Texas Attorney General Seeks Google Ad Rate Formula
I wonder if anyone has told the folks at Google that you don't mess with Texas!?! The antitrust investigators also are seeking Google documents that show "manual overriding or altering of" search result rankings, according to Texas's civil investigative demand. The order is similar to a subpoena, compelling a company to turn over documents and make executives available for interviews. Comments
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Cop to Parents: Steal Facebook Passwords From Your Kids
Haven't we all learned that denying children access to social media is a human rights violation? Won't somebody please think of the children? "Trust sounds good. It's a good cliché," says Batelli. "[But] to stick your head in the sand and think that, in 9th, 10th, 8th grade, your child is not going to be exposed to alcohol, is not going to be exposed to drugs is kind of a naïve way to go about it." Comments
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SWAT Team Arrest Two in Dell Marketing Stunt
All I can hear in my head is that stoner dude from those old Dell commercials saying "Dude, you're getting arrested!" A person dressed as a biker in all black with a black mask was on the sales floor of Building 1 carrying two metallic objects and telling people to "go to the lobby," according to Round Rock Police. A sales manager set up the stunt as an internal promotional event to celebrate the release of the new Dell Streak tablet, but Round Rock police ended up arresting two people for causing the disturbance, according to RRPD spokesman Eric Poteet. Comments
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What Congress Can Learn from the Recent ICE Seizures
The required reading of the day is this editorial posted by the Electronic Frontier Foundation on COICA and the recent rash of domain seizures. Our most basic concern, however—and one which informs our concerns about COICA—is whether seizure is available for this kind of alleged infringement in the first place. U.S. law permits seizure of infringing materials, and tools for infringement, only in cases of criminal copyright. Does the affidavit establish "probable cause" (the standard of proof for seizure) to believe the domain names in question were used to commit a copyright crime? We don't think so. Comments
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Apple Reveals Labor Abuses at Chinese Suppliers
Apple's annual supplier responsibility report reveals more labor and safety abuses at its Chinese suppliers. This is not a repeat from last year, the year before or the year before. Wait a minute, I guess this is a repeat. US electronics giant Apple has revealed labour and safety abuses at companies that supply components for its products. It found a total of 49 workers "hired before reaching the legal age". The firm also found 137 workers at a Wintek facility near Shanghai, had suffered adverse health effects after exposure to n-hexane, a chemical used in some processes. Comments
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Computer Contestant Dominates Top Humans In Jeopardy
Is it news that a gajillion dollar computer is kicking ass on Jeopardy? Honestly, wouldn't it be more of a news item if the humans were beating the computer? Humans have now been rendered just about obsolete in terms of Jeopardy acumen, judging from the way know-it-all computer Watson owned two of the show's most impressive players on Tuesday night's episode, the second of three in which they competed. Comments
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Fake YouTube Video Lands Man in Real Jail
I know that editing a video to make it look like you sang a sexually explicit song to a group of first graders is stupid, but did you also know it is a crime? Authorities have charged Evan Emory with manufacturing child sexual abusive material posting a video on YouTube that made it appear he was singing provocative lyrics to a classroom of first-graders at Beechnau Elementary School in Ravenna. Comments
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White House Undecided About Data Retention Law
When it comes to that proposed data retention law, I guess no news is good news. The Obama administration has not yet taken a position on whether a law is needed to force Internet providers to keep track of what their customers are doing, a White House official said. During a briefing with reporters at the RSA Conference yesterday, CNET asked White House cybersecurity coordinator Howard Schmidt if there was an administration-wide position on the controversial proposal, which is backed by law enforcement but opposed by privacy advocates and industry representatives. Comments
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Corsair Announces New Line of Power Supplies
Corsair®, a worldwide designer and supplier of high-performance components to the PC gaming hardware market, today announced the Enthusiast Series™ TX V2 power supplies. The Enthusiast Series TX V2 is the successor to the award-winning Enthusiast Series TX power supplies, which have won dozens of awards worldwide and received widespread critical and customer acclaim. The TX V2 PSUs offer improved energy efficiency, with 80 PLUS® Bronze certification and European Commission Energy-Related Product (ErP) directive compliance. The improved efficiency results in lower noise levels than the original TX PSUs under typical usage conditions, and a new DC-to-DC converter design provides tighter voltage regulation, with measurably lower ripple and noise. Features carried over from the acclaimed TX PSUs include the use of Japanese capacitors, enthusiast-grade performance, and a comprehensive fixed cable set that accomodates tall PC chassis and multiple-GPU installations. Comments
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AMD and ViVu Showcase Wireless HD Content Streaming Solution
AMD and ViVu recently demonstrated for the first time a next-generation, high-definition (HD) content streaming solution powered by AMD technology. The demonstration, which first took place at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), featured 720p HD video streaming wirelessly from an AMD-powered notebook PC to a flat panel display and two tablet devices all at once without any additional hardware. The demonstrated technology is based on standards-compliant 802.11n wireless technology, the Adobe Flash Player and a prototype software solution from ViVu, a leader in desktop videoconferencing solutions. Comments
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Report: Microsoft to Nix Zune Branding
So the rumor today is that Microsoft is killing the Zune brand and moving its products and services into other businesses. Reps from MS say they aren't "killing" anything and issued the following statement: "We're not 'killing' any of the Zune services/features in any way. Microsoft remains committed to providing a great music and video experience from Zune on platforms such as Xbox LIVE, Windows-based PCs, Zune devices and Windows Phone 7, as well as integration with Bing and MSN." Comments
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DIY Hard Drive Clock
If you have an old hard drive sitting around collecting dust, here's a fun little project for you, turn it into a clock! Thanks to chronic9 for reminding us how cool projects like this are.
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Per Employee Valve is More Profitable than Google or Apple
The next time I see Gabe Newell on the street I'm hitting him up for some cash...well, as long as he's not carrying this gun. Valve announced last October that it was on track for its biggest year ever, with 200% year-over-year growth. Newell says that, per employee, Valve is more profitable than Google and Apple. A potential buyer was rumored to have made an acquisition offer a few years back for the Steam piece only, but Newell supposedly refused to split the online storefront from Valve's game-publishing arm. Comments
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Duke Nukem Forever To Use Steamworks on PC
Our friends at Gearbox Software have announced that Duke Nukem Forever will use Steamworks on the PC version of the game. 2K Games and Gearbox Software today officially announced that the PC release of Duke Nukem Forever will incorporate Steamworks. What does this mean for you? It means that regardless of where or how you buy Duke Nukem Forever on PC, your purchase will be tied to your Steam account, ensuring that you'll always be able to install a copy of the game even if you lose your disc. Comments
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