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09 Oct 06
Intel to put higher stakes into nVidia
TechSpot: While staying far away from the word “merger”, Intel is coming forth and talking about a strategic partnership with nVidia. Already holding a considerable amount of nVidia shares, Intel wants to make ...

09 Oct 06
MIT’s $100-laptop a security buff
TechSpot: While extraordinarily cheap, the machines behind the “One Laptop Per Child” project won’t be lacking in security at all. According to the article, MIT’s $100 laptop actually supports very advanced sec...

09 Oct 06
YouTube strikes deal with three media giants
TechSpot: Universal Music Group, Sony BMG Music Group and CBS have all teamed up with YouTube, in various deals. The partnerships are different for each company, but all have relatively the same goal of helping YouTube reach fully...

09 Oct 06
Google Code Search is a hacker’s best friend
TechSpot: A new tool from Google that digs through open-source code repositories on the internet is causing concern for security professionals, mostly because the tool is just so damn good at what it does. Security professionals...

09 Oct 06
Chinese hackers hit US state computers
TechSpot: Malicious security hackers who are seemingly operating from China have launched an organised Internet based attack on the computer systems of a US Commerce Department office. Several systematic attempts have been made ...

07 Oct 06
Sapphire to release two new Radeon AGP cards
TechSpot: Despite still being the most common type of video card found in desktops today, the availability of AGP cards has been declining steadily since the introduction of PCI-Ex. Manufacturers and retailers haven’t abandoned th...

07 Oct 06
Intel and nVidia is a no-deal according to some analysts
TechSpot: Despite rumors to the contrary, there are analysts saying that nVidia will most likely not be purchased by Intel because it is ”a bad fit”. While from a pure competition standpoint it might help Intel secure the desktop ...

07 Oct 06
AMD approves 3rd-party 65nm production line
TechSpot: Sadly for AMD fans, AMD is lagging behind Intel in the process reduction department. In the short term, this is letting Intel offer their faster CPUs at significantly lower cost, when pricing used to be AMD’s strong poin...

07 Oct 06
Windows Vista RC2 available for download
TechSpot: Update: It seems Microsoft decided not to wait any further and the 32-bit version of Vista RC2 can now be downloaded by the general public through their website. Download speed is great at the moment, but I still have to...

06 Oct 06
Google to buy YouTube for $1.6 Billion?
TechSpot: While Mark Cuban may claim that YouTube.com is a bad investment, some think otherwise. Namely, Google thinks otherwise, to the point where they are considering purchasing the media-sharing site for $1.6 Billion. While it...
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