Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Hackers Often Accidentally Send Code to Microsoft

Hackers Often Accidentally Send Code to Microsoft

Hackers Often Accidentally Send Code to Microsoft

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 03:00 AM PDT

Hackers Often Accidentally Send Code to MicrosoftA Microsoft Security official has revealed that hackers often send their code to Redmond by accident.

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Microsoft: Something Big Coming for PC Gamers

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 02:20 AM PDT

Microsoft: Something Big Coming for PC Gamers Microsoft Game Studios is working on a title for the PC gamer who loves to upgrade components.

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Get a Free Copy of Mafia II with GeForce GTX 400

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 12:50 AM PDT

Get a Free Copy of Mafia II with GeForce GTX 400Nvidia is currently running a promotion that will see the company award those purchasing GeForce GTX 465, 470, and 480 graphics cards with a free copy of Mafia II.

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Leak Reveals Toshiba's Tegra 2, Android 2.2 Tablet

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 12:20 AM PDT

Leak Reveals Toshiba's Tegra 2, Android 2.2 TabletDetails of Toshiba's tablet offering have been leaked, revealing an Android tablet running Tegra 2.

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Best Configs Return, Powered By Tom's Hardware Forums

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 11:00 PM PDT

Best Configs Return, Powered By Tom's Hardware ForumsA few months back, we introduced a feature called Best Configs, which included nine systems with components chosen by the Tom's Hardware staff. After considering your feedback on this new section, we're giving the community control over the picks!

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First StarCraft II Patch Detailed, Hitting September

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 11:00 PM PDT

First StarCraft II Patch Detailed, Hitting SeptemberBlizzard has announced that the first update for StarCraft II will be hitting in a few weeks and detailed just what we can expect when the patch rolls out in September.

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MSFT Founder Sues Google, Apple, eBay, YouTube

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 11:00 PM PDT

MSFT Founder Sues Google, Apple, eBay, YouTubeMicrosoft co-founder Paul Allen made headlines this past weekend when it emerged that his company is suing several of the biggest names in the tech industry over patent infringement.

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Gigabyte's VGA Cooling Resembles Car Radiator

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 10:20 PM PDT

Gigabyte's VGA Cooling Resembles Car RadiatorGigabyte's new GV-R577SL-1GD features an impressive, passive cooling system.

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AMD to Ditch the ATI Brand for Radeon Graphics

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 08:10 PM PDT

AMD to Ditch the ATI Brand for Radeon GraphicsGoodbye, ATI.

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Intel Buys Infineon's Wireless for $1.4 Billion Cash

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 07:20 PM PDT

Intel Buys Infineon's Wireless for $1.4 Billion CashIntel adds another specialty into its stable.

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Intel's Sandy Bridge CPUs Will Play Blu-ray 3D

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 03:10 PM PDT

Intel's Sandy Bridge CPUs Will Play Blu-ray 3DIntel's best attempt at IGPs yet.

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Valve Wants to Make Half-Life Movie Themselves

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 12:10 PM PDT

Valve Wants to Make Half-Life Movie ThemselvesNow I sort of want to see a Team Fortress comedy instead.

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Intel Says it Will Out-Wrestle ARM in Power Usage

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 11:10 AM PDT

Intel Says it Will Out-Wrestle ARM in Power UsageThe Intel Atom to soon be the smartphone processor of choice?

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Sign Up. Comment Well. Win Core i7 Gaming Rig!

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 09:10 AM PDT

Sign Up. Comment Well. Win Core i7 Gaming Rig!You just might get lucky!

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Bangkok

Bangkok

Bangkok

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Bangkok reads chess game descriptions and re-play the games.

rash

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Ruby as shell; a ruby interpreter tweaked to be a good general shell.

File Sorter

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Sort all your files easily now! Fast & reliable!

Topspot

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Topspot is a "social news" web application implemented in Ruby on Rails.

Keypict Klondike

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Keypict Klondike is a solitaire card game.

Acronis True Image Home 2011

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PC Backup and Recovery of Systems, Applications and Files.

date humanize

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This is a script for ruby.

Role checking filter for Rails

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So you'd like to have roles associated.

Erlios Backup

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Automatically backups your data to another disk or computer across the network.

