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Microsoft patent application points to fast-booting streaming OS
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While Microsoft is busy readying the much talked about Windows 8 for release, a new patent application has popped up that could reveal even bigger -- or at least faster -- things to come. According to the filing for "Fast Machine Booting Through Streaming Storage," which was submitted in February of last year and released last week, Redmond is looking at creating a system that could stream an entire OS to just about anything with a screen. The proposed setup would enlist a series of storage devices, both remote and local, to act as a virtual hard disk, allowing anything from a set top box to a tablet to boot almost instantaneously. We don't know about you, but we've already started a list of...
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PlayStation Vita RAM downgrade dispelled: Sony fights back with facts!
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Remember those Sony PlayStation Vita RAM downgrade rumours that said it would drop from 512MB of RAM to 256MB to fit the predicted £229 price tag? Well, they were wrong. Sony has now confirmed that the PlayStation Vita will ship with 512MB of RAM onboard with a further 128MB of dedicated VRAM.
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ViewSonic launches new Nvidia-toting 3D monitor
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ViewSonic has unveiled its latest LED monitor, the V3D245, a 3D affair that comes with Nvidia 3D know-how.
It's a 24-inch, full 1080p HD LED monitor and comes with a built-in Nvidia 3D vision wireless emitter and Nvidia 3D Vision glasses.
And just where can you get all this dazzling 3D content from? With an HDMI 1.4 input, you can hook up a Blu-ray player, with the Nvidia goodies, you can run 3D games from an Nvidia GeForce-equipped PC, or you can just hop on to the good old internet.
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AMD Finally Releases GPUs for AIO Desktops
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Although AMD hasn't provided an official announcement, Xbit Labs noticed that the company has "quietly" launched its DirectX 11-compatible AMD Radeon HD 6000A series of GPUs designed specifically for All-In-One (AIO) desktops. This new series includes the 800 MHz AMD Radeon HD 6670A, the 800 MHz 6650A, the 650 MHz 6550A and the 625 to 750 MHz 6450A.
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Nintendo and Sony Announce Low-Cost Wii and PSP for Europe
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Two strikingly similar announcements came out of Gamescom over the past two days. During a press conference yesterday, Sony unveiled the PSP-E1000, a discounted PlayStation Portable that can still run UMDs but lacks WiFi. Today, Nintendo revealed a new Wii bundle featuring a slightly redesigned console that will not be compatible with GameCube software or accessories.
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Analyst Predicts Intel Will Make a Play for Micron
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Google's surprise $12.5 billion takeover of Motorola ranks as a major acquisition and may have set the tone for other industry heavyweights to spend big on consolidation. One analysts predicts Intel will be next to make a big move and has NAND flash memory maker Micron Technology on its radar.
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Apple Patents Design of the MacBook Air
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Apple just patented the design of the MacBook Air, which is really the image we imagine when we talk about an Ultrabook.
Patent infringements on ornamental designs are not pursued as often as technology patents, and it is unlikely that Apple would go after Intel as long as the chipmaker is delivering the hardware for its computers, but this patent surely is interesting in the light of Intel's $300 million fund to support the launch of its Ultrabook idea. Could go Apple go after Acer, Asus and Samsung, once those firms are releasing Ultrabooks? Possibly.
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Dell Reports Strong Second Quarter, Spooks Investors with Full Year Forecast
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Dell on Tuesday reported financial results for its second fiscal quarter of 2012 and described its performance as "strong" based on $15.7 billion in revenue. That's up 1 percent from last year, and 4 percent sequentially. Meanwhile, Dell's operating income for the first half of 2012 jumped 50 percent, and GAAP earnings per share rose a healthy 71 percent to 48 cents. So why did Dell's stock drop so sharply in after hours trading?
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AMD Introduces Triple-Core A6-3500 APU
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AMD just announced availability of its first triple-core Llano APU: the A6-3500. The 3500 features three cores running at 2.1GHz. AMD's Turbo Core is supported so you can see clocks of up to 2.4GHz depending on the workload. The rest of the specs are otherwise identical to the A6-3600. You get 320 Radeon cores running at 443MHz and a 65W TDP.
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Samsung may be playing with idea of a double-screened device
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Take a look at a couple of these Samsung design images that suggest the manufacturing giant may be playing around with the idea of a double-screened device that opens like a book.
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Shareholder Sues Motorola Over Sale Price to Google
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Motorola Mobility shareholder John W. Keating has filed a lawsuit accusing Motorola's CEO Sanjay Jha, Motorola's board of directors, and members of Google's board of directors for violating their fiduciary duty by agreeing to a sale price of $12.5 billion. The price, valued at $40 per share, represents a 63% increase over the closing price of Motorola's stock on August 12. Keating says that Motorola's executives did not fetch the best possible price for the company, and that the deal undervalues Motorola. "The offered consideration does not compensate shareholders for the company’s intrinsic value and stand-alone alternatives going forward, nor does it compensate shareholders for the company...
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Google Reader for Android gets Honeycomb support
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This may not be the biggest update, but it's certainly a necessary one. The official Google Reader app now has Honeycomb tablet support to give users a native tablet UI to use while browsing their news feeds.
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Gingerbread update for HTC DROID Incredible delayed
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We recently reported that the HTC DROID Incredible might not be getting upgraded to Android 2.3. However, according to Android Central, Verizon was ready to send out the update yesterday to 10,000 DROID Incredible users, followed by 50,000 today and the remaining owners of the device on Friday. Unfortunately, it seems that Big Red has put the kibosh on a Gingerbread snack for the HTC DROID Incredible as it appears that the software needs more work.
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Verizon turns on more 4G LTE markets tomorrow, will cover half the U.S.
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Verizon Wireless has announced that the latest expansion to its LTE network, which happens tomorrow, will put LTE coverage in the range of half of the U.S. population. Fifteen new markets will get LTE service tomorrow, and another 10 existing markets will see their coverage expanded. The new markets include Tucson, Ariz.; Fort Collins, Colo.; Frederick, Md.; Worcester, Mass.; Albany, Ithaca, and Syracuse, N.Y.; Altoona and Johnstown, Pa.; Memphis, Tenn.; and Provo, Utah. The expanded markets are Washington, D.C.; Tampa, Fla.; Atlanta, Ga.; Baltimore, Md.; Boston, Mass.; Lansing, Mich.; New York, N.Y.; Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio; and Salt Lake City-Ogden, Utah. With this expansion, 160 mil...
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Andy Miller, Head of iAd, Leaves Apple for Highland Capital
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In early 2010, Applepurchase mobile advertisers Quattro Wireless for $275 million. It was a big move in response to Google’s rising threat in the mobile ad space. A few months later, Apple turned it into its own mobile app advertising unit – iAd. Today, we learned that Quattro co-founder and head of iAd, Andy Miller, is leaving the company to become a a general partner at Highland Capital.
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