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News Archive for December 2007

• TechSpot's Top 20 news stories of 2007
  Published: December 31, 2007
• TechSpot's 10 most popular forum discussions of 2007
  Published: December 31, 2007
• TechSpot's Top 10 articles of 2007
  Published: December 31, 2007
• TechSpot's Top 10 drivers of 2007
  Published: December 31, 2007
• TechSpot's Top 10 downloads of 2007
  Published: December 30, 2007
• AOL to dump Netscape Navigator support
  Published: December 28, 2007
• New Jersey bars some sex offenders from the web
  Published: December 28, 2007
• Microsoft to ease XP activation rules with SP3
  Published: December 28, 2007
• Wal-Mart drops movie download service
  Published: December 28, 2007
• TechSpot Giveaway: Only 1 more day!
  Published: December 28, 2007
• AMD begins phase-out of X2 series processors
  Published: December 27, 2007
• Google faces privacy concerns over Google Reader
  Published: December 27, 2007
• FBI launches digital billboards
  Published: December 27, 2007
• STMicro, Intel delay launch of flash memory venture
  Published: December 27, 2007
• Samsung countersues Sharp in LCD patent fight
  Published: December 27, 2007
• Windows Home Server glitch corrupts user files
  Published: December 27, 2007
• SCO delisted from Nasdaq
  Published: December 27, 2007
• Panasonic samples world's thinnest internal Blu-ray drive
  Published: December 27, 2007
• Sony exits rear-projection TV market
  Published: December 27, 2007
• Amazon MP3 adds Warner Music Group catalog
  Published: December 27, 2007
• Apple to offer Fox movie rentals via iTunes?
  Published: December 27, 2007
• XM, Warner settle lawsuit over recording device
  Published: December 26, 2007
• Optimus keyboard on track, says Art Lebedev
  Published: December 26, 2007
• Apple shares top $200 for the first time
  Published: December 26, 2007
• Perl sees first official update in five years
  Published: December 26, 2007
• Asustek: One million Eee PCs to ship in 1Q 2008
  Published: December 26, 2007
• Apple seeks strict DRM for applications
  Published: December 26, 2007
• Best Buy still duping customers with in-store site
  Published: December 26, 2007
• Upcoming AMD Radeon 3450, 3470 and 3650 details leaked
  Published: December 26, 2007
• Amazon.com outlines top sellers for holidays
  Published: December 26, 2007
• News from around the web (12/26/07)
  Published: December 26, 2007
• Apple to automatically adjust volume for iPods and iPhones?
  Published: December 26, 2007
• First hints of OLPC at work in Peru
  Published: December 26, 2007
• Hitachi, Canon, Matsushita form LCD alliance
  Published: December 26, 2007
• News browsing like you mean it
  Published: December 26, 2007
• Happy Holidays from the TS Team
  Published: December 24, 2007
• Misc. news picks: Xmas edition
  Published: December 24, 2007
• Vonage, AT&T finalize settlement over patent infringement
  Published: December 21, 2007
• Samsung, Hitachi sign license deal on hard drives
  Published: December 21, 2007
• Apple to announce 5 million iPhones sold at Macworld?
  Published: December 21, 2007
• Blockbuster raises online rental prices
  Published: December 21, 2007
• Microsoft to share protocol with Samba team
  Published: December 21, 2007
• Nvidia releases new drivers for XP, Vista and Linux
  Published: December 21, 2007
• News from around the web (12/21/07)
  Published: December 21, 2007
• Sony demos thinner multi-touch displays
  Published: December 21, 2007
• Air France launches in-flight cell phone trial
  Published: December 21, 2007
• Mac users more likely to pay for music than PC users?
