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Next-generation e-book readers will be able to handle types of content that today?s models just can?t. Look for the first ones later this year.

Analysts expect mobile infrastructure investment to rebound slightly this year, led by 3G buildouts and upgrades.

Jonathan Schwartz has started dishing dirt from his days at Sun in a blog called "What I couldn't say..."

Wondering what 3D content there is to watch? Here's your 3D programming guide for 2010.

Some BlackBerry uses are complaining that their data services have been down over the past two days.

Samsung?s 3D glasses will come in three flavors at prices from $150 to $200, but don?t try to use them on other brands of TVs.

Cisco's new router for the IP video age could allow every person in China to make an Internet video call--at once.

New e-reader lets users write in margins, highlight text and save bookmarks for later use and share content with other users.

The FCC will propose a national digital literacy corps in its broadband plan.

Parallels, whose Desktop offering lets you run a variety of operating systems without ever having to leave Mac OS X, has updated Parallels Desktop 5.0 to include...

Sentilla released an update to its data-center energy management tool, which tracks energy usage of servers and other equipment.

Samsung launched new 3D TVs, and is investigating 3D movie streaming and a new lens to remove the need for 3D glasses.

Although Facebook officials won't go confirm or deny the rumor, anonymous sources claim that Facebook will unveil geolocation features in April.

Speaking at America's Digital Inclusion Summit at the Newseum today, FCC members continued to unveil details of the National Broadband Plan and stress how vital the proposed changes are for the future of information in the United States.

After taking a pass on Vista, organizations are ready to commit to Microsoft's new OS.

Defenders and detractors of Apple's upcoming tablet are both getting worked up, denying that the iPad is a computer.

HTC is scrambling for workarounds for its Android handset that won't incur Apple's legal wrath, according to reports.

An Amazon job posting hints at a new Kindle browser. But, it doesn't take a hint to know a browser won't save Amazon's e-reader.

Microsoft released two new security bulletins for the March 2010 Patch Tuesday, and industry experts weigh in on what IT administrators need to know about them.

Microsoft rolled out minor updates to the 2004 and 2008 editions of its Office suite of productivity tools on Tuesday that patch a security vulnerability in the...

Redmond patched up two file-based security holes, but has yet to fix a Windows Help bug from last week.

Microsoft today warned of an under-attack flaw that can allow a malicious Web site to install Trojans and other malware.

European Parliamentarians are debating whether to oppose the international anti-counterfeiting trade agreement (ACTA).

Support for Adobe Flash could make HP's Slate a strong challenger to Apple's iPad.

You could be forgiven if you thought that last year's Game Developers Conference--the annual gathering of gaming movers and shakers--had been redubbed "the...

If you've followed the news of App Store rejections over the past couple years, you may have wondered what exactly is engraved upon the stone tablets that govern...

Over the last few years, TV tuners have made it increasingly easy to watch and record television on your computer. Devices like Elgato's EyeTV Hybrid allow you...

The FCC said it will consider ways to use wireless to offer free or low-cost broadband services to people who can't afford access.

This year's ACM Turing Award goes to Charles Thacker, inventor of the modern PC.

Rumors and speculation are mounting that Microsoft will release Windows 7 Service Pack 1 by the end of 2010.

ID theft prevention company LifeLock settles a complaint brought by the U.S. FTC and 35 attorneys general.

Rackspace is getting involved in the development of Drizzle, a MySQL offshoot.

Cisco on Tuesday introduced its next-generation Internet core router, the CRS-3, with about three times the capacity of its current platform.

Remember iCalShare? The calendar-sharing site--once touted by Steve Jobs during a Macworld Expo keynote--seemed to have vanished for a while, but it's now back...

The U.S. Census Bureau needs to consider a major overhaul of how it will count the population 10 years from now, perhaps replacing mailed-in forms with Internet...

Security vendor Panda came across a new HTC Magic phone that had three malware programs already on it.

A year after the release of the FileMaker 10 database program, version 11 has arrived, with new tools and great new features that make it even easier to use...

Good news for BlackBerry smartphone users in the United States on T-Mobile, at least if you're a fan of search giant Google.

Box will let users search through video content from Dish and YouTube, Wall Street Journal says.

TV makers are throwing serious weight behind 3D TVs, but their sales projections seem rather generous.

