Monthly Archives: June 2011

AMD A8-3850 Review – AMD Announces Llano for Desktops

Reviewer Rating: Review Summary: The gaming-class graphics CPU is finally here. Pros Outstanding IGP Native USB 3.0 support 6Gbps SATA support   Cons New FM1 socket Doesn’t beat discrete GPUs   AMD A8-3850 Full Review – AMD Announces Llano for Desktops   Ever since AMD acquired ATI several years ago, it was only a matter [...]

California targets Kindle lab in Amazon tax spat

Amazon.com said today that it’s reluctantly severing ties with affiliates in California, a move that it hopes will let it continue shipping products to state residents without collecting sales taxes. But a little-noticed clause in the legislation that Gov. Jerry Brown, a Democrat, signed into law today gives California tax collectors a second, albeit legally [...]

RIM aborts unconfirmed big screen PlayBook

Research in Motion (RIM) has reportedly canned development of its rumoured 10-inch PlayBook, according to a BlackBerry enthusiast news site. The supposed 10-inch model was to come in black or white casing, include a SIM card slot,  4G and WiFi, and was to be capable of connecting to BlackBerry Enterprise Server without BlackBerry Bridge, according to [...]

Inside look at $4.5B Nortel auction reveals battle of wills between Apple, Google

A behind-the-scenes profile of this week’s auction for a group of patents from Nortel revealed a “fast and furious” battle between technology giants Apple and Google. According to people with knowledge of the situation, the auction saw last minute allegiances and alignments over four days of intense bidding that drove the cost up to more [...]

StarHub Revises Cable TV Subscription Rates From 1 August 2011

StarHub Revises Cable TV Subscription Rates From 1 August 2011 – Singapore, 28 June 2011 – StarHub will revise its residential cable TV monthly subscription by an additional $2 (before GST) with effect from 1 August 2011. Ms Iris Wee, StarHub’s Vice President of Home Solutions and Content, explained that this rate revision is necessary [...]

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