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Latest News - January 2008
- Happy Birthday, Wikipedia!
- It's Always About The Pr0n, Isn't It?
- EU Probes Microsoft Again
- What Has The Power Of 12,000 Desktops? HECToR
- The Curse of Star Trek Games Continues
- Google Bets Heavy on the iPhone
- Hardware Round-Up
- Asus EAH3850 TOP Graphics Card
- Toshiba's HD DVD White Flag Price Tag Fire Sale
- 10 Hours A Week. $10 Million A Year
- Netflix to Make Internet Viewing "Unlimited"
- Can Steve Jobs Outdo Himself?
- How Good Are Logitech Mice? Ask Microsoft
- Sony, DivX to Team for Content Distribution
- Pre-MacWorld Rumors
- Rumor: New 800lb Gorilla In Storage Town?
- Vista RC1 Redux
- Hardware Round-Up
- OLPC Hacked to Run AmigaOS
- Hardware Round-Up
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All News for January 2008
Too bad it's today, January 15th. Today being the day of Steve Jobs' keynote at Macworld, this is going to get missed by many. But not by us: Happy Seventh Birthday Wikipedia (all right, we'll admit it: they emailed us about it).Yes, Wikipedia was founded on January 15th, 2001. There's not much to add, except that despite Jimmy Wales'...
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There's no better indication that Apple computers are gaining marketshare than the fact that malware, viruses, and scams are occasionally targeted towards them now. Security firms are reporting that an old-fashioned rogue cleaning tool, called MacSweeper, is making the rounds now. It attempts to hoodwink you into buying their useless...
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The EU's attacks on American tech companies appears to be progressing unabated:“European Union regulators said Monday they were again investigating software giant Microsoft Corp. this time on suspicion of abusing its market position by squeezing out competing Internet browsers and software rivals dependent on Microsoft programs.The European...
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There are very few body parts we wouldn't trade to be able to play Crysis on HECToR, the newest super computer in the U.K.“It can make 63 million calculations each second, allowing scientists to conduct research into everything from climate change to new medicines.The purpose-built machine is housed in 60 wardrobe-sized cabinets in the...
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In general, Star Trek games have been cursed, with most of them being as good as the odd-numbered movies. The curse continues.P2 Entertainment - formerly Perpetual Entertainment - has ceased development on Star Trek Online, according to multiple sources at the San Francisco based developer. The news does not, however, mean that...
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Google's been noticing the browser market share stats, obviously. Anyone looking at those would have noticed just how quickly the iPhone browser's market share has risen.The company said at Macworld Monday that it will retool its all-in-one Google application for the iPhone, improving the UI and speeding up loading times.The new UI is...
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Video: Gainward BLISS 8800 GT 1GB Golden Sample Review @ MVKTechATI HD 2600 Pro 256MB Video Card Reviewed @ TheTechLounge Motherboards & Chipsets: SUPoX AK780G AMD RS780 mainboard review @ OCWorkbenchMemory & Storage: Synology Disk Station DS207+ Review @ TechwareLabsCorsair Dominator PC3-14400 (TWIN3X2048-1800C7DFIN) @ Overclockers...
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Back in November 2007, AMD launched the 55nm ATI RV670 GPU. With this launch, we were introduced to two new ATI video cards, the Radeon HD 3870 and 3850. If you read our launch article, then you already know that the RV670 is a derivative of the R600, which powers the Radeon HD 2900 XT. Our initial experience with AMD's new cards was pretty...
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Toshiba, backer of the HD DVD standard for next-generation high-definition disc players, is reacting to the move of many Hollywood studios to exclusively offer their entertainment on rival Sony's Blu-ray format. By "reacting," I mean "slashing their prices to the bone."Toshiba's third generation 1080i-capable HD-A3 is selling for a mere $139.98...
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Forget Spiderman or GI Joe or any other superhero you can name. Markus Frind should be your hero. He's a web entrepreneur from Canada who's managed to get a website up and going --online dating site Plenty of Fish -- that more or less operates itself. He says that on average he works ten hours a week. The pay's good, though; around ten million...