FileMaker took the wraps off the latest version of its flagship database application Tuesday, rolling out a major update to FileMaker Pro highlighted by new...

Spigit has created an enterprise collaboration application to manage idea-generation contests and competitions.

Perhaps you've seen that recent Microsoft demo where a game could save and load progress from Xbox 360, Windows 7 and Windows Phone 7 Series devices. My first...

Hewlett-Packard is stepping up its game against Apple's iPad with the release of two videos that show Adobe Flash and AIR running on the Slate tablet.

For the first time in its decade-plus history, Sony Online Entertainment will publish a game for another platform besides the PC and Sony consoles.

The Apple iPad has forced publishers to reconsider pricing and revenue models, and created a backlash among print media publishers.

Documents obtained by the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) shows complaints have been lodged with the Transportation Security Administration over the use of whole body scanners at U.S. airports.

A study by the Strategy Analytics Connected Home Devices service pegs the PlayStation 3 as the ultimate winner of this generation's console war.

Although some large shops are delaying Windows 7 implementation, observers caution not to wait too long.

New Harmony sidebar lets you share, e-mail, download, upload, and edit your Google Docs right from your desktop using Outlook 2007.

TOMS HARDWARE NEWS

Think your Athlon or Phenom processor is already tuned to deliver the best balance between performance and power consumption? Think again. We show you how to tweak Cool'n'Quiet for more aggressive power savings at standard speeds using several AMD CPUs.



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With three new Radeon HD 5000-series cards launched last month, older models being put out to pasture. And an upcoming next-generation launch from Nvidia later this month sees GPU prices fluctuating quickly. Check out this month's recommendations!



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SSDs might be the fastest storage option today, but by no means is it the most popular. Magnetic media offers high throughput and proven reliability for existing ecosystems. We looked at developments in four enterprise hard drive generations.



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If you're the sort of power user who's hard on technology, especially out in the field, then ruggedized mobile storage might be apropos. Today, we're looking at a pair of portable disks that can take drops and spills, while serving up 500GB of capacity.



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We've put Apple Safari, Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla FireFox, and Opera through a gauntlet of speed tests and time trials to find out which Web browser is truly the fastest. How does your favorite land in our rankings?



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Intel has S-models for several Core 2 processors that offer lower power consumption and comparable performance. However, the first S-model in the Core i5 family is actually slower than its regular counterpart?and it's even less efficient, overall!



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AMD?s new chipset promises big performance increases with its Radeon HD 4290 graphics core and built-in SATA 6Gb/s controller. Asus, Gigabyte, and MSI sent their latest motherboards to help us find out how well 890GX and SB850 deliver on those promises.



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Say what you will about AMD, Intel, and Nvidia's product lineups as they stand today. But all three employ undeniably-different philosophies in how they approach development and execution. Alan Dang explores how the next decade might look for this trio.



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Most of our graphics card coverage centers on 3D performance. But that's not the only reason enthusiasts buy new video cards. Eyefinity, ATI's technology supporting up to six displays from a single graphics card, is changing the way people use their PCs.



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Nvidia's "Fermi" GF100 GPU is just over the horizon. With it, comes new technology as well as a new host of cards all vying for your dollar. But before that happens, we take an amazing photographic look into Nvidia's GPUs, present, and past.



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		The BlackBerry App Planet developer stand was bustling with people yesterday. While I'm sure that yesterday's announcements and the BlackBerry developer experts on hand were the main draw, I can't help but feel that our little LEGO robot friend played a part. Nicknamed "Johny 5", our motorized companion - controlled by a BlackBerry Storm2 smartphone ? entertained the crowd outside the stand and tried not to get into too much trouble. Click the link below to see another video on how "Johny 5" is controlled, as well as a slideshow outlining how the robots and courses were built for the Developer Day Robot Challenge at the BlackBerry Developer Conference in November.
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Third-generation terabyte hard drives have been available for a while. Today we're taking a look at a trio of 1TB disks from Hitachi in order to gauge what benefits, if any, you'll see from adopting a drive with increased storage density.



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In the future, an increasing number of hard drives will be writing data in 4KB chunks (rather than 512 bytes) to increase storage capacities. Performance isn?t impacted, as long as you follow some rules. We put WD?s new EARS series on the test bench.