UUIDTools

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UUIDTools was designed to be a simple library for generating.

Solitaire Highscore

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A little program that will help you manage your MS Solitaire highscores.

PC Brother System Care Pro

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PC Brother System Care Pro can protect and optimize PC for free powerfully.

YouTube Downloader

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Easy-to-use software that allows you to download all video from YouTube.com.

rcipher

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A Ruby library that implements some well-known classical cipher algorithms.

PC Brother System Care Free

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It can protect and optimize your PC, and help you solve PC problem.

ozimodo

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Ozimodo is a Ruby on Rails powered tumblelog.

ORMQL Rails plugin

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Rails plugin that adds a finder to retrieve ActiveRecord objects .

compages

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Compages is a lean content management & publishing system.

TTS Voice Recorder

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Record a human voice and text to speech to MP3, WAV, ACM, WMA, OGG and APE.

Planet Defense

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Play a classics arcade game.

Sequel

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Sequel: The Database Toolkit for Ruby.

TagTools

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A simple ruby library for managing folksonomy tags within Rails applications.

Puzzlemaps

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Puzzlemaps is a software version of the Montessori Puzzle Maps activity.

Stagecast Creator 2

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Stagecast Creator is a unique software for making games adn simulations.

atom template

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This is a script for ruby.

Stirling numbers in Ruby

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This is a script for ruby.

Density MKII

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Smooth and versatile bus compressor.

Extend String to use ActionView's Text Helper

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ActionView's TextHelper methods are useful,

standardizing rails flash messages

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A proposal from Luke Randall on the rails mailing list.

BootEQ MKII

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Musical sounding mixing EQ.

PowerBK

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Automatically catalogue private and public books.

Spherical Mega Blastorids

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Spherical Mega Blastorids is a retro top down shooter.

Birdie Windows Mail to Mac Mail Converter

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Converting Windows Mail (.EML) files into MBOX (Mac Mail ) file format.

2Patient

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2Patient is a mini solitaire game.

MBOX to EML Converter

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An excellent utility to allow user to extract emails from MBOX files of Mozilla.

Sphere Theme

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The main idea of the sphere theme is based on observations of the colors

Bloglines4R

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A little API to access Bloglines Web Services from within Ruby.

Facebook Full Screen Video

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View embedded videos in fullscreen at Facebook.

MSSQL to MySQL Database Converter Software

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Database converter application transfer MSSQL db records to MySQL server format

DockView

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DockView extends Apple's Dock and shows window previews

Quarry

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Quarry is a challenging and funny game with Logic and strategy.

Little Fighter Best's toolbar

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Toolbar with all your favourite networking sites and online games.

Hard Hat Game

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HARD HAT is an animated puzzle solving challenge.

Windows Live Mail to Mac Mail

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Successfully Convert Windows Live Mail to MAC.

Time Tracker 2010 My Edition

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Maintain your daily time sheet with personal Time Management Software.

Stanford University IE Browser Theme

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For Serious Stanford Fans Only.

cliblog

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Cliblog is a command-line blog client using XMLRPC.

The Little Mermaid Bubble Blast

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It's a puzzle quest with Little Mermaid.

Oregon State Beavers IE Browser Theme

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For Serious Beaver Fans Only.

Accounts Records

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accounting control software package

Texas Longhorns IE Browser Theme

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For Serious Longhorns Fans Only.

BUMP3R

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BUMP3R is our BackUp as MP3 Recorder / Ripper.

BrainStrain

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A scramble word game that is a cross between Mastermind and Hangman.

Cool Chat

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Cool Chat allows a one on one chat with someone on a network.

Patient Care System

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It's the project about collect patient information in hospital.

Wall-Up

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WALL-UP is an arcade strategy game.

The Original Facebook Toolbar

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The Ultimate toolbar for Facebook users !!!

Georgia Tech IE Browser Theme

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For Serious Ramblinwreck Fans Only.

4Easysoft PDF to Image Converter

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4Easysoft PDF to Image Converter can convert PDF files to various image formats.

Recovery Toolbox for PowerPoint

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Effective tool for recovery of corrupted PowerPoint presentations.

