Yahoo Plans to Open Source Code for Non-core Technologies

From PC World: Yahoo plans to release some technologies, including storage technologies, to the open source community, a senior executive of the company said.

These are systems that Yahoo built to help it handle large numbers of users on its websites, but that don't necessarily give...

Facebook gets five more film rentals

From CNET News.com: After the launch of "The Dark Knight" rental on Facebook earlier this month, Warner Bros. Entertainment is expanding its product offering.

Early this morning, the company released five more films that the social network's users can watch from the site. The newly...

Samsung's 11.6 9 Series Notebook Priced at $1199

From DailyTech: A few weeks ago we told you about official pricing and availability for the 13" Samsung 9 Series laptop. This week, we now have official pricing for the 11" 9 Series laptop that will be hitting the market next month.

Official pricing is listed at $1199.99 for the...

Apple Issues iOS 4.3.1 Software Update

From DailyTech: Apple has issued an incremental update to its recently released iOS 4.3 software. The 4.3.1 update fixes some minor bugs that cropped up in the release and allegedly closes a security hole that was discovered by Charlie Miller.

Here are the official “fix list”:...

AMD: Fusion Makes a Lot of Sense for Next-Generation Game Consoles

From X-bit Labs: The head of software developers relations at Advanced Micro Devices said that the company's Fusion concept makes a lot of sense for next-generation game consoles as it offers a number of capabilities that enables unique advantages.

"I think a Fusion-based a huge...

Intel Adds Atom Oak Trail System-on-Chip into Price-List

From X-bit Labs: Intel Corp. on Sunday added one system-on-chip (SoC) that belongs to the code-named Oak Trail platform for ultra low-voltage devices into its price-list. The addition indicates commercial availability of the part as well as may point to availability of netbooks or...

G.SKILL Ripjaws-X F3-17000CL9D-8GBXLD 2x4GB Review (Page 1 of 10)

Just a quick glance at the calendar on my right, I noticed it was Valentine's Day when I wrote this introductory paragraph for this review. (Before you ask, yes I did write this paragraph a whole month and a half ahead of publication -- I ran into some problems during this review, causing such a massive delay.) How convenient. So allow me make a confession at this point: I love Sandy Bridge. No, it is not a girl named Sandy with...

Noctua NH-C14 Review

I once heard a very intriguing quote that went something like, "A wise old owl sat on an oak. The more he saw, the less he spoke. The less he spoke, the more he heard. Why aren't we like the wise old bird?" Let's pull up some of our good old high school English Language Arts skills, and answer the following question: What does an owl symbolize in this day and age? In fact, what does owls have anything to do with technology...

RIM to allow Android apps on PlayBook

From InfoWorld: Research In Motion announced on Thursday that users of its PlayBook tablet will be able to run Android and Java applications.

The capability will address one criticism often lodged against the PlayBook: an expected lack of applications.

The PlayBook, which becomes...

Asustek to Hold Netbook Shipments Flat as Tablet Sales Grow

From PC World: Asustek Computer will hold production of netbooks at last year's levels as sales of tablets eat into the market for portable PCs, a company product specialist said on Friday.

The Taiwanese manufacturer, the first to come out with a netbook PC, aims to ship 6 million...

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