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Student charged with 3 felonies for "Intentional Criminal Act"

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 01:47:49 +0000

A student was charged today after alerting his school principal of a serious security vulnerability affecting the school district's computer network. Allegedly, the student used false credentials and...

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Thursday Burn - 10/23/2008

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:30:57 +0000

AMD Radeon HD4830 @ Anandtech Draytek Vigor 2930n Dual 802.11n Router @ Toms Hardware Coolermaster V8 @ LegionHardware HP Photosmart A536 Compact Photo Printer @ PC-World G.Skill FS-25S2-64GB...

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Intel cuts CPU prices... Again?

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:00:43 +0000

Intel Corp cut the price of select quad-core and dual core CPU's today. Amazingly, also making the cut were Pentium Dual Core and select Xeon series processors. Why? Pure speculation here, but you...

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New Core 2 Duo's in December?

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 06:24:17 +0000

Theinquirer Reports INTEL PLANS TO launch one of its last batches of Core 2 mobile processors towards the end of December, according to hot sauces in the Taiwanese rumourmill. Apparently...

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Next generation GPUs from ATI/NVIDIA to arrive by June 2009

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 04:05:19 +0000

Assuming current industry speculation and rumor is correct, ATI, the graphics subdivision of AMD, and NVIDIA, are expected to begin production of their next generation graphics processors by June of...

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Wednesday Burn [10/15/2008]

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:27:02 +0000

Microsoft SideWinder X5 Gaming Mouse @ TweakTown Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 Toxic Video Card @ BenchmarkReviews The IGP Chronicles Part 3: NVIDIA's GeForce 9300 @ AnandTech Novell to acquire Managed...

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Microsoft Announces Windows 7...Officially

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:49:35 +0000

After much hoopla about the next major version of Windows, speculation about codenames, and whether we will see a new version of Windows before the decade is out, Microsoft has deliciously delivered...

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Adobe Releases Flash Player 10

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:32:43 +0000

Today Adobe Systems, Inc, a leader in productivity, multimedia, content creation, and interactive technology, has released the long awaited update to their web browser plugin for interactive web...

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Thecus Tech News

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:04:26 +0000

Thecus Press Release System RSS Web Feed Service Online NOW Thecus Tech Corp. is committed to bring the utmost advanced storage solution for worldwide users. Frequently, Thecus press and technical...

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Nvidia's Meltdown?

Sun, 03 Aug 2008 04:56:47 +0000

Most discussions about GPU manufacturers end up devolving into "my GPU kicks your GPU's butt in Crysis" rants. However, GPU manufacturers are large corporations with wide ranging product...

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Eagle Consus M-Series SATA to USB External Storage Review

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:52:36 +0000

It's time to take a look at another storage device review here at FastSilicon.com. This review however is a bit different from those we've done in the past. Today on the firing line is an Eagle...

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Charter Cable To Replace Ads For Customers

Wed, 14 May 2008 17:20:41 +0000

Reports are running rampant across the web today regarding Charter Communications , one of the nations largest cable broadband companies, and a new tactic they're deploying to make money from your...

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EA/Bioware Drop Mass Effect PC DRM

Mon, 12 May 2008 09:15:38 +0000

In a shocking display of clarity and reason, EA and Bioware have made an official announcement stating they have decided to drop the draconian every ten day activation fiasco they were intending for...

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Monday Burn-05-07-08

Wed, 07 May 2008 13:00:41 +0000

NZXT Tempest ATX Mid Tower @ TweakTown Xigmatek Achilles S1284 HDT CPU Cooler @ Benchmark Reviews OCZ ReaperX HPC DDR3-1333 @ ThinkComputers Hades Gaming Ares H1 Optical Gaming Mouse @...

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Mass Effect PC - Is Piracy The Better Choice?

Wed, 07 May 2008 12:31:19 +0000

Though by no means the most draconian of DRM schemes to date, a bit of a firestorm is brewing over the DRM infested activation system coming with the PC release of Bioware's Mass Effect. Mass...

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MSNBC Needs An MS Office License

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:05:32 +0000

Just when you think the Pennsylvania Primary is the news of the hour, out of left field comes this. I was sitting watching MSNBC's Live feed of the Primary today, and during a commercial break I got...

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FyreTV IPTV Set Top Box Review

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:23:05 +0000

Perv's rejoice! FyreTV promises to bring streaming high quality porn directly to your TV Home Entertainment Center. Announced at the AVN Adult Video awards in January, we've had the opportunity to...

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Microsoft Makes Move To Buy Yahoo

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:52:57 +0000

Though details are still somewhat sketchy, it looks like the persistent rumor of Microsoft devouring Yahoo is getting some teeth. 44 Billion Dollars worth of teeth . Expect more news on this as it...

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Monday Burn-01-26-08

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:11:00 +0000

Lexar 12-in-1 USB2 Card Reader @ Ase Labs Gran Turismo 5 Prologue PS3 Preview @ TweakTown Nexus Caterpillar Silent PC Case @ TechwareLabs ASUS P5E3 Deluxe WiFi X38 @ HardwareLogic Nintendo DS...

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Another Stupid Survey About Billions In Lost Productivity Misses The Point

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:16:37 +0000

Global Secure Systems and Infosecurity Europe released the results of a poll they use to claim the U.K experiences upwards of 6.5 Billion Pounds in lost productivity costs to social networking sites...

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Pinnacle PCTV HD Card 800i Review

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 02:20:40 +0000

TV Tuners are an integral part of building a Home Theatre PC. To that end, today we take a look at Pinnacle's PCTV HD Card 800i . As an inexpensive PCI tuning option claiming support for NTSC, ATSC,...

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Psychologist Cooper Lawrence Pays The Price On Fox News

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:02:50 +0000

In a Fox News segment, psychologist and self-help book author Cooper Lawrence shot herself in the foot by proclaiming all sorts of inane untruths about a game (Mass Effect, Electronic Arts ) being...

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HIS ATI HD3870x2 Spotted In China

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:46:30 +0000

ATI's dual GPU monster the HD3870x2 has been spotted in the wild in shops in Guangzhou China being flogged for roughly $550 U.S. Sporting two RV670 running at 825mhz core with 1000mhz GDDR3 speeds...

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Janice Turner Is Crack For Parents - Xbox's Are Just Toys

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 03:27:52 +0000

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Mike Magee Leaves TheInquirer

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:42:28 +0000

After co-founding one of the oldest and largest online tech publications TheRegister in 1994, then moving on to greener pastures full of "voles", "chipzilla's" and...

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