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• Diablo III lead designer talks about art
  Published: July 31, 2008
• VMware releases VMware Fusion 2.0 Beta 2
  Published: July 31, 2008
• Opera warns users of fake Opera spam
  Published: July 31, 2008
• Mozilla releases first alpha of Firefox 3.1
  Published: July 31, 2008
• Scrabulous gets name change to dodge Hasbro lawsuit
  Published: July 31, 2008
• News from around the web (07/31/08)
  Published: July 31, 2008
• Playstation Home closed beta to begin next month
  Published: July 31, 2008
• Apple updates iTunes to 7.7.1
  Published: July 31, 2008
• Psystar hires high-profile law firm, hopes to beat Apple in court
  Published: July 31, 2008
• LG unveils Netflix-streaming Blu-ray player
  Published: July 31, 2008
• Asus readies Ultimate and Pro Fashion Eee PCs
  Published: July 31, 2008
• FBI warns of new Storm worm variant
  Published: July 31, 2008
• IEEE approves Firewire 1600 and 3200 specs
  Published: July 31, 2008
• Google tests in-game advertising software
  Published: July 30, 2008
• EarthLink eyes AOL dialup for purchase
  Published: July 30, 2008
• Apple restores deleted MobileMe emails
  Published: July 30, 2008
• Apple to ditch Intel chipsets in new MacBooks?
  Published: July 30, 2008
• News from around the web (07/30/08)
  Published: July 30, 2008
• Cheaper GeForce 9500 GT not due until Q4
  Published: July 30, 2008
• Amazon launches payment services for merchants
  Published: July 30, 2008
• Dell poised to re-enter MP3 player market?
  Published: July 30, 2008
• HP announces BIOS update to address Nvidia chip issues
  Published: July 30, 2008
• YouTube sued in italy
  Published: July 30, 2008
• HP, Intel, Yahoo team up in cloud computing initiative
  Published: July 30, 2008
• DNS cache poisoning flaw seen exploited in the wild
  Published: July 30, 2008
• Spore nears completion
  Published: July 29, 2008
• VIA’s Nano faces off against Atom
  Published: July 29, 2008
• MPAA sues movie-indexing sites
  Published: July 29, 2008
• Buffalo readies 32GB, 64GB SSDs for Eee PC
  Published: July 29, 2008
• Electronic Arts to market Crysis-branded gaming PCs?
  Published: July 29, 2008
• Hasbro sues Facebook over Scrabulous
  Published: July 29, 2008
• Nvidia introduces GeForce 9500 GT and 9800 GT
  Published: July 29, 2008
• Sony game division turns a profit in Q1
  Published: July 29, 2008
• News from around the web (07/29/08)
  Published: July 29, 2008
• Nintendo goes after DS piracy in Japan
  Published: July 29, 2008
• Dell launches new Studio Hybrid mini desktop
  Published: July 29, 2008
• News from around the web (07/28/08)
  Published: July 28, 2008
• Impulse announces $130 laptop
  Published: July 29, 2008
• Symantec announces Norton Safe Web beta
  Published: July 28, 2008
• Microsoft inks search ad deal with Facebook
  Published: July 28, 2008
• Yahoo Music to issue refunds to customers
  Published: July 28, 2008
• FCC approves Sirius/XM merger with conditions
  Published: July 28, 2008
• FCC to rule against Comcast for blocking P2P traffic
  Published: July 28, 2008
• XP for the XO goes RTM
  Published: July 28, 2008
• Microsoft becomes official Apache sponsor
  Published: July 28, 2008
• DirectX 11 to come within a year?
  Published: July 28, 2008
• Gateway stops selling PCs through its website
  Published: July 28, 2008
• Dell issues update to prevent Nvidia notebook GPU failure
  Published: July 28, 2008
• Latest 'Google killer' Cuil launches, goes down
  Published: July 28, 2008
• Yahoo abandons customers, plans to shut down DRM servers
  Published: July 25, 2008
• Microsoft tricks people into liking Vista
  Published: July 25, 2008
• Report: Google's Blogger hosts 2% of world's malware
  Published: July 24, 2008
• News from around the web (07/24/08)
  Published: July 24, 2008
• Intel takes on embedded market with new chips
  Published: July 24, 2008
• HP merges Voodoo into consumer PC unit
  Published: July 24, 2008
• AMD confirms, then denies fab business spin-off
  Published: July 24, 2008
• Rumor: Google to buy Digg for $200 million?
