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$149.99 HP TouchPad now on Sale at Best Buy with the Purchase of a HP Computer
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Best Buy launched the announced HP TouchPad bundle sale today online. When you buy a HP or Compaq computer you can add the 32GB HP TouchPad for $149.99. This deal is only interesting if you planned to purchase a new HP laptop or All-in-One PC. This TouchPad deal is not comforting all the consumers who have waited for HP to release the promised new batch of $99 TouchPads.
Get this HP TouchPad Bundle deal now at BestBuy.com. Quantities are limited and there is a limit of one per order. Best Buy also notes that you owe them $450 in case keep the TouchPad and return the bundled computer.
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How Apple Has Changed Under Tim Cook So Far
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Since taking over as Apple's CEO, Tim Cook has kept the company ship steady, successfully orchestrating the iPhone 4S. And though he's still settling in, the WSJ has a full analysis of his performance thus far, and how that differs from its last boss, Steve Jobs.
Cook has proven to be more of a mellow-mannered and approachable CEO than Steve Jobs. He sends company-wide memos and speaks more candidly about Apple. He's also done some restructuring of his own.
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Sony posts $350 million loss in Q2 earnings report, forecasts full-year loss
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Sony's Q2 earnings have just come in and, as you might guess, they're not particularly glowing. A few days after announcing plans to buy out Ericsson's stake in Sony Ericsson, the manufacturer posted a quarterly loss of ¥27 billion ($346 million) today, compared with a net income of ¥31.1 billion during the same quarter last year. Last quarter, the firm posted a net loss of ¥15.5 billion, or about $200 million. Sony attributed much of this decline to a stronger yen, lower TV sales and recent flooding in Thailand, which has disrupted its supply chain. On this basis, the company lowered its full year forecast, predicting a net loss of ¥90 billion ($1.2 billion), compared with a net profit of ¥...
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Biostar TPower Makes a Comeback with TPower X79, Geared for Extreme Overclocking
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Biostar's coveted TPower brand makes a comeback with TPower X79, Biostar's premium overclocking motherboard for the Core i7 "Sandy Bridge-E" platform. TPower motherboards have been known to be a part of some record-setting CPU OC feats right from the days of LGA775. The TPower X79 is another product that's meant for record-setting feats, with its strong VRM and slim feature-set that does away with everything overclockers don't need and adds to the bloat of the motherboard.
The CPU is powered by an 8-phase DuraMax VRM with active phase control and direct FETs. It draws power from two 8-pin EPS connectors, apart from the 24-pin ATX and an optional 4-pin Molex for PCIe slot stability. Apart fr...
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Nintendo Wii casual gaming focus a “misunderstanding” says exec
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The Nintendo Wii’s position as the number one casual gaming console went undisputed until the arrival of Xbox Kinect last year. But now Ninty’s top boss reckons that the whole concept of the best-selling console being for casual gamers was a “misunderstanding”. Seems hard to believe, right? Read on and find out just what he had to say.
Satoru Iwata wasn’t shy in telling investors during a conference call about where Nintendo went wrong in the way it marketed the Wii, and to an extent the DS. “There was a misunderstanding that Nintendo was dedicated to [casual] games at some stage of the lifespans of the Wii and the Nintendo DS,” he said.
He added, “…we have not been able to gain adequate con...
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Raptor LK1 gaming keyboard is waterproof and cheap
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If you are a computer gamer, you should have an idea that normal computer peripherals like mice and keyboards are typically really bad for gaming. Keyboards that aren’t meant for gaming are known to leave your character moving thanks to ghosting after you take your fingers off the WASD keys. If you want a cool gaming keyboard, but you are on a budget check out the Raptor LK1.
The keyboard has a normal layout for the keys and has some interesting features I haven’t seen in other keyboards. The new feature is called Fast-Mover Technology. The tech will automatically lock keys when you remove the key tops for gaming. That way you can pull the keys you don’t need and not have to worry that you w...
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Seagate shuts the door on 5400 rpm desktop drives, goes 7200 rpm only
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Seagate has been producing hard drives for data storage in computer systems for a long time now. It has made both 5400 rpm and 7200 rpm HDDs for much of that time. The benefit of the 5400 rpm drive was lower power consumption while the 7200 rpm HDD had faster performance. Seagate has now changed its HDD line for desktops significantly.
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'Nitro' Hackers Steal Chemical Company Secrets
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Between July and September, hackers sought to collect intellectual property from chemical firms, including design documents, formulas, and manufacturing processes. "The purpose of the attacks appears to be industrial espionage, collecting intellectual property for competitive advantage," according to Symantec, which nicknamed the attack campaign Nitro.
