Michael Santo
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As we've said before, you need to be careful what you post on social networking sites like Facebook. It can get you fired, or in this case, expose the personal details of the new head of the U.K.'s MI6. And the culprit? His own wife. Sir John Sawers will take over as chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (or MI60 in November. However, his...
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The Guardian reported on Monday that Nokia had decided to invest in an Android phone, using the Google platform for a new device to be announced at the Nokia World conference in September. However, response from Nokia was swift: NO. Nokia has more than 40% of worldwide mobile phone market share, but it has been steadily losing market share...
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Video:ECS Elitegroup Nvidia GeForce GTS 250 PCIE 1024MB DDR3 Video Card NGTS250-1GMU-F @ DragonSteelModsMotherboards and Chipsets:ASUS P6T SE Motherboard @ PCShopTalkMSI 790FX-GD70 AM3 790FX Motherboard Review @ FuturelooksMemory and Storage:USB Novelty Flash Drive Roundup - 36 Tested and Compared @ TestFreaksPower:PC Power & Cooling Silencer...
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As we grow older, we find that we are less likely to be able to drink a soda and make it through a long movie. When is the best time to go? Generally, we have to guess. With an iPhone or iPod Touch and a new app, the guesswork may be over. It's called RunPee Mobile (seriously). For a mere $0.99 it tells you at which points in a movie you can...
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Virtual goods are big business nowadays, in online worlds like Second Life and World of Warcraft, so much so there is discussion over taxing profits made from such goods. Real as the virtual reality is, someone in the online game EVE Online stole virtual money from the virtual bank he ran and exchanged it for real cash. Think of it as virtual...
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Video:USB 2.0 VGA / DVI / HDMI multi-display Adapter Reviewed @ DragonSteelMods Asus ENGTX275 @ NeoseekerASUS EAH 4770 Formula Series Review @ OCCEVGA GeForce GTX 275 1792MB Graphics Card Review @ XBitLabsMotherboards and Chipsets:ASUS Maximus II GENE P45 mATX Motherboard Review @ Hardware CanucksMemory and Storage:Plextor PX-B310U External...
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When Japan first started to produce goods, many said they marveled at how well Japan could copy things. Now many such knock-offs come from China. In terms of the iPhone, such replicas could easily spotted. Now, not so much. A consumer delivered a device to MacMedics that he had purchased from eBay. While at first glance it sure looks like...
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Video:ASUS Radeon HD 4890 Voltage Tweak Graphics Card @ TweaktownSapphire Radeon HD 4870 X2 review at Ultimate Hardware9500GT & 9600GT on a Diet @ VR-ZoneNanovision MIMO UM-710 USB Monitor @ OCModShopGainward GTX 295 Graphics Card with 1792MB Memory Preview @ Tech-Reviews.co.ukGalaxy GeForce GTX 260+ OC Graphics Card Review @ TechARPMotherboards...
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Some game companies have already made the statement that the iPhone is the future of gaming. With the addition of a PowerVR chip to the new iPhone 3GS, we are bound to see more, and better games come to Apple's hot device. Here's an example of a game that will work decently with any version of the iPhone, and any version of the...
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We've written about China's Green Dam censorware a couple of times, and there's no doubt it's drawn a great deal of criticism. On Tuesday, China announced it would be indefinitely delaying the rollout of the product, which it had earlier said would have to be installed (or at least provided) on all PCs sold in the country as of July 1st. The...
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Video:Sapphire HD 4730 512 MB @ techPowerUpProcessors:AMD TWKR Edition CPU Preview @ OCCAMD Phenom II TWKR Black Edition @ NeoseekerAMD Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition Processor @ Legit ReviewsSystems:Acer Aspire Timeline 4810T-8480 Notebook @ TweaktownCases, Cooling & Misc.:Gelid Solutions GC-Extreme Thermal Compound Video Review @ eTeknix.comNZXT...
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The Pirate Bay, the world's most notorious BitTorrent tracking site, has faced the brunt of legal battles of late. Specifically, this includes the founders of The Pirate Bay, Frederik Neij, Gottfrid Svartholm Warg and Peter Sunde, as well as Carl Lundstrom, who provided financing, all of who were found guilty of facilitating copyright infringement....
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Video:Asus GeForce GTS 250 review at Ultimate HardwareMotherboards and Chipsets:ZOTAC IONITX-A-U Atom N330 WiFi N Motherboard Kit @ BmRGigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P Motherboard Review @ HardwareLogicMemory and Storage:Synology DS-409+ Network Attached Storage Device Review @ ThinkComputers.orgKingwin EZ-Dock 2 HDD Docking Station Review @ OCIA.netSynology...
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On April 7th, iTunes went 100% DRM-free, but at the same time Apple introduced tiered pricing. And therein lies the crux of this new lawsuit against Apple. Daniel and Barbara Owens of Illinois have filed a class action lawsuit against Apple. The couple has purchased "numerous" iTunes gift cards over the years, but in this case the gift cards...
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Video:Inno3D GeForce GTX 295 Platinum (Single PCB) @ techPowerUpMemory and Storage:iStar xAGE-N99 Hard Drive Docking Station @ OCModShopSynology DS209+II 2-bay SATA NAS Server Reviewed @ TestFreaksCases, Cooling & Misc.:EVERCOOL Defender Turbo Cooling Fan for PS3 @ PCShopTalkNZXT Cryo S Notebook Cooler Review @ Virtual-HideoutKodak EASYSHARE...
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MotionApps, which we wrote about earlier, has released one of the few apps available for Palm's Pre and its webOS platform: an emulator that allows you to run Palm OS applications. On Friday, they launched Classic Well, a community-driven Web site that tracks Palm OS "Classic" app compatibility. Here's what the site says: Classic Well is a...
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It's no secret that even GPS units are subject to GIGO (Garbage In, Garbage Out), leading users astray due to incorrect map data.. People have even been led to the edge of cliffs. Wouldn't it be appropriate to hear the expression "D'oh!" if such a failure occurred?Well, you won't, but you can get directions via Homer Simpson,...
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The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Apple CEO Steve Jobs underwent a liver transplant two months ago. The report also states that despite this, he is still on track to return to Apple's helm at the end of June. In fact, early this month that same WSJ reported that Jobs was due to return at the end of June. Of course,...
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For the defendant, Jammie Thomas-Rasset, she had to be thinking that perhaps a retrial was not such a good idea after all, after hearing the verdict.The trial, which began Monday, concluded Thursday with Thomas-Rasset found guilty of willful copyright infringement. She must now pay the recording industry $1.92 million.The jury imposed...
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Opera, the company behind the Opera browser, has been gathering some publicity lately, talking about a concept called "Opera Unite." On Tuesday, they unveiled the project, which basically turns your computer into a web server. Share what you want, without using a third party (Facebook, YouTube, MySpace, FlipShare) to host it. The advantage...
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Video:Sapphire Radeon HD 4890 Vapor-X (1Gb GDDR5) @ CPU3DMSI Eclipse Plus X58 LGA 1366 Motherboard Review @ PC perspectiveNVIDIA GeForce 200M series notebook GPU technology preview @ Elite BastardsMotherboards and Chipsets:ASRock P45DE Motherboard @ PCShopTalkAsus M4N72-E Review @ AMDZoneProcessors:AMD Phenom II 9xx CPUs With DDR3 Support...
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We've heard before that Bill Gates' children can't get iPhones or iPods. Now Microsoft, in a move said to be cost-cutting, yet which will appear as somewhat sour grapes, is apparently cutting off the data plans of MS folks who are not using WinMo devices. In the past, Microsoft has paid for the data plans for the personal smartphones of MS...
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