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Microsoft to pull the plug on Soapbox

22 July 2009, 11:05

Microsoft's alternative to YouTube will be discontinued at the end of August.

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Microsoft confirms: Windows 7 Family Pack is real, coming soon

22 July 2009, 10:43

Just as the low-cost Windows 7 pre-orders sell out, Microsoft confirms that there will be a multi-license Family Pack.

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Earnings round-up: Apple good, AMD bad

22 July 2009, 10:30

Record June quarter for Apple on strong iPhone sales, but yet another quarterly loss for AMD.

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NVIDIA pushes out ForceWare 190.38 drivers

22 July 2009, 10:23

WHQL-Certified driver for GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, 100, and 200-series desktop GPUs and ION GPUs.

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PC repair shops found to be snooping customers' data

22 July 2009, 10:00

An undercover investigation has condemned the practises of computer repair shops in and around London.

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Xbox Live brand could go portable, says Kim

21 July 2009, 17:45

It's only a matter a time, says corporate VP Shane Kim.

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Intel launches 34nm SSDs: lower prices, better performance

21 July 2009, 17:14

Intel's 34nm solid state drives are official, and they're both quicker and cheaper, too.

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Yahoo gets a new look

21 July 2009, 16:44

Yahoo, one of the world's most popular web portals, has been given an overhaul.

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PowerColor launches quartet of passive "GO! GREEN" Radeon GPUs

21 July 2009, 15:17

Radeon HD 4670, 4650 and 4350 all available with the promise of silence and lower power consumption.

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ZOTAC attempts to kick start CUDA-accelerated apps with Boost bundle

21 July 2009, 14:39

Beginning August, buy a ZOTAC graphics card and you'll get a "Boost" bundle featuring a trio of CUDA-enhanced apps.

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EU to hold Google Books hearing

21 July 2009, 14:16

Europe schedules a fact-finding exercise to look into the European antitrust implications of the settlement.

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Intel to usher in Core i5 processors on September 6th?

21 July 2009, 13:01

Mainstream Nehalem draws near, but will Lynnfield parts branded as both Core i5 and Core i7 cause confusion?

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RealView unveil V-Screen - 3D Technology for the PSP

21 July 2009, 12:37

There must be someone out there who wants to turn their 2D PSP screen into 3D?

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Microsoft releases Linux drivers for Hyper-V

21 July 2009, 12:19

Accepts the inevitable and moves to optimise virtualised Linux performance.

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The Museum of Computing - classic computer history!

21 July 2009, 11:27

At the recent re-opening of the Museum of Computing, Steve chats to Simon Webb, curator of the museum, about some of the iconic exhibits they have on display... get ready ...

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RIM to introduce Apple Mac support for BlackBerry Desktop Manager

21 July 2009, 11:22

RIM has finally announced that a Mac version of its BlackBerry desktop software will arrive in September.

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More Call of Duty World At War content coming

21 July 2009, 11:10

A new map for Treyarch's popular shooter is being prepped for an August release.

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U.S. figures show Nintendo DS outsells all home consoles combined

21 July 2009, 11:05

Latest sales figures make pleasant reading for the big 'N.'

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Barnes & Noble takes on Amazon with eBookstore

21 July 2009, 10:39

Claims to be the world’s largest and is compatible with a wide range of devices.

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Photography bargains at Jessops' grand re-opening

21 July 2009, 10:27

London Strand, Cambridge and Guildford stores re-open this week, with big discounts available for a limited time.

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Clever marketing: Toyota promotes 2010 Prius with giant Solar Flowers

21 July 2009, 09:54

Marketing campaign brings free Wi-Fi and solar-powered charging to the public.

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SUVs invade Forza Motorsport 3

21 July 2009, 09:43

Turn 10 has confirmed that Forza 3 will feature a range of four-wheel drives and luxury sports cars.

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Intel drops prices of desktop CPUs

20 July 2009, 18:35

Wholesale dropping of sub-Core i7 processors could be to make room for a new generation.

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Point of View rolls out NVIDIA ION-based Mobii netbook

20 July 2009, 17:09

Point of View has officially launched its Mobii ION 230 netbook.

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Microsoft Yahoo! search deal may still happen

20 July 2009, 16:43

Deal reportedly close to being finalised as large Yahoo! shareholder says he’s keen.

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Crucial joins the high-speed SSD scene

20 July 2009, 15:24

Crucial has unveiled its flagship M225 SSD, available in 64GB, 128GB and 256GB capacities.

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IDC: EMEA PC market still driven by netbook sales

20 July 2009, 15:07

The market researcher has revealed a continued reliance on the Western European consumer for growth.

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Kingston launches world's first 256GB flash drive, calls it DataTraveler 300

20 July 2009, 13:41

A month after the launch of the DataTraveler 200, Kingston doubles the capacity of USB flash drives.

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Toshiba to launch Blu-ray player by the end of 2009?

20 July 2009, 11:30

Toshiba, principle supporter of the ill-fated HD DVD format, looks set to finally concede to Blu-ray.

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BT to resell Microsoft online services

20 July 2009, 11:02

Expands its offering to business customers with Microsoft’s cloud computing and unified communications services.

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Gateway extends netbook line with familiar Intel Atom-based system

20 July 2009, 10:42

Gateway's next in line for some of that lucrative Intel Atom market.

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Mobile apps predicted to rival the Internet

20 July 2009, 10:22

But the market is not expected to mature for ten years and the vast majority of developers will not make money.

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Firefox 3.5.1 still crashing, but not exploitable, says Mozilla

20 July 2009, 10:02

Mozilla responds to widespread reports suggesting that the latest release of its Firefox browser remains insecure.

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