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Scythe announces their first GPU cooler. If it’s anything like their CPU coolers, people are in for a quality product. Is Apple working on an HDTV with AppleTV and WiFi built in? Kevin Rose of Digg fame says the upcoming and officially-unannounced Macbooks will support Blu-ray. Never fear, Nintendo DS Lite owners. The DSi may […] Add comment
As the US begins closing the crippling DNS vulnerability that allows exploiters to potentially hijack domain names, ICANN and Verisign are scuffling over DNS oversight. Read more about the Apple “brick” rumors to see if you can’t find something you like. A review from a Baltimore user of Sprint’s new XOHM network. A DHL train […] Add comment
It’s Firefox day here at the Icrontic Global HQ, and we’ve been resoundingly impressed with Mozbackup for quite a long time. If you’re preparing to reformat machine or transfer your settings to a new computer, Mozbackup will move every single file and setting configured for your installation of Firefox. That includes icon sizing, addons, bookmarks, […] Add comment
Downloading files through a browser is an erratic affair. Not only are the speeds varied, a single download thread to the host assures that you’re not getting the best possible speed. Now is the time to supercharge your in-browser downloading experience by adding Down Them All to your installation of Firefox. DTA does not replace […] Add comment
Carnegie Mellon University research suggests that it would take a user 200 hours a year to read the EULAs of all software and sites they used. The loss of productivity equals roughly $360 billion. Add comment
As RIM enters the fourth month of its stock slide which has seen its valuation drop from $148 to just $60, it is rumored that the borg is looking to assimilate. Given that RIM has long been married to Microsoft’s Exchange platform, snapping up RIM would be a perfect acquisition for Redmond. Analysts are even […] Add comment
On September 29, it was revealed that Wal*Mart would be killing off their DRM servers which would have left anyone who bought music from their service prior to February out in the cold. Now it appears that ol’ Wally has had a change of heart and will not be closing their DRM servers after all. […] Add comment
If you’ve had a file or folder that claimed it was in use and could not be deleted, unlocker is for you. It will forcefully detach any file you want to delete from the Windows process controlling it, which makes it possible to finally remove it. This tool is invaluable in the elimination of annoyances […] Add comment
Chances are that if you’re reading this, you’re the owner or user of multiple Firefox-bearing computers. If you’ve been having trouble keeping your bookmarks synchronized or have completely given up on such a task, perhaps Foxmarks is for you. Foxmarks stores bookmarks on a central server so they can be retrieved with any installation of […] Add comment
Fresh from the pipe is a new legion of new doodads for your slackerly endeavors on this Friday morning: RIM, apparently not content to sit around and smirk about the Storm and the Bold, are working on some super phone with a 5mp camera, all sorts of wacky 3G/4G connectivity, 1GB of memory and a […] Add comment
The ongoing drama continues as a Yahoo!’s stocks slip below $12 per share, a far cry from the $33 offered by Microsoft not so long ago. The rising clamor, calling for a sell-off to Microsoft at $22 per share, comes from Mithras Capital Partners which is purported to own 00.14% of Yahoo!. While the lobbying […] Add comment
Benchmark Reviews continues the series with the Best CPU Coolers of Q3 2008. Add comment
The creator of TweetDeck, @IainDodsworth, sent a patch for anybody seeing a performance issues on Windows. Add comment
TechConnect Magazine quickly tests the differences between GeForce 177 and 178 drivers. Add comment
Phoronix tests AMD’s MultiView multiple monitor support under Linux. Add comment
The Lenovo ThinkPad X300 is tiny and lightweight. Add comment
Competition is tight between the GeForce GTX 260 reloaded and the Radeon HD 4870 1GB. Add comment
Today Micron Technologies, Inc. announced that it intends to cut jobs and reduce their production of flash memory. Micron reveals that they are ailing in the credit crunch as with other manufacturers and went on to say that their Flash SSD division has been hit worst of all. Micron, the United States’ largest memory IC […] Add comment
Since 2004, 41 partners from 12 European countries have been aiding the University of Bristol in being the first to commercialize quantum cryptography. The cryptographic devices which are capable of interfacing with traditional networking equipment are now running on six Siemens Austria-provided fiber nodes between 6km and 82km in length. Dubbed — and rightly so […] Add comment
From the blog of Jared Atchison… So last week MySpace “relaunched” their Music part of the site. They have always given artists and bands their own page with the ability to upload some songs but this time around they actually made it useful. Artists are now able to upload their songs, sort them by album […] Add comment
Twitter is sweeping the internet faster than anyone could have ever imagined. Companies such as Southwest and Zappos now have Twitter accounts. Before you know it, even normal people will be getting their Tweet on. Here at Icrontic we like to blast some tweets of our own. Many of our own members have accounts which […] Add comment
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