Michael Santo
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Video:GeForce GTX 275 Versus Radeon HD 4890 Video Card Battle @ Legit ReviewsGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 285 2GB OC Graphics Card @ TweaktownMotherboards and Chipsets:MSI AMD 785GM-E65 Motherboard Preview @ PC PerspectiveGigabyte GA-EP55-UD4P Preview @ OCCASRock X58 Extreme Motherboard Review @ FuturelooksMemory and Storage:Seagate Barracuda LP 2TB...
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The FCC has opened an inquiry into the rejection of the official Google Voice app from the App Store, which occurred at the same time that the App Store was "cleansed" of any Google Voice-enabled third-party apps. On Friday, the FCC sent letters to all three parties involved: Google, Apple, and AT&T. While the letters to Apple and AT&T...
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One day after security experts announced their iPhone SMS hack research at the Black Hat Security Conference, Apple released a patch to address the flaw. Experts revealed on Thursday that malformed SMS messages could be used to hijack an iPhone. Originally, an O2 spokesperson was the first to reveal the upcoming fix, noting that the patch...
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Video:Gigabyte Geforce GTX 285 (1Gb GDDR3) @ CPU3D Motherboards and Chipsets:GIGABYTE GA-MA770-UD3 AM2+/AM3 Motherboard Review @ Hardware CanucksASUS Maximus II Gene micro-ATX motherboard review @ Elite BastardsProcessors:Intel Core i7 LGA1366 Processors @ iXBTMemory and Storage:REVIEW: Transcend Ultra 120GB SSD @ PureOverclockQNAP TS-219P...
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Shoot, when we were kids, the best we could get away with in terms of something similar to this was "the dog ate my homework." In this case, a lawsuit has been filed after the well-publicized e-book deletion fiasco that ending up remotely deleting legitimately purchased e-books from users' Kindles. A 17-year-old from Michigan, Justin D. Gawronski,...
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Apple continues to give end users reasons to jailbreak their iPhones, by rejecting applications that are pretty darn useful, for various reasons (in this case, because it might affect AT&T revenue). Of course, jailbroken iPhones might destroy the world as we know it, if Apple is to be believed. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)...
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Motherboards and Chipsets:MSI 790FX-GD70 AM3 Motherboard Review @ Hardware CanucksASUS P7P55D Deluxe P55 Lynnfield Motherboard Preview @ PC PerspectiveProcessors:AMD Phenom II X2 550 and Athlon II X2 250 @ iXBTMemory and Storage:WD VelociRaptor 300GB SATA HDD WD3000HLFS @ Benchmark ReviewsOCZ Reaper HPC 6 GB DDR3 1866 MHz CL 8 Kit @ techPowerUpOCZ...
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It's apparent that Foxconn will compensate the family of a worker who committed suicide after an iPhone prototype he was responsible for went missing. Sun Danyong, 25, jumped from his high-rise apartment last week after officials of Foxconn, which makes Apple's iPhones and iPods, questioned him about the whereabouts of...
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All those who were angry on Sunday, please calm down. Despite the fact that the sales force and the computers seemed to think it was a one-week promotion, that price drop to $99 for the Palm Pre on Sunday was nothing more than a glitch. The confusion began when a picture of an in-store banner promoting a week long special of a $99 Pre with...
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We wrote earlier about the new BlackBerry and Android Google Voice apps that Google had released. They offer great functionality, allowing you to dial directly from your phone with your Google Voice number, but there was no iPhone version. Well, we'll never see it, unless Apple relents.Word comes that Apple has...
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Video:MSI N275GTX Twin Frozr OC Video Card @ Benchmark ReviewsMotherboards and Chipsets:ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO Review AMD 785G+SB710 @ OCWMemory and Storage:Corsair Performance Series Solid State RAID Report @ TweaktownRuncore Pro IV 1.8" SSD @ TweaktownIntel's second-generation X25-M solid-state drive @ TR-NewsVantec NexStar Dual Bay Hard Drive...
