Google Aims to Close Google Maps Loophole

From PC World: Google says it's working to keep the virtual lights on for businesses that are being incorrectly labeled as "closed" on Google Maps. The issue was raised in a New York Times article that profiled a handful of businesses that had been temporarily labeled closed on...

iPhone 5 launch date: Battle of the Best Buy leaks

From CNET New.com: Depending on which of today's Best Buy-related iPhone 5 reports you want to give the most credence to, the highly anticipated gadget could launch during the first week of October, or a bit later, on October 21.

Boy Genius Report's Jonathan Geller says a tipster...

Dell and Baidu Form Tablet, Smartphone Alliance

From DailyTech: In the realm of deals that seem technically sound on paper, but are uncertain when it comes to execution, Dell Inc. has entered an alliance with Chinese internet giant Baidu, Inc. to produce tablets and smartphones.

Much like rival Hewlett-Packard Comp., Dell has...

Hulu to Receive As Many As 5 First-Round Bids

From DailyTech: We learned just a few months ago that Hulu had placed a "for sale" sign on its store window, and now, the video streaming subscription service site is to receive about five first-round bids.

Earlier this year, Hulu, which is owned by Walt Disney Co., News Corp...

JEDEC's New DDR3 Spec Supports New Types of Memory Modules

From X-bit Labs: JEDEC, an industry-standard setting organization, has announced the publication of release 4 of the DDR3 serial presence detect (SPD) document. The updated specifications supports several new memory module types, including new versions of UDIMM, RDIMM, CDIMM and...

NZXT HAVIK 140 Review

"Creativity comes from looking for the unexpected and stepping outside your own experience." - Masaru Ibuka. This quote defines an effective business practice that has made many companies explode with growth. The NXZT HAVIK 140 is an example of a company stepping outside of its normal products range, and to produce something they have not produced before. Apple, for instance, probably would not have be where it is today if the...

Thermaltake BlacX 5G Review

As school is quickly approaching around the corner, parents help their kids prepare by dropping by the local store to pick up some school supplies. I'm sure most older students are much more independent and motivated to do this without the aid of their parents. But here's the deal: Back in the day, when dinosaurs roamed the Earth (Okay, maybe not that long ago), the human race was not so fortunate as to having convenient access...

ARCTIC Power Charger Plus Review

Being fascinated with the concept of time travel for as long as I can remember, there are always moments of my life where I would just sit there and wonder, "If I could travel back in time, would I have done things differently?" While my enthusiastic self-study of theoretical physics in my free time (I am actually in Electrical Engineering) after reading piles after piles of scientific references has brought me to the conclusion...

Starz Ditches Netflix and Everybody Loses

From PC World: On the same day that Netflix's controversial new pricing model became reality, the company also lost its contract with Starz -- which means some of Netflix's best and newest content will disappear come February 28, 2012. It's a mostly lose-lose situation, but Starz's...

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