Corsair SP2500 2.1 Speaker System Review
Make sure you take the time to read our evaluation of Corsair's SP2500 2.1 speaker system today. The company's ever expanding product line now includes this high quality 2.1 speaker system that left a great impression on our staff. Corsair continues to expand its product line with products every year that are basic to the needs of the computer hardware enthusiast. After its recent foray into headsets, Corsair is entering the 2.1 speaker market with its SP2500 system. Comments
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Record Labels To Pay $45 Million for Pirating Artists' Music
Four major record labels (Sony, Warner, EMI and Universal) had to pay $45 million for pirating music from Canadian artists. While we all know they owed way more than this, at least the artists are getting some compensation from pirating scumbags. The major record labels are known for their harsh stance on copyright infringements, which in an ironic turn of events is now costing them millions of dollars. Revealing a double standard when it comes to 'piracy', Warner Music, Sony BMG Music, EMI Music and Universal Music now have to pay Canadian artists $45 Million for the illegal use of thousands of tracks on compilation CDs. Comments
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Who Owns Your Data?
Shouldn't the default answer to this question be "you?" But as we use the Internet for "free," we have to remember that if we're not paying for something, we're not the customer. We are in fact the product being sold -- or, more specifically, our data is. So here's a tricky question: Who owns all that data? Comments
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High Tech Street Art
I like this guy's art. Remember when it was "all the rage" to match your desktop wallpaper to the scenery behind your PC so that your monitor looked transparent? Same concept here. Comments
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Governor Strips Cell Phones from State Employees
As long as they don't get hit with early termination fees on 50,000 accounts, I think this is a good idea. Now they are only $25.2B in the hole. The governor ordered state agency and department heads to collect half of the approximately 96,000 state-issued cell phones used by public employees, a move he said will save California at least $20 million a year. Brown also plans to return his own state-issued cell phone, said Evan Westrup, a spokesman for the governor. Comments
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2011's 25 Geekiest 25th Anniversaries
NetworkWorld has posted its annual list of 25 geekiest 25th anniversaries. Yes, this is a slideshow (ugh) but, this list is actually good enough that I didn't mind clicking through it. Our fifth annual collection of the year's "geekiest anniversaries" kicks off with The Mentor's "Hacker's Manifesto" and includes such memorable characters as Captain Midnight and Ferris Bueller, institutions the likes of the IETF and Spy magazine, inventions like the Super Soaker and disposable camera, as well as the Challenger and Chernobyl disasters. Comments
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Microsoft Fights Apple Trademark on 'App Store'
Microsoft is trying to block Apple's trademark application for the term "App Store." Obviously that term is generic now, but it wasn't back in 2008 when Apple applied for it so this case could go either way. On Tuesday, Microsoft filed a motion for summary judgment with the agency's Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, asking it to deny the trademark to Apple. The status page for Apple's trademark request says "an opposition is now pending" at the trial board. Comments
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Sony Asks for Restraining order Against Hackers
What is the best way to prevent your console from a "hacking group?" Update your firmware? Change your hardware? How about filing a restraining order against the hackers? The company has asked for a restraining order against George "Geohot" Hotz, the "hacking group" fail0verflow (Hector Cantero, Sven Peter, "Bushing," and "Segher"), and numerous John / Jane Does over the exploit and its release. To be more specific, the company cites violations of Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, various copyright infringements, and other acts of binary malfeasance. Comments
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CEA Hands Sustainability Props to Intel
CEA released the 2010 Sustainability Report, profiling the environmental and social leadership activities of its member companies. In this report, Intel is commended for working with The Green Grid to develop data center efficiency metrics; its own data center efficiency program, which has reduced the number of data centers it operates by 16%; and the Intel® Teach program, which helps teachers integrate technology into their lesson plans. Comments
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Twins' Bid to Void Facebook Settlement Meets Doubt
Wait, these two idiots want to void a $65M settlement? How can you not be happy with $65 million? Ummm, I'll take it. Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss found a skeptical audience on Tuesday as they tried to persuade a U.S. appeals court to release them from a $65 million settlement over the founding of online social network Facebook. Comments
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Senate to Try Again on Controversial Antipiracy Bill
If at first you don't succeed, try and try again. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), the judiciary committee's chairman, said today that the government must take action against "online criminals" who harm American jobs by obtaining the nation's intellectual property without paying for it. Leahy made the statements as he laid out the committee's agenda for this session of Congress. Comments
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January 2011 Security Bulletin Release
If you are running Windows and you want to know what just got plugged and what is still vulnerable, check out Microsoft's Security Response Center for details on the January 2011 Security Bulletin. For those of you too lazy to click, here's a quote: •MS11-001. This bulletin resolves one reported issue rated Important and affecting Windows Vista. This security bulletin addresses a vulnerability in Windows Backup Manager. This has an Exploitability Index rating of 1, and gets a 2 on our deployment priority list. •MS11-002. This bulletin addresses two vulnerabilities affecting all supported versions of Windows. The first vulnerability is rated Critical for Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 and the second rated Important for all supported versions of Windows Server. It involves the Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC). This has an Exploitability Index rating of 1, and because there is a web based attack vector, this is at the top of our deployment priority list. Comments
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AMD 6970/6950 CFX and NVIDIA 580/570 SLI Review
Ever wondered how the new Radeon HD 6970, Radeon HD 6950, GeForce GTX 580 and GeForce GTX 570 perform when paired up with a second card? We did, and we have evaluated all four combinations in AMD Eyefinity and NV Surround resolutions.
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Corsair SP2500 2.1 Speaker System Review
Corsair continues to expand its product line with products every year that are basic to the needs of the computer hardware enthusiast. After its recent foray into headsets, Corsair is entering the 2.1 speaker market with its SP2500 system.
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