  Published: December 21, 2007
• HP Software Update flaw threatens laptops
  Published: December 20, 2007
• AMD releases Catalyst 7.12 drivers
  Published: December 20, 2007
• Samsung intros 320GB 2.5" HDD
  Published: December 20, 2007
• News from around the web (12/20/07)
  Published: December 20, 2007
• Trojan hijacks Google ads
  Published: December 20, 2007
• Flawed Kaspersky update hoses machines
  Published: December 20, 2007
• Asus Eee PC 2G Surf launches, 8G available at Newegg
  Published: December 20, 2007
• Think Secret shuts down after settling with Apple
  Published: December 20, 2007
• Microsoft plans boost in European 360 sales in 2008
  Published: December 20, 2007
• FTC approves Google/DoubleClick deal
  Published: December 20, 2007
• iPod touch teardown reveals hefty margins
  Published: December 20, 2007
• IE8 passes Acid 2 browser test, beta due in first half of 2008
  Published: December 20, 2007
• Microsoft, Yahoo & Google settle over online gambling woes
  Published: December 19, 2007
• New MacBook Pro owner, joining the dark side?
  Published: December 20, 2007
• FCC releases auction bidder list
  Published: December 19, 2007
• OCZ and PCP&C announce 860W Turbo-cool PSU
  Published: December 19, 2007
• Microsoft and Viacom partner in advertising
  Published: December 19, 2007
• Mozilla releases Firefox 3 beta 2 for testing
  Published: December 19, 2007
• AMD unleashes unlocked Phenom 9600+ Black Edition
  Published: December 19, 2007
• Duke Nukem Forever trailer released
  Published: December 19, 2007
• Dell adds Ubuntu 7.10 to its lineup
  Published: December 19, 2007
• Google adds flight status information to search results
  Published: December 19, 2007
• News from around the web (12/19/07)
  Published: December 19, 2007
• BusyBox settles second GPL lawsuit
  Published: December 19, 2007
• TorrentSpy loses copyright infringement lawsuit
  Published: December 19, 2007
• Duke Nukem trailer available this week?
  Published: December 18, 2007
• Intel releases open-source FCoE package
  Published: December 18, 2007
• IE broken by security update
  Published: December 18, 2007
• News from around the web (12/18/07)
  Published: December 18, 2007
• Three Dutch firms fined for pushing spyware
  Published: December 18, 2007
• PC World names Vista biggest tech disappointment of 2007
  Published: December 18, 2007
• Toshiba partners with IBM, others on chip development
  Published: December 18, 2007
• Symantec wins piracy suit, gets $21 million in damages
  Published: December 18, 2007
• Apple releases more Tiger, Leopard security updates
  Published: December 18, 2007
• Amazon begins taking Gears of War 2 pre-orders?
  Published: December 18, 2007
• Sony launches PlayStation 3 firmware upgrade 2.10
  Published: December 18, 2007
• OpenOffice in a browser window
  Published: December 17, 2007
• Firewire to scream at 3.2Gb/s
  Published: December 17, 2007
• TechSpot Giveaway: Post a pic, win an Asus Eee!
  Published: December 17, 2007
• Intel's X48 chipset launch to be delayed?
  Published: December 17, 2007
• Vonage sued by Nortel for patent violations
  Published: December 17, 2007
• Nvidia introduces 780i and 750i chipsets
  Published: December 17, 2007
• Facebook sues Canadian adult film firm for hacking
  Published: December 17, 2007
• Crysis, UT3 sales disappoint developers
  Published: December 17, 2007
• Wii shortages to cost Nintendo $1.3 billion this Christmas
  Published: December 17, 2007
• News from around the web (12/17/07)
  Published: December 17, 2007
• Intel unveils tiny solid state drive for UMPCs
  Published: December 17, 2007
• TechSpot Poll: PC Game of the Year goes to...
  Published: December 15, 2007
• Nvidia in talks to increase G92 supply
  Published: December 14, 2007
• Apple patches security flaws in QuickTime
  Published: December 14, 2007
• News from around the web (12/14/07)
  Published: December 14, 2007
• Strong console sales across the board in November
  Published: December 14, 2007
• Toshiba develops new fast-charging batteries
  Published: December 14, 2007
• Microsoft lashes out at Opera over anti-trust complaint
  Published: December 14, 2007
• Google develops Wikipedia rival
  Published: December 14, 2007
• TechSpot Giveaway: Win an ASUS Eee PC and more!
