Michael Santo
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Since the codename for the next release of Windows was announced, many of us have wondered what the actual name would be. Well, it turns out that the codename for the next version of Windows, Windows 7, is going to be the actual name for the product. And in what is somewhat of a passing of the torch, the announcement was made not on the Windows...
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OCZ Announces Availability of Vista 64-bit Drivers for the nia (neural impulse actuator) gaming peripheral After much anticipation from Gamers and Enthusiasts, the 64-bit Windows Vista drivers are now available for OCZ’s ground-breaking Neural Impulse Actuator (the nia). New drivers have been in constant development since the release of the...
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Obviously all the extra searches and scans at airports which have followed 9/11 mean that getting through an airport has become a marathon process. One such part of an airport visit may be reduced in duration, thanks to technology.It all began with Richard Reid. Reid was arrested on December 22, 2001 for attempting to destroy a...
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DRM (and lawsuits) aside, Spore has sold a ton of copies. In late September Electronic Arts (EA) said it had already sold 1 million copies (combined PC, Mac and Nintendo DS) sales since shipping on September 7th, despite DRM "Protest Creatures" and critical end user reviews at stores like Amazon.com.Slightly over a week ago listings for something...
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Rob Pardo, executive vice-president of game design at Blizzard announced at BlizzCon 2008 that they realized during the design of Starcraft 2 that the campaign was becoming so large, they faced the choice of delaying the game or scaling it back. Instead, the campaign version of the game will be a trilogy, with each part focusing on a separate...
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Video:GeForce GTX 260 reloaded vs. the Radeon HD 4870 1GB @ TTRAMD's ATI Radeon HD 4550 passive 512M @ techPowerUpECS Hydra Watercooled 9800 GTX+ SLI pack @ bit-techPalit HD 4870 Sonic @ NeoseekerMotherboards and Chipsets:ASUS M3N78 Pro Motherboard Review @ MotherboardsAsus M3A79-T Deluxe @ AMDZoneBIOSTAR TPower N750 AM2+ Motherboard @ TweaktownDFI...
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It's hardly a game-changer, but it's pretty cool. Anyone who's looked at the comments on YouTube posts know that they are certainly not works of literary art. Well, if you heard your comment read back to you, would you still post it, with all its grammar and spelling errors? Perhaps not. YouTube has added an audio preview feature to its comments....
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One of the criticized "features" of the iPhone since day one has been the lack of a user-swappable battery. For any heavy user, the fact that you can no longer rely on being able to carry a spare battery for a long day of use, but rather, a charger, has been a sore point. Of course, with the device's amazing popularity, many have overlooked...
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Earlier this month Steve Ballmer spoke about a cloud-based development environment, though he wouldn't go into detail, saving it for the Professional Developers Conference (PDC) at the end of this month. However, a look at the PDC sessions on Wednesday would have revealed a possible clue to the name of it: Windows Strata. There were eight...
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Video:Sapphire HD 4870 Toxic Review @ Club OverclockerGigabyte vs. Palit Radeon 4850 Duel @ BootDailyMSI Radeon HD 4670 Graphics Card @ TweaktownMotherboards and Chipsets:Gigabyte EP45-T Extreme Review @ NeoseekerBiostar TPower I45 @ InsideHWMemory and Storage:Thecus N5200BR NAS Server Review @ MotherboardsIcydock MB664US eSATA/USB External...
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We have to admit, we keep having trouble typing the name of this. We keep typing Mail Googles. We also have to admit: if this were April 1st, this would be an obvious prank. That said ...Anyone remember when on Friends Rachel got drunk and left Ross a voicemail telling him she had "closure" over their non-existent relationship?...
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RAZER™FUSES FORM AND FUNCTION WITHRAZER LYCOSA MIRROR SPECIAL EDITION™ AND RAZER ARCTOSA™ The Razer Lycosa Mirror Special Edition is a high-gloss mirror finish gaming keyboard while the Razer Arctosa is a stylish stealth black on black gaming keyboard Carlsbad, Calif. – October 07, 2008 – Razer™, the world’s leading...
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Video:Sapphire Radeon HD 4550 Graphics Card @ TweaktownAMD Radeon HD 3300 / 790GX @ PhoronixSapphire HD4870 Toxic Review @ OCCATI Radeon HD 4550 @ DriverheavenPalit Radeon HD 4870 Sonic Dual Edition @ Techgage.comSapphire Toxic Radeon HD4870 512MB Graphics Card Review @ Bigbruin.comMotherboards and Chipsets:ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe Motherboard...
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How would you feel if you couldn't drive faster than 80, or couldn't raise the volume on your car radio above a certain point? OK, maybe you wouldn't care so much, but your teenage son or daughter might. Ford is going to introduce a new system, MyKey, on its upcoming 2010 cars, starting with the Ford Focus. It will enable...
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MySpace Music was expected to be successful, but this successful? It was launched at 12 AM EDT on Sept. 25th, and despite that short period of time, it has already streamed over a billion songs (and yes, we have contributed to that streaming). In comparison, (though obviously not fair as iTunes is a pay service, while MySpace Music streams...
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This isn't a political post. It's a security post. While spam in general is an annoyance, spammers tend to pick those subjects they feel will get people to open up email. According to online security company Secure Computing, the election contains just those sorts of subjects Their study indicates that spam referring to Barack...
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Pre-sale demand for the T-Mobile Android G1 is so high that according to T-Mobile, they have sold out all their units. While we don't know exactly what the number of units is, which makes it hard to just just how impressive this may or may not be, according to T-Mobile, this happened after they tripled their original factory order. Sorry to...
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Video:PowerColor PCS HD4670 512MB GDDR3 Graphics Card: Light-Weight Champion @ X-bit LabsSapphire Radeon HD 4870 Toxic 512MB Factory Overclocked Video Card Review @ ThinkComputers.orgGigabyte GV-R4850MC-1GH Graphics Card @ CPU3DGigabyte 9800GT 512MB Video Card Review @ MotherboardsAMD Radeon HD 4670 512MB Review - Good gets cheaper @ PC PerspectiveMotherboards...
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Can you spell "SEC investigation?" There is definitely going to be one after this. A post at CNN's new social news site, iReport, resulted in Apple stock plummeting this morning, when it was rumored that Steve Jobs had suffered a heart attack. iReport allows users to post unvetted stories, which then --- after vetting, may...
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Emblazon this with a big "rumor" label, but according to The Register, Microsoft may be caving into OEMs. As we know, OEMs can offer users of certain versions of Windows Vista a downgrade to XP. For some OEMs, this can mean they will actually downgrade the PC for you, prior to shipment. For others, this means an XP install...
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On Thursday, Nintendo announced a new Nintendo DS "platform" as it called it, the Nintendo DSi. Similar in look to the DS Lite, it has some evolutionary changes. Nothing revolutionary, though. And the company will continue to ship the DS Lite.For example, the screens are slightly larger, at 3.25". The device is slimmer,...
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Video:ATI Radeon HD 4550 Versus EVGA GeForce 9500GT Review @ Motherboards4850X2 - MultiGPU Solution for Masses? @ InsideHWSamsung's SM2693HM 25.5" widescreen monitor @ bit-techGainward GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512MB Graphics Card @ TweaktownMSI R3870X2-T2D1G-OC Radeon HD 3870 X2 Videocard Review @ PCStatsSapphire HD4850 Dual Slot Heatsink Review...
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