As a result, the hackers are not tied solely to the chemical industry and in months past have also targeted human rights-related NGOs as wel...
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HP PC exec Phil McKinney announces his exit
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HP personal systems group (PSG) chief technology officer Phil McKinney announced recently that he will be retiring from the company. A few days ago, HP confirmed that it no longer had plans to spin off its personal systems group, an idea that was originally hatched by former CEO Léo Apotheker. “My time at HP started out as an advisor on innovation that turned into a request to join for a year or so to “help grow the innovation culture at HP”,” McKinney explained in a public letter published on his personal blog. “That was 9 years ago. I can honestly say that I’ve done everything that is within my power to fulfill that objective. I’m also excited that once again, I will be able to take on boa...
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Motorola XOOM 2 appears in U.K. ad as something for under the tree
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Over in the U.K., Carphone Warehouse is giving tech fans there visions of sugarplums and tablets under the tree for this coming Christmas. An ad for the retailer shows off the Motorola XOOM 2 Media Edition as a special gift to give this Xmas. A sequel to the original gen Motorola XOOM (natch!), the tablet is priced at 400EUR which translates into $545USD. While no launch date was disclosed, the tone of the ad suggests a release before or during the holiday season.
So what are the specs on this tablet that Santa will be shlepping with him on his global trek? For starters, this variant of the Motorola XOOM 2 will have an 8.2 inch HD-IPS screen which makes it the smaller Media Edition model MZ6...
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Motorola RAZR to be delayed by a week in the U.K.
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According to U.K. online handset retailer Clove, the Motorola RAZR-the overseas cousin of the Motorola DROID RAZR in the States, has been delayed by a week. The phone was expected to ship today or tomorrow and now it will be another week of waiting for those poor souls in the U.K.. Sure, that might not seem like a long time to wait for most things, but hey-we are talking about that slinky new sexy Android device that measures just 7.1mm at its thinnest point. The reason for the delay is not known.
For those in the U.S. who have pre-ordered the phone, or are planning on popping into a Verizon store on November 10th, let's hope that this delay does not foreshadow a similar problem in the State...
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New BlackBerries arriving soon on AT&T: Bold 9900, Torch 9860 come on Nov 6th, Curve 9360 – Nov 20th
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Waiting for those new BlackBerries arriving on AT&T? After they've arrived on Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile, the wait will soon be over for AT&T as well. The nation's second-biggest carrier will get three new BlackBerries riding its 4G HSPA+ network:
- the RIM BlackBerry Bold 9900 has its release date set for November 6th,
- RIM BlackBerry Torch 9860 coming November 6th,
- RIM BlackBerry Curve 9360 on November 20th.
The classical Bold 9900 is arriving this Sunday carrying a price tag of $199.99 when purchased with a two-year contract agreement. The screen-centric Torch 9860 is even more affordable and is getting released on the same date. Finally, the Curve 9360 is the last one to arrive and...
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Gingerbread update for Verizon's LG Revolution is being pushed out as we speak
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Sure it might have been the least favorable of the initial three 4G LTE smartphone offerings from Verizon Wireless, but in any event, the LG Revolution is finally packing its Froyo bags and moving right up to Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Naturally, the wait was a lengthy one for handset owners, but it’s nonetheless ever so sweet for them.
Bringing up its software version to VS910ZV7, the update brings forth the entire usual suspect of features commonly associated with the sweet tasting snack. Beyond that, it packs along a few things that enhance both the email and messaging experience. And of course, it’s packing some other enhancements and bug fixes to fine tune the overall experience for users...
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Police in Britain now able to monitor cell phones
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In an age where we are constantly trying to find the balance between security and liberty, the Metropolitan, or Met, police force in Britain have garnered the attention of lawyers and privacy groups over its recent acquisition of a surveillance system that can monitor civilian cell phones.
The system, which has been purchased from Datong plc, can emit a signal that covers approximately 10 square kilometers, or 3.8 square miles. Phones within this area can be sent a signal that forces them to release their IMSI and IMEI identify codes. Once this occurs, the MET police have the ability to track the phone’s location in real-time, intercept communications to and from the device, obtain data abou...
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Audio echo bug plagues iPhone 4S owners during voice calls
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Following widespread complaints of excessive battery drain thought to be related to a time zone bug, iPhone 4S owners are now beginning to draw attention to a new iPhone bug. According to multiple threads on Apple’s support forum, hundreds of iPhone 4S users are experiencing an audio echo during voice calls when using a wired headset. Users across multiple wireless carriers with various iPhone 4S models report that audio quality on voice calls often depletes after a period of time, and the voice of the caller on the other end of the line begins to echo. BGR was able to independently confirm the echo bug on one of our iPhone 4S handsets. Read on for more.
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