'Noob' is set to become the millionth word in the English language a milestone set to be reached this summer according to English-language experts. The news comes directly from the Global Language Monitor that estimates the millionth word in the English language is set to arrive on June 10th, 2009 at 10:22 am, British Summer Time.

The milestone will be passed at 10.22am on June 10 according to the Global Language Monitor, an association of academics that tracks the use of new words.

The widespread popularity of English as a second language in Asia has brought about the most fertile period of word generation since William Shakespeare's time with new terms coined on average every 98 minutes, the Texas-based group claims.

Taking a break for dishing out new notebooks and netbooks, Asus is today unveiling its newest device for tuning into OTA broadcasts via an HTPC. The newest product in the My Cinema line packs an absurdly long name: My Cinema-EHD3-100/NQA/FM/AV/MCE RC Dual Hybrid TV Card. What that tries to explain in so many words is that it can record and tune into both both digital (ATSC/QAM) and analog (NTSC) TV channels simultaneously without taking a CPU hit, which is definitely music to the media enthusiast’s ear. The

Want a notebook cooler for your blazing new notebook? Perhaps NZXT’s new Cryo S will suit your needs. This notebook cooler is designed to keep your gaming notebook cool to allow for the best possible performance. The cooler is made from brushed aluminum and features two 120mm fans that are adjustable and can be used with any notebook that’s up to 15 inches. The top of the cooler is coated in rubber to elevate the notebook and provide more ample airflow. The Cryo S can be connected by means of a USB or AC adapter.

Man, Intel sure hasn’t been shy about breaking out the checkbook of late. Just a few months after it allocated $7 billion for investments in chip plants, the company has decided to set aside another $12 million in order to create a Visual Computing Research Center in Europe. What for, you ask? To “explore advanced graphics and visual computing technologies.”The facility opens up today at Saarland University in Saarbrücken, Germany, and we’re told that the five year investment represents the company’s largest

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LaCie added the LaCie 2big Network and 5big Network to its NAS product line. The product upgrades bring improved performance, enhanced features, comprehensive backup support, and capacity expansion. The LaCie 5big Network offers a Gigabit Ethernet connection and features five hot-swappable drives that support seven RAID modes. With its expanded capacity of 10TBs, the 5big Network is the first in its class to offer double-digit capacity. LaCie’s 2big Network is a two-bay RAID device with up to 4TB of professional

Last week, Acer told us that Windows 7 would be available on its new all-in-one Z5600 PC starting on October 23, 2009. Nice, but it would have been nice if Microsoft would have confirmed the date, right? Well, on Monday, Microsoft didn’t give us a date, but at least it gave us a quarter. In a press release, as well as a statement at Microsoft TechEd North America in Los Angeles, Microsoft said: As part of today’s news, Microsoft Corp. announced that the company is anticipating that the next version of its client

For those of you who have been anxiously awaiting the Garmin-Asus nüvifone G60, we’re afraid we have some bad news. Garmin’s long-anticipated, much-hyped entry into the smartphone market has been delayed again. Garmin originally planned to launch a nüvifone in the third quarter of 2008. More recently, the company announced a partnership with Asus and said the device would be delayed until the first half of 2009. Now, it’s sounding like the Garmin-Asus nüvifone G60 won’t be released until the second half of this

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