Saturday, September 11, 2010

IT News HeadLines (HardOCP) 11/09/2010


Must See Video of the Day
I have never seen anything like this, a military Jeep torn completely down and rebuilt in under four minutes. This isn't some gimmick either, they drove it to and from the exhibition. While not "tech" related, this is definitely one of the coolest things you will see all day. Comments
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V3 Gaming Move 3DS Water Cooled SFF
Legit Reviews has just published a review of V3's Gaming Move 3DS water cooled small form factor PC. Overall it seemed like they were impressed with the mini watercooled system, here's a quote from the review: The V3 Gaming Move 3DS computer system wasn't designed to be the most powerful system in the world. It was designed to be a solid gaming system with a small footprint for those limited on space or for those who frequent LAN games and don't want to move a huge system around. In this, V3 has succeeded with flying colors. Comments
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DRAM Prices Expected to Continue Downward
DigiTimes, once again citing anonymous industry sources, says that DRAM memory prices should continue to decline in September. Contract prices for DRAM memory are set to decline further in September 2010 amid weakening demand for PCs, according to sources at Taiwan-based DRAM companies. The sources now hope PC replacement demand from the enterprise sector can pick up to help buoy DRAM prices by the end of the year. Comments
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Nokia Dumps CEO, Hires Microsoft Exec
Nokia has upgraded its CEO to a familiar Microsoft branded version. The old CEO has been completely uninstalled, sent to trash bin. Elop, head of Microsoft's business division, has held top posts at Juniper Networks Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., Macromedia Inc. He takes over Sept. 21, the company said Friday. Analysts welcomed the choice of the 46-year-old Canadian, who has worked closely with Nokia at Microsoft and Macromedia with developing the Symbian software platform for Nokia phones and delivering Flash player memory capabilities on Nokia devices. Comments
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The Original Human PAC-MAN Performance
I have no idea why this guy did this, I just know it is awesome. Comments
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Anti-Piracy Firm Banned In Its Own Country
An anti-piracy firm getting banned for breaching privacy laws? Now that is some funny stuff right there, don't you think? A notorious Switzerland-based anti-piracy tracking company has to stop harvesting the IP addresses of citizens using P2P networks. The Swiss High Court ruled that IP addresses constitute personal information and when Logistep collected them without the owner's knowledge, that amounted to a breach of privacy laws. Comments
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Craigslist Removes "Censored" Box From Home Page
The good news: The "censored" bar that popped up over the adult services section of Craigslist have been removed. The bad news: The entire adult services section went with it. Amidst criticism from state attorneys general and human rights groups, Craigslist abruptly removed its "adult services" section several days ago. But rather than wipe it from the site entirely, the company placed a black "censored" bar where the link to the adult-oriented section had once been. Comments
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New Virus Tries to Delete Your Security Software
There is a new virus out there that actually tries to delete your security software. You know, depending on what you use for anti-virus software, that might not be such a bad thing. While the domain linked to in these infected e-mails is no longer live, infected computers can still be spreading virus messages. When the virus is run, it installs itself as CSRSS.EXE in the Windows directory, then e-mails the contents of your address book. It also spreads through mapped drives, remote machines, and removable media. The virus then attempts to download files and delete security software, including virus protection. Comments
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Microsoft: The Digital Future Is Now
This week at the 2010 International Broadcasting Conference (IBC), Sept. 9–14 in Amsterdam, Microsoft Corp. will showcase the latest industry innovations for the media industry with new media solution frameworks, new efficiencies created through use of cloud services and its new Digital Marketing strategy. Microsoft and its partners will showcase solutions at the Microsoft exhibit in the Topaz Lounge, at the RAI Conference Center. Comments
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eBay Wins Lawsuit Over Craigslist Board Seat
A Delaware judge has ruled in favor of eBay saying that Craigslist created its "anti-takeover" defenses to weaken eBay's role in the company. Now we can move foward with an adult services section on Craigslist with a "buy it now" feature. The ruling rescinded a move by Craigslist's board that diluted eBay's stake in the company from 28 percent to less than 25 percent and kept eBay from holding a director's seat on the board. eBay referred to Craigslist's move as a "coercive plan," according to a Reuters report, while Craigslist said it was a move to fend off a hostile takeover by eBay, which had launched a rival classifieds site called Kjiji in 2007. Comments
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Joystick Emulation on the Microsoft Surface
Watch this joystick emulation demo that shows some guy playing Portal and Flight Simulator X on Microsoft's Surface. Pretty damn neat stuff, even if your hands are in the way of the screen a whole lot. Comments
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