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UHF, the future of the internet, and you!

In 2005, Section 3002 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 amended the United States Communications act of 1934 to state that any TV incapable of receiving DTV (Digital Television) broadcasts would go dark on 17 February, 2009. This has since been codified under Title 47, § 309 of the United States Code. While this […] Add comment

AMD’s Henri Richard departing

The company’s chief sales officer since 2002 is preparing to depart, which Neowin calls “a very significant development in what has been a disastrous year for AMD”. AMD’s biggest launch of the year, Barcelona, looks like it will be happening without their top salesman. Add comment

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A 52" LCD that's 1.1" thick and weighs less than 60 pounds. Add comment

PS3 Folding update has style and substance

Sony released a PS3 Folding@Home update today that adds an improved core and updated graphics along with PSP support. Add comment

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The space shuttle Endeavor has landed safely. Add comment

URGE to join Rhapsody

MTV will shut down its digital music service, URGE, and join with Real and Verizon to promote Real’s Rhapsody service, which will now be jointly owned with MTV. The new service will be led by MTV’s URGE exec, Michael Bloom. I’m sure I don’t need to say this, but it’s quite simply a move to […] Add comment

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Water block: Swiftech MCW6500-T with "a powerful peltier element to deliver temperatures below zero". Add comment

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Dual-layer DVD burner: the LG GSA-H62N SATA. Add comment

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How to create a WinPE 2.0 bootable USB key. While you're at it, here's a review of the 8GB Corsair Survivor so you have something to put it on. Add comment

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Memory: 2GB Corsair 1800MHz DOMINATOR CL7 DDR3. Sticks they reviewed last month with Qimonda memory ICs had 9-9-9-24 timings, now this batch is 7-7-7-20. Add comment

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Case: Antec P182 Performance One Elite. "The proven P180 chassis" minus "few superfluous features" and plus "some very nice convenience and appearance features". Add comment

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BioShock demo DirectX 10 performance: benchmarks on 5 different video cards. Add comment

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Display: SOYO DYLM24D6 24" LCD. "no-frills" (read: lacks connectors) display that "has excellent color, brightness, contrast and sharp text quality in an affordable package." Add comment

Driver update enables hardware vertex shading on Intel G965

Driver update == instant mega performance boost. Add comment

Penryn: a huge leap?

News on Intel’s Penryn has been pretty hard to come by in the last month, but with what benchmarks have been posted Intel’s master piece might be heading to the BBQ. Add comment

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Stick on sunroof? Case modders take note. All the look of a window without the work. Add comment

WoW may model real epidemics

Researchers have written in a research journal that World of Warcraft may be used to model how real-world epidemics might spread. In 2005, Blizzard released a virus called “Corrupted Blood” into the virtual world that quickly escaped its control area. At it’s peak, the virus infected most of the major cities, caused a breakdown in […] Add comment

DMCA doesn’t let you delete files?

John Stottlemire is getting sued for deleting files and registry settings on his system that let him print duplicate coupons from Coupons.com. “Time to buy stock in Seagate”. Add comment

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Catalust 7.9s leaked but of limited use, of course. Add comment

Nvidia GeForce 8900 or 9800?

While we have no clue what Nvidia plans to name their next onslaught of graphic cards, we do know they will pack a huge punch of performance. Add comment

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Impressive cooling performance in a smaller package: Thermalright Ultima-90 review @ Anandtech. Add comment