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From DailyTech: We reported last week that Softbank Corp. (TYO:9984) was in talks to acquire Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) for an estimated transaction price of $12.8 billion. There were no details given on the potential acquisition or the timeframe for its completion. Sprint only... |
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From X-bit Labs: Microsoft Corp.'s partners on Friday revealed the look of Windows 8 products retail packaging as well as pricing information. The new operating systems will continue to be sold separately as 32-bit and 64-bit versions; besides, several upgrade options will be offered... |
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From X-bit Labs: Advanced Micro Devices will officially start to sell its new-generation high-performance FX-series microprocessors based on Piledriver micro-architecture only in eleven days from now. But an unknown individual has already initiated an auction at Ebay in an attempt to... |
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One time, my friend asked me if I knew how to speak Korean. "Of course I know how to speak Korean," I jokingly replied. "Hyundai, Kia, Samsung, LG, Kimchi, Kim Jong-un, and... oppan Gangnam style." (As you can imagine, this is definitely one of those facepalm moments.) Speaking of Gangnam, actually, I didn't do much reading into what it was until Psy's recent viral hit. According to Wikipedia, Gangnam is "one of the most affluent... |
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A few days ago, I was talking to my coworker about the speed of one of our old computers in the performance testing lab. "I could have sworn old computers get slower and slower over time," I said. "But I think it is just our expectations that are rising." My coworker nodded in agreement. In reality, whether it is our expectations that are rising, or just old hardware that are magically degrading, consumers like you and I have an... |
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From CNET News.com: Dell is joining the ranks of PC companies making system announcements before the official October 26 release of Windows 8. The following products are available for preorder today, according to Dell: XPS 12 convertible -- starting at $1,199.99 |
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From DailyTech: A lot of technology products and gadgets are sold at breakeven and at times even at a slight loss in order to make money off accessories or services the go along with the products. This is the case with the new Amazon Kindle Fire HD and Paperwhite devices. "We... |
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From DailyTech: Sony has announced several new computer products, including its very first hybrid ultrabook (Vaio Duo 11) and a mobile tabletop PC (Vaio Tap 20) all aimed at the U.S. market. Sony's new products also include the T Series Ultrabook and several other new Vaio notebooks... |
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From X-bit Labs: Advanced Micro Devices on Thursday quietly published the first patch work concerning support of its next-generation Steamroller micro-architecture in GNU compilers. The bdver3 GCC patch sheds some light on the peculiarities of AMD's future high-performance x86 core... |
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From X-bit Labs: Samsung Electronics, the world's largest maker of smartphones, on Thursday unveiled the Galaxy S III mini, a compact version of the flagship smartphone Galaxy S III. The novelty brings the high performance, intuitive ease-of-use and nature-inspired design of the... |
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