  Published: July 24, 2008
• Microsoft CEO internal memo talks about reorganization
  Published: July 24, 2008
• Study shows bank websites to be insecure
  Published: July 24, 2008
• Google launches Wikipedia-rival "Knol"
  Published: July 23, 2008
• Tech giants working on a new wireless HD standard
  Published: July 23, 2008
• Texas Memory Systems unveils RAM-based SSD
  Published: July 23, 2008
• Hard drive industry continues to grow
  Published: July 23, 2008
• News from around the web (07/23/08)
  Published: July 23, 2008
• Spam King sentenced to 47 months in jail
  Published: July 23, 2008
• OCZ unveils first “Fatal1ty” memory modules
  Published: July 23, 2008
• Microsoft offers some early DirectX 11 details
  Published: July 22, 2008
• Games for Windows Live multiplayer features now free
  Published: July 22, 2008
• News from around the web (07/22/08)
  Published: July 22, 2008
• Interview with Mozilla CEO John Lilly
  Published: July 22, 2008
• Open Tech plans to release Mac clones
  Published: July 22, 2008
• Major DNS security flaw details leaked
  Published: July 22, 2008
• Sandisk: Vista not optimized for solid state drives
  Published: July 22, 2008
• ATI releases Catalyst 8.7
  Published: July 22, 2008
• Apple 3Q profit jumps 31 percent
  Published: July 21, 2008
• Nvidia unveils new GeForce 9700M, 9800M mobile GPUs
  Published: July 21, 2008
• Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 available
  Published: July 21, 2008
• News from around the web (07/21/08)
  Published: July 21, 2008
• Facebook sues ‘knock-off’ German site
  Published: July 21, 2008
• Intel slashes some desktop and server CPU prices
  Published: July 21, 2008
• Computer mouse set to die in the next five years?
  Published: July 21, 2008
• Yahoo settles with Icahn to avoid proxy fight
  Published: July 21, 2008
• Weekend tech reading (7.20)
  Published: July 20, 2008
• OCZ Core SSD series shows promising performance
  Published: July 18, 2008
• AMD to reveal details on its Atom rival chip in November
  Published: July 18, 2008
• Psystar headquarters goes up for sale
  Published: July 18, 2008
• Dell offers Ubuntu 8.04 on new hardware
  Published: July 18, 2008
• TiVo to stream YouTube videos
  Published: July 18, 2008
• AT&T offers iPhone users free Wi-Fi again, takes it back
  Published: July 18, 2008
• Intel's Bloomfield to hit market at lower than expected prices
  Published: July 18, 2008
• Wii outsells Xbox 360 in U.S.
  Published: July 18, 2008
• Alienware Area-51 m15x gaming notebook review
  Published: July 19, 2008
• Firefox 3.0.1 released
  Published: July 17, 2008
• AMD CEO steps down
  Published: July 17, 2008
• Spam is 81% of email says MessageLabs
  Published: July 17, 2008
• Google accused of fraud over AdWords on parked domains
  Published: July 17, 2008
• FTC levies $95,000 fine on Do Not Call offenders
  Published: July 17, 2008
• Opera Mobile 9.5 beta hits the web
  Published: July 17, 2008
• Apple demands recall of Mac clones
  Published: July 17, 2008
• Judge orders SCO to pay Novell $2.5 million in royalties
  Published: July 17, 2008
• PC shipments continue to grow in 2Q
  Published: July 17, 2008
• Amazon to launch new video on demand service
  Published: July 17, 2008
• News from around the web (07/17/08)
  Published: July 17, 2008
• Spammer gets 30 months for flooding AOL users
  Published: July 17, 2008
• Nvidia responds to claims of mass GPU failures
  Published: July 16, 2008
• Intel to face new EU antitrust charges
  Published: July 16, 2008
• GMail flaw reveals people's real names
  Published: July 16, 2008
• eVGA follows, launches its own GeForce GTX 200 cash back program
  Published: July 16, 2008
• Facebook fixes data-leaking security flaw
  Published: July 16, 2008
• Sony to add mass storage to the PSP?
