T-Mobile BlackBerry Users to Get Google Default Search

From PC World: Good news for BlackBerry smartphone users in the United States on T-Mobile, at least if you're a fan of search giant Google: The wireless carrier will soon swap out the Yahoo default search option within the BlackBerry Browser for Google's industry-leading search...

Google reluctant to release info in Viacom case

From CNET News.com: Google, the search company that uncovers much of the world's information for its customers, is embroiled in a fight to keep information about itself under wraps for at least a while longer.

The owner of YouTube, which is defending itself against a $1 billion...

Android coders get high-speed graphics ability

From CNET News.com: Google has let programmers tap directly into mobile phone graphics power by releasing a third version of its Android Native Developer Kit (NDK) on Monday.

Android applications typically run in a variation of the Java programming environment, a move that aids in...

Valve Officially Announces Steam, Source Engine for OS X

From DailyTech: he rumors and teasers surrounding a Steam release for OS X have been swirling for the past few weeks. Today, however, Valve made the official announcement that Steam and the Source engine are coming to Macs. Starting in April, games like Left 4 Dead 2 and Team...

Newegg Counterfeit CPU Mess Finally Resolved

From DailyTech: Early this week, multiple reports popped up that Newegg shipped fake Intel Core i7 CPUs to customers unknowingly. HardOCP reported that D&H Distributing was to blame. Then came news that D&H had sent a cease and desist letter to HardOCP, requesting they "remove the...

Apple: iPad Coming April 3

From X-bit Labs: Apple on Friday disclosed the launch date of its iPad product in a response to rumours about the potential delay of the device. The iPad is coming in on April 3, 2010.

“A magical and revolutionary product at an unbelievable price. […] Coming April 3,” a statement on...

Intel: People Do Not Need High-Performance Graphics

From X-bit Labs: A highly-ranking executive of Intel Corp. said in an interview that the vast majority of customers hardly need high performance graphics. While it is clear that by far not everyone plays video games, the claim still reminds the phrase about 640 kilobytes of RAM...

AMD tries to draw Intel into chip battle

From InfoWorld: AMD is offering prizes to drum up more interest ahead of this month's launch of its 12-core server chip, as rival Intel also has server-chip launch plans.

AMD will award prizes valued at $8,189 to the person who best describes in an essay, video or blog post how to...

Intel Investigating Sale of Fake Core I7 Chip

From PC World: On Friday, hardware site HardOCP reported that one of its forum members received a counterfeit processor from Newegg, an online seller of computers and components. Instead of a processor, he found a fake processor and a plastic mold of a heat sink and fan.

The fake...

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