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Dutch GPS device maker TomTom isn't super confident in the future of personal navigation devices (PNDs) and is undergoing a restructuring effort that involves shifting its focus to pre-installed navigation devices in automobiles and fleet management applications. Unfortunately for some of TomTom's employees, the company's efforts also entail a 10 percent workforce reduction. TomTom posted better than expected results in the third quarter of 2011 as the drop in PND demand wasn't as steep as predicted, but with smartphones and Google Maps taking over, there doesn't appear to be a long-term future in PNDs. [......]
Everyone seems to love The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and that's because there's very little not to like (unless you're just not into RPGs, in which case you should seek counseling immediately). Underscoring the widespread appeal of a game like Skyrim, the average gamer spent 23 hours hunting dragons and picking virtual pockets during Skyrim's first week of sales. [......]
The sky isn't falling or anything like that, but worldwide semiconductor spending won't be quite as high as previously thought, according to market research firm Gartner. The psychic bean counters at Gartner now believe semiconductor spending in 2012 will reach $309 billion worldwide, a 2.2 percent increase from 2011, but down from Gartner's previous forecast of 4.6 percent growth. [......]
Panasonic just put the world on notice that it intends to launch an Android smartphone in the European market in March of next year. The upcoming Android smartphone launch is part of Panasonic's larger plan to increase its overseas smartphone sales to 9 million units in fiscal year 2016, and Europe is the "stepping stone" in reaching the global market, Panasonic said. The un-named Android device will feature an ultra-slim D-shaped design for easy portability. [......]
Now is a pretty bad time to be shopping for a mechanical hard drive. Prices are generally higher than what they were a couple of months ago, sometimes significantly so, due to the flooding in Thailand. [......]
Security firm Symantec this week announced the results of its November 2011 Intelligence Report, a monthly analysis on the state of security and trending cyber threats. The roller coaster report notes that the number of targeted attacks quadrupled since January (boo!), but the global spam rate in November is not only the lowest all year, but for the past three years as well (yay!). Symantec identified the public sector as the most frequently targeted industry during 2011, with about 20.5 targeted attacks blocked each day. [......]
If you're the type of person who has to have every Apple product that comes out and fancy yourself a gambling type, now might be a good time to put your iPad 2 up for sale on eBay or Craigslist. It will never be worth more than it is right now, it's still early enough to cash in on the holiday shoppers, and if you trust Citi analyst Richard Gardner, the iPad 3 will launch in February. Gardner stated in a research note to investors that he's hearing from "several sources" the next iPad will launch a month ahead of when iPad 2's one year anniversary, and there are "no significant hurdles remaining" that would prevent this from happening, Business Insider reports [......]
Sequels can be brilliant things, taking what's great about the original and running with it. We're sure you can think of loads of examples: The Godfather Part 2, The Empire Strikes Back, Santa Buddies ... okay, maybe not Santa Buddies . [......]
Get your tinfoil hats on, folks. In the documentation released earlier this week by Microsoft on its upcoming Windows 8 Store, the software giant said that apps purchased from the App Store will come with a “ kill switch .” Redmond can use this to disable or remove the app from Windows 8 machines. Even if its intentions are good, users are likely to be suspicious of Microsoft on this one[......]
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is a big game. Really big. [......]
All good things eventually come to an end, and now that Sandy Bridge has gained some major traction, Intel has decided to end production of its LGA1366 Core i7 processor line. [......]
Don't like dinking around with just 4GB of system memory, or even 8GB? [......]
EVGA this week rolled out a new version of its Precision overclocking software. Now in version 2.1.1, EVGA's Precision utility comes with an integrated GPU Voltage Tuner, and it's now capable of auto-detecting GeForce GTX 580 graphics cards[......]
There are enough bad drivers on the road as it is, do we really need the added distraction of texting while behind the wheel? We're not crazy about either one, and when you combine the two, it makes us want to stay off the road altogether. [......]
