Mozilla releases Firefox 3 beta 1
               


                   
                           
                           
Mozilla released Firefox 3 beta 1 on Monday.(Credit: Stephen Shankland/CNET News.com)

A few months later than had been planned, Mozilla on Monday night released the first beta version of an overhauled Firefox, the widely used open-source Web browser.


Firefox 3 beta 1 includes a number of significant ...
                       
               
               

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AMD vs. Intel vs. buying a gaming PC this holiday season
               


                   
                           
                            You may have seen news today that AMD announced its new Spider platform this morning, consisting of two quad core Phenom CPUs, a new 700-series of motherboard chipsets, and its already announced Radeon HD 3000-series of graphics cards. At 2.2GHz and 2.3GHz for the Phenom 9500 and 9600, ...
                       
               
               

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Wolfking Warrior XXtreme


King's latest offering makes another attempt to frag the QWERTY keyboard.While there are tons of gaming keyboards and keypads on the market, we haven't yet seen one as wild-looking as the plug-and-play Wolfking Warrior XXtreme. Unfortunately, its baffling design left us more focused on finding keys than hunting down enemies. Instead of enhancing our gaming ability, we felt that it detracted from play.Read Full Review | View SpecsStay connected and informed with LAPTOP's new RSS News feeds.Covering all the latest industry news and mobile product updates you want to know about. Don't be left unconnected.  Subscribe to LAPTOP's free News feed now.

   



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The New England Patriots of Webcams
               


                   
                           
                            We have a winner: the Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000(Credit: Logitech)

I tested four desktop Webcams this month and went into the reviews thinking that the differences would be slight given that the trusted Webcam isn't exactly new or cutting-edge technology. Like Tom Brady and company this year (but ...
                       
               
               

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Surprise! Dell releases XPS One today
               


                   
                           
                            In the labs: Dell XPS One(Credit: CNET Networks, Inc.)
Update: our
Dell XPS One review is live.

Dell sent us a Dell XPS One for review last week and asked us to hold off publishing the review until it releases its first all-in-one PC next Monday. Then--surprise!--Dell gets ...
                       
               
               

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'Seam carving' photo resizing now for video
               


                   
                           
                            MONTEREY, Calif.--In August, researchers unveiled a new way of shrinking or expanding photos called seam carving. Now it turns out the technique applies to video, too.




Ariel Shamir, a senior lecturer at the Efi Arazi School of Computer Science in Israel and a visiting scientist with Mitsubishi Electric Research ...
                       
               
               

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AMD hopes for desktop PC boost with Spider
               


                   
                           
                            The first major fruits of Advanced Micro Devices' acquisition of ATI Technologies are ready for the public just as the market for those products is going through some profound changes.

Spider will be AMD's first "platform" product when it makes its expected debut Monday. It is designed for desktop ...
                       
               
               

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This week in cameras
               


                   
                           
                           


This week includes interesting news about Flickr and YouTube, information about several new digital imaging applications, and a big picture of a seal pup.

A treat, fix, and update for Adobe Lightroom users
AVCHD video: The hardware is willing, but the software is weak
Create vector images in a snap with Vector Magic
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ATI's new 3D cards intensify the midrange fight
               


                   
                           
                            Both ATI's and Nvidia's first round of $125 to $200 DirectX 10-cards delivered underwhelming performance at best. They couldn't handle games from last year, let alone crank through newer titles like Crysis and PC Gears of War. But with Nvidia's GeForce 8800 GT and ATI's ...
                       
               
               

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Sony finally adds interchangeable lens model to pro HDV lineup
               


                   
                           
                            Sony HVR-Z7U(Credit: Sony Electronics)
Though information (and under-glass photos) emerged from Europe in mid-September, it's now official: in February of 2008 we'll finally see interchangeable lens-supporting pro camcorders from Sony. The company today announced a couple of additions to its HDV lineup, the handheld HVR-Z7U and shoulder-mountable ...
                       
               
               

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Hands-on with the Toshiba Camileo camcorder
               


                   
                           
                            (Credit: Crave UK)

The Toshiba Camileo Pro has moseyed into Crave UK on a mission to prove that 8  into 1 will go. This entry-level, lightweight digital camcorder packs in a whole heap of features. It's a video-shootin',  still-snappin', webcammin', voice-recordin', MP3-playin', file-storin', eBook-readin' motion-detectin' eight-shooter.

The Camileo also ...
                       
               
               

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High-quality YouTube videos coming soon
               


                   
                           
                           


YouTube co-founder Steve Chen, speaking at the NewTeeVee Live conference today, confirmed that high-quality YouTube video streams are coming soon. Although YouTube's goal, he said, is to make the site's vast library of content available to everyone, and that requires a fairly low-bitrate stream, the service is testing ...
                       
               
               

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Dell shows off tablet and all-in-one at Oracle OpenWorld
               


                   
                           
                           
Though beaten to the punch by FCC, Dell introduced the world to its forthcoming all-in-one PC at Oracle OpenWorld in San Francisco Wednesday.

Well, it wasn't a formal introduction as much as an all-too-brief glimpse of the XPS One A2010, which resembles a widescreen TV with separate keyboard. Chief ...
                       
               
               

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CMS ABS-Secure Encrypted Backup Solution


This portable drive is pricey, but its encryption software is rock-solid. Even if you're not planning on using your notebook to store, say, sensitive legal and medical records, it's frightening to imagine all of your files falling into the wrong hands. CMS' ABS-Secure Encrypted Backup Solution, a password-protected portable drive, is designed to protect you from just that. Armed with preinstalled encryption software and a simple interface, the drive makes safely backing up your documents easy. We tested the drive on an XP notebook, but it's also compatible with Windows 2000 and Vista.Read Full Review | View SpecsStay connected and informed with LAPTOP's new RSS News feeds.Covering all the latest industry news and mobile product updates you want to know about. Don't be left unconnected.  Subscribe to LAPTOP's free News feed now.

   



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