Michael Santo
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ZOTAC Announces Far Cry 2 Game BundleZOTAC GeForce GTX 200 series ship with Far Cry 2HONG KONG – Nov. 07, 2008 – ZOTAC International, a leading manufacturer of NVIDIA-based graphics cards and motherboards, today kicks off the Christmas season with a new premium software bundle featuring Ubisoft’s Far Cry 2. It’ll be available with the award-winning...
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It was rumored earlier that AT&T and Apple were in discussions over tethering. And at the Web 2.0 Summit, AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph De La Vega indicated in an interview with Michael Arrington that an official, AT&T sanctioned method of tethering (using the iPhone as a 3G modem) is on the coming "soon." There are already some tethering...
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Video:GeForce GTX 260 with 216 Stream Processors @ Digit-LifeHD4850 Sonic Review @ FusionModsLeadtek GeForce GTX 260 Extreme+ 216 Shaders @ techPowerUpSapphire Radeon HD 4830 Review @ AMDZonePalit Radeon HD 4870 Sonic Dual Edition Video Card Review @ OCIA.netXFX GTX 260 (216S.P) Black Edition @ NeoseekerMotherboards and Chipsets:Asus M3A79-T...
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Ever had a bad blind date? Or, here's a different way of looking at it: have you ever worried about a blind date and set up a call from your friend, just in case it was bad, so that you had an excuse to leave? Well, with Fake Calls, an iPhone app, you don't need to infringe on your friends' spare time any longer. The idea is the application...
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In a unanimous 5-0 decision, the FCC late Tuesday approved public access to the "white spaces" of the wireless spectrum. "White space" in telecommunications refers to unused frequencies in the radio waves portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, and the FCC's decision followed months of lobbying by Google, Microsoft, and other Wireless Innovation...
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Well, Wal-Mart may be having trouble keeping up with iTunes as far as being the top music retailer, but it doesn't have iTunes as a competitor among video games. Thus, we are where we are ...eMarketer.com conducted a survey of 2,000 gamers aged 12 to 54, dubbed "Are You Game?" It found that Wal-Mart was the most visited retailer for...
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Video: Sapphire HD 4650 OC Edition 512 MB @ techPowerUp Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2 2GB video card review @ Elite Bastards Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 512MB TOXIC Video Card Reviewed @ TheTechLounge Sapphire Radeon HD 4550 512MB Low Profile Video Card Review @ ThinkComputers.orgMotherboards and Chipsets: NVIDIA SLI Technology for Intel X58 Motherboards...
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OMG, finally! We're glad to see a retailer as large as Amazon.com has taken some initiative. How many of you are frustrated by blister or clamshell style packaging such as above? The dang things are so annoying that "how-tos" have been written about them. It's easy to get a cut from their sharp edges, so we're not surprised that articles about...
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A number of rumors were circulating around the web on Sunday, with more than one site saying that on Monday Circuit City will be announcing the closure of 155 stores around the nation. It's just another bad news item for the struggling retailer, which according to a form filed with the SEC Thursday, has been warned by the NYSE that its stock...
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Video: ATI HD 4830 @ t-breakAsus LS221H @ InsideHWATI Radeon HD 4830 (Sapphire, Powercolor and HIS) @ DriverheavenMemory and Storage: Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB Hard Drive Review @ Club Overclocker Vantec NexStar 3i HDD Enclosure @ techPowerUpPower: bgears b-Tarantula 650Watt Power Supply @ TestFreaksPrestigio Power Bank 501 @ InsideHWCases,...
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Oh, well. It sounded so good, and it would have been, too: Gmail adding, through its Labs, the ability to send SMS messages through Gmail Chat and at the same time associate a permanent phone number with your account. Normally, a temporary ID is set, but this would have enabled you and your friends to SMS back and forth without worry. You...
