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  • Console to USB Adapters Connect Gamepads to Your PC, Save You Money [Stuff We Like] Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 5:21PM# stuffwelike PC peripheral manufacturers like Logitech have been making gamepads for years now, but you can save a lot of money by just buying a cheap USB adapter for your old PlayStation or Xbox controllers. More »
  • Dells enterprise challenge remains after 3Par Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 11:46AMSEATTLE (AP) - Dell Inc. doesnt have to start over in its quest to become a significant purveyor of technology for businesses after losing a multibillion dollar bidding contest for an obscure data-storage maker.But it wont be easy, either, for Dell to shak...
  • Asus EEE PC 1005PE Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 5:21AMThis years model netbook looks good and works well
  • Dell’s enterprise challenge remains after losing 3Par Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 1:52AMSEATTLE — Dell Inc. doesn’t have to start over in its quest to become a significant purveyor of technology for businesses after losing a multibillion dollar bidding contest for an obscure data-sto
  • Asus Eee PC 1215N (black) Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 9:57PMThe Asus Eee PC 1215N combines Intel's dual-core Atom CPU with Nvidia Ion graphics and Optimus GPU-switching for an impressive overall package, but one that still feels a bit too much like a Netbook.
  • Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 5:21AMEdit and organise your pictures easily
  • Verizon thinks Windows Mobile not even good enough for pre-pay Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 7:32PMSeptember 04, 2010 [Pocket PC phone] | By Admin. America’s biggest carrier has developed a gigantic contempt for Microsoft’s only smartphone OS in the market.
  • Worth the Drive: FYF Fest Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 5:21PMThis year’s FYF Fest packs a mean punch, with performances by Ariel Pinks Haunted Graffitti, Local Natives, Best Coast.
  • Labor Day PC game sales lighten our work load Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 5:11PMFiled under: Downloads For many of you reading this, this is the beginning of a long weekend. If you are off this Labor Day, perhaps you will celebrate it by purchasing some cheap PC games and in so doing support your local work force: As we reported before, Steam has cut prices this weekend on all of the Company of Heroes games by 75 percent and Altitude by 50 percent . Direct2Drive has put two ...
  • Moxi Mate Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 3:58PMFor those wanting to get more from a single cable TV connection, the Moxi Mate is worth considering as an add-on to a Moxi DVR, but you'll need a fat wallet and more than a little patience.
  • Very Few Bones to Pick With Samsung's Big, Beautiful Phone Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 3:14PMJust say "no" to be being an iClone. Get a device with an open OS, lightning-fast data connectivity and a network that won't drop calls every five minutes.
  • Digital Pen Gives Boring Note-Taking a Modern Kick Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 3:13PMDon't you wish there was a way to take notes with a pen and upload them to your computer? And don't you wish that pen had an infrared camera, a built-in speaker and mic? There is such a thing, and it's called the Livescribe Echo Smartpen.
  • Bill cops 4m viewers for last episode Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 2:04AMDRAMA
  • Brits to Cash in on New Laptop Trade-In Scheme at PC World and Currys Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 2:00AMCustomers heading to PC World or Currys will be able to get a guaranteed 50 pounds trade-in on any laptop when buying a new laptop, desktop, netbook or Apple Mac, under a new trade-in scheme being launched by the retailer.
  • MokaFive outs bare-metal PC hypervisor Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 1:06AMSomewhere between VMware and Citrix Disappointed with the ridiculously skinny PC coverage offered by the XenClient bare-metal hypervisor just announced by Citrix Systems? Annoyed that VMware took its Client Virtualization Platform, also a so-called type 1 hypervisor for PCs, out behind the barn and gave it the Old Yeller ? Then MokaFive is cooking up something you might find useful.… Free On ...
  • 6 useful Wi-Fi tools for Windows Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:04PMWe live in a mobile world; if you have a laptop (and who doesn't?), that means constantly connecting to the Internet via Wi-Fi. You most likely use Wi-Fi not just when you're on the road at cafés, airports or hotels, but to connect to your home network too. You might even connect to a wireless network at the office.
  • 6 useful Wi-Fi tools for Windows Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 5:58PMWe live in a mobile world; if you have a laptop (and who doesn't?), that means constantly connecting to the Internet via Wi-Fi. You most likely use Wi-Fi not just when you're on the road at cafés, airports or hotels, but to connect to your home network too. You might even connect to a wireless network at the office.
  • Why Apple Chucks Intel For A4 In AppleTV Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 4:21PMMove says a lot about the state of the consumer electronics industry.
