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TechSpot: ATI Radeon HD 5570 Review

Julio Franco — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:44:58 +0000

It's self-evident how AMD has kept us busy over the last few months, showing us new generation GPUs aiming at all possible price points. From the performance-oriented HD 5850/5870, to the mainstream HD 5770 and the extreme dual-GPU powered HD 5970. The budget models had to wait a bit longer. ...

Twin teens discover brother's death through Facebook

Sam Symons — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:31:21 +0000

Yesterday, twin teenagers Maryanne and Angela Vourlis celebrated their first day in the third decade of their lives, their 20th birthdays. As they awoke, they went to visit Facebook, hoping to see various messages from friends; instead, they discovered that their 17 year old brother, Bobby Vourlis, had been killed...

Google to unveil new social tool tomorrow

Andrew Lyle — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:25:56 +0000

Google is set to unveil a brand new social networking application, that is all set to integrate with at least two Google products. The new social network will go head-to-head to compete with the likes of Facebook and Twitter, bringing in a whole new competitor to the market. According to details...

Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 RC released to MSDN subscribers

Tom Warren — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:10:02 +0000

Microsoft said on Monday that it had shipped a Release Candidate (RC) copy of its development software Visual Studio 2010. Visual Studio is a development environment that allows developers to create GUI applications along with Windows Forms applications, web sites, web applications, and web services in both native code together with managed...

Sony develops millimeter-wave wireless intra-connection technology

Christine McKee — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:25:59 +0000

Sony announced the development of millimeter-wave wireless intra-connection technology today, according to a press release on Sony's site. The technology allows high speed wireless data transfer inside electronic devices. The way the system is works is by replacing internal wires and circuitry with wireless connections, thus reducing the size...

Latest iPhone update breaks T-Mobile unlock

Benjamin Rubenstein — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:28:32 +0000

Many iPhone-ers out there prefer T-Mobile's network over AT&T's. By unlocking their phones, they have been able to use it on the magenta underdog without a problem (EDGE only, of course). If you're one of those daredevils who has parted ways with AT&T and is looking to take your iPhone...

Verizon will begin rolling out Android 2.1 to Droid users this week

Benjamin Rubenstein — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:34:56 +0000

According to Engadget, Verizon's testing department is around 95 percent done readying the Android 2.1 update for the Motorola Droid. As per their inside source, here are the rumored update's details: Will be Android 2.1 version 1 Google Goggles will come pre-installed Multi-touch enabled in the browser (Maps already got this) News and weather...

Microsoft dismisses Windows 7 "battery problems"

Tom Warren — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:58:11 +0000

Microsoft said on Monday that users experiencing battery warnings from Windows 7 are by design. Last week Neowin revealed reports of users receiving notifications that they should replace their laptop battery. The warning is triggered when a laptops BIOS detects a battery replacement is required. Windows 7 provides the following...

4th generation iPhone pictures leak?

Benjamin Rubenstein — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:59:47 +0000

The iPhone repair site, iResQ, has leaked photos of, what they claim to be, the faceplate of Apple's upcoming 4th generation iPhone. According to the site, the front panel of the phone is approximately 1/4 of an inch taller than that of the iPhone 3GS. The screen is also longer,...

Google working on real-time phone convo translation

Benjamin Rubenstein — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:26:22 +0000

Google's across-the-board implementation of speech-to-text in the Android platform is nothing short of groundbreaking. Never before have we seen such functionality so heavily integrated into a mobile device. But why stop with text entry? Why not take it a step further? According to Slashgear, Google plans to incorporate real-time translation of...