Michael Santo
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While Google's new version of its Mobile App for the iPhone has been warmly received, it appears, according to a report, that it uses an undocumented API, which would be a no-no in Apple's book. However, the use of the API results in a great user experience, so one has to wonder: did Apple let the app into the App Store because it was great,...
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A 19-year-old has apparently committed suicide while filming himself on the online live-video streaming service Justin.TV. According to NewTeeVee, not only has the suicide been confirmed, but he was apparently egged on by commenters at both Justin.TV and BodyBuilding.com. Abraham K. Biggs killed himself on camera Wednesday night. His handle...
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Video:HIS ICEQ4 Radeon HD 4850 TurboX (512Mb DDR3) @ CPU3DAcer F-22 Monitor @ InsideHWMotherboards and Chipsets:MSI K9A2 Platinum AMD 790FX Motherboard Review @ PCStatsASRock's K10N78-1394 motherboard @ AMDZoneProcessors:AMD shows Phenom II running over 6.0 GHz! @ PC PerspectiveIntel Core i7-920 Processor BX80601920 @ Benchmark ReviewsIntel...
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We remember (and this will date us) when the first issues of PC Magazine, founded in 1982, came out. As time progressed, the magazine because huge, pushing 600 pages at the max if we remember correctly (and it's been a while), much of which was advertising. We recall looking at the tome once and trying to figure out how much was actual content....
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Video: MSI R4850 review @ Neoseeker XFX GeForce GTX 260 Black Edition Video Card Review @ Legit ReviewsASUS EN9800GT Matrix 512MB Review @ PC PerspectiveZOTAC GeForce 9800 GT 512MB AMP Video Card @ TheTechLoungeHannsG HG221AP 22-inch widescreen monitor @ bit-techAsus EAH4850 HTDI/512M/A Radeon HD 4850 Videocard Review @ PCStatsSapphire HD...
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MSI LAUNCHES COLORFUL NEW VR220 YA EDITION NOTEBOOKAvailable in Denim Blue, Coral Pink, Wasabi Green and Empire Black, the VR220 combines the latest mobile technology with style CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA - November 19, 2008 - MSI Computer, a leading manufacturer of computer hardware products and solutions, is pleased to announce the release...
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Microsoft introduced its latest Zune models, as well as the version 3.0 update of its software in September. And here we are, already facing a price cut, and a pretty good one at that. Although Microsoft would like to call it a holiday price cut, one would have to wonder if the difficult economy, which has led to some pretty sad forecasts...
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Malware writers sobbed Tuesday as Microsoft announced that it will cease sales of its security product, Windows Live OneCare, as of June 30th, 2009. Instead, Microsoft announced that it would begin shipping a free product, codenamed "Morro," in the second half of 2009. The new offering will be less of a resource hog, according to the press...
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Well, as we discussed previously, if you don't know the answer, if you are not a technophile, ask one.A woman's husband told her that a raunchy photo which had been sent via email from his iPhone was the result of a glitch. Not the photo itself; he admitted to that. No, the pic was automatically attached, addressed and sent because...
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Surprised? You shouldn't be. This was inevitable once Carl Icahn got his Board seat. After all, he had once said that if he could oust the complete Yahoo! Board, the first order of business for a new Board would be to: "Move expeditiously to replace Jerry Yang with a new CEO with operating experience."On Monday, Yahoo! announced...
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Motherboards and Chipsets: ECS A790GXM-A Review @ OCC ECS GF9300T-A Review @ OCCProcessors: Intel Core i7-965 Extreme Edition Processor @ BmRMemory and Storage: Patriot Viper PC3-16000 4GB Memory Kit Review @ HardwareLogicPower: Chill Innovation CP-700M PSU @ DriverHeaven Asus U-75HA 750W Power Supply @ CPU3DSystems: HP 2133 Mini-Note PC @...
