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• Dell prepares to axe 900 more jobs
  Published: March 31, 2008
• Microsoft teams up with Safran for Xbox Live video
  Published: March 31, 2008
• Analyst predicts 45 million iPhones will be sold in 2009
  Published: March 31, 2008
• Yahoo launches Shine, a site aimed at women
  Published: March 31, 2008
• Asus Eee PC 4G with XP available in Best Buy starting April
  Published: March 31, 2008
• AMD announces ATI FireGL V7700 with DisplayPort support
  Published: March 31, 2008
• VIA Isaiah CPU misses first quarter launch
  Published: March 31, 2008
• News from around the web (03/31/08)
  Published: March 31, 2008
• Blog: Speed up Vista using Firefox 3 Beta
  Published: March 31, 2008
• Intel and STMicro ready for Numonyx launch
  Published: March 31, 2008
• Cubans can now use cell phones, in 2008
  Published: March 31, 2008
• Weekend tech reading (3.30)
  Published: March 30, 2008
• Weekend tech reading (3.29)
  Published: March 29, 2008
• News from around the web (03/28/08)
  Published: March 28, 2008
• Wikipedia reaches 10 million total articles
  Published: March 28, 2008
• HD DVD Promo group closes shop
  Published: March 28, 2008
• Warner Music Group asks ISPs to enforce music tax?
  Published: March 28, 2008
• Dell offers $879 Blu-ray supporting Inspiron
  Published: March 28, 2008
• Microsoft announces Windows Search 4.0 Preview
  Published: March 28, 2008
• Intel delays P45 chipset until June
  Published: March 28, 2008
• ASUS GeForce 9800 GX2 review @ TechSpot
  Published: March 28, 2008
• Nvidia caused 28% of Vista crashes in the early days
  Published: March 27, 2008
• WIPO sees record increase in cybersquatting
  Published: March 28, 2008
• OLPC keyboards durability becoming an issue?
  Published: March 27, 2008
• AMD sees better yield rates on RV670
  Published: March 27, 2008
• OpenOffice 2.4.0 released
  Published: March 27, 2008
• News from around the web (03/27/08)
  Published: March 27, 2008
• Adobe's web-based Photoshop Express opens its doors
  Published: March 27, 2008
• Blizzard sues WoW bot creator
  Published: March 27, 2008
• Wikipedia receives $3 million grant
  Published: March 27, 2008
• AMD officially launches B3 Phenoms, triple-core models
  Published: March 27, 2008
• Hellomoto! Motorola to split in two
  Published: March 26, 2008
• Could increased PS3 sales be causing a shortage?
  Published: March 26, 2008
• Changes ahead for VIA: New S3 graphics, no more chipsets?
  Published: March 26, 2008
• News from around the web (03/26/08)
  Published: March 26, 2008
• Dell and HP experience laptop battery shortage
  Published: March 26, 2008
• Super Talent announces super slim 256GB SSD
  Published: March 26, 2008
• TechSpot Poll: Will you get a Blu-ray player now?
  Published: March 26, 2008
• 45nm Core 2 Quads appear in stores
  Published: March 25, 2008
• Fedora 9 makes it to beta stage
  Published: March 25, 2008
• Sirius and XM merger is half-way approved
  Published: March 25, 2008
• News from around the web (03/25/08)
  Published: March 25, 2008
• VIA ships samples of new Isaiah x86 chips
  Published: March 25, 2008
• Intel introduces new low-power 45nm Xeons
  Published: March 25, 2008
• ESPN turns it back to ad networks
  Published: March 25, 2008
• Google proposal outlines a Wi-Fi 2.0 look-alike
  Published: March 25, 2008
• WiMax pioneer calls technology a "disaster"
  Published: March 24, 2008
• Toshiba prepares 128GB MLC solid state disk for laptops
  Published: March 25, 2008
• TSMC almost ready for 40nm process production
  Published: March 24, 2008
• Latin American e-commerce begins to flourish
  Published: March 24, 2008
• Mac Mini won't be discountinued, for now?
