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Samsung Starts Mass Producing World's First PCI-Express SSDs for Skinny Laptops

Posted 06/17/2013 at 5:38am | by Paul Lilly

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Slim design, big performance.

Samsung has ramped up production of what it claims is the industry's first PCI-Express solid state drive (SSD) for next generation ultra-slim notebooks. Dubbed XP941, these new drives come in the new M.2 form factor and measure just 80mm by 20mm. They weigh a scant 6g, which is about 9 times less than a standard 2.5-inch SSD, Samsung says. Though they're small and light, these drives kick out some heavy-hitting performance numbers.

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Patriot Memory and Meteor Tag Team Hawken Themed Rage XT USB 3.0 Thumb Drive

Posted 06/17/2013 at 5:14am | by Paul Lilly

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Free in-game bonus with purchase.

Patriot Memory on Monday announced that it's teamed up with Meteor Entertainment to launch a "one-of-a-kind" SuperSonice Rage XT promotional bundle with Meteor's online mech action game, Hawken. The bundle pairs Patriot's 64GB USB 3.0 Supersonic Rage XT NAND flash memory drive with a game changing 7-day Hawken Double XP Boost, allowing gamers to level up faster in the multiplayer mech title.

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Google and Twitter Take a Pass on new FISA Disclosure Deal Adopted by Facebook and Microsoft

Posted 06/16/2013 at 10:12am | by Justin Kerr

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They might not have a choice, but they are fighting it anyway.

Privacy concerns are front and center in the online world these days, and a deal taken by Facebook and Microsoft on government transparency doesn’t pass the Google sniff test. Google claims the offer comes with strings attached they can’t live with, and they appear to be holding out for a better offer.

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Microsoft is Paying Upwards of $100,000 To Secure Key Windows Phone 8 Apps

Posted 06/16/2013 at 9:22am | by Justin Kerr

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Microsoft throws money at the problem.

Sources close to Microsoft have confirmed that the tech giant is determined to prop up its Windows Phone 8 App Store, and it’s willing to bust out the big boy checkbook to do it. According to Business Insider, Microsoft has offered several top tier developers upwards of $100,000 to bring key apps to its mobile platform, and that’s in addition to smaller incentives currently open to anyone.

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System76 Jumps on the Haswell Bandwagon with Two New Ubuntu Laptops

Posted 06/15/2013 at 1:15pm | by Pulkit Chandna

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The Gazelle Professional and the Galago UltraPro both come pre-loaded with Ubuntu 13.04

System76 may not exactly be a household name, but the Ubuntu system builder has been in business for over seven years now, apparently long enough to have launched nine iterations of a single product. The ninth generation of the Gazelle Professional laptop has, in fact, just come out, as has the all new Galago UltraPro, “the world's first and only ultra thin laptop to feature Intel's new Iris Pro Graphics with 128MB of eDRAM.”

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E3 2013: Unu Interview

Posted 06/14/2013 at 11:44am | by Paul Lilly

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Not your ordinary tablet.

Devices makers are aggressively pushing Android as a viable platform for your living room entertainment needs, hence consoles like Ouya, Mojo, and more. The Unu tablet is a similar attempt at getting gamers to fire up Android titles in the living room, but in a different way. It's a 7-inch slate that plugs into your TV, which in and of itself isn't a fancy trick since many tablets already have HDMI output, but the difference here is it turns your television into a smart console of sorts.

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Half of the Internet's Mobile Ad Revenue Belongs to Google

Posted 06/14/2013 at 11:23am | by Paul Lilly

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By the numbers, it's Google's Internet, we're just witnesses.

Oh, to be Google for a day. If you could have Google's mobile ad dollars for a single day out of the year, you could quit your job and never work again, if you didn't want to. According to data by eMarketer, Google's mobile ad revenue is on pace to double in 2013 to $8.85 billion, and if you divide that by 365, it comes to more than $24 million per day. We'll give you a moment to let that sink in.

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Using Siri to Sell Windows Tablets is a Potentially Winning Strategy

Posted 06/14/2013 at 10:52am | by Paul Lilly

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Microsoft continues to lob advertising grenades at Apple's iPad.

I have to admit, I'm finally impressed with Microsoft's ability to market. That's not something I can recall saying before, certainly not when Microsoft tried to counter the humorous (but misleading) Mac vs PC commercials with a series of Jerry Seinfeld ad spots. While Apple was busy clowning Windows Vista, Microsoft figured it was a good idea to show Seinfeld shopping for shoes. Seriously. Thankfully, Microsoft isn't making the same mistake in mobile, and its latest ads are actually quite funny.

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E3 2013: Freddie Wong Videogame High School Interview

Posted 06/14/2013 at 9:03am | by Paul Lilly

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Behind the scenes with the cast of Video Game High School web series.

If you haven't already, spend some time getting caught up on Video Game High School, an action comedy web series by Rocket Jump. Through nine episodes in Season 1, VGHS has amassed around 36 million views on YouTube. Obviously the idea of professional gamers being elevated to star status is striking a chord with viewers. We had a chance to sit down with Freddie Wong, a gaming celebrity in his own right and one of the founders of Rocket Jump, along with the cast of VGHS.

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E3 2013: Alienware 18-inch, 17-inch, and 14-inch Gaming Laptops

Posted 06/14/2013 at 8:36am | by Paul Lilly

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Alienware invades E3 in style.

There's no need to fear an alien invasion, not when they come from the planet Dell. Alienware comes in peace and is interested in one thing and one thing only: high-performance gaming. Maximum PC Online Managing Editor Jimmy Thang probed Alienware's booth at E3 to take a look at three new gaming laptops, including a 14-inch model, 17-inch model, and a giant 18-inch SKU.

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