Google Insists Chrome OS Still Focused on Netbooks

The rumor mill has been very busy churning out tablet rumors in recent times. Last month, tech blog DownloadSquad made its long-awaited contribution to the growing body of tablet rumors by claiming that HTC was building a Chrome OS tablet, which would be launched by Verizon on Black Friday, November...

September 9th, 2010 | Hardware | Read More

Judge Helps Microsoft Seize Control of Botnet Domains

Microsoft made a compelling case to the U.S. District Court of Eastern Virginia, which has granted a motion essentially handing over to Microsoft permanent ownership of 276 Web domains used as command and control centers by the Waledac spam botnet. District Court Judge Leonie Brinkema issued the temporary...

September 9th, 2010 | Hardware, Security, Software | Read More

HP’s Hurd Lawsuit Likely to be Unsuccessful, Say Lawyers

As HP stands firm in their lawsuit against former CEO Mark Hurd, legal experts are indicating HP will likely be unsuccessful. HP is seeking to block Hurd from taking a job at rival firm Oracle. The two companies compete in the business sector, and HP says Hurd signed agreements to keep HP’s trade...

September 8th, 2010 | Hardware | Read More

T-Mobile US to Get Old Model iPhone?

Wired editor Chris Anderson issued a strange bit of information via a tweet last night. Apparently, he was told by a T-Mobile manager in no uncertain terms that the nation’s number four carrier would be getting the Apple iPhone 3GS later this year. The new iPhone 4 is apparently left out of the...

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Logitech Announces Shipment of 100 Millionth Wireless Mouse

Logitech, like McDonalds of long ago, can now claim “over 100 million served,” only Logitech is referring to wireless mouse shipments and not the number of flipped burgers. “Logitech mice have played an integral role in improving the computing experience for millions of people, and...

September 8th, 2010 | Hardware, Software | Read More

BioWare Releases Final Dragon Age DLC, Probably-Not-Final Mass Effect 2 DLC

No one likes loose ends. They’re messy, inconclusive, and – in some cases – can potentially lead to the birth of morally questionable god babies. Fortunately, BioWare’s latest double-helping of downloadable content takes some major loose ends and ties them tight in both Dragon Age: Origins...

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New Shooter from Former Tribes, WoW Devs Is The Most Amazing-Looking Game You Don’t Know About

These days, it’s rare for a game to drop out of nowhere and turn us into sweaty, drooling masses capable only of slobbering out the words “Woah,” “Dude,” and “[Speechless],” but to say Firefall pulled it off would be a serious understatement. See, the game heralds from Red 5 Studios,...

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