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Apple is expected to announce a movie rental service at Macworld. Hoping to reduce some of the impact, Netflix is going to expand its streaming movie service. Formerly users could only watch a limited number of hours based on their subscription tier, but beginning Monday, all but the lowest tier will have unlimited access to streaming video.The...
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There is an unwritten law of the tech world that states as MacWorld approaches industry buzz increases exponentially. As MacWorld is almost upon us, we're forced to wonder whether or not Steve Jobs has enough up his sleeve to outdo the announcements made in MW '07.“At last year's trade show, Apple Inc.'s charismatic CEO hurtled into...
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While mice and keyboards don't typically get reviewed as often as new video cards and CPUs, they are still a major part of the computing experience. Those who've plunked down a little extra money and purchased a product from one of the major players in this arena such as Logitech, don't often go back to bargain basement equipment. ...
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Lost in the news at CES about another Sony product (Blu-ray) was the announcement of a deal between Sony and DivX which will allow onlnie retailers to serve up DivX files (legally) and also for those files to be played on DivX-Certified devices. The timing, of course, couldn't be better as PS3 Firmware 2.10 was just released with DivX support....
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There are few companies that can generate as much interest in upcoming products as Apple. That said, let's take a look at some of the pre-MacWorld '08 hardware rumors. Do keep in mind that these are all rumors until we hear otherwise.First up is the Newton. It seems doubtful that the new Newton tablet will be making it's...
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As with all rumors, we remind you to take the following with a grain of salt:“We haven't able to confirm this, but we've heard it now from a couple of people: Hitachi, the Japanese conglomerate, is talking to Toshiba and Fujitsu about forming a new company dedicated to hard drives and storage systems.The new company would combine the limping...
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Many corporations and government bodies tend to hold off purchasing a new Windows operating system until at least the first service pack (SP1) is out the door, and thus it comes as no surprise that Microsoft has been burning the midnight oil to get Vista SP1 ready to ship. To that end Microsoft has developed a new release candidate (RC)...
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Video: ASUS EN8800GTS 512MB Graphics Card Review @ TechARPMemory & Storage: Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB HDD Review @ OCIA.netSuper Talent PC14400 1800Mhz DDR3 2GB Memory Kit Review @ Tweaknews.netLite-On DH-20A3H 20x Super AllWrite DVD±RW/ RAM Review @ CDRLabs.com Power: Ultra X2 750W Modular Power Supply @ 3DGameManCases, Cooling,...
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There are those who still love the Amiga and the AmigaOS, and they've gone and hacked an OLPC to run it!Cloanto Italia srl, Amiga software developers since 1986, were excited to preview details of Amiga Forever 2008 running without modifications on a One Laptop per Child XO laptop.Ironic: the doomed yet still beloved AmigaOS and the not-doing-so-well...
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Memory & Storage: OCZ DDR2 PC2-6400 ReaperX HPC 4Gb Kit @ CPU3DCases, Cooling, & Misc.: Zalman ZM-VFC2 Multi Fan Controller Review @ OCModShopKingston Media Reader Hi-Speed 19-in-1 Card Reader Review @ DragonSteelMods.comASUS Xonar D2 Sound Card and U1 USB Audio Station Reviews @ PC PerspectiveIcemat Audio Black Siberia Multi Headset...
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We just got received word directly from AMD regarding the purported delays to the next wave of Phenom processors that were initially slated to hit sometime this quarter, but have been pushed out to Q2...You may have seen a few online headlines today indicating “AMD Phenom processor delays.” I’d like to clarify where things stand...
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Just like the rest of us nerds, Toshiba got to wondering what would happen if you put a Playstation 3 Cell processor into a laptop. They put one in one of their Qosimo G45 notebooks, which already sports an Intel Core 2 Duo CPU. They've named the system the Spurs engine. It allows the laptop to react to user hand gestures; scan through...
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