AMD to Align Release of Triple-Core Athlon II with Windows 7 Launch

From X-bit Labs: Advanced Micro Devices plans to release its first AMD Athlon II X3 microprocessors with three cores on the day of Microsoft Windows 7 operating system launch, on October 22, 2009, sources with knowledge of the matter revealed. The new chips will be based on the code...

AT&T to offer remote PC repairs without system booting

From InfoWorld: AT&T is upgrading its remote PC repair service that will allow technicians to resolve issues without a customer fully booting a computer, the company said on Thursday.

Technicians from AT&T's Tech Support 360 service were previously able to remotely fix customers' PC...

Music Industry Wants Apple, Amazon to Pay Up

From PC World: Music professionals want more money, and now, they're going after online retailers like Apple's iTunes and Amazon to get it. Performing rights groups such as the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI), and others...

Palm losses mount despite the Pre

From CNET News.com: Sales of the Pre helped boost Palm's smartphone sales in the company's fiscal first quarter of 2010 by about 134 percent compared to the preceding quarter, but Palm still reported its eighth consecutive quarter of loss, and sales dipped over 80 percent.

The Palm...

Microsoft sues over malicious online ads

From CNET News.com: Aiming to crack down on a growing problem, Microsoft said it filed five lawsuits Thursday against parties it suspects of posting online advertisements laden with malicious code.

Microsoft has tried to work with ad networks to thwart such "malvertising" in the...

Lenovo Unveils New C100 All-in-One Widescreen PC

From DailyTech: It's easy to understand why netbooks are so popular with consumers today. The little notebooks are very portable and have low average prices making them affordable for most users despite the poor economy. On the desktop front, the all-in-one segment is the fastest...

Facebook Tops 300M Users; Now Making Money

From DailyTech: Facebook proudly announced it has finally made more money than it has spent, and now has more than 300 million active international users.

Since its launch six years ago, the No. 1 social networking site in the world failed to generate positive cash flow, though...

Super Talent Unveils 2TB Solid-State Drives

From X-bit Labs: Super Talent, a leading supplier of memory and flash products, has announced a series of one of the largest solid-state drives (SSDs) in the world. The new RAIDDrive SSDs will be aimed at gaming personal computers, servers and workstations, however, their pricing is...

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