  Published: March 24, 2008
• Hard drives versus solid state disks, it’s on
  Published: March 24, 2008
• LED patent investigation could affect Blu-ray imports, among many others
  Published: March 24, 2008
• Fujitsu announces 7200 RPM 320GB 2.5” hard drive
  Published: March 24, 2008
• News from around the web (03/24/08)
  Published: March 24, 2008
• Weekend tech reading (3.23)
  Published: March 23, 2008
• Dell goes thin & light with new Latitudes
  Published: March 21, 2008
• 3Com demands $66 million after failed merger
  Published: March 21, 2008
• Verizon, AT&T declared as winners in 700 MHz Auction
  Published: March 21, 2008
• Ubuntu 8.04 beta released
  Published: March 21, 2008
• Sony offers bloatware-free Vaios, for a fee
  Published: March 23, 2008
• AMD prepares release of Radeon HD 3830
  Published: March 21, 2008
• Dell aims for expansion in China
  Published: March 20, 2008
• Blu-ray's BD+ protection cracked
  Published: March 20, 2008
• News from around the web (03/20/08)
  Published: March 20, 2008
• Young botnet operator faces 10 years in prison
  Published: March 20, 2008
• Hope for AMD amid a storm of bad news?
  Published: March 20, 2008
• Intel plans two more Montevina Celerons
  Published: March 20, 2008
• WordPress 2.5 previewed with RC release
  Published: March 20, 2008
• Dell looking into a handheld comeback
  Published: March 20, 2008
• Vista SP1 causing issues for some
  Published: March 20, 2008
• Google loses marginal global market share
  Published: March 19, 2008
• F-Secure spots dozens of archive vulnerabilities
  Published: March 20, 2008
• Apple issues major OS X security update
  Published: March 19, 2008
• CBC experiments with DRM-free bittorrent broadcasts
  Published: March 19, 2008
• Intel develops long-range Wi-Fi
  Published: March 19, 2008
• Western Digital unveils two-platter 640GB hard drives
  Published: March 19, 2008
• News from around the web (03/19/08)
  Published: March 19, 2008
• Best Buy offers $50 to HD DVD customers
  Published: March 19, 2008
• Apple bringing unlimited music option to iTunes Store?
  Published: March 19, 2008
• ASUS Striker II Extreme (nForce 790i Ultra SLI) @ TechSpot
  Published: March 20, 2008
• Apple captures 14% of U.S. PC market in February
  Published: March 18, 2008
• Intel and Microsoft shove money at multi-core development
  Published: March 18, 2008
• 700MHz auction ends at $19.5 billion
  Published: March 18, 2008
• LimeWire opens music store
  Published: March 18, 2008
• eBay to build own affiliate network, abandons ValueClick
  Published: March 18, 2008
• Nvidia launches dual-GPU GeForce 9800 GX2
  Published: March 18, 2008
• Apple releases Safari 3.1
  Published: March 18, 2008
• Nvidia eyeing VIA acquisition?
  Published: March 18, 2008
• Windows Vista SP1 is here!
  Published: March 18, 2008
• News from around the web (03/18/08)
  Published: March 18, 2008
• Intel offers up Larrabee details
  Published: March 18, 2008
• Japanese ISPs to block illegal file sharers
  Published: March 18, 2008
• SSD laptops face high return rates
  Published: March 18, 2008
• Intel's Nehalem borrows from AMD design
  Published: March 17, 2008
• News from around the web (03/17/08)
  Published: March 17, 2008
• ValueClick to pay $2.9 million in settlement
  Published: March 17, 2008
• GeForce 9800 GTX specs leaked
  Published: March 17, 2008
• Adobe licenses Flash Lite to Microsoft for mobile phones
  Published: March 17, 2008
• AMD updates Phenom launch schedule
  Published: March 17, 2008
• Red Hat acquires Amentra
  Published: March 17, 2008
• Vista Service Pack 1 almost here
  Published: March 17, 2008
• Acer planning to enter games console market?
