Hulu to Receive As Many As 5 First-Round Bids

From DailyTech: We learned just a few months ago that Hulu had placed a "for sale" sign on its store window, and now, the video streaming subscription service site is to receive about five first-round bids.

Earlier this year, Hulu, which is owned by Walt Disney Co., News Corp...

JEDEC's New DDR3 Spec Supports New Types of Memory Modules

From X-bit Labs: JEDEC, an industry-standard setting organization, has announced the publication of release 4 of the DDR3 serial presence detect (SPD) document. The updated specifications supports several new memory module types, including new versions of UDIMM, RDIMM, CDIMM and...

NZXT HAVIK 140 Review

"Creativity comes from looking for the unexpected and stepping outside your own experience." - Masaru Ibuka. This quote defines an effective business practice that has made many companies explode with growth. The NXZT HAVIK 140 is an example of a company stepping outside of its normal products range, and to produce something they have not produced before. Apple, for instance, probably would not have be where it is today if the...

Thermaltake BlacX 5G Review

As school is quickly approaching around the corner, parents help their kids prepare by dropping by the local store to pick up some school supplies. I'm sure most older students are much more independent and motivated to do this without the aid of their parents. But here's the deal: Back in the day, when dinosaurs roamed the Earth (Okay, maybe not that long ago), the human race was not so fortunate as to having convenient access...

ARCTIC Power Charger Plus Review

Being fascinated with the concept of time travel for as long as I can remember, there are always moments of my life where I would just sit there and wonder, "If I could travel back in time, would I have done things differently?" While my enthusiastic self-study of theoretical physics in my free time (I am actually in Electrical Engineering) after reading piles after piles of scientific references has brought me to the conclusion...

Starz Ditches Netflix and Everybody Loses

From PC World: On the same day that Netflix's controversial new pricing model became reality, the company also lost its contract with Starz -- which means some of Netflix's best and newest content will disappear come February 28, 2012. It's a mostly lose-lose situation, but Starz's...

BlackBerry PlayBook tablet gets $150 price cut

From CNET News.com: The BlackBerry PlayBook got a hefty discount at one major reseller though it hardly compares to the fire-sale pricing seen recently for Hewlett-Packard's TouchPad.

Best Buy today started offering the 64GB PlayBook at $550, $150 off the original price of the $700...

Samsung Series 7 Slate PC Breaks Cover

From DailyTech: Samsung is on hand at IFA 2011 in Germany this week and the latest product the company has unveiled is a new Series 7 Slate with full PC functionality.

The Series 7 Slate has all the features of a laptop in a portable form factor that mobile users will appreciate...

Lenovo Quietly Introduces IdeaPad Tablet with $199 Price-Tag

From X-bit Labs: Lenovo Group, one of the top PC makers, this week quietly introduced its IdeaPad A1 media tablet designed for price-conscious buyers. Lenovo is the first among leading PC brands to unveil a low-cost slate that provides basic functionality and brings tablets to...

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