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Posted 4 weeks ago by Matthew DeCarlo
Filed in TechSpot Weekly, Gaming
Interested in meeting your fellow TechSpot members on the battlefield? Join us every Friday at 9PM PST, 12AM EST for our weekly gaming event, Friday Night Fragfest. We are playing TF2 and L4D2 this week, more details here.
Read MoreComments 35 Weekend Open Forum: Will you get a tablet this year?
Posted 2 hours ago by Jose Vilches
Filed in WOF, Mobile Computing
When Apple announced the iPad early last year many of us had our doubts on whether the tablet form factor would finally reach the masses. Not only were they trying to squeeze a new category between smartphones and full-fledged laptops,…
Read MoreComments 7 Bulletstorm beta leaks onto torrent sites
Posted 3 hours ago by Matthew DeCarlo
Filed in Gaming With Video
There was a lot of commotion last weekend when a beta version of Crysis 2 leaked online more than a month ahead of the title's official NA release date of March 22. Although the early build is incomplete and unpolished,…
Read MoreComments 13 Google Docs adds support for 12 new file formats
Posted 4 hours ago by Emil Protalinski
Filed in Software
The Google Docs Viewer is already used by Google users to quickly view PDFs, Word documents, and PowerPoint presentations. Now, the search giant has rolled out support for 12 new file types, rounding out support for the major Microsoft Office…
Read MoreComments 2 Weekend game deals: 40% off Civ V, 88% off Square Enix pack
Posted 5 hours ago by Matthew DeCarlo
Filed in Tech Deals, Gaming
As part of its "Square Enix Week" sale, Steam offers a massive bundle of Square Enix games for $74.99, or 88% off their usual collective price. The Hitman Collection (also in the Square Enix pack) has been marked down to…
Read MoreComment China denies hacking Canadian government
Posted 6 hours ago by Emil Protalinski
Filed in IT Security
The Chinese government has denied any involvement in a recently reported cyberattack against the Canadian government. This is despite the fact that the hacking was ultimately traced to Chinese servers, according to ComputerWorld:
Read MoreComments 12 Spotify signs US deal with EMI, two more labels to go
Posted 6 hours ago by Emil Protalinski
Filed in The Web
Spotify has reportedly struck a deal with EMI Music, meaning the company has achieved the second step necessary for a US launch. Unsurprisingly, both EMI and Spotify declined to comment, according to All Things Digital.
Read MoreComment Obama meets with the tech elite, photos inside
Posted 8 hours ago by Emil Protalinski
Filed in Industry News
US President Barack Obama met with America's tech elite yesterday evening in order to talk about research spending and technology exports, amongst other hot topics. The overall aim of the meeting was for the small group to find new ways…
Read MoreComments 16 MapQuest attempts to take on Google with Android app
Posted 9 hours ago by Emil Protalinski
Filed in Software
After noticing that millions of its fans use the mobile website from their Android devices, MapQuest decided to develop a free Android app with turn-by-turn, voice-guided navigation, and OpenStreetMap (OSM) capabilities. You can grab it now from the Android Marketplace.…
Read MoreComment Google releases new developer and beta versions of Chrome
Posted 10 hours ago by Jose Vilches
Filed in Software, The Web With Video
Keeping up with its breakneck development pace Google released new versions of Chrome yesterday for beta testers and developers. The beta release officially hit version 10, bringing a notable speed boost of 66% on the V8 benchmark suite over the…
Read MoreComments 6 Acer to jump on the Windows Phone 7 bandwagon?
Posted 10 hours ago by Emil Protalinski
Filed in Mobile Computing
Acer may be jumping on the Windows Phone 7 bandwagon this autumn, with a September or October 2011 launch planned. Some reports emerging from Mobile World Congress indicated that Acer was losing interest in the platform, but that is not…
Read MoreComments 1 Lenovo to launch LePad tablet in June 2011
Posted 11 hours ago by Emil Protalinski
Filed in Hardware
Lenovo plans on launching its LePad tablet worldwide in June 2011, but will first launch the device in China at the end of next month. The device was previously expected to start shipping by the end of 2010. The Chinese…
Read MoreComment AMD says their chips are ready, willing and stable
Posted 11 hours ago by Jose Vilches
Filed in Hardware, Industry News
AMD has launched a new marketing campaign to encourage component channel companies and home users to turn to them as their source of chips. Dubbed "Ready. Willing. And Stable", the new campaign is designed to capitalize on Intel's Cougar Point…
Read MoreComments 11 Alleged Dell roadmap shows Windows 8 tablet for 2012
Posted 12 hours ago by Jose Vilches
Filed in Mobile Computing, Software
Android Central has obtained two alleged product timelines for more than a dozen Dell tablets and smartphones scheduled to launch throughout 2011 and into the first quarter of 2012. The leak points to a mix of devices based on Android,…
Read MoreComment L4D2 DLC coming with L4D maps, community campaign
Posted 13 hours ago by Matthew DeCarlo
Filed in Gaming
Bored of the existing Left 4 Dead 2 campaigns? Then you'll be happy to hear that Valve is preparing to launch new downloadable content -- though it won't be quite the same as previous releases. Unlike The Passing and The…
Read MoreComments 7 Smartphone Buying Guide: First Half of 2011
Posted 17 hours ago by Jose Vilches
Filed in TechSpot, Mobile Computing Breaking News
The year kicked off with two major events in the technology world -- CES in Las Vegas and MWC in Barcelona -- playing host to the launch of numerous smartphones.
To help you navigate through the sea of devices getting released week in and week out we've put together a selection with what we consider are the hottest ones out there. They are listed alongside their respective specs, price, and features from newest to oldest.
Read MoreComments 10 Intel to launch speedy 510 series SSDs on March 1?
Posted 1 day ago by Matthew DeCarlo
Filed in Hardware
Folks looking to treat themselves to a new SSD may want delay the upgrade for a couple of weeks. VR-Zone reports that Intel plans to launch its new 510 series SSDs less than two weeks from now on March 1.…
Read MoreComments 19 OCZ offers free 25nm solid-state drive replacements
Posted 1 day ago by Jose Vilches
Filed in Hardware
OCZ Technology has delivered a new update on their forums in response to the recent controversy surrounding the transition to 25nm NAND flash on some of their solid-state drives. Essentially the problem revolved around an issue with write-cycle endurance of…
Read MoreComments 3 Chinese hackers attack Canadian government
Posted 1 day ago by Emil Protalinski
Filed in IT Security
Chinese hackers recently conducted a massive cyberattack on Canadian government websites and employees, giving them access to an abundance of highly classified federal information. The attack, first detected last month, was initially mentioned by the government as an attempt to…
Read MoreComments 22 Mainstream GTX 550 Ti rumored for March 15 launch
Posted 1 day ago by Matthew DeCarlo
Filed in Hardware
VR-Zone has discovered entries for two unreleased GeForce graphics cards after rummaging through Nvidia's 266.7x beta drivers. The first card is named the GeForce GTX 550 Ti and is based on Nvidia's GF116 graphics processor. The 40nm chip is rumored…
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