Michael Santo
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Video: Gainward GeForce GTX 570 1280MB Goes Like Hell Video Card Overclocked @ Tweaktown Sparkle GTS450 Video Card Review @ DragonSteelMods AMD Radeon vs NVIDIA GeForce: Desktop Graphics Last Stand @ BmR ASUS GeForce GTX 570 @ PureOverclock Memory and Storage: Corsair F40 40GB SSD Review @ OCModShop Samsung's 470 Series solid-state drive @...
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Bethesda Softworks has officially unveiled Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, the next installment in their very successful Elder Scrolls series. Bethesda unveiled the game exactly 11 months prior to its release date, which is 11/11/11 or Nov. 11, 2011. Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, which was rumored previously. Thus far in the Elder Scrolls RPG series,...
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Video: LG Flatron W2340VG 23-inch Widescreen LCD Monitor Review @ Bigbruin.com NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 @ Techgage.com HIS Radeon 6850 1GB graphics card @ eTeknix.com Fermi Ultra-Light: Nvidia GeForce GT 430 Review @ XBitLabs Motherboards and Chipsets: ASUS P8P67Pro Intel P67 Mainboard Review @ OCWORKBENCH Memory and Storage: TechwareLabs Review:...
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Earlier this month, a man claimed he was injured by an exploding Motorola Droid 2. There's word from Motorola on their investigation into the matter, and their pretty clear: the Droid 2 was dropped. Here's what GearLog (PCMag) said: We got word this morning from a Motorola employee involved with Droid development that the phone may not have...
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A railgun is the stuff of science-fiction and video games. Instead of firing an explosively fired projectile, a railgun uses an electromagnetic current to accelerate a non-explosive bullet to several times the speed of sound. On Friday, at 11 AM today, the Navy set a record, by producing a 33-megajoule firing, more than three times the previous...
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Video: MSI GeForce GTX 580 1536MB Video Card Overclocked @ Tweaktown iXBT Labs Review: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 1GB Roundup Sparkle GeForce GTS 450 1GB Video Card Review @ ThinkComputers.org Asus ENGT430 Geforce GT 430 Videocard Review @ Tweaknews Legion Hardware - (Gigabyte GeForce GTX 570) Processors: TechwareLabs Review: AMD Phenom II X6...
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Google has turned its Gmail, Calendar, and Contacts into a backup system for your Microsoft Exchange data. Called Google Message Continuity, the service is meant not just to back up, but to sync in real-time your Exchange data on Google's servers. The service is based on technology from Postini, which Google acquired...
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Google has unbundled another part of Android from the OS itself, and has put a new version of YouTube, 2.1, into the Android Market. The company earlier said it was going to continue to do this, so that important but not central portions of platform functionality no longer need be tied to Android OS releases. In this case, the bad news is...
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Video: ASUS GeForce GTX 570 @ techPowerUp Sony KDL-55NX810 Review @ Digital Trends NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 Review @ Legit Reviews NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 Review @ Neoseeker NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 Review @ Hardware Canucks Zotac GTX 570 Review @ t-break Gigabyte GeForce GTX 570 (1280MB) Review @ TechSpot GeForce GTX 570 reviewed at TR NVIDIA...
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As expected, Google on Tuesday showed off the Chrome Web Store, as well as introducing an "always connected" limited edition Google branded netbook. The Web Store was announced in May at Google I/O. Since Chrome OS is built on the Chrome browser, it made sense for Google to start with an overview of Chrome, the browser. Google announced Crankshaft,...
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We haven't heard much from those celebrities who signed off from Twitter and other social networking sites in a sort of digital death to promote "World AIDS Day." That was last Wednesday, but the problem is that they were having trouble raising the $1 million necessary to resurrect themselves. They probably assumed...
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So many cell phone users complain about AT&T service that you might assume the beleaguered iPhone carrier is the worst in the nation. You'd be right, at least according to Consumer Reports. More than half of the AT&T respondents to Consumer Reports' survey were iPhone users. Because of the issues that iPhone users have had with AT&T's...
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Amazon.com has quietly begun a project to duplicate Wikipedia content and use links in the content to point to books that can be purchased on Amazon.com. The so-called Shopping-enabled Wikipedia Page was reportedly created in November. Amazon spokeswoman Anya Waring told CNET the following: "Shopping-enabled Wikipedia pages are a new introduction...
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Video: Radeon HD 5550 v. GeForce GT 430 @ InsideHW BenQ XL2410T Monitor Review @ t-break faceVsion Touchcam N1 HD webcam @ eTeknix.com Power: Thermaltake ToughPower Grand @ HardwareBistro Cases, Cooling & Misc.: LG Optimus 7 E900 Windows Phone 7 Review @ OCWorkbench Logitech K750 Wireless Solar Keyboard Review @ Legit Reviews Screwpop...
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A Cedar Hill, Texas resident claims that his brand-new Motorola Droid 2 exploded next to his ear, when he was trying to make a call. Aron Embry reported hearing a "popping sound" come from his Droid 2, although he felt no pain at first. He did, however, being feeling blood dripping onto his neck. Embry then drove to his wife Kara's place of...
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Leaked video of the still-unannounced Sony Ericsson Playstation Phone emerged on Friday. There have been images of the Playstation Phone leaked as well, but this is the clearest footage we've seen. According to Engadget, the codename for the phone is the Zeus Z1. We already know the phone is expected to run Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). Take...
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What difference does it make if Angry Birds on Android is free? Apparently, not much, since Rovio is nearing $1 million a month, just from AdMob advertising in the app. It's been something that's been noted for a while: most of the Android apps are free, as opposed to iOS apps. With results like these, does it really matter? Rovio continues...
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Video: Inno3D GeForce GTX 580 OC @ Legion HW [DreamWare Computers] Samsung BX2350 LED Monitor Motherboards and Chipsets: GIGABYTE GA-X58-USB3 Motherboard Review @ Legit Reviews Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD5 (rev. 2.0): Contemporary Second Generation LGA1366 Mainboard @ XBitLabs Processors: AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2GHz Socket AM3 6-Core Processor Review...
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Video: PowerColor Radeon HD 6850 PCS+ Review @ Neoseeker Roku XD Media Player @ Techgage.com Quad SLI GTX 580 OC graphics cards being powered by Antec HCP-1200 PSU @ eTeknix.com Motherboards and Chipsets: ASUS Sabertooth X58 @ PureOverclock Processors: AMD Athlon II X4 645 3.1GHz Socket AM3 Quad-Core Processor Review @ PCSTATS Memory and Storage:...
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LastPass, the online password manager that stores your passwords in the cloud and syncs them to browser plug-ins and mobile apps, has acquired Xmarks, the troubled online browser bookmark sync service. Xmarks went under for a short time in September. Xmarks quickly came back to life after user outcry. The company has since tried to stay afloat...
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doubleTwist has unveiled an updated Android app and desktop client. The announcement came shortly after Winamp's announcement that its own Android app has exited beta, and doubleTwist added a feature that Winamp just added as well: wireless sync. doubleTwist is a company founded by Monique Farantzos and Jon Lech Johansen (or DVD Jon). DVD...
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Cisco's Flip Video line of camcorders have continued to evolve, with their latest iterations just released in September. On Thursday, the company announced still more improvements, this time to its software. The FlipShare software, pre-loaded on all Flip Video camcorders, is getting a holiday upgrade. The latest...
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