  • Gartner forecasts 2010 PC growth, business upgrades, iPad impact Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 3:43PMSee Gartner's projections for 2010 PC sales as well as analyst statements about the business upgrade cycle, netbooks, and iPads. And, Jason Hiner offers a sanity check on the research.
  • $99 Apple TV is here: Netflix streaming, 99 cent rentals, wireless media sharing Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:36PMApple CEO Steve Jobs saved a rumored Apple TV upgrade for his trademark “one more thing” moment at today’s event at San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater. “It’s a one more hobby,” Apple’s boss joked and then proceeded to take the wraps off a miniature, black device a quarter of the current model’s size. [...]
  • Taking An In-Depth Look at 3-D Glasses Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 1:30PMAs 3-D content becomes more popular and movie studios push to make more 3-D movies, people are starting to wonder what it will take to upgrade their home entertainment center to 3-D. One thing people often don't consider is the glasses they have to wear. There is actually more than one kind of 3-D glasses, and the difference in price and performance is enormous.
  • Mac-Loving Engineers Can Have Their AutoCAD and iPads Too Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:52PMAutoCAD, a popular design and engineering tool from Autodesk, is returning to the Mac after an absence of some 18 years. Autodesk is launching a version that runs natively on Apple's Mac OS X. To be released in October, it will cost US$3,995 without a support subscription, and $4,445 with one. Autodesk is also releasing a free version of the AutoCAD application for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch.
  • Five Reasons Linux Beats Windows for Servers Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:14PMPC World: "Rapid growth in the market for x86 servers over the past year brought good news for both Linux and Windows, as research firm IDC reported last week."
  • Value Doesn't Mean Broken: Intel Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:41PMBy William J. DeRosa, Jr., CFA . As a follow up to yesterday's piece regarding solid, but unloved companies, today's focus is Intel. I write this fully aware of the company's recent announcement regarding softer than expected PC sales. As with Medtronic, I'm very partial to the big picture view. The first question I ask is - Will this company be larger ten years from now than today. In my ...
  • Leaked Radeon HD 6870 3DMark test shows 30% gain on 5870 Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 10:36AMWe have to start off by saying that the performance figures you see above are in no way official, and could have been Photoshopped. But we are really hoping they aren’t for AMD’s sake and gamers too. The leaked 3DMark Vantage score from Chinese site Pcinlife.com is for an as yet unreleased 6000 series Radeon graphics [...]
  • Logitech Alert Security Camera Review: Surveillance Can Be Fun [Homemod] Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 10:10AM# homemod The Logitech Alert motion-detecting security systems are pretty high quality cameras—15FPS/720p wide-angle lens—and convenient—they're powered and networked over your home's electrical system. I don't want to be a security guard, but monitoring my own house is now fun. More »
  • Gartner: netbooks to keep losing share as tablets arrive Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 10:09AMNetbook market share is likely to keep falling over the next few years due in part to tablets, Gartner found today. It noted that the tiny portables not only lost market share in the first two quarters of 2010 but predicted that the category was on a long slide that would drop it to just 10 percent by the end of 2014. Analyst Raphael Vasquez explained that many were simply buying them as cheap ...
  • 4 Reasons Why Pay-Per-View YouTube is a Hard Sell Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 8:07AMEarlier this year Google started offering online rentals of Sundance Film Festival movies. It bombed. According to the New York Times, Google made a paltry $10,709.16 from its $3.99 rental service over the course of 10 days, and the videos only garnered a combined 2,684 views. Perhaps the content was too niche for a broad audience, but those are still some mortifying numbers.
  • Does home ownership make sense today? Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 6:01AMThe Sept. 6, 2010 edition of Time magazine features a cover article “Rethinking Homeownership” with the subtitle “Why owning a home may no longer make economic sense.”
  • KT Launches Tablet to Rival iPad Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:42AMJust as the battle in tablet PCs heats up, a South Korean telecom operator says it's joining the bandwagon with its own Android-based device.
  • The Bill: Stars look back as 26 year beat ends Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:33AMAfter arresting audiences for 26 years, The Bill was never going to just plod off quietly...
  • Why Oracle is Right to Sue Google Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 1:10PMAnalysis: Oracle's Android lawsuit is just the first step in the long-awaited resurrection of the Java platform. Java - Oracle - Google - Oracle Corporation - Databases
  • Gartner VP: Apple’s iPad is ‘absolutely transformational’ Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 12:40PMThe iPad is transformational because...
  • Analysis - Seagate and Western Digital: time to buy? Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 12:36PMInvestors who have cooled to Seagate Technology and Western Digital Corp this year may be missing out on a buying opportunity.
