July 2 that Mozilla would move quickly to fix Firefox. The update was initiated as a “quick turnaround” update that “fixes topcrashes and bugs [Mozilla] almost held ship for.” The new version 3.5.1 also ...

35. Consumer electronics spending expected to drop by 7.7% in 2009

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Sunday, 19 July 2009

    The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has updated its 2009 sales forecast. The organization expects the first annual drop in revenues since 2001, which are expected to be about $165 billion in ...

36. Analysis: Microsoft prepares to dominate global console market

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Friday, 17 July 2009

    ... Sony and Nintendo announced "some new updates" at the 2009 E3 conference, including the PSP Go and Wii Motion Plus. However, in Olausson's opinion, the two simply recycled "more of the same." Olausson ...

37. Apple: No more iTunes for Palm’s Pre

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Wednesday, 15 July 2009

    Apple today released an update for its iTunes software, which shuts out devices that pretend to be an iPod or iPhone. Of course, the new iTunes mainly targets Palm’s Pre smartphone, which has been able ...

38. Bethesda to update PS3 owners on Fallout 3 DLC status

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Friday, 10 July 2009

      Bethesda Softworks is reportedly planning to update PS3 owners on the status of Fallout's long-awaited DLC. Operation: Anchorage was originally expected to debut in late June, followed by the ...

39. Google's a threat to you, not Microsoft

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    Wednesday, 08 July 2009

    ...  The Netbook dead endThin clients have been tried before and been found wanting. Netbooks are, to use a technical term, crap. They're too big to be a PDA you can put in your pocket and too feeble to ...

40. Browser market share update: Firefox 3.5 eclipses Chrome

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Sunday, 05 July 2009

    ... The current market share gains are happening elsewhere, according to data released by Net Applications. We have just gone through one of the most significant browser version update cycles, the Internet ...

41. Firefox 3.5 hits 5 million downloads

    (Software/Software Features)

    Wednesday, 01 July 2009

    ... is updating Windows computers through its automated Windows Update system, IE8 share has jumped to above 15% on weekends and above 13% during the week. Apple’s Safari 4.0 currently holds a share of about ...

42. Update: Firefox 3.5 is fast, but still behind Chrome and Safari

    (Software/Software Features)

    Tuesday, 30 June 2009

    About two weeks ago, following the release of Safari 4.0, we had a close look at the performance delivered by today’s browsers. At the time, our benchmark runs were based on the first release candidate build ...

43. HP promises free Win 7 upgrade

    (Software/Software Features)

    Thursday, 25 June 2009

    ... It will come in the form of two disks, one for the update itself and the other containing an update assistant tool which will install 'most' necessary drivers and other tools to run the OS on HP systems. ...

44. Intel targets future MID market with power-conscious Moorestown

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Friday, 19 June 2009

    ... conditions and cloud cover. Ray Tracing The updated version of Quake Wars: Ray Traced features enhanced support for dynamic objects, polygonal water simulation and over 500 "monsters." The demo ...

45. Intel moves straight to 32nm

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 18 June 2009

    ... the entry level and mainstream markets with prices ranging from $60-$190. Intel has also issued updated end of life (EoL) and product discontinuance notices (PDNs) for a number of its current products. ...

46. E72: Nokia updates E71 smartphone

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Monday, 15 June 2009

    Nokia today announced a careful update for one of its most successful smartphones in the market today. The E72 will succeed the E71 with a handful of hardware and software upgrades, while keeping most ...

47. Review: LG enV Touch

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Monday, 15 June 2009

    ... I am hard on cell phone devices with my constant uploads, texting and blog updates. When playing media such as music, and video on the phone, the media played well, though the sound could have been louder. ...

48. Apple at its best: Safari 4 an “incredible” success

    (Software/Software Features)

    Friday, 12 June 2009

    ... note, we also know that these 11 million claimed downloads may not have been active downloads, since Apple pushed the software out to its users as an automated update anyway. So let’s calm down a bit. ...

49. Semi industry sees light at the end of the tunnel

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 08 June 2009

    Semiconductor maker Texas Instruments has updated its business outlook for the second quarter and raised estimates of earnings. Dallas (TX) - Semiconductor maker Texas Instruments has updated its business ...

50. Apple updates Macbooks, cuts prices

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Monday, 08 June 2009

    Apple began its keynote introducing a complete refresh of its notebooks, the Macbook, Macbook Pro and Macbook Air. The big news? There are new 13” and 15” models of the Macbook Pro, processors up to 3.06 ...