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Raspberry Pi Introduces App Store (with Games Too)

Posted 12/17/2012 at 1:43pm | by Paul Lilly

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New Pi Store serves up games and other toppings to Raspberry Pi owners.

Well here's a surprise. The Raspberry Pi Foundation, makers of the low cost Raspberry Pi Model A ($25) and Model B ($35) mini PCs, today announced the Pi Store. You'll find all kinds of different apps in the Pi Store, even games, all capable of running the credit card-sized systems that sell for peanuts. The founders say it's a great place for "total beginners" to dive in and enjoy the "Raspberry Pi experience."

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Mozilla Reflects on 2012 Successes, Claims Users Love "Do Not Track"

Posted 12/16/2012 at 11:57am | by Justin Kerr

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Mozilla comments on what they got right in 2012.

In terms of market share, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome have been trading blows, angling for the coveted second place title all year. Firefox has continued to decline, but loses on all sides are leveling out, and Chrome isn’t seeing the huge gains it once did. This has given Mozilla the confidence they need going into 2013. Vice President of Engineering Johnathan Nightingale shared his own opinion on what they got right, and which of the company's many new initiatives have been resonating well with the Firefox community.

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Roccat Reaffirms Commitment to Linux

Posted 12/14/2012 at 10:47am | by Paul Lilly

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Linux is no longer the red-headed stepchild of PC gaming.

In the land of Linux, gamers are sometimes an afterthought, but not all the time. Things are steadily improving, and that hasn't gone unnoticed by developers and hardware manufacturers. One such company taking notice is Roccat, a games peripheral maker based out of Germany. Following the recent launch of Roccat's Isku FX Multicolor Gaming Keyboard, the company sent us a note today essentially reaffirming its commitment to supporting Linux.

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Last.fm Outlines Key Changes, No More Free Radio in the Desktop Client

Posted 12/13/2012 at 12:07pm | by Paul Lilly

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Last.fm Desktop Client

Starting in January, Last.fm will pull the plug in most countries.

Significant changes are headed to Last.fm, depending on where you live. Effective January 15, 2013, the Last.fm desktop client will no longer stream free radio in the United States, United Kingdom, and Germany. You'll still be able to listen to ad-supported free radio, but it will have to be done in a browser; only subscribers will be able to stream through the desktop client.

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Capcom Reveals DmC: Devil May Cry Launch Date, System Requirements

Posted 12/13/2012 at 11:24am | by Paul Lilly

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Devil May Cry coming to PC on January 25, 2013.

The folks at Capcom sent us a note today to let us know that DmC: Devil May Cry will be available as a digital download for Windows PCs on January 25, 2013. It will feature full AMD support, including AMD Eyefinity multi-display technology and the ability to utilize multiple graphics cards in a CrossFire configuration. There will be no arbitrary maximum limitation on framerates, it just depends on what your hardware is capable of.

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John McAfee, Back in the U.S., Says He Played the "Crazy Card" in Guatemala

Posted 12/13/2012 at 10:57am | by Paul Lilly

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John McAfee claims his crazy escapades were all an act.

This whole time it appeared that John McAfee, founder of McAfee antivirus (now owned by Intel) had lost his marbles, but really he was just playing the "crazy card" in hopes of trumping Belizean officials. Seeing as how the 67-year-old is now back in the United States, his convincing plan appears to have worked. It came at a cost, however, as McAfee says he left his fortune behind.

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Norton Survey: 27% of Women Would Rather Skip a Shower Than Fix an Old PC

Posted 12/11/2012 at 11:32am | by Paul Lilly

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Psycho Shower Scene

Norton Utilities examines some interesting alternatives consumers would rather do than try to repair a dilapidated PC.

We don't know whether to be encouraged or frightened by a new "Consumer PC Frustrations" survey (PDF) conducted by Wakefield Research and commissioned by Norton Utilities, so we'll settle on being amused. The survey pinged 1,000 PC users and asked them a series of questions, starting with how they view trying to fix an aging PC. Of those surveyed, 27 percent of the female respondents said they'd rather go three days without a shower than try to fix an old computer, while a third of the male respondents said holding a significant other's purse in the mall while she tries on clothes is less painful.

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Plextor Readies Performance Enhancing Firmware for M5 Pro SSD

Posted 12/10/2012 at 3:51pm | by Paul Lilly

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New firmware for Plextor's M5 Pro SSDs provides a free performance boost.

Wouldn't it be awesome if, after buying a new sports car, the dealership called you in for a free tuneup that netted you additional horsepower? Unfortunately, life doesn't always work that way, just don't tell that to Plextor. The former optical drive player that now concentrates its efforts on solid state drives (SSDs) just announced the availability of its 100K Extreme firmware update for its M5 Pro SSD line.

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CCleaner Reaches 1 Billion Downloads, Joins Elite Club

Posted 12/10/2012 at 2:59pm | by Paul Lilly

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CCleaner leaves no stone unturned when scanning systems for unnecessary files.

Old school vets remember when CCleaner was called Crap Cleaner. Piriform launched the freemium utility almost a decade ago, and we still like to use it after all these years to clean up unwanted files and cache that tends to accumulate. So do many others, which would explain why it's been download more than a billion times, according to Piriform. Remarkable, CCleaner has been installed on one quarter of the world's PCs and now spans 200 countries and more than 45 languages.

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Futuremark Posts More Screenshots for Next 3DMark Benchmark Suite

Posted 12/10/2012 at 2:13pm | by Paul Lilly

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Futuremark 3DMark Cloud Gate

View several screenshots from the Cloud Gate test in Futuremark's upcoming 3DMark tool.

The folks at Futuremark are putting the final touches on a new version of the popular 3DMark benchmark suite, one that promises cross platform benchmarking, meaning you can compare scores from Windows, Windows RT, Android, and iOS devices. It's slated to launch in January 2013, but in the meantime, you can view a handful of screenshots from the Cloud Gate test in our gallery after the jump.

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