  • Next: The Smartphone and Tablet Wars Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:07AMThis week, Apple is expected to announce a refresh of several iPod products (including the touch) and possibly the Apple TV. The real drama remains with its higher-profile offerings -- the iPhone and iPad -- and last week, Qualcomm gave a credible look at their compelling future. However, with phones running on Google's Android platform passing the iPhone in shipments, there is some doubt ...
  • 2005 Alfa Romeo 147 GTA from UK and Ireland - Comments Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 6:57AM"147 GTA with Q2 - Probably the best your money can buy!" What things have gone wrong with the car?
  • West Hollywood Agency Taking Shoe Line for Walk Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 2:12AMWhat does an agency do when it signs a startup shoe designer?
  • DisplayPort: Active Single-Link DVI Adaptors Available Soon Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 11:14PMFor quite a while now one of the largest obsticles for using Eyefinity in budget scanrios has been an issue of connectivity. Eyefinity video cards are cheap and large TV-derrived monitors are fairly cheap, but cheap monitors rarely have the DisplayPort connectivity required for the 3rd monitor in an Eyefinity configuration. The previous solution has been to use an active dual-link DVI adaptor ...
  • Back-to-school tech gift guide Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 8:16PMSony PlayStation 3 Slim Cnet rating: 4 stars out of 5 (excellent) The good: More affordable $299 price; slimmer, more compact design with quieter operation; all games in high-definition; easy-to-use interface; doubles as a Blu-ray and DVD player; built-in Wi-... PlayStation 3 - Sony - Blu-ray Disc - DVD - Arts
  • Kodak Playsport Video Camera Review Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 7:34PMI have used video cameras for as long as I can remember. My first video camera was one of those really hefty kind that you sat on your shoulder and it used regular VCR tapes. Yeah, and I admitted it. Since then I have used every imaginable type of video camera, from ultra expensive to [...] Filed in categories: Audio, Video, TV Gear , Digital Cameras and Gear , Outdoor Gear , Reviews Tagged ...
  • Beck dismisses his critics Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 3:04PM44 | Rally's purpose was to reclaim mantle of civil rights movement from politics for "people of faith." Civil rights movement - United States - Glenn Beck - History - Politics
  • BLOG Review: Forks Over Knives Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 7:55AMForks Over Knives is a yet-to-be-released documentary about the relationship between nutrition and disease.   There is a relationship between what you eat, how you feel, and how your body performs.  Sounds like common sense, right?   Garbage in, garbage out.  But what exactly is garbage ?  That's what the film By date (default) read more
  • Array of options makes digitizing photos a snap Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 6:38AMRecently our family visited the home of an elderly uncle who regaled us with hilarious stories accompanied by fading photos of cousins, aunties, school friends and war buddies who have long since died.
  • IM on the Move Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 5:06PMWhen Internet pioneers over at Google, Yahoo and Microsoft were caught in the race to bring instant messaging (IM) to the mobile platform, Chikka's motley crew of ''technologists'' were already fine-tuning their programming back-end to launch the world's first instant messenger seamlessly integrated with SMS technologies.
  • Upgrading to Windows 7 isn't Cheap Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 6:45AMIT World: "A recent Gartner report showed what many of us already knew: Moving to Windows 7 from XP is expensive."
  • Google opens new line to internet phone calls Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 2:08AMSAN FRANCISCO (Aug 28, 2010): All the fuss about tweeting, texting, Facebook pokes and various other cutting-edge forms of communication can obscure the fact that old-fashioned telephone calls are still a pretty effective way of conveying information.
  • The Great Land Grab author talks mobile app development Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 2:05AMIn this interview, Jake Gostylo, author of The Great Land Grab game for Android phones, discusses his experience writing mobile applications and offers advice about getting into app development.
  • Acer Aspire One 721: Ultraportable or Netbook? Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 11:19PMIf you've lusted after Acer's TimelineX 1830T ultraportable but don't have $700, you can get much the same experience from the company's $430 (as of 8/25/2010) Aspire One 721 netbook. The two units are outwardly identical, but the 721 substitutes a far cheaper AMD Athlon II Neo CPU for the 1830T's... Acer - Netbook - Plantae - Magnoliopsida - Magnoliophyta
  • Summary Box: PC Woes Could Mean Bargains This Fall Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 6:59PMSummary Box: Looking for a cheap PC? Industry's woes could lead to price cuts Personal computer - Shopping - Sports - Dell - Hardware
  • Summary Box: Looking for a cheap PC? Industry's woes could lead to price cuts Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 6:15PMSCALING BACK: Intel Corp., whose microprocessors are inside 80 percent of the world's personal computers, lowered its third-quarter forecast, saying demand for consumer PCs has been weaker than expected.