Michael Santo
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All right, it's bad enough this 20-year-old has never kissed anyone, but advertising for a kissing teacher on Craigslist? We'd be interesting in knowing if he gets any takers, personally.I'm a 20 yearold GA Tech student who has never kissed. I have been going out with a girl online for the last 5 years and she's finally coming down to see...
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Video:Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB video card review @ Elite BastardsZOTAC GeForce GTX 280 Video Card Review @ FuturelooksMotherboards and Chipsets:ECS GF8200A Black & ASRock K10N78FullHD-hSLI @ PhoronixXFX nForce 790i Ultra 3-Way SLI and Zotac nForce 790i-Supreme Motherboards @ Digit-LifeProcessors:AMD Phenom 9950 and 9350e: Ups, Downs...
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You read that right, PS3 fans. Those with unbricked PS3s, anyway. Sony will be releasing FW 2.41 in mid-week, with (hopefully) none of the issues seen with the 2.40 FW.According to customer support, firmware version 2.41, which should be clear of all errors, will out "midweek", although Sony is yet to make an official announcement...
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No, not the core, or the stem, but the shaft. It's an unsubstantiated rumor, but one that actually might make sense. Though perhaps not in the way the original posted thought.News around the web is that Apple is planning to reduce its iPhone shipments to Rogers, Canada's lone GSM/EDGE/HSDPA provider. The rationale is that Apple...
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France and the UK have already begun considering such "three strikes" downloading laws, but with France taking over the EU presidency on 7/1, there is talk - and a vote upcoming - on a E.U. version.Now Sarkozy, who took over the European presidency this week, is trying to stretch the measure across Europe through amendments (pdf) to the Telecoms...
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Many have modified their Priuses, and one of those possible modifications is a rooftop solar panel system. It seems that Toyota is considering the same as standard equipment for its own models, but only for high-end models, and only to power the AC. Toyota Motor Corp plans to install solar panels on some Prius hybrids in its next remodelling,...
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Video:Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 Video Card @ Benchmark ReviewsPNY GTX 260 Video Card Review @ I4USapphire HD 4850 @ InsideHWDiamond HD4870 Review @ NeoseekerDiamond HD 4870 512MB Reviewed @ TheTechLoungeATI 48xx Architecture @ InsideHWATI Radeon HD4850 Crossfire Performance @ CPU3DAsus EN9600GT Top/HTDI/512M Videocard Review @ PCStatsGigabyte...
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From July 5th through July 27th, the Tour de France will be running. I'm not going to be heading over there to watch, and although they'll be plenty of coverage, what if we want take a look at the route from a spectator's view? Google's thought about that, and has provide a Street View of the entire route. Google's blog post announcing the...
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A new study (.PDF) released Wednesday by the Pew Internet and American Life Project reveals that not everyone wants broadband. Seriously. According to the study, 55% of adult Americans now have broadband internet connections at home, up from 47% in 2007. Also according to the study, with the increase in broadband adoption, only 10% of Americans...
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Video:Sapphire 1024MB Radeon HD3850 Graphics Card Review @ Bigbruin.comZOTAC GeForce GTX 280 AMP! Edition Video Card @ BmRPoint of View GeForce GTX 260 Assassins Creed Edition @ techPowerUpVisiontek ATI Radeon HD4870 512MB GDDR5 PCI Express Video Card Review @ Motherboards.orgATI Radeon HD 4870 On Linux @ PhoronixPalit Geforce 9800 GTX (GDDR3)...
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The latest events in the Megan Meier MySpace suicide case took place Monday, when Missouri governor Matt Blunt signed into law a bill which revised the the state's already existing harassment law to include telephone and electronic communication.Those under 21 would face only a misdemeanor, but for adults, this is a felony, with a sentence...
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In our excitement over the release of the new Playstation 3 firmware, 2.40, which includes in-game XMB support and trophies, we forgot what we usually recommend to people: don't jump on it (an OS update, a patch, a firmware update) until you see what happens to others who upgrade.One need only look at the XP SP3 fiasco involving Symantec for...
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Remember Albany, the beta version of Microsoft's subscription-based version of Office and Windows Live OneCare that launched in mid-April? Well, Albany is now Equipt, but you won't find it in the state of New York: for now, starting in mid-July, you'll find it only at Circuit City. In a press release on Wednesday, Microsoft announced the launch:...
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Video:MSI R4850-T2D512 (Radeon HD4850) @ CPU3DBFGTech GeForce 9800 GTX H2OC WC Edition Evaluation @ [H]Sapphire Radeon HD4850 512MB Graphics Card Review @ Hardware CanucksProcessors:Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Linux Performance @ PhoronixAMD Phenom X4 9950 and 9350e Quad-Core Processor Review @ Legit ReviewsAMD Phenom X4 9950 Black Edition and...
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The much-anticipated PS3 Firmware 2.40 - has gone live, as promised, just as July 2nd rolled around. The update includes: XMB access in-game Trophy Support (the PS3's answer to the Xbox 360's achievements) Expanded Gamer Profiles Of course, the big question is: why are you still reading this? Start downloading....
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McAfee has finally released the results of its S.P.A.M. (Spammed Persistently All Month) experiment, which began in March. The project: take 50 people from ten countries to defy common sense and for 30 days surf the Web on a computer with no anti-spam software. Not just that, they were to take risks, and respond to spam, to make matters worse. ...
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Video:SOYO 26-Inch Widescreen LCD Monitor DYLM26E6 @ Benchmark ReviewsDiamond HD 4870 512 MB GDDR5 @ techPowerUpXFX GTX 280 XXX Edition Review @ MetkumodsMotherboards and Chipsets:MSI P45 Platinum Review @ OCCSuper Micro C2SBX+ @ PhoronixFoxconn BlackOps Tech Report @ TechARPASUS P5Q3 Deluxe WiFi-AP@n @ t-breakASUS Maximus II Formula motherboard...
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If you've kept tabs on recent Linux happenings at all, it has become abundantly clear that Ubuntu Linux has become rather popular and what some might call the "Linux distro of choice". This trend seems to be pretty obvious to memory manufacture Super Talent, and for a limited time they will bundle a free CD containing the Ubuntu Desktop...
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LifeLock, which is an ID theft protection service, but which has both been written about earlier in unflattering terms as well as sued by Experian, has been sued again, this time by a competitor. On Wednesday NAMESAFE sued LifeLock over search ads that it said were purchased by LifeLock, which used the NAMESAFE trademark yet directed users...
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Video:PowerColor HD 4870 Review @ OCCNVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT Roundup - Gaming on the Cheap @ PC PerspectiveASUS EN9600GT TOP Video Card Review @ Legit ReviewsFoxconn GeForce 9800 GTX / GX2 2x512MB @ Digit-LifeMotherboards and Chipsets:Gigabyte GA-EP45 DQ6 Motherboard @ CPU3DProcessors:Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770 Review @ MotherboardsMemory...
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Firefox 3 has just barely gotten out the door and Mozilla is already readying the alpha release of the next version, 3.1. Of course, as a point-release, it will be a much less ambitious project than the leap from 2 -> 3. In Firefox 3.1 status meeting notes from 6/24, the ship date is now estimated to be Q4 of this year or Q1 09. First alpha...
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It's true! It had been widely anticipated that Blizzard was set to announced Diablo III at WWI, and on Saturday it happened. Naturally, Blizzard is tight-lipped about a release date, but based on the amount of time they've been working on Starcraft II, it's no time soon. Blizzard's already set up an official site (linked). Go there to see...
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