Streaming To Overtake Cable in 3-5 Years
Netflix CEO says streaming will overtake cable in three to five years. After the year Netflix has had, ol' Mr. Hastings had betther hope this prediction comes true.
Internet-streamed video will overtake cable to dominate home video viewing within three to five years, Netflix chief executive Reed Hastings predicted Tuesday, with stiffer competition to come. Hastings said that the rapid growth in high-volume home internet links over fiber optic cables will boost consumer use of on-demand viewing services over traditional cable viewing. Streaming "is all people are going to care about" in a few years. "People are in love with broadband, in terms of click and watch."
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Antec P280 and Eleven Hundred USB 3.0 to USB 2.0 Internal Adaptor
If you own an Antec P280 or Eleven Hundred case and you want a USB 3.0 to USB 2.0 internal adaptor, check out the quote below to find out how you can get one:
To say we're pleased with the response that the P280 and Eleven Hundred chassis have been receiving would be an understatement but we're not settling. We have heard the feedback you and your readers have given us regarding the USB 3.0 internal connector. Specifically, some users who are interested in the P280/Eleven Hundred may not have this connector and wouldn't be able to take advantage of two of the ports on the case. As a solution, effective immediately, customers may contact us (http://www.antec.com/support (or 1-800-22ANTEC in the US) and request an internal USB 3.0 to USB 2.0 adaptor. All that will be required is a proof of purchase of one of these new chassis.
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Battlefield 3 DLC Trailer
For those of you anxiously awaiting the Battlefield 3 Back to Karkand DLC pack scheduled for next week, here's a peek at the Wake Island map.
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Google Celebrates 10B App Milestone With Ten Cent Downloads
Google is celebrating Android's ten billionth app download by offering ten cent apps for the next ten days. Thanks to Bone_Enterprise for the heads up!
To celebrate this milestone, we partnered with some of the Android developers who contributed to this milestone to make a bunch of great Android apps available at an amazing price. Starting today for the next 10 days, we'll have a new set of awesome apps available each day for only 10 cents each.
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Playing Skyrim As A Pacifist
Check out this guy's YouTube video of him playing Skyrim without killing anyone. I couldn't help but laugh when he said he turned wolves into "peaceful little puppies."
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Download.com Wrapping its Downloads in Bloatware
Well this is a bummer. Let's just hope this is a trend that doesn't catch on. Thanks to everyone that sent this one in.
At Download.com, page designs have been repeatedly tweaked over the years to promote its TechTracker updater software, TrialPay offers, and the site's mailing list. Bothersome, perhaps, but certainly not inexcusable. They've got to make money off the site somehow, after all, and banner ads don't always do the job. Now, things have taken a turn for the worse: Cnet has begun wrapping downloads in a proprietary installer. Wrapping installers is a terrible practice.
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Star Wars Motorcycle Leathers
Why just slap a Star Wars logo on a leather jacket when you can buy these. Imagine seeing someone wearing this in traffic? Thanks to Izzy Reed for the linkage!
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IBM to Produce Micron's First Commercial 3D Memory Chips
IBM and Micron Technology, Inc. announced today that Micron will begin production of a new memory device built using the first commercial CMOS manufacturing technology to employ through-silicon vias (TSVs). IBM's advanced TSV chip-making process enables Micron's Hybrid Memory Cube (HMC) to achieve speeds 15 times faster than today's technology.
Micron's Hybrid Memory Cube features a stack of individual chips connected by vertical pipelines or "vias," shown above. IBM's new 3-D manufacturing technology, used to connect the 3D micro structure, will be the foundation for commercial production of the new memory cube.
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SilverStone Nightjar ST50NF Power Supply
Our resident power supply guru has taken the SilverStone Nightjar ST50NF PSU around the block a few times to see what it is made of. If you are considering this unit for your next "silent" PC build, make sure you read today's evaluation first.
SilverStone is back on our test bench today with a fully silent and fanless 500 watt computer power supply that is making some very impressive "Silver" efficiency claims. Beyond that, terms like "noiseless," "dusty environments," and "mission-critical" are thrown around. Now to figure out what a "Nightjar" is.
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Facebook Flaw Lets You View Someone's Private Photos
Flaws like this one are actually kinda funny. You know, funny in a "how in the hell did they overlook that?" kinda way. I avoid this problem by letting everyone view my photos by default.
Clicking on the option to report the photo to Facebook then brings you to another window that says: "Help us take action by reporting additional photos to include with your report." Clicking on that last option reportedly reveals a page of thumbnail photos from or of that person, some of which could be private.
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The Five Stages of Griefing: Death of the Consoles
PC Perspective has just posted an editorial today called "The Five Stages of Griefing: Death of the Consoles." It's funny, no matter how many times we see these "BPC" articles (blood pressure checkers), we all feel the need to jump in and defend our platform.
PCs bear the stigma of being tethered to a desk by a 6-foot cobweb of wires unless it is completely unsuitable for gaming and folds into its own screen. Once you break past the stigma, and the stigma alone, there is no reason why you cannot attach a PC to your TV; how do you think consoles do it?
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AT&T Takes Last Place, Again
For the second year in a row, AT&T has taken the bottom spot on Consumer Report's annual satisfaction survey. Way to go AT&T! If you stay on track and really work at it, I can easily see you repeating this feat next year as well. Go team!
We surveyed over 66,000 of our subscribers about their service and customer-support experience with both standard and no-contract providers. The full report has carrier Ratings for 22 metropolitan markets and can be found in the January 2012 issue of Consumer Reports and at Consumer Reports Online.
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SilverStone Nightjar ST50NF Power Supply Review
SilverStone is back on our test bench today with a fully silent and fanless 500 watt computer power supply that is making some very impressive "Silver" efficiency claims. Beyond that, terms like "noiseless," "dusty environments," and "mission-critical" are thrown around. Now to figure out what a "Nightjar" is.
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