Early Windows 7 Retail Box Sales Up 234% Compared to Vista

From DailyTech: While Apple seems to be content with "going negative" when it comes to commercials touting its computing products, Microsoft has taken a different route with Windows 7. Apple has focused more on bashing Windows 7 (and the faults of its predecessors) rather than focus...

Intel Denies Larrabee Negotiations with Add-In-Card Makers

From X-bit Labs: Intel Corp. on Wednesday said that the unofficial information about private talks between Paul Otellini, chief executive of Intel, and makers of graphics cards in regards of the forthcoming Larrabee graphics processing unit (GPU).

“The story is completely untrue...

Super Talent Readies First USB 3.0 Flash Drives

From X-bit Labs: Super Talent Technology is the first with USB 3.0 flash drives. Such a pity that the new drives will not be able to show off their high-speed potential on contemporary personal computers. But that is the price for being the first: for many, the extra performance...

Verizon's Droid tethering option comes with hefty price tag

From InfoWorld: Verizon has confirmed that customers will have the option of connecting a laptop to their new Motorola Droid smartphones, on sale tomorrow, using the phone as a wireless modem. The carrier won't say exactly when customers can do this tethering but they are exact about...

Mozilla Plans Major Firefox Interface Overhaul

From PC World: Mozilla plans to overhaul the look and feel of Firefox for Windows, a redesign that will resemble Google's Chrome in several key elements, according to screenshots and discussions on the open-source developer's Web site.

The visual refresh for Windows Vista and...

Google unveils search tool for retail sites

From CNET News.com: Google introduced a new Commerce Search tool for retailers on Wednesday to try to make the online shopping experience easier for consumers as the holidays approach.

According to Google, Web users spend an "average of just eight seconds" on a retail site before...

Verizon offers prepaid wireless service for laptop users

From CNET News.com: Verizon Wireless on Thursday said it will offer customers who want Internet access on-the-go a prepaid wireless broadband option for their laptops.

The new services will be bundled with the Verizon Wireless USB760. They will operate on laptops running Windows...

Microsoft Slashes 800 More Jobs

From DailyTech: In the final wave of 5,000 global job cuts announced by Microsoft at the start of 2009, the software giant announced 800 more job layoffs.

"I can confirm we're eliminating 800 jobs today," Microsoft spokesperson Lou Gellos told WSJ. "That's part of the larger...

Intel Slapped with Antitrust Lawsuit by NY Attorney General

From DailyTech: Intel is no stranger to lawsuits. The company was slapped with a $1.45B USD fine by the EU in May of this year for anticompetitive practices. The charges leveled against Intel mainly focused on illegal methods Intel used to keep AMD from gaining in traction in the...

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