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It’s been about a year since Intel’s quick-but-pricey Intel’s X-series SSDs started the market, so it’s about time for refresh. And hey, look: It’s a fresh pair of 34nm X25-M drives! (Spoiler: They’re almost exactly like the last ones.) Intel’s got a lengthy spiel about how performance has been improved, albeit slightly, by the new fabrication process (they claim a 25% decrease in latency and slightly higher read/write performance), but the core of this upgrade, and the main benefit of switching to 34nm, is a lower price. Looking again to Intel’s claims, there’s been a 60% decrease in price for the 80GB and 160GB models compared to original launch prices, which is strictly speaking correct

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Like the last few Snow Leopard builds released unto the world, 10A411 is billed as an under-the-hood enhancement; basically it is. But there are few noticeable upgrades scattered around, if you look reaaaall close. Macrumors forums users, the dev-build-having, detail-discerning lot that they are, found a modest bounty

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The next time I ask for marriage—bwhahahahahaha—I won’t get on my knee at Claridge’s Bar in London after a lot of wine and three Margaritas, like the last time. Next time, it’s giant Lego ring time.

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What the…? Aaaaah, in reply to: “Ah too much netbook, cell phone and mobile tech news coming! As Jessie Spano said, I’m soooo excited…I’m sooo scared!” *relief* [ @waltmossberg in reply to @JoannaStern ]

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Nintendo has traditionally ignored the iPhone as a competitor, claiming that the DS and iPhone were chasing different markets. Now Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has given in the reality of commerce and started the smack talk

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Disney technicians are hard at work on an incredibly-lifelike robotic version of President Obama. Dick Cheney is reportedly working on a virus to cause the robot to fail. The robot, which is headed to the Hall of Presidents , is the most advanced presidential robot yet.

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