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Thermaltake's Meka G1 and G-Unit keyboards by Geoff Gasior — 10:21 PM on February 28, 2012 Cherry MX switches and extra perks dominate Thermaltake's mechanical keyboards. We take a closer look at the Meka G1 and G-Unit to see... Type: Feature article Tags: Input devices	24
Zune, Windows Live brands said to be on the chopping block by Cyril Kowaliski — 4:42 PM on February 24, 2012 Microsoft is cleaning house, it sounds like. We found out this morning that the company might cut down on the number of OS editions with... Type: News story Tags: Software Windows	53
Windows 8 editions listed in HP driver notes by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:28 AM on February 24, 2012 Now, this could simply be a placeholder, not a genuine list of the upcoming Windows 8 editions. Still, it's an interesting slip-up by HP. As... Type: News story Tags: Operating systems Windows	43
ABC report shows Foxconn's iPad assembly line by Cyril Kowaliski — 4:50 PM on February 23, 2012 Ever wanted a peek into the factories where Apple products are made? Well, you're in luck. ABC's Bill Weir has posted an 18-minute report... Type: News story Tags: Mac Personal tech	163
VLC media player 2.0.0 released by Geoff Gasior — 11:02 AM on February 21, 2012 VLC media player is arguably the best video playback software around. If you're a fan, good news: version 2.0.0 has been released in... Type: News story Tags: Software	101
Windows 7, Vista to get extended support by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:37 AM on February 21, 2012 Microsoft is extending an olive branch to stragglers. According to ComputerWorld, the company has quietly prolonged the support period for consumer editions of both... Type: News story Tags: Operating systems Windows	74
It's official: The new Windows logo is a monochrome trapezoid by Cyril Kowaliski — 12:56 PM on February 17, 2012 Score one for the rumor mill. Microsoft officially unveiled the Windows 8 logo on its Windows Blog this morning, and as expected, it's... Type: News story Tags: Operating systems Windows	134
Apple parades its Mountain Lion by Cyril Kowaliski — 6:00 AM on February 17, 2012 Well, now we know what the next release of OS X will look like. Apple has officially lifted the curtain over OS X Mountain Lion,... Type: News story Tags: Operating systems Mac	54
Toshiba pegs Windows 8 launch in fourth quarter by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:45 AM on February 16, 2012 Don't expect Windows 8 before October. That's the (perhaps unintentional) subtext of a recent Toshiba presentation captured by the folks at NetbookItalia. In the presentation,... Type: News story Tags: Operating systems Windows	15
WSJ: Apple 'qualifying suppliers' for 8-inch iPad by Cyril Kowaliski — 10:48 AM on February 15, 2012 There's been talk of an iPad mini for a long time. A quick search shows links as far back as August 2010 in the Type: News story Tags: Mac Personal tech	14
Windows logo to get a Metro makeover by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:33 AM on February 14, 2012 Goodbye, multi-colored Windows flag inside a blue bubble. Hello, quadrisected monochrome trapezoid. The Verge reports that the familiar Windows logo is going to get... Type: News story Tags: Operating systems Windows	65
Microsoft details Windows on ARM in new blog post by Cyril Kowaliski — 4:10 PM on February 9, 2012 Windows head honcho Steven Sinofsky has posted a whopper of a blog post about Windows on ARM. The 8,600-word piece starts off with a... Type: News story Tags: Operating systems Windows Personal tech	29
WSJ: Google to offer Dropbox-like 'Drive' service by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:35 AM on February 9, 2012 Watch out, Dropbox. You're about to get some competition from Google. At least, that's what the Wall Street Journal says, quoting "people familiar with the... Type: News story Tags: Internet Software	17
Windows 8 Consumer Preview due February 29 by Cyril Kowaliski — 2:59 PM on February 8, 2012 Three weeks to go until you can get your hands on the Windows 8 Consumer Preview. As CNet News reports, Microsoft has revealed the... Type: News story Tags: Operating systems Windows	44
New Logitech mouse is touch-sensitive by Cyril Kowaliski — 12:31 PM on February 8, 2012 Mice with touch-sensitive surfaces are growing slowly in number, with Apple's Magic Mouse and Microsoft's Arc Touch Mouse leading the assault. The latest new... Type: News story Tags: Input devices	23
Google serves up Chrome for Android 4.0 by Cyril Kowaliski — 6:00 AM on February 8, 2012 Wait, doesn't Google already make the default web browser for Android? That's what I thought when I came across this bit of news yesterday. As... Type: News story Tags: Internet Software Personal tech	36
Flash Player for Firefox to get its own sandbox by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:45 AM on February 7, 2012 Looks like Adobe is hard at work trying to keep Flash secure. After successfully teaming up with Google to integrate a sandboxed Flash Player... Type: News story Tags: Internet Software	28
OS X update hints at high-DPI Mac displays by Cyril Kowaliski — 6:00 AM on February 7, 2012 Remember last month, when the rumor mill was all aflutter with word of MacBook Pros featuring high-DPI displays? Apple still hasn't made an announcement, but... Type: News story Tags: Mac	97

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