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New Facebook credits to simplify transactions

Facebook yesterday said that it has begun a closed beta for the company's credit program, which allows Facebook users to convert real money into credits. Add comment

Über-fast Micron RealSSD C300 SSD now in retail

Micron has recently announced that its blistering fast RealSSD C300 series is now available for retail purchase. Add comment

Why Palm and its Pre are losing the smartphone war

Palm is having a hell of a time moving its devices. We take a look at why that might be. Add comment

Catalyst 10.2 hotfix released

Apparently still practicing their aim with the ol' shrink ray, AMD has once again released hotfix which addresses erratic cursor sizes under Windows 7. Add comment

Mind of UPSLynx for the week of February 21st

In this week's Mind, I talk Olympic curling, Windows 7 Release Candidate expirations, and the issues Italy is having with Google and privacy. Add comment

A decade of lies: AT&T voted most trusted in privacy

AT&T, which sold its customers down the river by complying with US warrantless wiretap orders, has won a privacy award. Add comment

[Rumor] Phenom II X6 on April 26

An unconfirmed report coming out of OCWorkbench says that AMD may reveal the six core Phenom II X6 at CeBIT (March 2-6), to be followed with a retail launch on April 26. Add comment

Windows XP SP2, 2000 and Vista SP0 support ending

As 2010 lumbers along into the months of spring and summer, Microsoft is reminding users that Windows 2000 and a selection of outdated Windows service packs will no longer be supported. Add comment

China places more restrictions on Internet access

China has yet again stepped up its restrictions on the Internet, and will soon require individuals to verify their identification and take a photo before they can establish a website. Add comment

Intel attacked at the same time as Google, Adobe

Intel announced today that it was subjected to the same exploits that compromised Google and Adobe in January, kicking off an international firestorm regarding China's role in Internet security. Add comment

Sprint announces new 4G markets for 2010

Sprint Nextel has today provided additional details regarding its plans to broaden the reach of its 4G network in 2010. Add comment

Italian court tosses EU law aside, convicts Google execs

An Italian court has found three Google executives guilty of privacy violations for allowing a video to be published that shows an autistic teenager being bullied. Add comment

Infineon sues Elpida over DRAM

Infineon Technologies on Monday announced that it has filed a complaint with the US International Trade Commission against Japanese memory firm Elpida. Add comment

[Rumor] HTC Desire to AT&T, Legend to Sprint

An unconfirmed rumor suggests that the recently-announced HTC Desire and HTC Legend will be headed to AT&T and Sprint, respectively. Add comment

SanDisk announces G3 series SSD

An unprecedented 10 year warranty puts the new SanDisk G3 SSD on the map, and it includes ATA TRIM support as well. Add comment

Radeon HD 5830 specs revealed

The Chinese website IT168 has today leaked a slide that completely details the Radeon HD 5830. Add comment

AMD ships 8 and 12-core Magny-Cours

AMD has announced recently that it has begun shipping 8 and 12-core Magny-Cours Opterons to OEMs beginning this month. Add comment

Motorola CLIQ receives pre-Android 2.1 update

Motorola announced this week that its mid-range CLIQ handset is now eligible to receive an interim update, version 1.3.18. Add comment

Apple app store bans sexy apps

Apple has recently started removing applications from the app store that the company considers to be “too sexy;" many highly popular apps have been removed without warning. Add comment

Sprint Samsung Moment gets small update

Sprint recently announced that the Samsung Moment is now eligible for update CL14, which brings a small array of bug fixes, including those for GPS and applications. Add comment

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 400 series coming March 26

NVIDIA has recently revealed that it will finally unveil its next-generation GPUs, codenamed GF100 or Fermi, at the PAX EAST 2010 expo on March 26. Add comment