Corsair's Obsidian Series 450D enclosure reviewed
What's this? Another Corsair Obsidian Series enclosure? These things are multiplying faster than Duggar children, but we're not complaining. Some of our favorite PC cases come from the Obsidian Series, which combines understated styling with builder-friendly features and robust cooling capacity.
The Obsidian Series runs the gamut from the bit-sized 250D , which is built for Mini-ITX boards, to the gargantuan 900D tower , which stands over two feet ...
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ECS unveils sub-$200 mini-PC with Bay Trail onboard
Tiny, affordable desktop PCs are all the rage lately. As FanlessTech reports, ECS has just unveiled a new one. The ECS Liva is about as tiny as it gets, and it's shocking cheap, at under $200.
FanlessTech says the Liva measures 118 x 70 x 56 mm, which works out to 4.6" x 2.8" x 2.2", for the metrically challenged. The system packs a passively cooled Atom "Bay Trail-M" processor, 2GB of RAM, and ...
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AMD's Hawaii GPU gives up amateur status, joins FirePro W9100
In a press event at its Sunnyvale, California HQ today, AMD unveiled the latest addition to its FirePro line of workstation-class graphics cards. Matt Skynner, VP and GM of AMD's graphics business, introduced the FirePro W9100.
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U.S. taxpayers should treat cryptocurrencies as property
The filing deadline for U.S. taxes is coming up, and the Internal Revenue Service has drafted guidelines for accounting for Bitcoins and other virtual currencies. The document (PDF) acknowledges that cryptocurrencies are not considered legal tender in the U.S. However, because Bitcoins and their ilk can be purchased, traded, and exchanged for real money, they're considered convertible virtual currencies. For tax purposes, virtual currencies are treated as property, muck like stocks or bonds.
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UPDATED: Oculus headset may get Facebook rebrand, price cut
More juicy news fodder is floating to the surface after yesterday's announcement that Facebook plans to buy Oculus VR. In a story about the deal, the New York Times quotes a source who claims Facebook will eventually redesign and rebrand the Oculus headset:
Update: In a statement to TechCrunch, Facebook has denied the allegation by the Times' source. The rumored ...
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Microsoft releases MS-DOS, Word for Windows source
Microsoft isn't exactly known for releasing source code. However, the company has decided to pull back the curtain on early versions of Word and MS-DOS. The source code for Word for Windows 1.1a, MS-DOS 1.1, and MS-DOS 2.0 has been released in cooperation with the Computer History Museum. The code is available under a research license that prevents commercial use but otherwise seems pretty accommodating. Sadly, the retro graphics from the original box art aren't included.
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