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USB 3.0 spec released today, promises 10X speed boost

18 Nov 2008 In: Miscellaneous

The ubiquitous USB interface was officially updated to version 3.0, with developers delivering the final “SuperSpeed” USB specification and a comprehensive review of the technology at a conference today. The new standard will provide a maximum bandwidth of 5.0 Gbps, which is more than ten times what is offered by USB 2.0, while also being [...]


Microsoft to ship Vista SP2 beta to developers next week

25 Oct 2008 In: Miscellaneous

Microsoft will be sharing details on Windows 7 next week, but there will also be news around Vista, with the company planning to distribute a beta of Service Pack 2 to a small group of Technology Adoption Program members. Some of the features to be included with SP2 are native Blu-ray recording in Vista, a [...]


Fallout 3 available for pre-purchase through Steam

25 Oct 2008 In: Miscellaneous

If you’re itching for Fallout 3 but don’t feel like standing in line for hours or would rather download it than get a hard copy, you can now officially get the game as a pre-purchase through Steam, for the same price tag that the PC version has in stores.
Digital distribution will definitely boost sales, as [...]


Five low-power Core 2 Duos launching this year

20 Oct 2008 In: Miscellaneous

In addition to Intel planning to shortly discontinue several of their processors, the company is also preparing to make several new low-power Core 2 Duo CPUs available before the end of this year.
Five new models, including the T9800, Q9000, P9600, T9550 and the T8700 are planned, all of which will have a TDP of only [...]


Google suffers another Gmail outage

20 Oct 2008 In: Miscellaneous

Earlier this week Google announced it had detected a problem that prevented Gmail users from accessing their accounts. Although Google said the bug affected only “a small number of users,” that was little comfort for Google Apps administrators who were fielding angry complaints from business users who actually pay for Google’s email system.
The outage lasted [...]


This past Tuesday Yahoo released the latest version of their instant messaging program, Messenger 9.0. With the release, they’ve introduced a slew of new features including a brand new interface, chat window, improved spam control, and the Yahoo Messenger Pingbox.
The new interface is more spread out than previous versions, allowing for larger avatars and the [...]


VLC media player 0.9.2 released

16 Sep 2008 In: Miscellaneous

After two years in development, VLC, the popular open-source player has just moved from the 0.8.x versions to version 0.9.2. The newly updated software remains small and lightweight while bringing a new interface for Windows and Linux systems as well as new inputs, more codec support and new on the fly audio and video filters.
In [...]


Windows 7 beta in October?

16 Sep 2008 In: Miscellaneous

How far are we away from a Windows 7 beta? Apparently only a month away. Considering that six years traversed between the release of XP and Vista, that’s certainly putting some racing stripes on development and getting it out the door fast. Of course, this is just a rumor. There is some other interesting information [...]


Linux server market exceeds 13%

29 Aug 2008 In: Miscellaneous

Linux has always been better received in the server market than the desktop market, where it’s compatibility with UNIX and POSIX-compliance has made it a great fit for companies who aren’t about to shell out for UNIX licensing. The past year along has seen significant Linux server growth, which now accounts for over 13% of [...]


Google introduces Android Market

29 Aug 2008 In: Miscellaneous

After hiccups and delays, Android, the Google-supported mobile phone initiative is finally nearing release. Looking to build some more interest around the platform and get developer’s attention, Google has revealed its competitor to Apple’s iPhone App Store, the Android Market, which will enable developers to publish applications and Android users to discover and download them [...]


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