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Entries for December, 2011

Intel’s Thunderbolt to hit PCs in mid-2012



Intel’s Thunderbolt transfer protocol will reportedly hit PCs in mid-2012, as Santa Clara plans to "fully release" the high-speed I/O in April. read more Original post by TG Daily Staff

TP-LINK TL-WR1043ND Ultimate Wireless N Gigabit Router Reviewed

The TP-LINK TL-TL-WR1043ND isn’t too bad for an under $60 single-band 802.11n router with Gigabit ports. Original post by timothy

Android and iOS activations jump 353% on Christmas Day to set new record

Did you give or receive a smartphone for Christmas this year? If so, you contributed to the largest day ever for Android and iOS activations. According to Flurry Analytics, Christmas Day set a record for activations of those two smartphone operating systems in a single day. Between December 1st and December 20th, activations teetered between [...]

LCD makers in $553 million price-fixing accord

(Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co, Sharp Corp and five other makers of liquid crystal displays agreed to pay more than $553 million to settle consumer and state regulatory claims that they conspired to fix prices for LCD panels in televisions, notebook computers and monitors. Original post by Unknown Lamer

Looking back at 2011: AT&T’s bid to acquire T-Mobile is defeated

AT&T made headlines in March of this year when it announced plans to acquire T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom for $39 billion. Here we are nine months later and the deal is dead in the water, but there was a huge game of tug-of-war going on all year between AT&T, policy makers, the government and [...]

LCD makers in $553 million U.S. price-fixing accord

(Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co, Sharp Corp and five other makers of liquid crystal displays agreed to pay $553 million to settle consumer and state regulatory claims that they conspired to fix prices for LCD panels in televisions, notebook computers and monitors. Original post by Soulskill

Apple to launch completely redesigned iPhone in Fall 2012

BGR has learned a number of details surrounding Apple’s next-generation iPhone from a close source. For starters, we can now confidently say that Apple’s next iPhone will launch in the fall next year, around the same time that this year’s iPhone 4S launched. We have also learned that Apple is planning to use a rubber or [...]

Microsoft to ban virtual guns on Xbox Live

The right to bear arms does not extend into the world of virtual game console avatars. read more Original post by Mike Luttrell

Project X – a Blair Witch Project wannabe?

The concept of found footage, where celluloid or video evidence left behind tells the story of a movie, has worked very well in horror films like The Blair Witch Project. 

Now can it work in a comedy? read more Original post by David Konow

LCD makers in $539 million price-fixing accord

(Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co, Sharp Corp and five other makers of liquid crystal displays agreed to pay $539 million to settle claims they conspired to fix prices and stifle competition for LCD panels in televisions, notebook computers and monitors, according to a court filing. Original post by Soulskill