Price Hikes Are Your Christmas Present from Dish and DirecTV
Bah humbug!
As families across the country come together to celebrate the holidays, satellite TV giants Dish Network and DirecTV are wishing them a Merry Christmas by hiking the cost of their service plans. In line with years past, both companies have confirmed that they will raise the prices of various television packages and increase service fees as well.
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Christmas [H]ardware Round-Up
Cases: Cooltek U3 Case @ Technic3D
Cooling: Watercool HTSF2 - Heat Transformer @ PureOC
ETC.: Intel Core i3-4340 @ HardCoreWare
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 Low Profile PC3-17000 @ APH Networks
Motherboards: Gigabyte G1 Sniper A88X @ eTeknix
Video: ASUS R9 290X DirectCU II OC @ HwC
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The 12 Explosions of Christmas
Number one on the 12 Explosions of Christmas list is finally here (it's Christmas, duh). If you like this video, there are eleven others you can watch by following the link.
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AMD to Host News Conference at 2014 International CES
AMD today announced that Lisa Su, senior vice president and general manager, Global Business Units, will host a news conference at the 2014 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES). The invitation-only event, taking place in Las Vegas on Jan. 6 at 4 p.m. PST, will cover the latest consumer technologies and innovations from AMD.
A live video webcast of the news conference can be accessed on the AMD CES web page and on the Investor Relations homepage. A live Twitter feed can also be followed at both @amd and #AMDCES. A replay of the webcast can be accessed on the Investor Relations homepage and on YouTube within 24 hours after the conclusion of the live event and will be available for one year after the conference.
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New Solutions Available for Designing Intel-Based Set-top Boxes
Service providers continue to innovate to bring consumers new features and visually based user interfaces on Intel powered set-top boxes. Futarque and Videon Central, media software developers, have announced their latest support of the Intel® Media Server Reference Design (MSRD), a design kit based on the Intel® Atom™ processor CE5300 that allows OEMs and system integrators to quickly develop Intel-based set-top boxes and media servers.
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NZXT H630 Silent Ultra Tower
There is a review of the NZXT H630 silent ultra tower posted at FutureLooks today. For comparison purposes, you can see our evaluation here.
We will be the first ones to tell you, that if you can't spend a lot of money on a build, you can cut corners on the case. There are just so many decent, feature rich cases in the budget price range, it's really quite easy to save money here. The question then is what case do you buy when you have enough extra cash to spend on it?
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TV Anchor Shows Off Bitcoin, Is Instantly Robbed
Do we even have a "Dumbass of the Day" category? Well, thanks to this guy, I guess we have one now.
While on air, Miller surprised Bloomberg anchors Adam Johnson and Trish Regan each with $20 worth of Bitcoin. But as Johnson received the paper gift, he briefly exposed the QR code. Immediately, someone lifted the QR code and stole the $20.
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Deal of the Day: Tomb Raider $5
Amazon has Tomb Raider on sale for just $4.99 today. A great deal for anyone that hasn't played the game yet. Thanks to Kueller for the heads up.
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Metro Last Light Using A Steam Controller
Here's a quick look at Metro: Last Light using a Steam controller on an i5 / GTX 780 powered Steam Machine.
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MSI R9 290 GAMING 4G and R9 290X GAMING 4G Now Available
The long expected MSI R9 290 GAMING 4G and R9 290X GAMING 4G are now available. Packed with all of the power and features to drive UltraHD gaming resolutions the MSI Twin Frozr IV Advanced now ensures your card runs cool so you can enjoy maximum performance because AMD's PowerTune technology enables the R9 290 GAMING 4G and R9 290X GAMING 4G to run at their highest clock speeds.
With support for the latest industry standards and exciting new technology such as Mantle support in Battlefield 4. Thanks to the bundled MSI GAMING App gamers can quickly switch between three pre-sets including a silent mode optimized for power efficiency and an overclocking and OC Mode to get the most power out of your graphics card, without worrying about learning how to overclock. The R9 290 GAMING 4G and R9 290X GAMING 4G have been designed to give you a gaming experience that delivers you true next-gen performance for ultra HD resolutions without sacrificing on thermals to kick-start your gaming rig for 2014.
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Tracking Santa The [H]ard Way
For those of you tracking Santa's progress via Norad's Santa Tracker, we have some aditional information that will help you follow jolly Saint Nick. Santa and a helper are facing DUI charges in Poland after wrecking his sleigh. Apparently he was released in time to rob a bank (those gifts aren't cheap) before conducting a live chat Q&A session. Despite all the hullabaloo, the FAA has cleared Santa for take off so cross your fingers that Kris Kringle doesn't get shot with a pellet gun again or end up back in jail with the Grinch!
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Judge Says Hulu Must Face Privacy Lawsuit
As much as we hate lawsuits, maybe companies will stop this crap if they were drug into court every time they did it.
Hulu has failed to persuade a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit accusing the video streaming service of illegally sharing users' viewing history with Facebook Inc and business metrics company comScore Inc. In San Francisco on Friday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler rejected Hulu's argument that viewers needed to show actual injury to recover damages, even if they qualified as "aggrieved" persons under a 1988 federal law protecting the privacy of video renters.
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