Michael Santo
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Aliph has just released a new headset, the Jawbone PRIME, which replaces the eleven-month-old Jawbone 2. Realistically, it hasn't changed that much in terms of looks or size or price ($129.99 MSRP), but it has changed inside. For one, the Jawbone PRIME offers Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, which means multipoint and easier pairing. NoiseAssassin has...
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Citing a new (?), voluntary Code of Practice, mobile broadband providers in the U.K. are blocking access to The Pirate Bay. But the Code of Practice has been around since 2004 (according to the date on the PDF file), so why start blocking now? Answer: the verdict against The Pirate Bay from last Friday, obviously. Why block period? It seems...
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We've done it before, and admit it, so have you. You've typed in your name into the Google search box, just to see what comes up. Starting on Tuesday, if you enter just the word "me" in their search box, users will be given an opportunity to create or modify their Google Profile. To be clear, however, the prompt (shown above) which will appear...
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Video:HIS Radeon HD 4870 IceQ 4+ Turbo @ Legion HardwareAsus EAH4870 Dark Night Review @ OCC22-Inch PVA: NEC MultiSync P221W Monitor Review @ XbitLabsASUS LS221H and LG Flatron W2284F Monitors Review @ XbitLabsMotherboards and Chipsets:ASUS M4A78T-E 790GX AM3 Motherboard Review @ Hardware CanucksPower:In Win 850W Commander Series Gaming Power...
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Ugobe, the maker of Pleo, the robotic dinosaur (pictured), has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Yes, Chapter 7, not Chapter 11, so unless someone decides to buy the company's assets, Pleo is doomed to extinction. Ugobe's CEO, Caleb Chung, also created the Furby, which when launched in 1998 became the "must have" toy of the holiday season. According...
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No time wasted here. The Pirate Bay has announced on their website that only days after a guilty verdict in their copyright infringement case, they have filed an appeal. Last Friday, the founders of The Pirate Bay, Frederik Neij, Gottfrid Svartholm Warg and Peter Sunde, as well as Carl Lundstrom, who provided financing, were each sentenced...
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Memory and Storage:OCZ Vertex 120GB v1.10 MLC SSD Review @ Legit ReviewsOCZ Blade Series DDR3-2000 6GB Low Voltage Triple Channel Memory Kit Review @ ThinkComputers.orgPower:Corsair TX850W Power Supply Review at Overclockers OnlineEnermax Revolution85+ 950 Watt @ Tech-Reviews Systems:HP EliteBook 6930p @ InsideHWCases, Cooling & Misc.:Sunbeam...
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Globalization is wonderful, and does no harm anywhere, that's what we've been told. But a new study, titled "H-1B Visas, Offshoring, and the Wages of US Information Technology Workers" by Prasanna B. Tambe of New York University - Stern School of Business and Lorin M. Hitt of University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School aims to dispel "the...
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Hundreds of protesters demonstrated on Saturday following Friday's conviction by a Swedish court of key members of the BitTorrent tracking site The Pirate Bay. The founders of The Pirate Bay, Frederik Neij, Gottfrid Svartholm Warg and Peter Sunde, as well as Carl Lundstrom, who provided financing, were each sentenced to a year in prison and...
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After all these years, we're still trying to find the perfect CAPTCHA technique, something that will protect against automated system signups, but still be easy and not annoying for humans. Google has just released a report on what we can only hope is a step in that direction, which they call image orientation CAPTCHA. CAPTCHA (or "Completely...
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Video:Gigabyte Radeon HD 4850 1GB Passive Review @ Hardware CanucksASUS Extreme NGTX260 Matrix @ Legion HardwareDisplayLink USB Graphics Adapter Review @ OCModShopASUS RADEON HD 4850/4870 and GeForce GTX 285/295 @ ixbtGalaxy GeForce GTX 285 2GB Tri-Fan Graphics Card @ TweaktownSapphire Vapor-X HD4850 512MB Videocard @ TweaknewsASUS ENGTS250...
