Eight is Enough
- BGR: ITC bans U.S. import of multiple HTC devices in Apple patent ruling
and HTC responds to ITC ruling, says it has a solution ready to address
Apple patent violations
- SweClockers test Microsoft’s Windows update for AMD Bulldozer (in Swedish)
- Expreview: Intel Core i7-3820X quad-core processor gets listed
- VR-Zone: Expected Ivy Bridge pricing leaked, stays mostly the same as Sandy Bridge
- Experview: AMD Radeon HD 7900 key features surfaced
and AMD Radeon HD 7770 graphics card unearthed
- Fudzilla: Radeon HD 7970 close to HD 6990
- Talk Android reports Tiger Direct and Amazon now
shipping Asus Transformer Prime to customers
- The Verge: Firefox 9 now available, brings major
JavaScript performance boost and OS X Lion swiping
Tuesday
- TechCrunch reports Sprint exults after AT&T abandons T-Mobile bid
- Ars Technica: BT claims Android and many other Google products infringe its patents
- The Huffington Post: Google practices merit FTC antitrust probe, senators argue
- Engadget: Two days in the desert with Apple’s lost founder, Ron Wayne
- The Verge: Panasonic, Samsung, SanDisk, Sony, and
Toshiba team up for new flash memory DRM solution
- ATi-Forum has further information about HD 7970 (in German)
- VR-Zone: Nvidia selects low-power LVDS transmitters for Tegra 3
and Sharp plans to sell 90″ LCD TV in US, 80″ in China and Japan
- 9to5Google: Google X’s wearable technology isn’t
an iPod nano, but rather a heads-up display (glasses)
- Disruptions: Wearing your computer on your sleeve – The NY Times
- Ars Technica reports Google+ update adds subtle tweaks, enhancements
- The Verge: Samsung launching 3D YouTube app for its smart TVs
- Ars Technica: Facebook reveals music, film make friendships; books, not so much
- Newegg’s merry deals
- Dealzon’s deals: $315 coupon for 14” hp dm4t Beats Edition i5-2430M, $200 coupon
for 14” Lenovo V470 i7-2670QM, $150 off 13.3” Asus U31SD i5-2430M / GeForce
GT 520M / $75 gift card, and $400 off 42” Curtis LCD4299A 3D TV
Mobile
- SlashGear: Google Nexus tablet in next 6 months teases Schmidt
- Engadget: Toshiba debuts Windows 7-based Dynabook WT301/D tablet for Japan
and Nokia reveals the CES 2012 press event, Windows Phone the obvious focal point
- VR-Zone: Asus Transformer Prime to launch in
Italy with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
- Hardware Secrets reviews Amazon Kindle Fire
- Verizon Support: Update to address Galaxy Nexus signal strength in the works
- The Verge: Google hands out special edition Galaxy Nexus phones to employees
- The Verge: IBM predicts mind-controlled smartphones in the next five years
- Redmond Pie: Jailbreak iOS 5.0.1 iPhone, iPad,
and iPod touch using the new Redsn0w 0.9.9b9b
- Ars Technica reviews Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Software
- Computerworld: Adobe promises Reader zero-day patch on Friday
- PCWorld: Expect longer battery life with Ubuntu Linux 12.04 ‘Precise Pangolin’
- Engadget: VMware View delivers virtual Windows
machines on Linux, OS X, and Kindle Fire
- Fudzilla reports Ubuntu kills Java
- TechCrunch: How RockMelt will battle Chrome in 2012: identity, apps, communication
Gaming
- GameSpot reports Sony sued over terms of service update
- Fudzilla reports R2D2 Xbox likely to arrive in April
- Kotaku: See a PlayStation Vita skinned alive, so the Internet can see its insides
- CVG: Is Battlefield 2143 DICE’s next game?
- HotHardware’s Batman Arkham City review, DX11 explored
- Expreview: Middle-end graphics also play Battlefield 3 smoothly with SMAA & FXAA
- Joystiq’s Gears of War 3: RAAM’s Shadow DLC review
- Ars Technica tries Star Wars: The Old Republic as a single-player game
- Impulse Driven and Steam holiday sales
Systems, storage, and networking
- The Verge’s how-to: Build a killer gaming PC for under $1,000
- Tbreak reviews Sony Vaio Z-series laptop
- TechReviewSource on Sony Vaio S series (VPCSE13FX/S)
- ocaholic’s comparison list update: Ivy Bridge pricing
- ocaholic’s Core i7-3930K and Core i7-990X SLI and triple SLI performance analysis
- Phoronix on Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris i7-3960X scaling performance
- CowcotLand reviews Core i7-2700K (in French)
- Björn3D’s MSI X79A-GD65 8D review
- Benchmark Reviews on 16GB Kingston HyperX Genesis DDR3-2133 memory kit
- X-bit labs review 240GB AData S511 SSD
- Madshrimps review Trendnet 450Mbps dual-band wireless N HD media bridge
Power, cases, and cooling
- Guru3D reviews 600W PC Power & Cooling Mk III PSU
- NinjaLane reviews Silverstone Sugo SG08 case
- TechReaction reviews Nexus Prominent 5 case
- Legit Reviews on NZXT Phantom 410 case
- Hardware Secrets reviews Fractal Design Define XL case
- OC3D’s BitFenix Spectre Pro range review
- Madshrimps review Alpenföhn K2 CPU cooler