  Published: July 16, 2008
• Ridata announces three new aggressively priced SSDs
  Published: July 16, 2008
• News from around the web (07/16/08)
  Published: July 16, 2008
• YouTube, Viacom agree to mask viewer data
  Published: July 16, 2008
• Hitachi releases world's most energy-efficient 1TB HDD
  Published: July 16, 2008
• Toshiba launches 400GB notebook drive
  Published: July 16, 2008
• Acer Aspire One officially on sale in the US starting at $379
  Published: July 16, 2008
• XFX gives cash back to early GeForce GTX 200 buyers
  Published: July 15, 2008
• Super Talent unveils world's smallest 8GB flash drive
  Published: July 15, 2008
• Microsoft concerned over Google/Yahoo deal
  Published: July 15, 2008
• News from around the web (07/15/08)
  Published: July 15, 2008
• Lenovo launches Centrino 2-based ThinkPad X200
  Published: July 15, 2008
• Sony unveils new 80GB PS3, video download service
  Published: July 15, 2008
• iPhone 3G unlocked
  Published: July 15, 2008
• Apple sues Mac clone maker Psystar
  Published: July 15, 2008
• Intel officially launches Centrino 2
  Published: July 15, 2008
• OCZ introduces more DIY notebook hardware
  Published: July 15, 2008
• eBay wins counterfeit suit brought by Tiffany
  Published: July 15, 2008
• Dell adds multi-touch to Latitude XT Tablet PC
  Published: July 15, 2008
• id Software ditches Activision, chooses EA for future publishing
  Published: July 14, 2008
• Nvidia brings SLI to Intel Bloomfield CPU platforms
  Published: July 14, 2008
• Final Fantasy XIII coming to the Xbox 360
  Published: July 14, 2008
• Microsoft to stream Netflix movies on Xbox 360
  Published: July 14, 2008
• Sun unveils 1TB tape drive
  Published: July 14, 2008
• Yahoo rejects latest Microsoft / Icahn proposal
  Published: July 14, 2008
• PS3 does well, doesn't see Wii as competition
  Published: July 14, 2008
• News from around the web (07/14/08)
  Published: July 14, 2008
• Apple sells 1 million iPhone 3Gs in first weekend
  Published: July 14, 2008
• Microsoft confirms 360 price drop, announces 60GB model
  Published: July 14, 2008
• Nvidia forced to cut GeForce GTX prices
  Published: July 14, 2008
• Weekend tech reading (7.13)
  Published: July 13, 2008
• Weekend tech reading (7.12)
  Published: July 12, 2008
• Microsoft, Apple and Ubuntu update services examined
  Published: July 11, 2008
• News from around the web (07/11/08)
  Published: July 11, 2008
• AMD faces more ATI charges
  Published: July 11, 2008
• 80% of iPhone owners use mobile web browsing
  Published: July 11, 2008
• No price cut for the PS3, says Sony
  Published: July 11, 2008
• In-store activation frustrates iPhone 3G buyers
  Published: July 11, 2008
• Konami sues Harmonix over Rock Band patents
  Published: July 11, 2008
• OCZ introduces Elixir keyboards under Alchemy line
  Published: July 11, 2008
• Yahoo unveils ad-supported downloadable games
  Published: July 11, 2008
• Rambus sues Nvidia for patent infringement
  Published: July 11, 2008
• Asus Maximus II Formula motherboard review @ TechSpot
  Published: July 11, 2008
• Good Old Games offers DRM-free downloadable titles
  Published: July 10, 2008
• Fallout 3 Australia ban reasoning discovered
  Published: July 10, 2008
• All Nvidia G84 and G86 chips faulty?
  Published: July 10, 2008
• Intel Centrino 2 platform to launch on Monday
  Published: July 10, 2008
• News from around the web (07/10/08)
  Published: July 10, 2008
• ZoneAlarm update issued to correct DNS glitch
  Published: July 10, 2008
• BioWare to fight piracy with customer loyalty?
  Published: July 10, 2008
• OCZ announces SLI-certified PC2-8000 memory kits
  Published: July 10, 2008
• Seagate announces 1.5TB 3.5-inch HDD
  Published: July 10, 2008
• Apple's iPhone App Store goes live
  Published: July 10, 2008
• Eee PC sales fall short of expectations
  Published: July 10, 2008
• Best Buy to sell boxed version of Ubuntu Linux
  Published: July 10, 2008
• First iPhone 3G reviews roll in
  Published: July 10, 2008
• Storm Worm pops up again
  Published: July 10, 2008
• Microsoft confirms Word zero-day flaw being exploited
  Published: July 9, 2008
• One in three US and UK consumers copy commercial DVDs?
  Published: July 9, 2008
• Is the RIAA pressuring PC makers to limit stereo-in?
  Published: July 9, 2008
• Nvidia has more 55nm GPUs coming this quarter
  Published: July 9, 2008
• Intel and DreamWorks form partnership
  Published: July 9, 2008
• Fujitsu downplays solid state drives
  Published: July 9, 2008
• News from around the web (07/09/08)
  Published: July 9, 2008
• Fallout 3 facing ban in Australia?
  Published: July 9, 2008
• Activision/Vivendi merger nears completion
  Published: July 9, 2008
• Samsung ramps up production of 128GB SSDs
  Published: July 9, 2008
• News from around the web (07/08/08)
  Published: July 8, 2008
• EA one step closer to acquiring Take-Two
  Published: July 8, 2008
• Opera to promote web standards education
  Published: July 9, 2008
• Microsoft promises to fight Vista 'myths'
  Published: July 8, 2008
• Nvidia to abandon VIA for Intel Atom?
