USB Plug For Idiots
At first, I laughed at this USB plug concept but then it hit me...this is actually a brilliant idea. Check out the concept images: Comments
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Why Do Girl Gamers Get So Little Respect?
Here we go again with the "girl gamers get no respect" stuff. See that dead horse over there? Get your sticks and follow me. Forty percent of the people who play video games in the U.S. are female, according to the industry group Entertainment Software Association. But according to 17-year-old Jessica Cernadas, the games are designed to appeal to guys. And that, she says, is very frustrating. Comments
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DOJ Wants Mandatory Data Retention
The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking mandatory data retention by internet service providers so that the information may be "accessible" to law enforcement. Data retention is fundamental to the department's work in investigating and prosecuting almost every type of crime," Jason Weinstein, deputy assistant attorney general for the criminal division, will say, according to his written testimony. "The problem of investigations being stymied by a lack of data retention is growing worse. Comments
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Galaxy GeForce GTX 560 Ti GC Video Card Review
Our evaluation of the Galaxy GeForce GTX 560 Ti GC is online for your viewing pleasure. If you are in the market for a new GPU, you definitely want to read today's article before you spend your hard earned money. Today, NVIDIA continues the new GeForce GTX 500 series line with the introduction of the GeForce GTX 560 Ti. We will test this new $257 video card against the competition and find out what the real value is at this sweet spot of gaming goodness. You may be surprised at the results, but you might also save some money. Comments
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Social Media and Law Enforcement: Who Gets What Data and When?
If you use any of the big social media sites (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) you should probably read this article published by the folks at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. We received copies of guides from 13 companies, including Facebook, MySpace, AOL, eBay, Ning, Tagged, Craigslist and others, and for some of the companies we received several versions of the guide. We have combed through the data in these guides and, with the Samuelson Clinic's help, organized it into a comprehensive spreadsheet (in .xls and .pdf) that compares how the companies handle requests for user information such as contact information, photos, IP logs, friend networks, buying history, and private messages. And although we didn't receive a copy of Twitter's law enforcement guide, Twitter publishes some relevant information on its site, so we have included that in our spreadsheet for comparison. Comments
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AOL's "Dirty Secret"
There is an article posted today that claims 75% of the people that subscribe to AOL's dial-up service don't actually need it. I think the bigger surprise here is that anyone still subscribes to AOL. Thanks to Lethal for the link. A former AOL exec explains that this is AOL's "dirty little secret" – "that 75% of the people who subscribe to AOL's dial-up service don't need it." AOL's subscriber revenues during Q3 2010 were $244 million on 4 million customers. Comments
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti Review Round-Up
NVIDIA has launched the new GeForce GTX 560 Ti and, as we do every time a new product is launched, we've rounded up all the reviews we could find from the far corners of the web and posted them here in one convenient location. We'll add more to this list throughout the day as they come in, here's what we have so far: [H]ard|OCP PC Perspective Overclockers Club PureOC Ninjalane HardwareHeaven TechSpot Neoseeker techPowerUP! LanOC Guru3D Hi Tech Legion Legit Reviews Hardware Secrets InsideHW New today, the GeForce GTX 560 Tiis the graphics card you've been asking for. Not only does it have 384 CUDA cores, but we've juiced the graphics clocks up to 822MHz and improved power efficiency. The GTX 560 Ti delivers 33% better performance and 21% better performance / watt compared to the GTX 460. It runs just as cool and quiet and is still an overclocker's dream.
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MSI Launches N560GTX-Ti Twin Frozr II Series Graphics Cards
MSI, the world-renowned graphics card and motherboard manufacturer, today officially releases the N560GTX-Ti Twin Frozr II Series including N560GTX-Ti Twin Frozr II/OC, N560GTX-Ti Twin Frozr II/SOC and N560GTX-Ti Twin Frozr II Golden Edition*. The latest N560GTX-Ti Twin Frozr II Series, equipped with NVIDIA's newest GeForce GTX 560 Ti GPU employs the next generation of top-grade materials – Military Class II components providing the highest level of stability. When used with MSI's Afterburner overclocking software, the N560GTX-Ti Twin Frozr II series graphics cards support GPU over voltage function and push their overclocking potential to the max. More importantly, the MSI-exclusive Twin Frozr II thermal design utilizes large dual PWM fans, SuperPipe technology and nickel-plated copper base design, efficiently lowering the temperature by 20°C— a significant step up from reference design solutions— and giving users a cool and comfortable graphics application environment! Comments
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Intel Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend
Intel Corporation today announced that its board of directors has declared an 18.12 cents per share quarterly dividend (72.48 cents per share on an annual basis), reflecting the previously announced 15 percent increase from the fourth quarter of 2010. The dividend will be payable on March 1, 2011 to stockholders of record on Feb. 7, 2011. The Intel board is also increasing the authorization limit for share repurchases by an additional $10 billion, which increases the overall outstanding buyback authorization to $14.2 billion. Comments
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Galaxy GeForce GTX 560 Ti GC Video Card Review
Today, NVIDIA continues the new GeForce GTX 500 series line with the introduction of the GeForce GTX 560 Ti. We will test this new $257 video card against the competition and find out what the real value is at this sweet spot of gaming goodness. You may be surprised at the results, but you might also save some money.
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Microsoft Moves to Block TiVo Imports
Microsoft has filed a complaint with the International Trade Commission in an attempt to block the TiVo from being sold in the United States. Why? Claims of multiple patent infringements. The violations that should be investigated include proposed respondent TiVo Inc.'s importation into the United States, sale for importation into the United States, and/or sale within the United States after importation of certain set-top boxes known as digital video recorders ("DVRs") and associated software and hardware thereof as detailed below. The accused products infringe one or more claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 5,585,838 ("the '838 patent"), 5,731,844 ("the '844 patent"), 6,028,604 ("the '604 patent"), and 5,758,258 ("the '258 patent"), (collectively, the "Microsoft Patents"). The Microsoft Patents are valid and enforceable United States Patents, the entire right, title and interest in and to which Microsoft owns by assignment. Comments
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Case Against Hundreds of File-Sharers Dismissed
You know, it sure seems like copyright lawyers are having a hell of a time lately, doesn't it? This story gets a thumbs up for having the unintentionally funny words "blow, orally and anal" in the first five paragraphs. Another blow has been delivered to the mass BitTorrent lawsuits that were introduced in the United States last year. The German-based copyright profiteers DigiProtect sued hundreds of alleged BitTorrent users a month ago, but now more than half of the cases have been orally dismissed. Comments
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Microsoft Sued Over Refunds on Windows Copies
No, this lawsuit is not a repeat from 1995, 1998, 2000 or 2006. You'd think people would know by now that you can order a PC without Windows and, if you do want a refund, it comes from the people that sold you the PC...not Microsoft. When asked for comment, a Microsoft representative said it should be pointed out the company's licensing agreements with OEMs are non-exclusive, and that users are "free to purchase PCs with a non-Microsoft operating system, or without any operating system," but that having Windows preinstalled "provides the best user experience." Even so, the representative reiterated that any returns or refunds still have to be handled through the OEM, and not Microsoft itself. Comments
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