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Video:XFX ATI Radeon HD 4890 XXX Video Card Review @ I4UHIS Radeon HD 4890 Turbo Graphics Card @ TweaktownMotherboards and Chipsets:Gigabyte MA790GP-UD4H Motherboard @ iXBTMemory and Storage:Seagate Momentus 7200.4 500GB Hard Drive Review @ I4UKingston HyperX 6GB 2000 MHz DDR3 Triple Channel Memory Kit Review @ FuturelooksSystems:Gateway's...
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We wrote earlier that Facebook was going to allow site users to vote on its new Terms of Service. Well, the polls are now open, and users can start voiting. You probably remember the massive explosion that happened when Facebook modified its Terms of Service (ToS) such that it implied Facebook owned all your content, forever. They eventually...
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YouTube on Thursday took aim at its biggest competitor, Hulu, announcing it would begin offering movies, TV shows and content from studios such as Crackle/Sony Pictures, CBS, MGM, Lionsgate, Starz, the BBC, Anime Network, Cinetic Rights Management, Current TV, Discovery, Documentary Channel, First Look Studios, IndieFlix, National Geographic...
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Video:Inno3D GeForce GTX 275 Overclock @ Legion HardwareInno3D GeForce GTX 275 OC 896M @ techPowerUpVuzix iWear AV310 Widescreen Headset Display Review @ OverclockersHQProcessors:Intel Core i7 920 and 940 CPU review @ Elite BastardsMemory and Storage:Koutech XRev 3.5” Hi-Speed USB 2.0 + eSATA External Enclosure + Card Reader Review @...
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We've previously written about the so-called "Amazon Tax," New York State's move to expand the definition of a physical presence in a state so as to be able to force a retailer to charge sales tax. WEe also wrote that this was just the beginning, and as we expected, things are accelerating. As many states face budget crises, they are looking...
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Rumors circulated earlier this year that the iPhone might be headed to Verizon, but it looks like the hopes of people hoping to get off AT&T have been dashed. According to the Wall Street Journal, not only does AT&T have iPhone exclusivity through 2010, it wants to add another year, through 2011. Of course, no one has publicly stated...
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Recently, it was reported that the founders of Skype, Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, were attempting to buy the company back from eBay. They can forget about that, however. eBay announced on Tuesday it will spin off Skype into its own company, beginning with an IPO in the first half of 2010. They said, however, that: Specific timing of...
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Video:AMD's RADEON 4890 - LostCircuitsGalaxy GeForce GTX 275 Overclocked Tri-Fan Graphics Card @ TweaktownAsus ENGTS 250 Review @ OCC Samsung SyncMaster 2233RZ: 120Hz LCD Monitor Review @ XBitLabsSamsung T240 24-inch Widescreen LCD Monitor Review @ ThinkComputers.orgZOTAC GTS 250 AMP! Edition @ InsideHWMotherboards and Chipsets:News: Four...
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An inventory clearing tactic? Undoubtedly. If you need any more reason to expect a new iPhone this year, here it is. Buy.com is offering "never-locked," meaning not jailbroken and unlocked, but totally legal and updateable, 16GB iPhone 3Gs for the primo price of $799. The site says there are very few left, however. Here's what else Buy.com...
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Windows XP is set to enter the Extended Support phase of its life, moving out of Mainstream Support, as planned, Microsoft said on Monday. In an email, Microsoft said: "On April 14, Windows XP will transition from the mainstream support phase to the extended support phase, as planned and previously announced."Mainstream Support usually only...
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Leaked images by anonymous sources have reached the web, revealing what appears to be a touchscreen version of Microsoft's Zune portable media player, dubbed the Zune HD.According to enGadget, not only do the images seem to represent a marketing campaign for a new player, and a high-definition one to boot. Technologizer has also confirmed...
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