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Dammit for not having any more points in my XBL account, cause today is Penny Arcade Episode 2 day! Yeah, in case you just missed my last sentence, Penny Arcade: On the Rain Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode 2 is now available for 1200 points on XBL, and is also available for Windows from Greenhouse games. […] Add comment
Today’s malware, both spyware and viruses, are more infectious and resistant than ever. Where a single utility like AdAware may have once done the job, today’s virulent malware requires an arsenal to eliminate. That’s why we recommend Hitman Pro as our download of the day. Hitman Pro shines for condensing eight powerful malware-removal applications under […] Add comment
There are lots of little bits of gaming news out there today, so I’ll try to sum them up succinctly: Valve announced that people who pre-order Left 4 Dead will have early access to the demo. The game will be released on Nov. 18th but pre-orders will be able to play the 4-player demo on […] Add comment
ArsTechnica interviewed a few members of the fan translation team that is responsible for the English translation of Mother 3. This was really a labor of love for these guys, as the technical details of what goes into a localization are pretty spectacular. Even if you’re not a gamer or have no interest in Mother […] Add comment
Today Google has announced the settlement of two lawsuits for a combined $125 million that were filed in protest of Google’s controversial Book Search service. In the event the settlement is approved, it would provide Google with the ability to resume scanning books to provide an online source for many copyrighted and archived works. Add comment
In an unsurprisingly tardy move, Microsoft has decided to bring Office to the web. On the surface, it appears Microsoft hopes to curtail the use of Google Docs as well as Yahoo!’s Zimbra. The transition to the internet arrives in an extension of the Windows Live! service which is a relatively recent Microsoft platform designed […] Add comment
Rumors are flying that Legendary Pictures, the film company behind The Dark Knight, The Watchmen, and 300 may be in talks to buy Epic Games. Variety reports that negotiations have begun in North Carolina to discuss the details of the buyout. Add comment
Today marks the second day of the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference and the day when hundreds of attendees get their hands on the latest pre-beta build of Microsoft’s next operating system. In departing from the Vista UI found in previous builds, the latest build of Windows 7 shows small changes that indicate a daring new […] Add comment
In demonstrating that copyright is worth “protecting” only for as long as DRM is worth supporting, it’s a well-known (and often corporate-advised) trick that burning protected tracks to a CD and ripping them back to disk will foil DRM. Irritatingly, this process produces a CD you’re probably just going to throw out when you’re done. […] Add comment
China Channel, today’s addon of the day, illustrates what life on the internet is like behind the great firewall of China. Through the magic of a little routing, China Channel will submit all HTTP requests through Chinese servers which filter pages believed to inspire dissidence or contain anti-governmental messages. Users of the addon can then […] Add comment
A 10th-grader at Shenendehowa Central School in Clifton Park, NY was charged on Thursday with with computer trespass, unlawful possession of personal identification information, and identity theft for allegedly accessing poorly-secured district bus driver records with malicious intent. New York state trooper Maureen Tuffey describes the act as intentional. “He deceitfully used someone else’s name […] Add comment
If you’ve ever wanted to add the ability to see your calendar and your docs on your GMail screen, you’ve got it now. This is a feature we’ve been seeking for a while (without Greasemonkey scripts). Thankfully, it’s also feature that seems to fall in line with Google’s apparent strategy to unite their services in […] Add comment
Yahoo!’s Zimbra, a communication and collaboration suite comparable to Office and Exchange, is now entering the cloud. Yahoo! has pledged to provide the SaaS on their own datacenters to meet the needs of educators and other third-party users. Yahoo! hopes that the new spin on Zimbra will sate the demands for a comprehensive mail and […] Add comment
The FSP Group Everest 900w PSU will handle your Crossfire or SLI setup without problems. Add comment
The Antec NSK 6580B mid-tower case has three 120mm case fans and doesn’t look like a cheese grater. I’m looking at you Six Hundred. Add comment
Is Ubuntu getting slower? Add comment
Accelenation reviews the Samsung T220HD 22″ HDTV/monitor. Add comment
TweakTown compares the nForce 730i and GeForce 9300 chipsets. Add comment
Think Computers builds an NVIDIA ESA-based system. Add comment
TweakTown benchmarks the ATI Catalyst 8.10 drivers in Vista and XP. Add comment
The SilverStone Olympia 1000-E power supply gets a solid recommendation. Add comment
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