McAfee: Smartphones, Apple top 2011 crime targets

From CNET News.com: Security firm McAfee expects malicious activity in 2011 to target smartphones, geolocation services like Foursquare, URL shorteners, and Apple products across the board, according to a new report released Tuesday.

"We've seen significant advancements in device...

Intel: Why a 1,000-core chip is feasible

From CNET News.com: Chipmaker Intel has been investigating the issue of scaling the number of cores in chips through its Terascale Computing Research Program, which has so far yielded two experimental chips of 80 and 48 cores.

In November, Intel engineer Timothy Mattson caused a...

COD: Black Ops players fire for effect 87 min a day

From CNET News.com: Activision wants to make sure you know just how popular the latest version of Call of Duty really is.

Call of Duty: Black Ops, released in early November, has a bigger audience than Jay Leno, David Letterman, Conan O'Brien, and other late-night talk show hosts...

Samsung Galaxy Player Confirmed, Ready for CES

From DailyTech: Samsunghub is reporting that Samsung has confirmed a new, Android-based media player based on the popular Galaxy S line of smartphones.

The device, dubbed the Galaxy Player, is set to make its debut next weekend at the CES conference. The music and media player is a...

Get Radeon HD 6970 for Price of HD 6950 Via Firmware Unlock

From DailyTech: Graphics card maker NVIDIA was infamous for frequently selling identical hardware in its GeForce (consumer) and Quadro (commercial) lineups, while charging 2-5 times more for Quadros. It didn't take long for some clever users to figure out how to soft mod certain...

Samsung to Show iPod Touch Killer at CES

From PC World: Samsung went after the iPhone with the Epic 4G, the iPad with the Galaxy Tab, and now Samsung has its sights set on the iPod Touch with the Galaxy Player. Samsung is expected to announce American ship dates for its Android-based entertainment player during the Consumer...

Jays to Release Stylish, Midrange Earbuds in U.S.

From PC World: Swedish headset manufacturer Jays announced that its A-Jays Four iPhone earbuds for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad are being released in the U.S. market.

Jays headphones have picked up a number of awards from Macworld's international sites, so their addition to the U.S...

NZXT Sleeved LED Kit Review

Here is a quick question to test your IQ: What came after case windows? Well, vanity lighting kits that go inside your computer, of course. Back when AMD Athlon 64 processors were the rage among computer enthusiasts, my Cooler Master Cavalier 1 was equipped with two blue cold cathodes I purchased from a fellow American friend for $12 including shipping. It was really one of the coolest things in my opinion. I would stare inside...

QuickOffice Connect for iPad gets PowerPoint editing ability

From InfoWorld: The iPad has taken yet another step toward becoming a full-fledged laptop replacement for business users with Quickoffice's release of a free update for its Quickoffice Connect Mobile Suite for iPad. The 2.0.0 version of the suite adds extensive text formatting and...

iPad 2 Case Hints of Rear-Mounted Speaker

From PC World: More purported iPad 2 cases are showing up online suggesting that manufacturers are getting ready for a new device with a rear-facing camera and back-mounted speaker.

The latest case recently popped up on retails goods wholesaler Alibaba.com, and is made by a company...

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