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Microsoft Unveils Third Windows Phone 7 Series Device: It’s a Samsung [Update]

Evan Selleck, Mar 15th 2010 Discuss [3]

The hits just keep coming. After Microsoft’s keynote about Windows Phone 7 Series and Silverlight during MIX10, Joe Belfiore decided to show off a little bit more. We were on the scene first-hand to check out the device, which makes this only the third device to be seen actually running Windows Phone 7 Series. So, what is it? It’s a Samsung.

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Google Nexus One hardware costs $175

Paul Fang, Jan 11th 2010 Discuss [3]

An interesting morsel if you haven’t heard - according to a teardown by research firm iSuppli, The Google Nexus One smartphone is built from components that are worth approximately a total of $175; well, $174.15 if you really want to get down to the details. Read The Full Story

FTC Challenges Intel’s market dominance

Shane McGlaun, Dec 17th 2009 Discuss [0]

Intel has found itself in hot water more than once with the FTC over alleged anticompetitive practices. The FTC announced yesterday that it has filed suit against Intel charging that the chipmaker has illegally used its dominant market position to stifle competition for a decade. Read The Full Story

JPR PC gaming hardware forecast shows PC gaming is not dead

Shane McGlaun, Nov 19th 2009 Discuss [0]

I am an ardent PC gamer. I like to play some games on consoles too, but my favorite genre is the FPS and those I only play on the PC. We hear from time to time that PC gaming is dead, but according to the latest figures from Jon Peddie Research that is not true at all. JPR is forecasting that PC gaming hardware will reach $27 billion in 2010. Read The Full Story

PCI Express 3.0 standard delayed to 2010; products not until 2011

Chris Davies, Aug 21st 2009 Discuss [0]

If you were holding off on picking up a new motherboard thinking that you'd wait until PCI Express 3.0 made its appearance, you'll have to put up with your existing 'board for a while longer. The PCI Special Interest Group has confirmed that the specification for the standard will be delayed into 2010, rather than the late 2009 launch initially expected, with organization president Al Yanes explaining that it was the much-vaunted backward compatibility that was causing the most headaches. Read The Full Story

Reviews

ioSafe Solo Review – Rugged Disaster Proof External Hard Drive

Ewdison Then, Jul 14th 2009 Discuss [3]

We’ve covered numerous backup systems here on SlashGear, ranging from simple USB hard-drives through network-attached media boxes and full-on RAID arrays, but bar individual drive failure we’ve never really considered the impact of physical damage. That’s exactly the sort of thing that ioSafe have in mind with their Solo drive, up to 1.5TB of fireproof, waterproof storage. SlashGear have been testing it out.

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Samsung 32GB DDR3 RAM stick revealed

Brenda Stokes, Jun 18th 2009 Discuss [0]

Supposedly, Samsung has done something completely different today by announcing their 32GB DDR3 RAM stick. In fact, the company is claiming this is the first 32GB DDR3 RAM, ever, which is pretty impressive. Read The Full Story

Garmin Foretrex 301, 401 GPS announced

Brenda Stokes, Jun 16th 2009 Discuss [0]

Garmin announced today new models for their Foretrex line, specifically the Foretrex 301 and the Foretrex 401. These models are wrist-mounted and offer a convenient GPS device on the go. Read The Full Story

Vudu partners with Entone for set-top box service

Brenda Stokes, May 5th 2009 Discuss [0]

Vudu will soon be offering its movies on a third-party set-top box, changing up their title and adding the function of service provider to their already able hardware manufacturer moniker. Who is this third-party company in question? That would be Entone. Read The Full Story

RunCore Pro IV SSDs offer super speed for a price

Brenda Stokes, May 4th 2009 Discuss [0]

RunCore just announced their latest solid-state drive and though it's certainly fast, the price tag might be just a bit too high for what you get. The Pro IV SSD is the device's name and it'll be interesting to see just what has jacked up the price. Read The Full Story

Palm Pre hardware worth $138 suggest iSuppli

Chris Davies, Apr 29th 2009 Discuss [0]

Tech industry analysts iSuppli have performed a virtual break-down of the Palm Pre, and decided that the unreleased smartphone will cost the company $138 in hardware. Working from both known suppliers and extrapolating the rest from Palm's confirmed specifications, iSuppli deemed that Palm will see a 44-percent return on each device it sells to Sprint, after taking into account software licensing and royalty costs. Read The Full Story

CitiDISK R258 tapeless video recorder debuts

Brenda Stokes, Apr 27th 2009 Discuss [0]

If tapeless video recording is your thing, you'll be interested to hear that Shining Technology has just announced their latest offering, the CitiDISK R258, which is a portable device that offers plenty of space to store your footage. Read The Full Story