Wednesday, April 15, 2009

IT News HeadLines (Tom's Hardware) 15/04/2009



QOTD: How Much Would You Pay for Uncapped Net?
QOTD: How Much Would You Pay for Uncapped Net?With all the commotion circling around Time Warner Cable and other companies, it's no surprise that customers and enthusiasts are up in arms over connection caps.
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Congressman Unveils Bill to Fight ISP Caps
Congressman Unveils Bill to Fight ISP CapsIf you thought that the debacle over ISP net caps was just starting to boil, then you'll be even more surprised to hear that the issue has now landed on the front doors of Congress.
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Time Warner's Unlimited Plan: $150, Still Terrible
Time Warner's Unlimited Plan: $150, Still TerribleDue to the massive amount of backlash from the press as well as customers, Time Warner Cable at the end of last week introduced essentially what is the company's unlimited download plan, for $150 per month.
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Blizzard: Buying Online Gold is Dangerous
Blizzard: Buying Online Gold is DangerousLife in the virtual world can be just as devastating as the real world, especially when the two interconnect and bite the player in the rear.
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Microsoft, Yahoo! Play Nice for Ad Deal
Microsoft, Yahoo! Play Nice for Ad DealDuring the reign of Jerry Yang, Yahoo! was against a Microsoft acquisition, however now that Carol “Hurricaneâ€‌ Bartz is whizzing around the company and shaking things up, the company could be back in the ring for another kind of Microsoft deal.
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Businesses Won't Deploy Win7 Until 2011
Businesses Won't Deploy Win7 Until 2011Survey data has revealed that an overwhelming percentage of businesses will not be embracing Windows 7 in the next year.
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Microsoft Fined for Price Fixing Office Suite
Microsoft Fined for Price Fixing Office SuiteMicrosoft has been slapped with a fine of approximately $11.8 million for price fixing its popular Office Home and Student 2007 suite at a recent retail promotion.
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MLC SSDs to Challenge Faster SLC Drives
MLC SSDs to Challenge Faster SLC DrivesA company called SandForce is in the last stages of prepping its new SF-1500 SSD processor for the mainstream. According to SandForce, its new SSD processors will give lower-cost, and slower MLC-based SSD drives a huge performance boost.
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New JVC 46-inch 3D Monitor Costs $7,000
New JVC 46-inch 3D Monitor Costs $7,000JVC is set to showcase its new 46-inch 3D monitor next week at the NAB show, however the device isn't necessarily geared towards the mainstream consumer... especially the wallet.
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AMD Radeon HD 4890 X2's Coming
AMD Radeon HD 4890 X2's ComingAMD clarified with press late last week about the immediate future of its line of Radeon HD graphics products, particularly the HD 4870 X2.
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