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1. Gamers ditch Xbox 360 for PS3 sequels

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   ... halts downward spiral Sony announces 250GB PS3 Slim for $350 PS3 claims "top home console" slot as Wii sales decline  ...

2. Family Guy escapes curse of Redmond

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   Fans of Family Guy can rest easy in their La-Z-Boys as Microsoft announces it's pulling out of sponsoring a 30 minute special scheduled to air on Fox on Sunday, November 8. Fans of Family Guy can rest ...

3. Sony announces 250GB PS3 Slim for $350

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   Sony has unveiled an updated version of the PS3 Slim. The $350 console features a 250GB hard drive and will be available on November 3. Sony has unveiled an updated version of the PS3 Slim. The $350 ...

4. Apple announces press conference, world faints with excitement

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   Opinion A computer company with an insignificant share of the world market today announced it would be holding a press conference on September 9, throwing world stock markets into turmoil and causing ...

5. Nintendo announces DSi-Facebook photo integration

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   Nintendo has confirmed that DSi owners will soon be able to upload pictures directly to their Facebook accounts. The function is expected to be available after 5PM PST with a free downloadable system ...

6. EU to probe Google

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   ... non-exclusive and if approved by the court stands to expand access to millions of books in the US" Libraries are also concerned that the deal could prove expensive for them when Google announces subscription ...

7. Google faces antitrust action over book scans

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   ... nonexclusive and if approved by the court stands to expand access to millions of books in the US" Libraries have also warned that the deal could prove expensive for them when Google announces subscription ...

8. HP announces AMD 6- and 12-core workstations

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   Hewlett-Packard (HP) is the first major workstation vendor to announce systems that can be ordered with AMD’s monolithic 6-core Opteron 2400-series processors, previously code-named Istanbul. With up ...

9. Microsoft announces Windows 7 pricing

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   Microsoft has just released pricing for Windows 7, due to ship on October 22.Redmond (WA) - Microsoft has just released pricing for Windows 7, due to ship on October 22. Estimated retail prices for ...

10. Microsoft: No news in Ballmer comments - official

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    ... with the boss before they start accusing TG Daily of making stuff up. See also:That new Xbox for 2010 … real or fake news?Ballmer announces 2010 Xbox 360 at The Executive Club Chicago  ...

11. T-Mobile announces another Android phone

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    You wait ages for a new smartphone, and then half a dozen come all at once. Now, T-Mobile is announcing its next Google Android device, to be known as the myTouch. Bellevue, Washington – You wait ages ...

12. Ballmer announces 2010 Xbox 360 at The Executive Club Chicago

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    Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer spoke at The Executive’s Club of Chicago today, discussing “the role of innovation in changing economic times.” TG Daily covered the event live from the Hilton Chicago. During ...

13. Microsoft bleats Beatles Rock Band, says yeah, yeah yeah to Project Natal

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    Microsoft kicked off E3 with its world premier of Beatles Rock Band. The company also confirmed the existence of sensor-based technology - codenamed Project Natal - that will be capable of influencing ...

14. HP to axe 5,700

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    Hewlett Packard announces plans to axe nearly 6,000 jobs in Europe. Erskine, Scotland - Hewlett Packard (HP) plans to cut a total of 5,700 jobs in its Europe, Middle East and Africa region (EMEA) over ...

15. Glu announces uncensored Family Guy for mobile phones

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    Freakin' sweet! Glu Mobile has confirmed the worldwide launch of Family Guy: Uncensored for mobile phones. The new Java/Brew game, based on Fox's popular animated series, was released ahead of the ...

16. AMD pulls in six-core CPU, announces 16-core for 2011

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    AMD updated its server processor roadmap with several surprises. The new monolithic six-core Opteron version, code-named Istanbul, will be introduced in June. We will also see a new integrated memory ...

