Michael Santo
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Video: [Tech ARP] Desktop Graphics Card Comparison Guide Rev. 22.8 Zotac GTX 560 TI Amp! Edition Review - XSReviews Motherboards and Chipsets: Asus Crossfire IV Review @ HCW Memory and Storage: Sharkoon Flexi-Drive Extreme Duo 16GB USB 3.0 Thumb Drive Review @ Tweaktown ioSafe Rugged Portable Review @ DragonSteelMods Patriot Javelin S4 NAS...
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Video: MSI GTX 580 Lightning Xtreme Edition 3GB OC'ed Video Card Review @ Tweaktown Motherboards and Chipsets: Asus Sabertooth 990FX AM3+ Motherboard Review @ eTeknix.com ASUS Crosshair V Formula 990FX @ PureOverclock ASUS Crosshair-V Formula 990FX Motherboard @ Benchmark Reviews ASUS Crosshair V Formula (AMD 990FX) Motherboard Review...
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Apple has managed to sign the final of the big 4 music labels, Universal Music Group, to a deal over its iCloud service, according to sources speaking to C|Net. This, along with further reports that Apple has signed a number of large music publishers, points to Apple being able to launch its iCloud service very soon. Apple has already announced...
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Apple is preparing San Francisco's Moscone Center for WWDC 2011, which runs June 6 - 10, and as a result, we've learned what its iCloud logo is. The image below was captured by Doug Bowman and posted to TwitPic. Another banner, captured by AppleInsider, shows an image of a lion, a plus sign, the number 5, another plus sign, and the iCloud...
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It's become commonplace for celebrities and companies to make announcements via Twitter. Thus, should we really be surprised that Shaquille O'Neal announced his retirement via Twitter (and also, via a new service called Tout)? Although Twitter hosted the Tweet, it was Tout that hosted the video (below). The Tweet drove 500K users to six-week...
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Video: HIS Radeon HD 6870 IceQ X Turbo X Graphics Card Review @ eTeknix.com Dell UltraSharp U2410 24” IPS Monitor Review @ Hardware Canucks ASUS Radeon HD 6870 DirectCU II 1GB Video Card Overclocked Review @ Tweaktown MSI R6850 Cyclone IGDS Power Edition Review @ Neoseeker GPU Video Card Comparison Guide @MissingRemote PowerColor HD...
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The end is nigh for the PlayStation Network / Qriocity outage. In a press release issued late Monday, Sony said that full restoration of PSN services will be completed by the end of this week. The areas with full restoration will include the Americas, Europe/PAL territories and Asia, excluding Japan, Hong Kong, and South Korea. Details for...
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Activision has added that Nov. 8 will include more than just the launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. It will also launch Call of Duty: Elite, a social-networking twist to a first-person player shooter's multiplayer component. There will be a free version of Call of Duty: Elite, and a premium (paid) version as well. It's unclear how much...
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PBS aired a Frontline episode focused on Wikileaks on May 24, and received retribution as a result. Its site was hacked, late Sunday, by the hacking group LulzSec. Remnants of the site defacing were still around on Monday. The episode, titled "Wikisecrets," didn't sit so well with the hacking group LulzSec. As a result, they hacked PBS' main...
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The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 has just appeared on Best Buy's website. Although it has the very vague "coming soon" date attached to its page, the fact that it's there at all is a signal that date is not far off. In addition, the site offers a lot more detail on the device, including the fact that it will ship with...
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Video: HIS Radeon HD 6870 IceQ X Turbo X Graphics Card Review @ eTeknix.com Dell UltraSharp U2410 24” IPS Monitor Review @ Hardware Canucks MSI R6850 Cyclone IGDS Power Edition Review @ Neoseeker GPU Video Card Comparison Guide @MissingRemote PowerColor HD 6670 1 GB @ techPowerUp Motherboards and Chipsets: Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD5-B3 Intel...
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As promised, Microsoft has aired the first single-player campaign trailer for Gears of War 3. It aired, as expected, at the end of the Champions League final between Barcelona and Manchester United (won by Barcelona). This first full trailer opens by basically re-hashing the earlier released teaser trailer featuring protagonist Marcus Fenix...
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Android gamers have made emulators such as N64oid, Ataroid, Gearoid, Nesoid, Snesoid, Gensoid, and Gameboid popular on the Android Market. However, that seems to be past tense, at least for now, as all of those emulators, written by Yong Zhang (yongzh) have been pulled from the Market. According to Zhang, his developer account has been removed...
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Video: PowerColor HD6950 PCS+ Review @ OCC XFX's Triple Display Monitor Stand @ The Tech Report AMD FirePro V7900 @ Phoronix Gigabyte GTX 580 Super Overclock Review @ Hardware Canucks XFX Radeon HD 6790 Review by Ultimate Hardware AMD FirePro V5900 @ Phoronix Motherboards and Chipsets: GIGABYTE Z68X-UD7-B3 (Intel Z68) Motherboard Review @...
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On the same day that Google unveiled its mobile payment service, Google Wallet, it was sued by PayPal. The suit claims trade secret misappropriation related to (what else) mobile payment systems. Reportedly, the timing of the lawsuit was coincidental, in terms of Google's announcement. The Google executives targeted in the lawsuit were not:...
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As expected, Google unveiled its mobile payments service on Thursday. Google Wallet will launch in trials this summer in New York, Portland, and San Francisco, with other cities to follow. Google Wallet requires an NFC-equipped smartphone, and the trials will begin using Sprint's Nexus S 4G. If for no other reason...
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AT&T has announced the first cities that will get its 4G LTE service. These cities, Dallas, Houston, Chicago, Atlanta and San Antonio, will see AT&T's version of of LTE this summer. Verizon's LTE service, which launched in real (non-beta testing) form late last year, though sans handsets, has vowed to get its...
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Apple has finally responded to the Mac Defender malware that has infected a number of Mac users, but while Apple took considerable time before it took any action, the malware writer did not: he already has a new variant available that is more dangerous than the original. The new malware has a new name for its fake antivirus component: MacGuard....
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In mid-April, Apple sued Samsung over the design of several of its devices, alleging that the Korean electronics firm copied its designs from the iPhone and iPad. Now, a federal court is forcing Samsung to hand over samples of new phones for Apple to pore over. While naturally some of these phones have been released (the list of devices Apple...
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Dell has made the XPS 15z official. The new ultra-thin laptop, a MacBook Pro competitor in a 15.6-inch package, wasn't exactly a secret, but now those looking to buy one can start pricing and customizing them, on Dell's website, as of May 24. The Dell XPS 15z is, as expected, priced at $999.99 to start. The highest-end models start at $1922.99....
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In the on-again, off-again rumors about Apple lining up retail space in Grand Central Terminal (often incorrectly dubbed "Station"), it appears its on again. According to The Wall Street Journal, Apple is indeed in discussions 15,000 sq. ft. space in the terminal, which would be a fairly large retail outlet, although not the Cupertino, CA...
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Video: MSI P67A-GD80 @ LanOC Reviews Sapphire Radeon HD 6770 1GB Vapor-X Video Card Review @ Tweaktown PowerColor PCS+ AX6950 Vortex II @ Benchmark Reviews Motherboards and Chipsets: Zotac H55ITX-C-E Motherboard at Modders-Inc ASUS P8H67-I Deluxe H67 mITX Motherboard Review @ APH Networks ECS H67H2-M H67 Motherboard Review @ eTeknix.com Memory...
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