  Published: December 14, 2007
• Microsoft releases new beta of Hyper-V
  Published: December 13, 2007
• Skype releases new client to fix pagefault bug
  Published: December 13, 2007
• Prevx: The rise of the rootkits has begun
  Published: December 13, 2007
• News from around the web (12/13/07)
  Published: December 13, 2007
• Nvidia announces 3-way SLI
  Published: December 13, 2007
• Dell opens retail up in Europe
  Published: December 13, 2007
• Microsoft removes "click to activate" warning from IE
  Published: December 13, 2007
• Rhapsody stuck with extended outage
  Published: December 13, 2007
• AMD previews Hybrid CrossFire
  Published: December 13, 2007
• Opera files antitrust complaint against Microsoft over IE
  Published: December 13, 2007
• VoIP software working on iPod Touch?
  Published: December 13, 2007
• FTC delays further in Google/DoubleClick deal
  Published: December 12, 2007
• Spam is 95% of email traffic, says Barracuda
  Published: December 12, 2007
• CompUSA to dismiss all employees by February
  Published: December 12, 2007
• Microsoft rebrands PlaysForSure
  Published: December 12, 2007
• Second Firefox 3 beta due later this month, test day on Friday
  Published: December 12, 2007
• Office 2008 for Mac goes gold, on track for January release
  Published: December 12, 2007
• News from around the web (12/12/07)
  Published: December 12, 2007
• Imeem signs deal with Universal
  Published: December 12, 2007
• AMD faces loss in value of ATI assets
  Published: December 12, 2007
• Patch Tuesday rolled out, fixes 11 flaws
  Published: December 12, 2007
• Google expands YouTube ad partner program
  Published: December 12, 2007
• Get DivX Pro for free for a limited time
  Published: December 12, 2007
• Microsoft makes Vista SP1 RC1 available to general public
  Published: December 11, 2007
• Via expands pc2500 manufacturing capacity
  Published: December 11, 2007
• Skype lays off employees, faces danger?
  Published: December 11, 2007
• Nvidia releases 169.21 WHQL candidate drivers
  Published: December 11, 2007
• Halo 3 "Heroic Map Pack" released today
  Published: December 11, 2007
• D-Link drops entry-level N Routers prices to below $50
  Published: December 11, 2007
• News from around the web (12/11/07)
  Published: December 11, 2007
• Microsoft releases Office 2007 SP1, Windows XP SP3 RC1
  Published: December 11, 2007
• Ripping CDs is still theft, says RIAA
  Published: December 11, 2007
• AMD R780 chipset series due in January
  Published: December 11, 2007
• Ask rolls out AskEraser search privacy feature
  Published: December 11, 2007
• Everex prepares 'Eee PC-killer' ultra-mobile PC?
  Published: December 11, 2007
• Dell unveils its first Tablet PC
  Published: December 11, 2007
• Manhunt 2 Britain ban lifted
  Published: December 10, 2007
• 3ivx MP4 codec flaw leaves WMP, Winamp vulnerable
  Published: December 10, 2007
• News from around the web (12/10/07)
  Published: December 10, 2007
• Wii still in short supply a year later
  Published: December 10, 2007
• Microsoft launches ads on MSN for mobiles
  Published: December 10, 2007
• Nintendo pulls Wii ads in the UK due to high demand
  Published: December 10, 2007
• Asus updates Eee PC warranty to calm fears of buyers
  Published: December 10, 2007
• Samsung's BD-P1400 Blu-ray player drops below $300
  Published: December 10, 2007
• Toshiba announces entry into SSDs with 128GB drives
  Published: December 10, 2007
• Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTS 512 review @ TechSpot
  Published: December 10, 2007
• Sunday tech reading... (12.9)
  Published: December 9, 2007
• Weekend news picks (12.8)
  Published: December 8, 2007
• Macrovision buys Gemstar-TV Guide
  Published: December 7, 2007
• Cached malware sites a problem, says Aladdin
  Published: December 7, 2007
• Verizon sued over GPL infringement
  Published: December 7, 2007
• EchoStar changes name, spins off Sling Media