17. Sparkle announces 2 GB consumer graphics card

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    If memory is what you need for gaming fun, then Sparkle may have an interesting new product for you: A GeForce GTX 285 card that comes with twice the memory of the reference card. Chicago (IL) – If ...

18. Sony announces $1000 HDR-TG5V camcorder with GPS

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    Sony announced an extremely sleek and small 1920 x 1080 HD camcorder with 4 megapixel photo resolution, 16 GB of internal flash memory, embedded GPS, minimal buttons and a touch-panel LCD display. The ...

19. Canon announces 15.1 MP, 1080p digital SLR camera

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    Canon announced a new flagship for its Rebel DSLR series, increasing the image resolution to 15.1 megapixels, up from 12.2 megapixels in the predecessor. It is also the first Rebel camera that can record ...

20. Fusion-io announces fastest 640 GB server SSD, 1.3 TB version soon

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    The Fusion-io solid-state storage drive (SSD) manufacturer has unveiled a new product, the ioDrive Duo. Fusion-io has doubled the storage capacity of the ioDrive Duo by placing two modules on the same ...

21. Mozilla scraps "Firefox 3.1", announces "Firefox 3.5"

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    Mozilla posted it's second release candidate build of Firefox 3.1 Beta 3 on its server over the weekend. We can expect the “final” Beta 3 to be released sometime this week giving us another ...

22. Apple gets another secret Intel processor

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    Opinion – You have to admit that there is a pattern. For the third time in two years, Apple announces a new computer with a processor that officially does not yet exist. Today it is the upcoming Xeon ...

23. Nokia's iPhone beater has rocky U.S. launch

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    ... faulty earpiece speakers and cannot find AT&T’s 3G network, prompting Nokia to remove the phone from store shelves again. SLIDESHOW:Nokia announces iPhone rival, 5800 Xpress Music(14 pictures) ...

24. Yahoo shakeup #2: CFO to leave

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    Yesterday, Yahoo’s CFO Blake Jorgensen hinted that a deal between Yahoo and Microsoft may still be an interesting topic. Today, Yahoo announces that Jorgensen will be leaving the company. What will ...

25. DivX announces Mobile Theater Certification Program for HQ video

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    Today at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain, and in a parallel event in San Diego, CA, DivX announced a new Mobile Theater Certification Program for their video codec to enable "A home ...

26. Transcend announces 192 GB SSD

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      Transcend is one of the less visible companies in the SSD space, but in fact has one of the most complete product lines currently available. The company today announced a new 192 GB SSD version ...

27. Comcast testing free Wi-Fi service for its NJ cable subscribers

    (Networking/Networking Brief)

    ... out of Philadelphia, PA. They are currently working on their 50 Mbps rollout which they claim will reach 10 million homes in within the next few months. Meanwhile Chartered Communications announces a 60 ...

28. AMD announces new low-power quad-core Opterons

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      AMD today announced wide availability of five new 55 watt ACP quad-core Opteron processors. The 45nm CPUs operate from 2.1 to 2.3 GHz. Also, AMD announced two new 45nm Opteron SE processors (2.8 GHz) ...

29. AMD announces software toolkit for social issue game development

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      Today, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) unveiled a new software toolkit entitled, Let the Games Begin: A Toolkit 4 Making Social Issue Games. The move is part of the AMD Foundation's AMD Changing the Game ...

30. Samsung announces a major business reorganization on expected losses

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    Seoul (Korea) - Samsung, the second largest semiconductor manufacturer in the world (behind Intel), announced today it would consolidate business operations into two divisions. The new follows expectations ...

31. UPDATED: IBM announces MRI with 100 million times better resolution

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      In collaboration with the Center for Probing the Nanoscale at Stanford University, today IBM announced a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner with 100 million times better resolution than convention ...

32. CES 2009: Nvidia announces new GPUs for notebooks

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      Today, Nvidia announced a new GPU design and three new processors based on the update. The new GeForce 100M-series GPU design powers the GeForce G105M, GeForce G110M and GeForce GT 130M GPUs, which are ...

