Michael Santo
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We wrote earlier that Apple has called jailbreaking "illegal." At the same time, however, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has filed comments with the Copyright Office asking for an exemption to the DMCA so that cell phone owners can unlock their phones (their "Free Your Phone" campaign), as well as be able to legally "jailbreak" their...
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If you need any proof that while some states have such laws, we should probably have a federal law against text messaging while driving (or maybe even some technology), here's a great example. This bus driver, in San Antonio, TX, is trying to text, while driving disabled passengers to their destination. He pulls the phone out, and starts texting,...
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Video:ATI Radeon HD 4770 @ InsideHWViewSonic VX2433wm 23.6-inch Widescreen HD LCD Monitor Review @ ThinkComputers.orgHIS Radeon HD 4770 (512Mb GDDR5) @ CPU3DAMD's Radeon HD 4770 graphics processor @ TR-NewsMotherboards and Chipsets:Intel DX58SO X58 Express Chipset Motherboard Review @ Legit ReviewsFoxconn Quantum Force X58 Flaming Blade Motherboard...
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The MacBook Air is sort of an "edgy" laptop, but in this case an owner frustrated with Apple's handling of the much-publicized Rev. A MacBook Air hinge problems, has decided to take a knife to the beast. According to "Haurum," who posted the video on YouTube, the MacBook Air sucks ... so don't buy one. In the video he indicates that he and...
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What took so long, Google? On Thursday, Gmail got another Gmail Labs feature, Google Search right inside your inbox. It's described as follows: Displays Google search results inside your mail window, letting you quickly find things and use them when you're writing an email.To enable it, go to Settings, Labs, find Google Search and select the...
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On the same day that Microsoft released the Release Candidate (RC) of Windows 7 to TechNet and MSDN users, computer manufacturer Acer gave us a date for the release of the product, at least in a pre-loaded (on PCs) manner: Oct. 23rd. On Thursday, Acer told Pocket-lint that Windows 7 will be available pre-loaded on their new all-in-one Z5600...
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Showing that the hype has even affected them, iSuppli on Wednesday released a "virtual teardown" of the Palm Pre, not bothering to wait for an actual device. Based on iSuppli estimates that rely on a Mobile Handset Cost Model, as well as experts in memory, displays, baseband, component pricing, mobile handsets and wireless connectivity, the...
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We've said before that introducing the Palm Pre after WWDC would be bad for Palm, as by then the hype over the new iPhone and iPhone OS 3.0 will make excitement over the Pre announcement, ahem, rather subdued. It now appears that rumors of a mid-May launch of the Palm Pre may be false, but there is now another date given, leaked at SprintGuys,...
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Video:ATI Radeon HD 4770 RV740 DDR5 Video Card @ Benchmark Reviews AMD Radeon HD 4770 @ techPowerUpHD 4770 @ NeoseekerGIGABYTE HD 4770 512MB GDDR5 Graphics Card @ TweaktownHIS Radeon HD 4770 512MB video card review @ Elite BastardsATI Radeon HD 4770 512MB Video Card Review @ Legit ReviewsATI Radeon 4770 Review @ AMDZoneATI Radeon HD...
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Typical of any such crises, whether its the aftermath of an even such as an earthquake, or in this case, the swine flu, phishers and spammers are taking advantage of the situation. Symantec reports on spam that seems designed to simply gather email addresses and phone numbers for a future campaign perhaps. As shown above, one example contains...
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On Tuesday, Microsoft announced that it has released Windows Vista / Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (SP2) to manufacturing. The new service pack, combined for both Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, will be released sometime in Q2 2009, Microsoft indicated. Highlights of the changes, many of which have already been delivered separately,...
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The good news is the U.K. has decided against a government database tracking all Internet and phone use. The bad news is, they still want it done, but by the private sector. Cost is the issue with the government doing it itself; why bother when you can simply require the private sector to do so, right? Research from Home Secretary Jacqui Smith's...
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Kaiser Permanente, a non-profit HMO based in California, has begun offering its Northern California members USB flash drives containing a portion of their medical records that can be carried with them on business trips and vacations. Kaiser Permanente undertook a major computerization of their medical recordkeeping in the past few years. As...
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Video:Lenovo L215P Review @ Digital TrendsMotherboards and Chipsets:ASRock X58 SuperComputer Motherboard Review @ Legit ReviewsMemory and Storage:Thecus N7700 7 Drive NAS Server @ TweaktownOCZ USB 2.0 Rally2 64GB Flash Drive @ TestFreaksSeagate Momentus 7200.4 500GB ST9500420AS Review @ HWLThe Mammoth 20 Terabyte Custom MEGA-NAS Project @...
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While AT&T definitely wants to keep the iPhone to itself for as long as possible, that doesn't necessarily mean Apple echoes that desire. Source close to Verizon and Apple say the two companies are discussing the possible development of an iPhone for Verizon, with a target of next year. However, the 2010 date as posited by the USA Today...
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Video:EVGA X58 SLI Classified 760 (Non NF200) Run-Through - VR-Zone.comTwinTech GeForce GTS 250 XT OC 1GB Graphics Card @ TweaktownZOTAC GeFORCE GTX 275 896MB Video Card Review @ FuturelooksMotherboards and Chipsets:MSI 790FX-GD70 (AM3) Motherboard @ CPU3DASRock X58 SuperComputer @ PhoronixProcessors:AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition @ Legion...
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The trial in the case of RealNetworks' RealDVD product has finally begun. When it was first introduced we knew it was going to face legal challenges, and it only took about a month for a temporary restraining order to be put in place. Real Networks has maintained that its RealDVD software is legal, and that it not only maintains the original...
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Video:Radeon HD 4890 CrossFireX vs. GeForce GTX 285 SLI @ XBitLabsASUS EAH4890/HTDI/1GD5 AMD Radeon HD 4890 graphics card @ OCWMotherboards and Chipsets:Asus M3A78-T AMD AM2+ DDR2 Motherboard Review @ FuturelooksASUS Rampage II Gene micro-ATX motherboard review @ Elite BastardsGigabyte MA790XT-UD4P Review @ XBitLabsAsus M4A79 Deluxe @ NeoseekerASUS...
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Judges are expected to recuse themselves in the event of a conflict of interest, and this is the basis of attorney Peter Althin's filing for a new trial. Althin represents one of The Pirate Bay founders, Peter Sunde. Althin told the Swedish daily newspaper Dagens Nyheter: "In my appeal, I will urge that the verdict of the district court will...
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A virtual world, but a real lawsuit. Taser International has sued Linden Labs, creator of the virtual world Second Life, for $75,000. The reason: in-world tasers. According to Bloomberg, Taser, which manufactures the well-known stun games, filed a 102-page complaint asserting that Linden Labs is damaging the company’s reputation and hurting...
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Move over, McDonald's; Apple is gaining on you! On Thursday, the App Store reached one billion downloads. Apple thanked we consumers for the downloads, and now we're on to the next billion, right? Palm can only hope that its upcoming App Catalog will be even slightly as successful. The fact that the Palm Pre will be exclusive to Sprint...
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OCZ Technology Announces the Z-Drive PCI-Express SSD for Enthusiastswith up to One Terabyte of Storage San Jose, Calif.—April 23, 2009—OCZ Technology Group, Inc., a worldwide leader in innovative, ultra-high performance and high reliability memory and computer components, today unveiled the Z-Drive, a PCI-Express based SSD solution designed...
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