  Published: December 7, 2007
• Dual-core Celerons coming in January
  Published: December 7, 2007
• News from around the web (12/07/07)
  Published: December 7, 2007
• Netflix to redesign envelopes after USPS threat
  Published: December 7, 2007
• Microsoft plans seven security updates for Patch Tuesday
  Published: December 7, 2007
• AMD DisplayPort graphics card unveiled
  Published: December 7, 2007
• Asus announces GeForce 8800GT 1GB
  Published: December 7, 2007
• Seagate buys document searching company
  Published: December 6, 2007
• JetBlue offers in-flight email
  Published: December 6, 2007
• Google crafts custom page for iPhone
  Published: December 6, 2007
• Rumor: $1,500 Mac sub-notebook and 3G iPhone in 2008
  Published: December 6, 2007
• Microsoft takes HD Photo plugin out of beta
  Published: December 6, 2007
• Dell inks deal to sell through Best Buy
  Published: December 6, 2007
• IBM files complaint against ASUSTeK
  Published: December 6, 2007
• Microsoft to launch Office 2007 SP1 next week
  Published: December 6, 2007
• News from around the web (12/06/07)
  Published: December 6, 2007
• Samsung to show first 1.3-inch hard drive at CES
  Published: December 6, 2007
• Adobe updates Flash Player 9, adds HD video support
  Published: December 6, 2007
• Microsoft faces troubles porting XP to XO
  Published: December 5, 2007
• Virus Bulletin finds many suites lacking
  Published: December 5, 2007
• Facebook lets users turn off Beacon ad system
  Published: December 5, 2007
• News from around the web (12/05/07)
  Published: December 5, 2007
• XP SP3 RC1 available via MSDN and TechNet
  Published: December 5, 2007
• Vista SP1 RC1 available to the general public next week
  Published: December 5, 2007
• Intel expands 4-series chipset lineup
  Published: December 5, 2007
• Nielsen to launch watermarking, content filtering service
  Published: December 5, 2007
• OpenOffice 2.3.1 addresses severe security flaw
  Published: December 5, 2007
• First mobile Intel Penryn CPUs to launch in January?
  Published: December 5, 2007
• Department of Justice supports RIAA in Thomas verdict
  Published: December 5, 2007
• Errata in quad-core AMD CPUs causing delays?
  Published: December 4, 2007
• Google adds AIM to Gmail webportal
  Published: December 4, 2007
• MPAA caught violating GPL
  Published: December 4, 2007
• Verizon embraces Google's Android platform?
  Published: December 5, 2007
• Nvidia confirms GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB details
  Published: December 4, 2007
• Judge throws out Lime Wire's claims against RIAA
  Published: December 4, 2007
• Vista hotfix improves multi-GPU performance
  Published: December 4, 2007
• News from around the web (12/04/07)
  Published: December 4, 2007
• T-Mobile Germany stops selling unlocked iPhones
  Published: December 4, 2007
• Eight-year old Windows flaw resurfaces
  Published: December 4, 2007
• Microsoft drops Vista's kill switch
  Published: December 4, 2007
• Deadline for 700MHz spectrum application passes
  Published: December 4, 2007
• Apple, AT&T sued over iPhone visual voice mail
  Published: December 4, 2007
• Amazon and Wal-Mart push labels to ditch DRM
  Published: December 3, 2007
• Pentium 4 performance lawsuit tossed out
  Published: December 3, 2007
• Six Apart sells LiveJournal
  Published: December 3, 2007
• TJX offers $40 million for data breach
  Published: December 3, 2007
• Western Digital rolls out 320GB Passport external drive
  Published: December 3, 2007
• QuickTime vulnerability becomes a target
  Published: December 3, 2007
• News from around the web (12/03/07)
  Published: December 3, 2007
• NBC officially leaves iTunes Store
  Published: December 3, 2007
• Activision, Vivendi merge to form Activision Blizzard
  Published: December 3, 2007
• Asus’ Eee PC 8G to hit U.S. retail shelves this month
  Published: December 3, 2007
• Weekend news picks (12.2)
  Published: December 2, 2007