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Just as we thought ATI was done launching DirectX 11-class graphics cards (for at least a little while), we received a note that a 5830 was in-route with a seven-day lead time. We quickly broke out the test equipment for a round with ATI's latest.



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Providing an HDCP-compliant audio path for its latest integrated-video CPUs, Intel?s new H55 and H57 chipsets are certain to appeal to both home theater and office system builders. We inspect nine samples to find out what else these value boards can do.



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We've measured 100W+ at idle from desktop PCs running the first crop of dual-core CPUs. The latest 32nm Clarkdale-based platforms let you build powerful desktops that idle as low as 25W. Today we're looking at the efficiency of such a system.



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January gave us a large refresh of AMD's sub-$150 CPU lineup. In this month's column, we have a look at the new models and note the impact pricing changes have had on our recommendations. Gone is the Pentium G6950 from the list, as it failed to impress.



Advanced Micro Devices - Central processing unit - Pentium - AMD - Hardware

We'll take more speed and better efficiency any day of the week! We've already looked at the 2TB Western Digital drives. Now we line up Hitachi?s Deskstar 7K2000, Samsung's Spinpoint F3 1TB, and Seagate?s Barracuda XT for the first drive battle of 2010.



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Cryptic Studios recently released its new Star Trek Online MMO after the movie reinvigorated this history-steeped franchise. Today we're checking out the game play and analyzing its performance on a number of graphics cards to show you what to expect.



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When it comes to overclocking, the theoretical peak for your processor is probably less interesting than a balanced efficiency increase. Thus, we went on a mission to figure out the best clock rate for Intel's new dual-core Clarkdale-based Core i5-661.



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Rarely do we cover driver updates. However, ATI recently showed off a handful of features that we know owners of Radeon HD 5000-series cards, CrossFire configurations, and Mobility Radeon GPUs have been asking to see. Check out what's coming in Cat. 10.3!



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In Part 1, we introduced you to some of the issues today's high-end graphics cards have with 2D functionality and the benchmark we wrote to test our observations. Today, we have even more performance data and additional depth on how 2D works in Windows.



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Rarely, if ever, are press outlets allowed unrestricted access to R&D facilities. We jumped at the chance to visit Western Digital and tour the company's campus with virtually free reign. Get ready to see hard drives as you've never seen them before.



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Flash-based SSDs in enterprise RAID often require serious modifications to storage subsystems already in place. Adaptec now offers a way to upgrade existing RAID solutions to deliver much-improved I/O performance in a transparent and convenient manner.



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Tom?s Hardware has supported new PC builders since 1997 with tips, tricks, and sage advice. Our most complete motherboard-selection guide was published back in 2006. Today?s updates address the latest interfaces for current PC builders. Enjoy!



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January gave us the Radeon HD 5670, and February has us looking to the horizon for the next-generation GeForce GTX 480/470 and new entry-level Radeon HD 5000-series cards. As a bonus, the Radeon HD 5850 becomes notably cheaper this month.



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AMD rounds out its DirectX 11-capable lineup with an entry-level gaming card sporting all of the Radeon HD 5000-series' value-adds. Does the Radeon HD 5570 represent the perfect combination of low-price, gaming performance, and features?



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Now waist-deep in the SSD game, Kingston has a lot of know-how and industry insight on all things memory-related. We sat down with two of the company's insiders for a different perspective on some of today?s biggest SSD questions.



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Five Tom's Hardware readers were chosen in a recent contest to come and visit our new office in Culver City, California to go hands-on with Eyefinity. Thanks to AMD and EA, they were able to try out a handful of games on a trio of 23" displays.



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The economy is on a slippery slope and there's much unrest in the world. But not to worry?2010 promises to be awesome for tech! Here are some of the products and technologies that we're anticipating over the course of the next 12 months.



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		Welcome to BlackBerry Developer Resource Fridays, a reoccurring event here on the BlackBerry Developer's Blog. We'll keep you up to date on helpful articles that have been added to the Developer Knowledge Base and other new additions to the BlackBerry Developer Zone. Learn more about this edition's pearl of wisdom: What Is - Supported versions of BlackBerry Device Software for the BlackBerry App World storefront.
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With ATI's Radeon HD 5000-series GPUs and Intel's Clarkdale-based processors coming loaded with multi-media functionality, it's a great time to build an HTPC. We compare three enclosures from Moneual, Thermaltake, and Zalman, all priced very differently.



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