4Easysoft PDF to Text Converter

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4Easysoft PDF to Text Converter is a fantastic PDF converter.

Assassin's Creed Brotherhood: GamesCom Walkthrough Trailer

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HD GamesCom 2010 Trailer for Assassin's Creed Brotherhood.

Express paste

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Express Paste is a completely free software which stores commonly used text.

Medal of Honor: Fallen Angel Multiplayer Trailer HD

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HD Trailer for Medal of Honor: Fallen Angel.

Pines

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A full featured web application framework.

Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead - Artillery Tutorial Trailer HD

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HD Trailer for Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead.

Might & Magic Heroes Kingdoms Trailer HD

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HD Trailer for Might & Magic Heroes Kingdoms.

ImageGlass

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This is the best solution to replace Windows Photo Viewer of Windows.

Mount & Blade: Warband - Free DLC Trailer HD

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HD Trailer for Mount & Blade: Warband.

KingConvert Zen Audio Converter

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Kingconvert Zen Audio Converter is an easy-to-use Zen Audio Converter.

Panoweaver Standard

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Stitch photo to panorama, export standalone swf, Flash, QTVR.

OJOsoft DVD to Iriver LPLAYER Patch

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rip and convert DVD to video that plays well on your Iriver LPLAYER

Emicsoft iPad to Mac Transfer

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Emicsoft iPad to Mac Transfer is a multi-finction software which assists you to

Easy iPhone iTunes Computer Transfer

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Safest and quickest to transfer iPhone to PC and iTunes

4Easysoft ePub to iPhone Transfer

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4Easysoft ePub to iPhone Transfer can transfer ePub to iPhone directly.

DVDFab Blu-ray Copy

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DVDFab Blu-ray Copy can decrypt any Blu-ray and copy them to disc or HD.

Panorama Software Panoweaver Pro

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Stitch photos to panorama, export standalone SWF, Flash, QTVR.

Acool Jigsaw

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A single brainteaser game developed by Acool Games.

The Fight For Ocean

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A bran-new shooting game developed by Acool Games.

Hasbro Family Game Night 3

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Hasbro Family Game Night 3 boxart

Fable III

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Fable III boxart

2010 Florida Gators Football Schedule Widget

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It allows you instant automated access to the latest Gator kick-off information.

The Dudes

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A unique and brilliant platform/puzzle game.

Nail'd

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Nail'd SCREENSHOTS

Vanquish

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Vanquish screenshots

Vampus 3D

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Vampus 3D is a retro ARPG game.

Donkey Kong Country Returns

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Donkey Kong Country Returns screenshots

True Crime: Hong Kong

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True Crime: Hong Kong screenshots

Mars for PC

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Mars for PC

MacDoppler

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MacDoppler for Cocoa was re-written from the ground up to take full advantage.

ClickMix

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There is a standard class from which all variants are derived.

AntX

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AntX is a remake of a very old DOS game.

TendoWX

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TendoWX is board puzzle game.

LogiLogi

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LogiLogi is a system for discussions.

Lore database

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Lore database is a highly flexible ORM that provides a comfortable and powerful

FIFA Manager 11

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FIFA Manager 11 BOXART

NBA Elite 11

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NBA Elite 11 BOXART

toodooOnRails

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Toodoo is a rails application which integrates a complete suite.

Singleton design pattern implementation in ruby

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Singleton design pattern implementation in ruby.

EchoChrome II

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EchoChrome II screenshots
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Apple to increase iTunes music samples to 60 seconds?

Apple to increase iTunes music samples to 60 seconds?

Apple to increase iTunes music samples to 60 seconds?

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 09:18 PM PDT

Apple to increase iTunes music samples to 60 seconds?According to sources speaking to CNET, Apple is prepared to double the length of time prospective buyers can listen to music tracks before buying, from 30 seconds to one minute.

CEO Steve Jobs will announce the change on Wednesday, during Apple's annual September media event.

Apple has not confirmed the report, declining to comment on "speculation."

A long time complaint about iTunes (and other music download sites) is the fact that 30 seconds is usually not enough time to see if a song is really for you.

Furthermore, the sources say Jobs will use much of the media event showing off how Apple is improving the iTunes music discovery experience.