  Published: March 17, 2008
• 'King of spam' pleads guilty, faces 26 years in prison
  Published: March 17, 2008
• Blog: Crazy, crazy funding for a web startup
  Published: March 16, 2008
• Weekend tech reading (3.16)
  Published: March 16, 2008
• Creative releases new X-Fi drivers for Vista and XP
  Published: March 16, 2008
• Trend Micro falls victim to web attack
  Published: March 15, 2008
• Microsoft and Yahoo execs meet
  Published: March 15, 2008
• Asus Eee PC desktop variant shown at CeBIT
  Published: March 14, 2008
• Google tightens Apps security
  Published: March 14, 2008
• AMD's RV770 graphics processor to debut in June?
  Published: March 14, 2008
• Intel expects Atom desktops to sell for $199
  Published: March 14, 2008
• PlayStation 3 tops Xbox 360 again, Microsoft cites shortages
  Published: March 14, 2008
• Intel to launch quad-core notebook CPU in 3Q 2008
  Published: March 14, 2008
• No Blu-ray on the Xbox 360 for now, says Microsoft
  Published: March 14, 2008
• News from around the web (03/14/08)
  Published: March 14, 2008
• Verizon makes P2P file-sharing faster, more efficient
  Published: March 14, 2008
• Asustek claims two-thirds of Eee PCs will run XP
  Published: March 14, 2008
• Mainboard makers begin shipments of Intel X48 products
  Published: March 13, 2008
• News from around the web (03/13/08)
  Published: March 13, 2008
• ZapMedia sues Apple over iTunes, iPod
  Published: March 13, 2008
• Anti-trust committee checks out Windows 7
  Published: March 13, 2008
• AOL acquires Bebo for $850 million
  Published: March 13, 2008
• AMD begins shipping triple-core Phenoms
  Published: March 13, 2008
• Electronic Arts goes hostile on Take-Two
  Published: March 13, 2008
• OCZ delivers high-performance SSDs
  Published: March 13, 2008
• Toshiba takes $1 billion hit on HD DVD pullout
  Published: March 13, 2008
• FTP flaw discovered in IE6
  Published: March 13, 2008
• Activision asks court to dismiss Guitar Hero patent claim
  Published: March 13, 2008
• AUO creates HD-res PC LCD panels
  Published: March 13, 2008
• AMD's B3 stepping Phenom gets tested
  Published: March 12, 2008
• Click Forensics receives second huge investment
  Published: March 12, 2008
• iPhone beta SDK 100,000 downloads strong
  Published: March 12, 2008
• iPhone 2.0 Firmware jailbroken already
  Published: March 12, 2008
• News from around the web (03/12/08)
  Published: March 12, 2008
• Hulu goes live with free TV shows, movies
  Published: March 12, 2008
• Microsoft confirms Blu-ray support
  Published: March 12, 2008
• Take-Two announces Bioshock 2 for late 2009
  Published: March 12, 2008
• Details on AMD's "Griffin" processors revealed
  Published: March 12, 2008
• Intel Atom leak reveals 1.87GHz, dual-core processors
  Published: March 11, 2008
• Japan investigates overheating iPod
  Published: March 11, 2008
• News from around the web (03/11/08)
  Published: March 11, 2008
• Imation begins offering SSDs
  Published: March 11, 2008
• Patch Tuesday fixes 12 Office flaws
  Published: March 11, 2008
• Firefox 3 beta 4 now available for testing
  Published: March 11, 2008
• Wal-Mart stops offering Everex Linux PC in stores
  Published: March 11, 2008
• Microsoft to patch longstanding Home Server bug... in June
  Published: March 11, 2008
• EU approves Google’s DoubleClick acquisition
  Published: March 11, 2008
• Wi-Fi Hotspots on the way out?
  Published: March 11, 2008
• Dutch courts lock up 3 Nigerian scammers
  Published: March 10, 2008
• FCC chairman hints at taking action against Comcast
  Published: March 10, 2008
• MSI shows off 10-inch Eee PC competitor
  Published: March 10, 2008
• Intel to challenge Samsung and others for SSD superiority
  Published: March 10, 2008
• Xbox 360 now cheaper than Nintendo Wii... in Europe
  Published: March 10, 2008
• Spam to get clever, says Postini
  Published: March 10, 2008
• Buffalo introduces 500GB USB LinkStation Mini
  Published: March 10, 2008
• New Eee PC to use Intel's new Atom processors
  Published: March 10, 2008
• Logitech chief dismisses Microsoft take-over talk
  Published: March 10, 2008
• Apple to allow VoIP over Wi-Fi for iPhone
  Published: March 10, 2008
• TechSpot Mobile + Weekend reading
  Published: March 9, 2008
• CBS and AOL partner in net radio
  Published: March 8, 2008
• Intel expands Centrino 2 IGP lineup?