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At the Worldwide Partner Conference in mid-July, Microsoft COO Kevin Turner noted that the Laptop Hunters ads are working, saying that Apple demanded Microsoft pull the ads because it (Apple) had lowered its prices:And you know why I know they're working? Because two weeks ago we got a call from the Apple legal...
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Video:Sapphire HD 4890 Vapor-X 2GB Review @ OCCNvidia GeForce GTX 295: Operation "Renaissance" @ XBitLabsNanovision MiMo UM-710 - 7" USB Monitor Review @ XtremeComputingMotherboards and Chipsets:Foxconn BloodRage GTI @ InsideHWASUS M4A785TD-V EVO 785G Motherboard Preview @ Legit ReviewsProcessors:Intel Celeron Dual-Core Linux Performance @...
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When Facebook allowed users to choose their own usernames, which could be then used to produce URLs for your profile and pages associated with it that made sense (the so-called Facebook Vanity URL Landrush), they warned users to "choose carefully," as it was a one-time choice. They now appear to have backtracked slightly on that issue. Slightly...
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Video:Gigabyte Silent Cell Radeon HD 4850 (1Gb GDDR3) @ CPU3DGIGABYTE Silent Cell HD 4850 1GB (GV-R485SL-1GI) Video Card Review @ FuturelooksNvidia Quadro FX vs. ATI FirePro: Professional Graphics Accelerators Roundup @ XBitLabsMotherboards and Chipsets:Gigabyte GA-P55-UD5 Motherboard Preview @ Legit ReviewsMemory and Storage:G.Skill Trident...
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On Friday, Palm released an update to the ROM for the Palm Pre, bringing it to version 1.1, adding some missing ActiveSync functionality, to better align the Palm Pre with business. More importantly for some, it also restored the ability of the Palm Pre to sync with iTunes. Earlier, Apple released iTunes 8.2.1 which blocked the Palm Pre from...
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One of the iPhone 3GS's new features is hardware encryption. This should make it more suitable for business, but as its purportedly in hardware, it's unavailable to other iPhone models. It can also be cracked in two minutes, using nothing more than freeware, according to Jonathan Zdziarski, an iPhone developer and hacker. Zdziarski said:"It...
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Variety reported late Tuesday night that Sam Raimi has signed to direct the "World of Warcraft" movie. The movie will be titled "Warcraft," possibly leading to a "Warcraft 2, 3, etc." if things go well. Based on the popularity of the MMORPG, can there be any doubt that the movie will be a hit, at least in the first weekend? The movie hasn't...
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In the wake of a story about a Foxconn worker committing suicide after an iPhone prototype he was responsible for was lost, Foxconn's parent company Hon Hai has suspended a security official. Sun Tanyong, 25, an employee at Foxconn, reportedly committed suicide by jumping off his dormitory roof on July 16th after one of the 16 iPhone prototypes...
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Microsoft on Tuesday confirmed a Windows 7 Home Premium Family Pack, as well as the date the first people can get their hands on the RTM build. As far as the Family Pack goes, Microsoft confirmed there will be a Windows 7 Home Premium Family Pack option, but did not confirm the pricing. The pack will allow users to install Windows 7 on up...
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Video:ASUS My Cinema EHD3-100 Dual Hybrid TV Card Review @ Legit ReviewsMotherboards and Chipsets:Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P AM3 Motherboard @ Benchmark ReviewsGigabyte P55-UD5 & Core i5 Platform Preview @ NeoseekerMemory and Storage:Super Talent MasterDrive SX SAM28GM25S 128GB SSD Review at CCE ReviewsOCZ Agility 120GB @ LegionHardwareCorsair...
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Now what isn't there an iPhone app for? This new iPhone app, "Cannabis," will help you score some pot (medicinal, only, however). Yes, states like California have laws on the books that allow use of marijuana for medical reasons. While the feds don't necessarily agree on the law, Attorney General Eric Holder said the feds would no longer pursue...
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