  Published: July 8, 2008
• OCZ introduces DDR3 laptop memory
  Published: July 8, 2008
• Acer rolls out the Aspire X1200 mini PC for $450
  Published: July 8, 2008
• Nvidia helps developer port PhysX to Radeons
  Published: July 8, 2008
• VMWare loses CEO, sees poor sales
  Published: July 8, 2008
• Xbox 360 to see $50 price drop?
  Published: July 8, 2008
• Google unveils feature to monitor Gmail activity
  Published: July 8, 2008
• Windows XP SP3 to hit Automatic Updates soon
  Published: July 7, 2008
• Interview with Shuhei Yoshida of Sony
  Published: July 8, 2008
• Microsoft details new IE8 security features
  Published: July 7, 2008
• Microsoft warns of critical vulnerability in Access
  Published: July 7, 2008
• Gigabyte unveils 8.9-inch touch screen laptop
  Published: July 7, 2008
• News from around the web (07/07/08)
  Published: July 7, 2008
• Sony to release 2.41 PS3 firmware this week
  Published: July 8, 2008
• AVG addresses fake traffic issues
  Published: July 7, 2008
• Microsoft still interested on Yahoo bid, if board is replaced
  Published: July 7, 2008
• Pioneer reveals 400GB Blu-ray disc
  Published: July 7, 2008
• Welcome to the new TechSpot!
  Published: July 6, 2008
• Mozilla and Opera issue security updates
  Published: July 4, 2008
• McAfee conducts spam experiment, nothing really discovered
  Published: July 4, 2008
• Microsoft readies four security bulletins for Patch Tuesday
  Published: July 4, 2008
• Toshiba to add Internet connectivity to DVD players?
  Published: July 4, 2008
• New Halo 3 map coming next week for free
  Published: July 4, 2008
• Apple slashes price of SSD-equipped MacBook Air
  Published: July 4, 2008
• Buffalo offers self-encrypting portable HDD
  Published: July 4, 2008
• Yahoo plans Hack Day 2008 for Taiwan
  Published: July 3, 2008
• iPhone lacks security updates
  Published: July 3, 2008
• Nvidia to cut prices on GTX line amid pressure?
  Published: July 3, 2008
• SSD makers respond to power consumption claims
  Published: July 3, 2008
• Linspire chairman thinks desktop Linux is futile
  Published: July 3, 2008
• Hitachi working on 5TB hard disk drives
  Published: July 3, 2008
• Google caters Google Talk to the iPhone
  Published: July 3, 2008
• AMD ATI HD Radeon 4870 X2 due this month
  Published: July 3, 2008
• News from around the web (07/03/08)
  Published: July 3, 2008
• Google ordered to hand over YouTube viewing data
  Published: July 3, 2008
• Nvidia reports problem with laptop chips
  Published: July 3, 2008
• News from around the web (07/02/08)
  Published: July 2, 2008
• Firefox 3 officially sets world record
  Published: July 2, 2008
• Sony pulls firmware 2.40 update from its servers
  Published: July 2, 2008
• Netflix to bring more providers onto the Roku
  Published: July 2, 2008
• Game sales outweighed DVD sales in 2007
  Published: July 2, 2008
• Everex to introduce 10.2-inch 3G-capable notebook
  Published: July 2, 2008
• AMD makes long-term gains in processor market
  Published: July 2, 2008
• Blockbuster rescinds offer to buy Circuit City
  Published: July 2, 2008
• Microsoft ships Remote Desktop Connection 2.0 for Mac
  Published: July 2, 2008
• Office subscription service to debut in mid-July
  Published: July 2, 2008
• PlayStation 3 firmware 2.40 update goes live
  Published: July 2, 2008
• Kaspersky stops keylogging with virtual keyboards
  Published: July 1, 2008
• Could Flash SSDs shorten battery life?
  Published: July 1, 2008
• Xbox 360 price cut, 60GB model coming soon?
  Published: July 1, 2008
• Opera Mobile 9.5 beta due by July 15th
  Published: July 1, 2008
• 45% of the world's browsers out of date, says study
  Published: July 1, 2008
• AT&T to sell $699 iPhone
  Published: July 1, 2008
• News from around the web (07/01/08)
  Published: July 1, 2008
• OCZ announces Core Series of (more) affordable SSDs
  Published: July 1, 2008
• AMD unveils new Phenom X4 9950 Black Edition chip
  Published: July 1, 2008
• Adobe helps search engines to handle Flash files
  Published: July 1, 2008
• Tech companies join forces to fight patent trolls
  Published: July 1, 2008