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If you are a technophile, what's the first thing your wife / friend / relative does when they can't figure out something, or when there's a problem, no matter how small, technology-wise. Yep, they come to you. Now, yes, most of us here are technophiles, but besides that a new Pew Internet & American Life Project study (.PDF) which...
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Late Friday Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan's largest wireless carrier, signed an agreement to become the sole distributor of the iPhone in Taiwan. While this in and of itself is great for Apple, which continues to want to expand its iPhone 3G presence across the globe, the more interesting question is: will this mean a possible iPhone expansion...
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Video:Zotac AMP Graphics Card Round Up @ Virtual-HideoutProcessors:Intel Core i7-965 Extreme Edition Processor Review @ TechARPMemory and Storage:Samsung Super-WriteMaster 22x DVD Burner SH-S223Q Review and Comparison @ TestFreaks.comSystems:Lenovo IdeaPad S10 10.2-inch Laptop Review @ ThinkComputers.orgCases, Cooling & Misc.:Logitech...
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Video:XFX GeForce 9800 GTX+ Black Edition 512MB video card review @ Elite BastardsViewsonic's VLED221wm 22" widescreen LCD monitor @ bit-techSapphire Radeon HD 4550 @ Modders-IncPalit 9800GTX+ Review @ OCCASUS EAH3870 X2 Top/G/3DHTI/1G/A Radeon HD 3870 X2 Videocard @ PCStatsMSI R4870 T21G ATI Radeon HD 4870 1GB Review @ MotherboardsMotherboards...
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It was really annoying, despite all the snazziness of the iPhone 3G, that it didn't include a voice dial application built-into the OS. After all, most of the smartphones we had been using of late (mostly Windows Mobile) had voice dialing built-in.And while some never use voice dialing, in reality, for safety reasons, voice dialing is the...
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A blog post on the Microsoft-run Channel 10 site has verified that the upcoming Office Web product, which we wrote about earlier --- Office in the browser, in other words --- will work on Firefox, Safari and Internet Explorer, on multiple platforms. As we previously wrote, this is finally a real answer by Microsoft to Google Docs, an application...
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You may recall the "Off the Air" Apple ad, which reminded consumers that if necessary, a Mac Genius at an Apple store could transfer their files from their PC to a Mac for them. After all, the ad said, "fear of switching is the foundation of customer loyalty for PCs." Well, now Belkin is adding fuel to the fire with a cable that purportedly...
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Video:Palit Radeon 4870 Sonic Dual Edition CrossfireX @ TechwareLabsSapphire Radeon HD4550 512MB Review @ Overclockers OnlineMotherboards and Chipsets:ASRock 780FullHD Review @ AMDZoneAsus M3A79-T Deluxe @ NeoseekerProcessors:Intel Core i7 Overclocking @ t-breakMemory and Storage:Mushkin HP3 10666 2x2GB Review @ OCCEagle Tech iNeo NA305J Review...
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It should be common sense that electronic devices can cause interference with other electronic devices (remember the old pacemaker / microwave problem?). After all, an earlier study about RFID tags interfering with medical devices has been released, and a new study released on Sunday shows that headphones might throw off pacemakers and implantable...
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Video:Sapphire Radeon HD4850 X2 2048MB Graphics Card Review @ Bigbruin.comPalit Radeon HD 4870 Sonic 1GB Graphics Card @ TweaktownSparkle GeForce 9500GT 1GB @ PhoronixECS Hydra 9800 GTX+ @ t-breakSapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2 Dual-GPU Graphics @ Benchmark ReviewsProcessors:Intel i7-965 XE Extreme Edition Nehalem Processor Review @ Tweaknews.netAMD...
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There's been talk recently over private browsing features in upcoming browsers such as Internet Explorer 8 and Firefox 3.1 (Safari already has this feature). Privacy, of course, is an important subject for many end users (despite the somewhat pejorative term "porn mode" frequently used for it). Well, a new browser has been recently...
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