Despite Recession, Game Industry Still Hiring

From PC World: An independent 2009 games sector census reveals marginal growth in U.S. games industry since 2008, while Canada explodes with new development studios and job opportunities.

It's a Christmas miracle, as employment in the North American videogame industry improved...

Nvidia Teases Fermi GF100 Showing at CES 2010

From PC World: The first GeForce GPU based on Nvidia's next-gen Fermi architecture will make a showing at CES 2010 in Vegas next week, according to an update on Nvidia's Facebook page.

Writes Nvidia:

Happy New Year to all GeForce Fans!!! Oh, and there will be a sneak peek of GF100...

Samsung NX10 Digital Camera Gets Official

From DailyTech: When it comes to digital cameras there are two basic types -- the point-and-shoot and the D-SLR. The D-SLR is a larger and more expensive camera that has lenses that can be changed depending on the needs of the user. The point-and-shoot has less functionality, but is...

Apple pulls iPhone app that upset Hollywood

From CNET News.com: I am sure honest Hollywood agents do exist. It's just that they don't seem to employ the finest PR firms to proselytize their honesty.

This might explain why Oisin Hanrahan, the Irish creator of an iPhone app called SuperAgent, decided that the main character in...

Samsung signs RealD in nascent 3D TV market

From CNET News.com: Samsung Electronics has announced a partnership to use RealD's 3D display technology in its TVs, a move that could help to extend RealD's business from theaters today to the home tomorrow.

"Together, we are committed to enhancing the TV viewing experience with...

Windows market share slide resumes

From InfoWorld: Microsoft's Windows resumed its usual losing form last month as the operating system's usage share dropped by about a third of a point even as the new Windows 7 posted a second straight month of impressive gains, Web metrics firm Net Applications said Friday...

Google's Chrome grabs No. 3 browser spot from Safari

From InfoWorld: Google's Chrome overtook Apple's Safari to become the world's third-most popular browser just 16 months after its debut, a Web metrics company said Friday.

Internet Explorer (IE), meanwhile, lost almost a full percentage point in December, the latest slip in a...

Lenovo Makes Space for AMD Chips on ThinkPad Laptops

From PC World: Lenovo is looking beyond long-term partner Intel and beginning to offer budget ThinkPad laptops based on Advanced Micro Devices' processors, the company said on Monday.

The company announced a new line of ThinkPad Edge laptops that will include AMD's single-core and...

An Affordable $199 Tablet for Everyone - And It's Not From Apple

From PC World: Just as the rumours of a pricey Apple tablet computer have reached a high-water mark Freescale Semiconductor on Monday showcased reference designs of an affordable, lightweight tablet computer, which is set to hit the market later this year.

Freescale, which supplies...

Intel Atom chip spawns Toshiba, Gateway Netbooks

From CNET News.com: Toshiba and Gateway are early participants in the growing cavalcade of Netbook makers expected to stretch across the exhibition floor at the Consumer Electronics Show.

These Toshiba and Gateway listings at a Canadian reseller follow Hewlett-Packard's leak of its...

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