  Published: March 7, 2008
• ECS launches Asus Eee PC challenger
  Published: March 7, 2008
• Asus Eee gets Windows XP, targeted by competitors
  Published: March 7, 2008
• Crysis gets patched up to version 1.2
  Published: March 7, 2008
• Testing Intel's X48 chipset: ASUS P5E3 Premium WiFi-AP @n motherboard review @ TechSpot
  Published: March 7, 2008
• Apple adds Exchange support to iPhone
  Published: March 6, 2008
• Microsoft, Sony talk about Blu-ray on the 360
  Published: March 6, 2008
• Apple releases iPhone SDK
  Published: March 6, 2008
• Circuit City offers HD DVD trade-in program
  Published: March 6, 2008
• Microsoft offers all-cash to Yahoo
  Published: March 6, 2008
• EU expected to clear Google-DoubleClick deal
  Published: March 6, 2008
• OLPC computers on their way to US' school system
  Published: March 6, 2008
• WaSP unleashes Acid3 browser test
  Published: March 6, 2008
• Steve Jobs: Flash not good enough for iPhone
  Published: March 6, 2008
• Eight security flaws discovered in Android
  Published: March 6, 2008
• Samsung introduces 500GB 2.5" drive
  Published: March 5, 2008
• Acer passes Dell in global notebook shipments
  Published: March 5, 2008
• AOL announces OpenAIM 2.0
  Published: March 5, 2008
• $200 Blu-ray potentially by 2009 says Sony
  Published: March 5, 2008
• Console version of Crysis shown on the Xbox 360?
  Published: March 5, 2008
• Via and Bitway release low-cost PC in Brazil
  Published: March 5, 2008
• Yahoo, Time Warner discuss deal to thwart Microsoft bid
  Published: March 5, 2008
• Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 features revealed
  Published: March 5, 2008
• Wordpress moving towards social networking
  Published: March 5, 2008
• AMD releases Catalyst 8.3 drivers, enables CrossFireX
  Published: March 5, 2008
• Windows Firewire flaw leaves systems at risk
  Published: March 4, 2008
• Spammer pays $413,000 in fines
  Published: March 4, 2008
• Nokia to pre-install Silverlight on S60 smartphones
  Published: March 4, 2008
• FCC adopts guidelines for 700MHz education
  Published: March 4, 2008
• Dell launches fully rugged laptop
  Published: March 4, 2008
• AMD releases 780 series integrated GPUs
  Published: March 4, 2008
• AMD demos its first 45nm processors
  Published: March 4, 2008
• Microsoft Office Live Workspaces goes public
  Published: March 4, 2008
• "In-game communication" coming to PS3 this summer
  Published: March 4, 2008
• OCZ to launch Neural Impulse Actuator “brain controller”
  Published: March 4, 2008
• 33 Thermal Interface Material products compared
  Published: March 4, 2008
• AOL puts Netscape to sleep
  Published: March 3, 2008
• Acer to acquire handheld firm E-TEN
  Published: March 3, 2008
• YouTube boosting video quality
  Published: March 3, 2008
• Apple TV falls short of 1,000 movie goal
  Published: March 3, 2008
• News from around the web (03/03/08)
  Published: March 3, 2008
• $76 million in counterfeit Cisco gear seized
  Published: March 3, 2008
• Blu-ray laptops coming from Apple and Dell?
  Published: March 3, 2008
• Qualcomm loses again to Nokia
  Published: March 3, 2008
• Asus set to announce 8.9-inch Eee PC 900?
  Published: March 3, 2008
• AMD ships TLB erratum-free Opteron samples to customers
  Published: March 3, 2008
• China's top search engine in new music piracy suit
  Published: March 3, 2008
• Intel introduces the Atom processor
  Published: March 3, 2008
• Blog: Turn a small home UPS into a giant UPS
  Published: March 2, 2008