33. CES 2009: Samsung announces SSD camcorder

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    Samsung announced its first SSD camcorder at CES. The HMX-H106 offers a storage capacity of up to 64 GB (there are also 16 GB and 32 GB versions). Other features include 1920x1080 pixel resolution support, ...

34. CES 2009: Sony announces an iPod Touch rival - the X Series Walkman

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      On Wednesday at CES, Sony’s Walkman line of portable media devices received a total makeover as the company announced a brand new touch-screen, Internet ready portable media player. Deemed the ...

35. CES 2009: LG announces 3G watch phone

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      LG president and CTO Woo Paik gave some insight on LG products coming in 2009, including a 3G watch phone that is promised for the second half of this year. Las Vegas (NV) - LG president and CTO ...

36. Samsung announces “green” SSDs

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      Solid state disk (SSD) drives have the reputation to consume a fraction of the power of hard drives, but it might surprise some that high-performance SSDs can actually consume more power than ...

37. Lenovo announces dual-screen Thinkpad

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      Lenovo today announced the world’s first dual-screen notebook, which may give the idea of a mobile workstation or business desktop replacement notebook new meaning. The Thinkpad W700ds adds a ...

38. Microsoft to cut up to 15,000 jobs?

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... source on inside-Microsoft topics, also posted a note that “substantial” layoffs are coming on January 15. Job cuts are usually announced on the day of the earnings release. If Microsoft in fact announces ...

39. MSI announces netbook with hybrid storage system

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    MSI has announced the U115 Hybrid netbook that is capable of operating both a solid state drive (SSD) and hard drive simultaneously. The U115 Hybrid uses an SSD to run Windows while storing files ...

40. LG announces first 480 Hz TV

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      LG said it has developed the world’s first 480 Hz TV panel, achieving a refresh rate of 480 images per second. Seoul (Korea) – LG said it has developed the world’s first 480 Hz TV panel, achieving ...

41. Dell pitches MacBook Air rival, Sony enters netbook market

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    ... game with a new product aimed at the MacBook Air. The company even mirrored Dell's move by setting up its own teaser mini-site that announces a "revolutionary new Vaio that will change the way you look ...

42. Steve Jobs' Macworld 2009 keynote uncertain

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    ... when the Apple CEO usually unveils refreshed products, announces new initiatives and stuns the crowd with "one more thing." However, a depressed economy has prompted a number of key exhibitors to either ...

43. Hynix announces development of 2 Gb mobile DRAM

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    Hynix Semiconductor announced it has developed 2Gb mobile DRAM chips using 54nm process technology. The new Hynix 2Gb mobile DRAM boasts maximum operating speed of 400Mbps at 1.2V power supply and ...

44. Merriam-Webster announces its top 10 words for 2008

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    Yesterday, Merriam-Webster announced its top ten list of words for 2008. The winner? Bailout. The top ten list continues with #2 vet, #3 socialism, #4 maverick, #5 bipartisan, #6 trepidation, #7 precipice, ...

45. Red Hat announces Fedora 10

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    The Fedora Project, a Red Hat-sponsored and community-supported open source collaboration project, today announced the availability of Fedora 10, a new version of its free open source operating system ...

46. Ford announces 2010 Fusion hybrid

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    Ford today announced a hybrid version for its For Fusion sedan. The new car, which will be released as a 2010 model and go head-to-head against the Toyota Camry hybrid and GM cars such as the Malibu ...

47. Hitachi announces 1.4 watt self-encrypting hard drive

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      Following yesterday’s announcement of Seagate’s self-encrypting hard drives, Hitachi today announced its own 2.5” encryption hard drives with up to 500 GB capacity, which consume less than half ...

48. Nvidia announces a $3500 graphics card

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      Nvidia today announced what the company calls “most powerful professional graphics card in graphics history”, which may be true if 4 GB of memory is any indication of the capabilities of the device. ...