While most major manufacturer’s have been largely concentrating on SSD (Solid State Drive) technology over the past few years, Seagate has pursued a rather different strategy. Instead of releasing stand-alone SSDs, the company has been focused on producing a range of hybrid hard drives which […]
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Since the release of the Sandy Bridge line of processors, Intel has shown no signs of loosening its grip on the control over the high-end CPU market. And, their strength in the most important market in the computer industry (processors) will strengthen even more with
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Following almost 2 years of tinkering and testing, Microsoft has finally released Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7 SP1… (yes, SP1 is a requirement). Internet Explorer 10 will be rolled out to Windows 7 users via Windows Updates over the coming weeks. However, for those
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The phone scam, where someone who professes to be from a major tech company calls and tells you that you have a virus on your computer, is apparently making the rounds again (or still). There are two flavors to this scam. The phone call seems
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iPhoneDevSDK is a compromised site and should be avoided! In a report on All Things D, Mike Isaac reveals that a “compromised website” used by iPhone developers is likely responsible for the hacking of some mega sites like Apple and Facebook: In the spate of large companies
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Okay, so it’s not exactly a rental system, but Microsoft’s new pay-as-you-go subscription plans for its latest Office iteration are certainly close. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has labeled the sales approach “an entirely new way to think about the productivity experience“, and predicted that the
Is this good news for the males out there? Maybe not so good news for the ladies? According to a report recently published by networking giant Cisco; malware is more likely to come from advertisements on seemingly legitimate sites than from those sites traditionally considered
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Indeed. If you haven’t been paying attention to Netflix – why not? 2011 and 2012 were not especially good years for Netflix. Between changes to the subscription terms, splitting the DVD-by-mail and online streaming service, and the other PR issues, Netflix was hemorrhaging subscribers and their
Save the date: March 15, 2013 On March 15, 2013, Microsoft will pull the plug on Windows Live Messenger. Talking about the history of messenger can be a bit tricky considering the number of similar products Microsoft offers, including separate enterprise versions. MSN Messenger was
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With the introduction of its latest innovation, it appears GE may have set some kind of record for the ultimate in miniaturization. In a move which has the potential to revolutionize consumer electronics and usher in a new generation of thinner, quieter, and more powerful
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Apple released an update to iTunes on Thursday. The biggest news is that, with iTunes 11.0.1, the ability to show duplicates is back. Often cited as sorely missing from iTunes 11, it’s good to have it back. Show Duplicate Items lets you show
Apple created a storm back In September this year when it decided to dump Google Maps from iOS 6, forcing users to switch to Apple’s own map app, which many discovered to be inaccurate and thoroughly underwhelming when compared to Google’s offering. Now, a series
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It’s been just about a month since Windows 8’s official release, but Microsoft is already hard at work on its successor. Of course, this isn’t really a huge surprise. What is surprising is that Microsoft may be gearing up to launch the new version as
Windows Blue: New Windows due for release in mid-2013?? Read More »
Yes, that’s right, McAfee Anti-virus founder John McAfee is on the run from police in Belize. The police want him for questioning in the murder of McAfee’s neighbor. Wired Magazine contributing editor, Joshua Davis, was looking into ‘friction’ between McAfee and the Belize
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