Michael Santo
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AMD Introduces ATI Mobility Radeon(tm) HD 3000 Series - First Microsoft DirectX® 10.1 Graphics Processors for Notebook PCsFeature-rich graphics solutions to power next-generation AMD notebook platform built for a high-definition, mobile worldLAS VEGAS (2008 International CES) - Jan. 7, 2008 - AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the ATI Mobility...
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Video: V7 D24W33 24 Inch (HDMI) LCD Monitor Review @ Motherboards.orgV7 D24W33 24 Inch (HDMI) LCD Monitor Review @ GamePyreDesktop Graphics Card Comparison Guide @ TechARP Processors: AMD Phenom 9500 Linux Performance @ Phoronix Memory & Storage: Seagate 1 Terabyte Barracuda 7200.11 Review @ OCCCorsair, Kingston, OCZ, Super Talent DDR3...
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Could anything else possibly fit the word "ironic" better than this?Part of security software vendor CA's Web site was hacked earlier this week and was redirecting visitors to a malicious Web site hosted in China.Although the problem now appears to have been corrected, cached versions of some pages in the press section of CA.com show that...
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Yesterday Warner Bros. announced the decision to drop HD-DVD support, opting to go Blu-ray only after May. The HD-DVD Group issued a short, tersely worded press release in response, but that was just when the fun started.We just got an email which stated that the HD DVD group is canceling its CES press conference; tail severely between...
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Video: Sapphire Radeon HD 3850 Reviewed @ Boot Daily.comVisionTek TV Wonder 650PCIe @ Bjorn3DMSI NX8800GTS-T2D512E OC Review @ Sysopt.comAsus EN8800GT TOP Geforce 8800GT 512MB Videocard Review @ PCSTATS.com Motherboards & Chipsets: Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L (rev. 1.0) Mainboard Review @ PC Perspective Processors: Desktop CPU Comparison Guide...
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It's all in the details, and Intuit made a mistake in the patch it released to fix a bug which caused Mac users' desktop folders to be deleted by QuickBooks.Users of the 2006 Mac version of Intuit's QuickBooks software could find that a serious bug manifests itself again under certain conditions in Wi-Fi hot spots.QuickBooks released a patch...
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Nicholas Negroponte didn't want to share Intel with anyone else, so Intel left the OLPC program.The OLPC board "had asked Intel to end its support for non-OLPC platforms including the Classmate PC and other systems," Intel spokesman Chuck Mulloy said. "They wanted us to focus our support exclusively on the OLPC system." A representative for...
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Many of you, I'm sure, will recall Robert Dziekanski's tragic death in October. Although the reasons for his death are still unclear, a video showing him being tasered at least twice at the Vancouver International Airport prior his death has proved a great source of controversy for the RCMP.A video parody depicting an old Mega Man video game...
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CORSAIR INTRODUCES 32GB HIGH-DENSITY USB FLASH DRIVESFOR FLASH VOYAGER™ AND FLASH SURVIVOR™ AT CES 2008Fremont, CA, January 3, 2008 – Corsair® http://www.corsair.com, a worldwide leader in high performance computer and flash memory products, announced today that it is expanding its Flash Voyager and Flash Survivor USB family...
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Video: Palit GeForce 8800 GT Review @ OCCSapphire Radeon HD 3850 Ultimate Edition @ Tweaktown Motherboards & Chipsets: ASUS P5E3 Premium motherboard @ Elite BastardsPower: Silverstone DA700 Power Supply @ DreamWare ComputersBFG Tech 800 Watt Power Supply Review @ HardwareLogic.comSystems:Alienware Area-51 m9750 Review @ Digital TrendsHP...
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Not something you could get away with in the U.S., obviously, but Islamic law is something different. After missing a call from her husband on her mobile phone, Iqbal Abul Nasr received a text message from him saying "I divorce you because you didn't answer your husband," Al-Akhbar said.In line with sharia (Islamic law) men do not need to...
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Need to access older versions of certain Office files and suddenly can't? Did you install SP3?If you need to access old Microsoft file formats for early versions of Word, Excel, or Powerpoint -- but you've suddenly and dramatically found yourself unable to do so -- there's an intentional reason from Microsoft behind that conundrum, according...
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Video: Sapphire Atomic HD 3870 Review @ OCCZotac 8600GTS Video Card @ 3DGameMan Motherboards & Chipsets: Gigabyte GA-X48T-DQ6 with Intel QX9770 and 8800GT @ OCWMSI X48 Platinum Motherboard @ CPU3D Processors: AMD Phenom 9600: Black Edition @ Bjorn3DAMD's Phenom 9900 / 9600 Black Edition: Beyond Erratum 298 @ LostCircuits Memory & Storage:...
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No press release yet, but with CES upcoming companies are "slipping out" details on CES-specific pages on their websites. Sony is no different, and it looks like, according to their site, that Skype is finally coming to the PSP. Details are scarce at the moment (i.e., nonexistent), but the company makes clear mention of a Skype client for...
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Ouch, ouch, ouch. Try walking across the street in Arizona without shoes on during the summer. Now think of all that wasted heat.As climate change rises on the international agenda, the system built by the civil engineering firm, Ooms Avenhorn Holding BV, doesn't look as wacky as it might have 10 years ago when first conceived....
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Google always does something "different" with the logo on its homepage on a holiday or other special occasion, and New Year's Day is no different. But it's not just about New Year's Day today.Today’s Google logo reads “2008” to celebrate new year’s, but also honors 25 years of TCP/IP. Clicking on it leads to a search result for the query...
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Don't get too excited, though. The promotion is only for MSDN and TechNet subscribers who beta tested Vista.Under terms of “The Ultimate Offer,” testers can go to any retail or online store and buy a copy of Vista Ultimate (full or upgrade version) for full price and Microsoft will match it with a second complimentary Vista Ultimate...
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Video: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB Review @ TechARPXFX 8800GTS 512 MB Alpha Dog Review @ GamePyrePNY XLR8 8800 GTS 512MB Graphics Card Review @ I4U Motherboards & Chipsets: AMD 790FX Phenom Chipset On Linux @ PhoronixMemory & Storage: OCZ PC2-6400 Titanium CL3 Edition Review @ ClubOC.netWestern Digital WD10EACS 1TB HDD Review @ MikhailTech...
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What's "Naked DSL?" It's DSL you can get without having to have phone service as well. With more people going totally wireless phone-wise, it's a "tier" people want.A year after agreeing to offer a no-strings DSL deal as a part of its acquisition of BellSouth, AT&T has started selling high-speed Internet service without requiring consumers...
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Although a GPS unit lost a recent court battle against a radar gun, in this case GPS units might be used to enforce speed limits.Each car will have a special digital map of the city downloaded into their sat-navs, which has all the road speeds listed. The plan is that the proposed ISA device will then pinpoint the driver’s location and tell...
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It was announced so long ago, in 2006, that many have forgotten. 2008 is the year that Bill Gates steps down from his day-to-day role at Microsoft.The Microsoft co-founder is scheduled to end his day-to-day executive duties at the end of June, but he will remain chairman and he's expected to continue working on selected projects.Microsoft...
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Australian Telecommunications Minister Stephen Conroy today announced a requirement for ISPs to provide a "clean feed" for all homes, schools and any public PCs accessible by children. This follows up on a pre-election Nov. 19th Labor Party press release which first announced a proposed Cyber-safety plan.Telecommunications Minister Stephen...
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