Sunday, April 3, 2011

IT News HeadLines (HardOCP) 02/04/2011




TWC Drops 3, Adds 19 Channels to iPad Apps
On Thursday, Time-Warner was made to remove 3 channels from its iPad app by broadcasters, so TWC responded by adding 19 more channels to its lineup. What hangs in the balance of this move is the question for rights to re-air purchased programming. " I'm hoping that TWC pushes this and gets some sort of concession from the networks or has this go to court, as it will set a precedent for other companies." Comments
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Mozilla Releases Anti-April Fool's Day Capability
Why couldn't this have been real (and released this morning)? Comments
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Book Says Google CEO Wanted Political Donation Removed
If this is true, I think it is awfully hypocritical for a guy like Eric "Change Your Name If You Don't Like It" Schmidt to request anything to be removed from Google's search engine. According to the book, Eric Schmidt, who is to step down next week as chief executive, once asked for information about a political donation he made to be removed from the Internet giant's search engine. Schmidt's request was rejected as unacceptable by Sheryl Sandberg, who served as Google's vice president of global online sales. Comments
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12 Ways Consoles Are Hurting PC Gaming
Maximum PC article has listed twelve ways consoles are hurting PC gaming? Wait, only twelve? Let us begin our tour with Unfortunate Console Consequences 101: the bad port. It can take many forms, and even in this day and age of developers working tirelessly for platform equality, it's all-too-common. From Resident Evil 4 to Grand Theft Auto IV to a large number of games without fours in their titles, fun-killing, sometimes game-halting bugs have plagued many major PC releases. Frankly, it's inexcusable. Comments
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Razer Talon Biomechtronic Exoskeleton
For the times when you really need to "spank' the competition fast & hard, the Razer Talon Biomechtronic Exoskeleton. You just can't beat it...or can you? Comments
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MSI AM3 Boards to Support AM3+ CPUs
Internationally renowned motherboard and graphics card manufacturer MSI has officially announced compatibility with all AMD AM3+ multi-core processors on its AMD AM3 mainboards. By upgrading the BIOS with a few simple steps, users can enjoy the powerful performance of AMD AM3+ multi-core processors without having to purchase a new motherboard. Current MSI board owners can download the latest BIOS updates to enable use of the latest AM3+ processors on their respective product pages. In addition, all future shipments of existing AM3 motherboards will have their BIOS updated from the factory before being sent out. Comments
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