iPhone and iPad Users Sue Apple Over Privacy Issues
It looks like everyone was so busy pointing fingers at Facebook for passing personal information on to third party app developers that no one noticed Apple doing the same thing. Well, that is until this class action lawsuit was filed. A group of iPhone and iPad users have sued Apple Inc alleging that certain applications (apps) were passing personal user information to third-party advertisers without consent, a court filing showed. In the lawsuit seeking class action, filed in a federal court in California, the complainants sought a ban on passing of user information without consent and monetary compensation. Comments
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Samsung Introduces Thinnest 3D Blu-ray Player in the World
Samsung Electronics, the global leader of Blu-ray player industry, today announced it will reveal another thinnest (23mm) 3D Blu-ray player at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, US, which is scheduled to take place early next month. Its' sleek and stylish design and further enhanced features including 2D to 3D conversion capacity is also drawing attention from the global consumer. Comments
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[H] Custom Case Mod of the Day
Check out this custom case mod called "Silent Element" by forum member NavidsonRecord. The mod is just getting underway but the progress so far is impressive.
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ASUS M4A88TD-M/USB3 mATX Motherboard
ThinkComputers has posted a review of the ASUS M4A88TD-M/USB3 AMD mATX motherboard today for those of you interested. Many mATX boards offer the same features as ATX boards and cost much less. Today we will be like a look at the M4A88TD-M/USB3 from ASUS. It features support for AMD 6-core processors, has built-in Radeon HD 4250 graphics, SATA 6GB/s ports and USB 3.0 support. Comments
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Stock Trading in Private Companies Draws S.E.C. Scrutiny
It looks like the Securities and Exchange Commission wants to know more about the buying, selling and trading of stock in privately held companies like Facebook and Twitter. The SEC sniffing around? Hmmm, that can't be good. A red-hot trading market has developed in the shares of the world's leading social networking companies: Facebook, Twitter, Zynga and LinkedIn. What is unusual is that none of the companies are listed on a public stock exchange. Each is privately held. Comments
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McAfee: Smartphones, Apple Top 2011 Crime Targets
A new report from McAfee says that crooks will be targeting Facebook, Foursquare and iPhones for attacks in 2011. Sweet! It is about damn time those guys took some of the heat off us PC users. Security firm McAfee expects malicious activity in 2011 to target smartphones, geolocation services like Foursquare, URL shorteners, and Apple products across the board, according to a new report released Tuesday. Comments
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Deepcool Ice Matrix 600
According to the fellas at Overclockers Club, the Deepcool Ice Matrix 600 performs well but lacks a few advertised features and isn't much of an improvement over its predecessor. Here's a quote from the full review: Just as I found with the Ice Matrix 400, this heatsink doesn't have the mirror polished base that Deepcool advertises. A mirror polished base means that the CPU makes a slightly higher contact with the heatsink and has a little higher heat transfer rate. For socket 1366, Deepcool doesn't use a back plate, but rather a set of four stick-on plastic nuts. While this method works, it does make reusing these later a little troublesome since the adhesive will wear out after a few uses. Comments
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Former CEO Explains Cost of Distributing AOL CDs
The cost of distributing all those damn AOL CDs back in the day? The former CEO of the company says it cost AOL around $35 per person. A lot! I don't remember the total spending but do recall in the early 1990s our target was to spend 10% of lifetime revenue to get a new subscriber. At that time I believe the average subscriber life was about 25 months and revenue was about $350 so we spent about $35 to acquire subscribers. Comments
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ISP Won't Reveal Names of Alleged Porn Pirates
Whew, I was sweating this one for a while. Not for me of course, I was worried for those other guys that might have been outted. Time Warner Cable, one of the nation's largest Internet service providers, has refused to turn over customers accused in a lawsuit by Larry Flynt Publishing of pirating one of the company's porn films, according to Flynt's attorney. Comments
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[H]otDeals Save Christmas!
I'm not going to say that the presents I got for Christmas sucked....but I did return a few to our local store and applied the money towards products in this [H] deals forum thread that I actually wanted. Yes, I cash in on deals in our forums too and I encourage my friends to do so as well. So, if you are planning on returning gifts or spending some of that Christmas cash, remember that you can get $10 off the sale price of this Sapphire Radeon HD 6950 2GB, a GeForce GTX 570 for $339.00 after $20.99 in discounts and GeForce GTX 580 for $488.99 (plus free shipping). All these deals are possible because of exclusive discounts you can only find in our forums!
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Duke Nukem Fan Movie
Someone sure put a lot of effort into this fan-made Duke Nukem movie. Thanks to Kurt Place for the linkage. Comments
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Corsair A70 CPU Cooler Review
It would seem the crew at Tweaknews was rather impressed with the performance of the Corsair A70 CPU cooler. For comparison purposes, you can see our evaluation of the A70 (from back in October) here. Corsair's A70 CPU cooler is an excellent cooling solution for the user who needs more cooling performance than either the OEM solution or lower priced aftermarket coolers can deliver. Corsair positions the A70 as a high performance CPU cooler that will provide the enthusiast with great cooling numbers and a reasonable price, not as a premium, maximum-effort air cooler. Comments
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The Kinect Exposes Kids To Interactive PORN!!!
Take one uninformed reporter (who actually interviewed her own family for the article), throw in an adult themed Kinect-hack and you have the world's first "OMG teh Kinect is sexing Ur cH1ldR3|\|s!" article. Grandpa's quote was pretty funny though: Edwin's grandfather, Martin, who purchased the Kinect, nervously laughed as he watched a preview for the new adult game. Hand motions read by the camera make their way down and around a female's body. "If you notice it's only one hand so I figure the other one is busy," said Martin. Comments
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Facebook Beats Yahoo To Become Third Largest Website
Facebook is one step closer to world domination. •Like • Comment Facebook is now the third largest website in the world, taking the No. 3 spot from Yahoo, according to comScore. Facebook drew an estimated 648 million unique visitors from across the globe in November, 2010, compared to 630 million for Yahoo.
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Court Dismisses P2P Case Citing Faulty Evidence
After spending the best part of a decade trying to get a conviction, you know this prosecutor was humiliated when his case was tossed out over faulty evidence. The Court concluded that the authorities failed to provide any evidence to prove ShareConnector was involved in mass copyright infringement, nor enough to prove that it was criminal in nature. In addition, the judge ruled that the initial arrests were unlawful as the evidence provided by BREIN was insufficient. Comments
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