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It's been about two years since millions of Sony notebook batteries across many different OEM lines were recalled, due to overheating --- and fire problems. We assume you haven't forgotten about that, because here we are again. Here's hoping this isn't the beginning of another long list of recalls involving Sony batteries. At any rate, the...
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Before you say, "So What?" we are well aware that you could send an SMS from email by using an address of the form number@att.txt.net (we're also aware AIM supported this). But when you did that, you only got a temporary ID that your friend could text you back on for a limited time. This new feature will give you a permanent "number"...
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Video:Sapphire Radeon HD 4650 & 4550 Overclocked Editions Review @ AMDZoneHIS ATI Radeon HD 4830 512MB graphics card @ bit-techATI All-In-Wonder HD Video Card Review @ Legit ReviewsPowerColor X1600 Pro Video Card Review @ OCModShopSapphire Radeon HD 4650 512MB Overclock Edition Video Card Review @ ThinkComputers.orgSapphire Radeon HD 4670...
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OCZ Technology Announces the first 15” DIY Notebook SolutionBased on Intel® Centrino® 2 Platform Sunnyvale, Calif.—October 30, 2008—OCZ Technology Group, Inc., a worldwide leader in innovative, ultra-high performance and high reliability memory, components, and systems, today unveiled their latest 15”Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Gaming Notebook...
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It was all very suspicious, an email in our inbox from MTV and the Beatles' Apple Corps. It seemed to point to a "Rock Band" link. But it was the Wall Street Journal that solidified things. According to the all too familiar anonymous sources, we have a deal a-cooking.This is a major coup for MTV, getting the Beatles to sign...
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Video:Sapphire Radeon HD 4550 Review @ Club OverclockerHIS HD 4850 IceQ 4 TurboX @ Overclockers OnlineGalaxy GeForce GTX 260+ 896MB Graphics Card Review @ PC PerspectiveMemory and Storage:Crucial Ballistix Tracer DDR3 PC3-10600 2Gb Kit @ CPU3DSanDisk Cruzer Titanium Plus USB Flash Drive Review @ FuturelooksSystems:Dell Studio 1735 @ InsideHWCases,...
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Correction: HP has gotten more netbook-ish. Today HP announced a new line of netbooks, and as opposed to the HP 2133 Mini-Note, which they were adamant was for the educational market and not to compete with the Asus Eee PC, this one is targeted squarely at that market.Why the big change? Well, according to HP, the 2133 Mini-Note...
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Super Talent Announces 18-Carat Solid Gold USB DriveLimited Edition 8GB Pico-C Drive is the Ultimate Executive GiftSan Jose, California – October 28, 2008 – Super Talent Technology, a leading manufacturer of Flash storage solutions and DRAM memory modules, today announced a limited edition 18-carat solid gold USB drive that comes with a serialized...
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Video:Sapphire Radeon HD 4830 512MB video card review @ Elite Bastards22" HP Debranded DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor Review @ OCIA.netiZ3D Stereoscopic Monitor Review @ X-bit LabsGainward GeForce GTX 260 Standard Version @ MVKTechMSI N9800GT GeForce 9800 GT 512MB Video Card Review @ Legit ReviewsZotac GTX280 AMP! Edition Review @ OCCPanasonic...
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Thecus Technology Announces the N3200PROThe RAID 5 Home NAS Retuned for Extreme Performance10/28/2008 – The N3200 from Thecus has been finding its way into living rooms and home offices around the world thanks to a ton of friendly features, large capacity, and RAID 5 security. Today, Thecus is pleased to announce a successor to this groundbreaking...
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SLIM, STYLISH AND WELL-CONNECTED: INTRODUCING THE DELL INSPIRON MINI 12 New Addition to the Dell Inspiron Mini Line Expands Personalization Options Available First in Japan Through Bic Camera, Kojima and Sofmap Stores Includes Windows Vista Home Basic, Webcam and BluetoothROUND ROCK, Texas, Oct. 26, 2008 – Dell today introduced the Inspiron™...
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