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Strike Three for 38 Studios: Employees on the Hook for Second Mortgages
When it rains in Rhode Island, it pours in Rhode Island. We don't mean to be glib – you've probably already seen the news...
Specs Leak for Dell's 'Latitude 10' Windows 8 Tablet
Not-news: Dell's planning on making a Windows 8 tablet, and you can thank Microsoft's touch-based operating system for th...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 7:00 PM
Microsoft's Better at Removing Infringing URLs on Google Than Bing
Microsoft has no problem asking Google to remove links on Google search results related to software piracy of Microsoft's var...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 4:00 PM
Blizzard Delays Real-World 'Diablo III' Auction House a Week
Blizzard has set a date for its real-money, Diablo III auction house to go live: May 29, about a week after originally scheduled....
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 1:00 PM
IDC: Intel Again Leads Semiconductor Market, More Growth Forecast for 2012
Intel remained the industry leader in a global semiconductor market that grew 3.7 percent in 2011 and is projected to grow betwee...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 10:00 AM
Google Adding DNSChanger Malware Warnings to Search Results
Google today pledged to warn users whose computers or home routers appear to be infected with the DNSChanger malware. The rough...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 7:00 AM
Absinthe 2.0 Untethered Jailbreak Released for iOS 5.1.1
Looking to install unofficial third-party apps on your newly updated iDevice? You're in luck. The Chronic Dev Team this week ...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 4:00 AM
Diablo III Fixes Coming Next Week, Auction House Delayed Again
Blizzard said this week that it will issue its first patch for Diablo III sometime next week, but it has decided to again delay t...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 1:00 AM
Egan's Twitter Book is a Fail Whale
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jennifer Egan will tweet an entire short story and consequently destroy Twitter as we know it. Ap...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 10:00 PM
SpaceX, NASA Champion Dragon Mission as 'New Era' in Spaceflight
A jubilant SpaceX this afternoon championed its historic flight to the International Space Station (ISS), which a NASA official s...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 7:00 PM
Why The Times-Picayune's Online Move is Bad for America
On Thursday, the publisher of the New Orleans Times-Picayune announced that the 175-year-old newspaper, the only daily paper in ...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 4:00 PM
Pre-Order an Unlocked Samsung Galaxy S III ... for $800
An Amazon reseller, among others, are now taking pre-orders for Samsung's next-gen Galaxy S device, but there's a catch. ...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 1:00 PM
Hands On: Dell's New XPS 8500 Desktop
Dell refreshes its between-Inspiron-and-Alienware tower with Intel "Ivy Bridge" horsepower and SSD-enhanced storage. ...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 10:00 AM
Report: HP Getting Back in the Tablet Game with Windows 8
Hewlett-Packard has apparently licked its wounds from last year's TouchPad debacle and is gearing up to enter the consumer ta...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 7:00 AM
Free, Browser-Based 'Wolfenstein 3D' Released by Bethesda
Bethesda Softworks on Wednesday released a free, browser-based version of the iconic first-person shooter, Wolfenstein 3D. Th...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 4:00 AM
Microsoft Boosts Support for Multiple Monitors in Windows 8
Multiple monitors for a single PC can help turn that 13-inch laptop screen into an efficient desktop command center. Email and IM...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 1:00 AM
Microsoft: Windows 8 Boots Too Fast for Mere Mortals
Windows 8 boots so fast, users will likely not have time to trigger the boot menu before the PC boots, Microsoft claims. In a b...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 10:00 PM
VIA Takes On Raspberry Pi with $49 Android PC
VIA Technologies on Tuesday unveiled a tiny, caseless desktop computer called the APC 8750 that runs Android and has a low, low p...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 7:00 PM
'Halo' Developer Bungie's Next Project: 'Destiny'
Bungie, the developers of the "Halo" series of games, plan to develop a multi-title series of games, known as "Des...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 4:00 PM
Massachusetts Joins Growing Crowd Probing Facebook IPO
Massachusetts regulators on Tuesday issued a subpoena to Morgan Stanley, the lead underwriter for Facebook's initial public o...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 1:00 PM
China Greenlights Google-Motorola Mobility Deal
Chinese authorities have approved Google's bid to acquire Motorola Mobility, clearing the final regulatory hurdle in a $12.5 ...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 10:00 AM
HP Announces 27,000 Layoffs in Major Restructuring Effort
Hewlett-Packard on Wednesday announced that it will lay off approximately 27,000 employees, or 8 percent of its workforce, as par...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 7:00 AM
Google, Motorola Deal Closes; Facebook IPO Probe; Tesla Model S On Tap
Topping tech headlines on Tuesday: Google completed its $12.5 billion merger of Motorola Mobility. Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha has st...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 4:00 AM
Nvidia's Serves Up 'Kai' Platform for $199 Android Tablets
Nvidia is wooing tablet makers with a new platform for a Tegra 3-based tablet running Android Ice Cream Sandwich that could theor...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 1:00 AM
Is Elon Musk the Real-Life Tony Stark? Not So Fast.
With the week he's had, it's no surprise that folks are starting to compare billionaire genius industrialist Elon Musk wi...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 10:00 PM
Google Crafts Playable Bob Moog Synthesizer Doodle
Google has crafted another interactive homepage doodle, this one honoring the 78th birthday of Robert Moog, considered by many to...
Posted by Aditiya1920 | 7:00 PM