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Valve Announces Steam and Source for Mac

Valve announced today it will bring Steam, Valve’s gaming service, and Source, Valve’s gaming engine, to the Mac. Steam and Valve’s library of games including Left 4 Dead 2, Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike, Portal, and the Half-Life series will be available in April 2010. The importance of this news is that it will bring gaming to... [Read more of this review]

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Belkin Releases Expensive USB 3.0 Components

The new SuperSpeed USB 3.0 PCIe add-in card ($79.99) will add a couple of USB 3.0 ports to your PC, and the ExpressCard adapter ($79.99) will add  two to your laptop. Don’t forget your USB 3.0 cables A-B and Micro-B both of which are “cheaply” priced at $39.99 for 4-feet of pure speed, and a “econo” 8-foot version at $49.99.... [Read more of this review]

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Microsoft Introduces Office For Mac 2011

Microsoft unveiled the most detailed look at the next version of it’s popular Office suite for the Mac. Dubbed Office for the Mac 2011, will start showing up in stores in late 2010. Many Mac users have already started complaining about the “ribbon” menu feature of the suite, but at the same time praising that Microsoft is finally releasing... [Read more of this review]

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Google Buzz, not Buzzing

Google Buzz, the new social networking feature of Gmail isn’t catching on like wildfire. Initial report show the numbers using the service are extremely low. Considering not everyone has a Gmail account it affects whether people will continue to use the service. Share and Enjoy: 0 positive user... [Read more of this review]

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Windows 7 Battery Issues

Microsoft is investigating reported issues with Windows 7 and notebook battery life. The issue seems sporadic, but fairly widespread. It is unclear whether affected systems are simply misreporting the battery life, or if the battery capacity is actually being permanently affected. Microsoft is investigating reported issues with Windows 7 and notebook... [Read more of this review]

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Apple holding special Notebook Event

Apple on October 14, 2008 will once again turn it’s attention to revamping the MacBook line of it’s notebook computers. Rumors abound from laptops made from a brick of aluminum to MacBooks to get a big boost in graphic performance from nvidia. Share and Enjoy: 0 positive user reviews... [Read more of this review]

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TiVo Wins DishNetwork Suit

10-06-08. The United States Supreme court refused to hear a patent infringement lawsuit appeal filed by Dish Networks, that TiVo filed against Echostar (Dish Networks) in 2004 in which it won a $73.9 million dollar judgement. Dish has now pledged to pay TiVo $104 million. Share and Enjoy: 0 positive... [Read more of this review]

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Ebay Cuts 10 Percent of it’s Workforce

10-06-08. The mega auction site Ebay.com has announced it will cut 10% of it’s workforce, about 1600 jobs. It includes approximately 1000 full-time workers, and the rest are made up of part-time and contract workers. Ebay.com says it’s doing to do streamline business operations. Share and Enjoy: ... [Read more of this review]

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RealNetworks Stops Sales of RealDVD Software

RealNetworks has agree to comply with a court-ordered temporary restraining order. It has stopped all sales of it’s RealDVD DVD ripping software. Share and Enjoy: 0 positive user reviews     0 negative user reviews. Read More →

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Sprint Launches XOHM WiMax Network

Sprint launches XOHM a new mobile internet network in Baltimore, Maryland. The high speed wireless WiMax 802.16e MIMO OFDM network can be used with a $79.99 home modem or a $59.99 Expresscard for laptops. Sprint claims download speeds of up to 4Mbits/s and download speeds of up to 1.5MBits/s. Share and Enjoy: ... [Read more of this review]

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