ABT News 8/15/12
News
Google Maps notches one million public transit stops worldwide, celebrates with an update
Analysts wary of Microsoft tablet ‘fire sale’
Apple slams Justice Dept.’s proposed e-book settlement
Facebook looks to Calif. law to speed up Instagram payout
Ford underscores its love of electric cars, spends $135 million to make them happen
Sina’s Q2 net income rises to $33m on revenue of $132m, even as Weibo microblog costs increase
HBO and Fox cut a deal to keep the movies flowing through 2022, HBO Nordic launches soon
Google Doubles Down On Rewards For Bug Reports With $2 Million In Hacking Prizes
Your Guide to Recovering from Google Penguin
Big memory from Mushkin … 16 or 32GB, your choice
Is DSL Dead? Cable Operators Keep Stealing Phone Companies’ Internet Users
Netflix rolls out “post-play” to keep you watching endlessly
Digital Trends
WinRT spreads to the major vendors after they touched the Surface
Google’s Self-Driving Car Passes 300,000 Miles
The Magic Behind Halo 4 – Behind The Scenes
EA, guns, and the dangers of brand identity
DayZ Maybe Coming To Consoles and The Last Guardian Is Not Cancelled! – IGN Daily Fix
Time to start up the old Half Life 3 rumour mill again
Compact racer, the 256GB mSATA SSD from Crucial
Rumour has it Microsoft’s Surface will be $200
Corsair Acquires Raptor Gaming
Windows 8 vs. Windows 7 Performance
Tech Spot
Razer announces DeathStalker Ultimate keyboard, claims to be world’s smartest keyboard
Ubisoft gamescom press conference focuses on free-to-play, including Might & Magic
You can now download Windows 8 RTM as a 90-day trial
Watch the Routine and Remember Me Gamescom trailers
Mad Catz keyboard has modular layout, integrated touchscreen
A Mac version of Origin is on the way
Rosewill Releases a New Member of the their Best-Selling RK-9000 Series Mechanical Keyboard
Mobile
Article: Samsung industrial designer claims the iPad 2 didn’t inspire thinner Galaxy Tab 10.1
Samsung’s Manhattan Project Could Blow Away Apple’s iPad
Sony unveils in-car receivers with App Remote, taps into your smartphone music from October
Engadget
LTE iPhone rumors gain momentum as Korean operators ‘confirm’ talks with Apple over 4G support
PassSource helps developers create passes for iOS 6 Passbook
A $12-Million-A-Month iOS Game? NaturalMotion Has It With CSR Racing
Apple’s Chinese Challenger Jumps Into Fierce Smartphone Price War
Apple Says Samsung Documents Show Google’s Influence On its Products
Samsung Galaxy S III bootloader for Verizon can now be unlocked: take that, Big Red
Reviews
MSI GTX 670 Power Edition: When Reference is Not Reference
AMD Radeon HD 7950 3GB with PowerTune Boost Review
Galaxy GeForce GTX 670 GC 4GB Graphics Card Review
Asus’ budget Xonar DGX and DSX sound cards reviewed
Thermaltake Dr. Power II Universal ATX PSU Tester
SilverStone TJ04-E Computer Case
Aerocool Touch-2000 Fan Controller
WiebeTech UltraDock v5 Hard Drive Dock
Kit Guru
Point of View GTX 680 TGT Ultra Charged 4 GB Video Card
Other
Never Lose Another Link: The Uber-Geek’s Guide to Reading Online
The New ‘LEGO Lord Of The Rings’ Trailer Is Hilarious
Mental Floss
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