We will have a full report on Wednesday.

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XperiaX10 to finally get Android 2.1

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 08:18 PM PDT

XperiaX10 to finally get Android 2.1Sony Ericsson launched the high end smartphone Xperia X10 earlier this year which disappointed would-be buyers when it came with the outdated Android firmware version 1.6.

In May, the company noted that it would possibly update the smartphone to Android 2.1 in the Q4, and today they have confirmed the update.

Posting via Twitter, SE UK has said it will begin rolling out the 2.1 update in September, earlier than expected.

Coming with 2.1 for the X10 are HD video recording, Wireless home connectivity via DLNA and improvements to signature applications Timescape and Mediascape to make them even smarter and richer.

The X10 has a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, and a 4-inch 854x480 touchscreen which until now, did not have official multi-touch support.

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Intel buys iPhone processor maker

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 07:46 PM PDT

Intel buys iPhone processor makerIntel has purchased part of the large wireless chip maker Infineon Technologies AG, buying the company behind the chips used in the Apple iPhone.

The company has fallen far behind in the growing smartphone processor market since their technology uses too much power, draining the phone battery too quickly.

With the acquisition today, for $1.4 billion in cash, Intel now has the wireless-chip division of the company, and an instant "in" to the market.

Intel purchased the mobile software company Wind River Systems last year for $885 million, and they have since been creating the mobile OS dubbed "Moblin," which will run on smartphones using Intel chips.

Additionally, the company recently paid $7.68 billion for the large security software firm McAfee, and the company plans to integrate security into its mobile chips.

With the addition of Infineon, Intel will be the fifth-largest supplier of smartphone processors.

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LG shows off 3D OLED TV and 180-inch Plasma HDTV

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 07:25 PM PDT

LG shows off 3D OLED TV and 180-inch Plasma HDTVLG has announced that it will showoff a 2.9mm 3D OLED TV at the IFA 2010 event starting on September 3rd, claiming it is the world's thinnest OLED to date.

There were little other details available about the TV.

The TV will indeed be the thinnest in the world, unless Samsung unveils a thinner one during the event.

In addition, LG will unveil an 180-inch plasma 3D TV prototype, on the of the largest commercial 3D displays ever created.

The IFA 2010 Consumer Electronics Show will run from September 3rd until the 8th in Berlin.

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Nintendo dropping price of DSi and DSi XL

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 07:09 PM PDT

Nintendo dropping price of DSi and DSi XLNintendo has announced that they are dropping the price of the DSi and DSi XL handhelds in September, likely as a way to slowly clear our inventory before the eventual launch of the 3DS.

Starting on September 12th, the DSi will drop to $149.99 and the large XL will drop to $169.99.

The 3DS will give gamers a chance to watch 3D movies and play 3D games without the need for any special glasses.

Nintendo released the DSi XL last year, introducing the handheld with 93 percent larger screens than the DSi allowing for easier playback of movies and easier Internet surfing.

The DS Lite will stay at $129.

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Roku drops the price of all their set-top boxes

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 06:43 PM PDT

Roku drops the price of all their set-top boxesRoku has dropped the prices of their set-top boxes this week, taking up to 30 percent off each of their available devices.

The Roku SD, originally priced at $80, is now $60.

Roku's midlevel Roku HD box (the most popular of the series) is now $70 after being $100.

The Roku HD-XR, which adds extended range via Wireless-N, is now $100 after being $130.

Roku was the original Netflix streaming set-top, but the company has since updated the boxes to include Amazon VOD, UFC matches, and other channels.

You can buy the boxes here: Roku Price Drop

You can read our review of the original Roku Digital Video Player here: Review: The Roku Digital Video Player

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Xbox Live Gold subscription getting more expensive soon

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 06:32 PM PDT

Xbox Live Gold subscription getting more expensive soonAccording to XBL director of programming Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb, a Gold subscription to Xbox Live will soon cost you significantly more.

Starting November 1st, users in the U.S., UK, Canada and Mexico will face a price increase for the service.

In the U.S., a one month Gold card will jump from $7.99 to $9.99. A 3-month sub will jump from $19.99 to $24.99. Finally, a 12-month sub will jump from $49.99 to $59.99.

