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- Napster goes back to its roots, opens MP3 store
Watch out, Amazon MP3. Napster is back in the world of MP3 downloads, and this time it's a fully legal online music store with the backing of major record labels. As the Associated Press reports, Napster began selling MP3 tracks from its website earlier today. The tracks are priced...
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Last post by herothezero at 1:05 PM on May 20, 2008 - Intel to cut desktop processor prices next quarter
Change is brewing in Intel's processor line. DigiTimes has learned from its usual sources at motherboard makers that the CPU giant intends to cut prices and reshuffle its CPU lineup next quarter. The changes will see faster dual- and quad-core chips emerge, although Intel supposedly won't challenge AMD's quad-core...
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Last post by dropshadow at 12:49 PM on May 20, 2008 - 'Final' Radeon HD 4800-series specs, launch details leak out
German website Hardware-Infos has obtained (translation here) what looks like an official document with "final" specifications, pricing information, and launch details for AMD's next-generation Radeon HD 4800-series graphics cards. This information echoes the June 18 launch date we heard last week, but it says both the 4850 and...
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Last post by no51 at 1:20 PM on May 20, 2008 - Microsoft resumes talks with Yahoo
Like a hopeful spouse after a row, Microsoft is trying to make things work again with Yahoo. After abruptly ending merger talks a couple of weeks back, BBC News says Microsoft has begun talking with Yahoo about an "alternative transaction": In a statement, Microsoft said it "is not...
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Last post by derFunkenstein at 12:14 PM on May 20, 2008 - Asus to limit WiMAX availability in Eee PC 901 laptops
Don't count on forthcoming Atom-powered Eee PCs to help popularize WiMAX. According to DigiTimes, Asus has gone back on its promise of integrating the wireless standard into its Eee PC 901 sub-notebook. Instead, the company will make WiMAX available only as an option for "contract customers." DigiTimes says Asus mulled...
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Last post by Kent_dieGo at 11:34 AM on May 20, 2008 - Monday Shortbread
Monday Breaking news: Condé Nast/Wired acquires Ars Technica (Ars Technica writes its own low-down here) Yahoo! remains open to value maximizing transactions AnandTech comments on AMD's Game!: raising the bar for mainstream...
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Last post by DrDillyBar at 9:28 PM on May 19, 2008 - AMD unveils GAME! platform for gaming PCs
After unveiling its Business Class enterprise platform less than a month ago, AMD has pulled a certification for gaming PCs out of its sleeve. In a nutshell, machines that bear the new AMD GAME! badge couple AMD processors with Radeon...
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Last post by moose17145 at 1:12 PM on May 20, 2008 - Mozilla releases first Firefox 3 release candidate
Here comes yet another pre-release version of Firefox 3. There's something special about this one though: it's the first Firefox 3 release candidate, so Mozilla could conceivably distribute it as a "final" release assuming testers don't find any show-stopping bugs over the next few weeks. If Mozilla's pitch that...
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Last post by axeman at 12:14 PM on May 20, 2008 - Sunday Shortbread
Sunday Microsoft in talks with Yahoo about alternative deal Gizmodo confirms Alienware assimilating Dell gaming, XPS becoming high-end consumer line TG Daily reports Nvidia's NVISION 08 set to challenge IDF, Macworld and opines on Apture: the birth of a new Google? ATI's new GPU logo Asus to...
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Last post by willyolio at 12:38 PM on May 19, 2008 - Saturday Shortbread
Saturday Firefox 3 RC1 is out NordicHardware reports Intel renames X58 Smackover—DX58SO (significant other) GeForce GTX 200 series specs revealed (in Turkish) Shacknews reports Blizzard evaluates WoW graphics overhaul and previews next week's games An analyst says underwhelming PS3 and Xbox 360 sales may force price...
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Last post by BobbinThreadbare at 4:11 PM on May 18, 2008 - Saturday science subject: Our galaxy's youngest supernova
What does a star look like right after blowing up? Something a little like this. As Nature reports, NASA has discovered the youngest supernova yet in our galaxy. In this case, "young" is relative—the supernova is actually 140 years old. Nonetheless, Stephen Reynolds from North Carolina State University...
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Last post by MethylONE at 10:21 AM on May 19, 2008 - Deal of the week: Intel's Core 2 Duo E7200
We often recommend graphics cards and processors that lie in the proverbial "sweet spot" of price and performance. However, there are also some great deals to be had if one is willing to sacrifice a little performance for a sizable wad of cash. Today's deal is the Core 2 Duo E7200,...
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Last post by gooch02000 at 7:57 PM on May 18, 2008 - HP, Microsoft work on patch for SP3 casualties
Not all Windows XP users enjoyed a smooth upgrade to Service Pack 3. Shortly after the patch appeared on Windows Update, folks were storming message boards with complaints about endless reboot loops and other show-stopping bugs. Microsoft exec Jesper Johansson later shed light on the cause for one issue:...
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Last post by UberGerbil at 12:43 PM on May 20, 2008 - Atom-powered Eee PC 901 to launch on June 3
At last, Asus has settled on launch details for its first Eee PC based on Intel's Atom processor. According to DigiTimes, the Eee PC 901 sub-notebook will make its debut in Taiwan on June 3 with a price tag of $20,000 TWD ($650 USD)—roughly 100 bucks more than the...
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Last post by ludi at 1:19 AM on May 19, 2008 - Radeon HD 4800 performance estimates leak out
As we reported yesterday, rumor sites are now pretty much unanimous that AMD's next-gen graphics processors will be part of a new Radeon HD 4800 graphics card series and some say the first of those cards will appear on June 18. But how will AMD's next-gen wonders actually...
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Last post by moose17145 at 10:20 AM on May 19, 2008 - Friday Shortbread
Friday If your AMD-based computer keeps rebooting after installing XP SP3, here are details and a workaround TweakTown reports EPU vs. DES power war wages on in Taipei CPU3D and VR-Zone report Asus issues official statement refuting Gigabyte allegations Study: Cox, Comcast Internet subscribers blocked Florida
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Last post by ssidbroadcast at 7:10 PM on May 16, 2008 - XO laptops with WinXP ready, Microsoft shows its work
Last December, we reported that Microsoft had teamed up with the One Laptop Per Child project, and that the two planned to release a Windows-powered version of the XO "$100 laptop" this year. According to Engadget, Microsoft's task is now complete, and Windows XP is up and running...
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Last post by Vrock at 5:05 PM on May 19, 2008 - VIA preps 45nm, dual-core chips for 2009
Next year, VIA's processors may have much in common with Intel's current Core 2 Duo CPUs: dual cores, an out-of-order architecture, and 45nm process technology. Quoting sources at VIA, DigiTimes reports that the company will introduce its first 45nm, dual-core processors "by the end of 2009." The chips will...
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Last post by BobbinThreadbare at 6:59 PM on May 18, 2008