In the UK, a 1-month sub will move from 5 GPB to 6 GPB.

Canadian gamers will see their 1-month sub price increase from $8.99 CAD to $9.99 CAD.

Additionally, in Mexico the 12-month sub will increase to 599 pesos from 499.

As a way to give back to loyal XBL fans before the price hike, Microsoft has dropped the price of the 12-month subscription in the U.S. to $39.99 until November 1st.

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AMD set to kill off ATI branding

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 06:20 PM PDT

AMD set to kill off ATI brandingAMD, the world's second largest CPU maker and the world's largest seller of discrete graphics chips has said today it is killing off the ATI brand name, four years after the company purchased ATI Technologies.

The logo for ATI, which has been around since the 1980s, will be removed from all future GPUs, leaving just the Radeon name.

Sources that have seen the new logo say it will appeal to gamers and general consumers.

Removing ATI branding should help AMD to unify its wide brand of products, thus making itself more relevant in the eyes of consumers.

On the downside, the ATI logo is very recognizable to end-consumers that have installed graphics cards over the last decades. Despite that, one source says: "When I saw the new Radeon logo, I shortly forgot that ATI was not next to it. It looks rather compelling."

AMD has not confirmed the reports.

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Microsoft asks Supreme Court to intervene in i4i patent case

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 12:20 PM PDT

Microsoft asks Supreme Court to intervene in i4i patent caseSurprising no one, Microsoft has filed an appeal of their loss in the i4i patent case. They were found to be infringing a patent on formatting documents using a separate XML file with markup instructions.

They use this technology in Word's DOCx file format.

In papers filed late last week, Microsoft lawyers claim lower courts are using an incorrect standard for the proof of prior art required to invalidate i4i's patent on a 'Method and system for manipulating the architecture and the content of a document separately from each other.'

Microsoft claims that because patent examiners failed to properly research prior art (existing use of the technology), it shouldn't be considered valid without 'clear and convincing' evidence to the contrary. Instead, they say, the lower standard, 'preponderance of the evidence,' is appropriate.

This is key to the company's defense, they say, because the proof of prior art, in the form of source code written by an i4i developer prior to joining the company, has been destroyed. In fact it was written for a program called S4, which the i4i developer worked on for his previous employer.

This makes it nearly impossible for Microsoft to come up with evidence which would meet a 'clear and convincing evidence' standard, which is similar to 'beyond a reasonable doubt,' used for criminal cases. 'Preponderance of the evidence,' on the other hand, would only require Microsoft to prove that the older product probably (more than 50% likely) invalidates the patent.

Use of the higher standard is based on the statutory requirement laid out in the US Code that "A patent shall be presumed valid."

Microsoft argues, "In KSR International Co. v. Teleflex, Inc., this Court found it "appropriate to note" that the rationale for the presumption of patent validity—on which the Federal Circuit bases its deferential clear-and-convincing-evidence standard—"seems much diminished" when an invalidity defense rests on evidence that the PTO never considered. 550 U.S. 398, 426 (2007). Yet despite having numerous opportunities to revisit its entrenched rule that "[t]he burden of proof is not reduced when prior art . . . was not considered by the PTO,"

The i4i patent infringement case was originally heard by controversial Marshall, Texas judge T John Ward, whose court has the reputation of being more friendly to patent holders than most. This was pretty clearly the reason i4i, a Canadian company, would file a lawsuit against a company from Washington in an east Texas court.

If Microsoft prevails, and first they have to convince the Supreme Court to hear their case, they will still have to convince a jury of their case, albeit at a lower standard of proof.

But even if they were still unable to convince the jury, the Supreme Court ruling could signal a major change in the outcome of software patent disputes. This may be particularly true for patents issued from 1998 on.

That was the year the number of patents granted jumped nearly a third from the year before. It was also the year a Federal Appeals Court decision (in State Street Bank v Signature Financial Group) opened the floodgates to allow business process patents, and by extension a new category of software patents for performing these processes.

The results have included Amazon.com's patent covering 1-Click checkout and and Paul Allen's for suggesting products to people. Clearly there are legitimate questions about the quality of the patent approval process.

Doesn't that merit changes to the way these patents are examined in court down the road?

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