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Malaysian movie pirates put out hit on sniffer dogsMar 22, 2007 - in News
It appears that a pair of very successful anti-piracy sniffer dogs have been too successful for Malaysian crime lords. Mob bosses who specialize in distributing pirated DVDs and CDs are offering a reward for anyone who kills "Lucky" and "Flo" two black Labrador retrievers who busted a huge counterfeiting ring on Tuesday.
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Computer tech accidentally wipes out Alaska oil fund dataMar 22, 2007 - in News
Alaska is calling a routine maintenance check gone wrong "the worst-case scenario", after a technician accidentally wiped out a series of crucial government data. Two sets of back-up data were also corrupted, and Microsoft consultants were unable to retrieve the data.
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Net porn law unconstitutionalMar 22, 2007 - in News
A federal judge has ruled that the Child Online Protection Act, enacted in 1998 though never actually enforced due to a string of legal battles, breaches the First and Fifth Amendment rights and is thus deemed unconstitutional.
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NBC and Fox plan rival YouTubeMar 22, 2007 - in News
Television networks NBC Universal and Fox are to combine their TV shows into a single online video site which will counter the popularity of video-sharing sites such as YouTube.
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Oxygen generator responsible for British submarine accidentMar 22, 2007 - in News
An explosion aboard a Royal Navy nuclear-powered submarine at 0420 GMT yesterday which left two sailors dead and a third injured was caused by an oxygen "candle", US and British military sources have conformed.
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Pro Printer Titans Clash in VegasMar 22, 2007 - in Reviews
After years of pro printer market dominance by Epson, Canon and HP have caught up. Pro and prosumer photographers are jumping up and down with glee. Click in to see why.
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PayPal founder's "budget" rocket roars into spaceMar 21, 2007 - in News
A rocket funded by PayPal founder Elon Musk roared into space this morning and almost reached orbital velocity. The Falcon 1 rocket completed its five minute 200 mile journey and met "95%" of its objectives, according to Musk's Space Exploration Technologies Corporation.
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Tech website "nukes" card during reviewMar 21, 2007 - in News
We all know that flash memory cards can withstand forces that would destroy normal hard drives, but the folks over at e-fotografija decided to review the ATP Pro Max SD card on a whole new level - they nuked it with gamma radiation. One of the editors also works at a local nuclear power plant and subjected the card to several times the safe annual dose of radiation.
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US lawmakers seek to ban inefficient lightbulbsMar 21, 2007 - in News
California representative Jane Harman has submitted a bill to the House of Representatives that would ban inefficient lightbulbs. HR 1547 would ban all lightbulbs that produce less than 60 lumens per watt by 2012. The bill would also require that even more efficient lightbulbs be used in subsequent years.
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New online dating website only accepts hottiesMar 21, 2007 - in News
There is a new online dating website that promises to only let beautiful people join. The aptly named hotenough.org functions like a regular dating website with pictures and profiles, but members must maintain an 8 out of 10 rating to continue their membership.
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Fast fingers could win big money at LG's text messaging championshipsMar 21, 2007 - in News
The fastest mobile phone texter could win $25,000 in LG's upcoming National Texting Championship. Owners of LG's enV or V handsets can compete in two regional events in Hollywood California or New York for $10,000. The winners of the events will then meet in New York and compete for an additional $15,000 dollars.
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NAND flash prices hold steady in MarchMar 21, 2007 - in News
It looks like NAND flash makers have finally stopped the financial bleeding. Prices for most NAND flash chips either held steady or rose slightly in March. This is in contrast to recent months where prices dropped by up to 25%, according to DRAMeXchange.
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Quiet and Early Departure for the Airbus A380Mar 21, 2007 - in News
The Airbus A380 made a quiet departure from Los Angeles International Airport last evening. Scheduled for an approximate departure time of 7:30 pm, the world's largest passenger plane left early at 6:20 pm citing that the crew completed pre-flight preparations earlier than expected.
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Matchless Muscle: Overclocked 8800sMar 21, 2007 - in Reviews
Factory overclocked GeForce 8800 GTX and GTS graphics cards push the gaming performance envelope even further.
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MySpace gets political with new "Impact" pageMar 20, 2007 - in News
MySpace is getting political with a new section dedicated to president candidates. The "Impact" page can be reached at impact.myspace.com and has profiles, statements and videos about the presidential candidates in the upcoming 2008 United States election.
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Anti-Hillary Clinton mashup hits one million YouTube viewsMar 20, 2007 - in News
Many political analysts and news writers have said that sites like YouTube will fundamentally change the way the presidential election is handled for the 2008 vote and it looks like it has started already. A new Hillary Clinton mashup video is a sign of this trend, as it has already claimed massive viewership on YouTube.
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Taming the Wild SupercomputerMar 20, 2007 - in Reviews
Sam Holland believes supercomputers belong in the office. Here he discusses the current barriers to getting them there. PC builders and modders will find most of these barriers familiar.
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United States the top source of online attacksMar 19, 2007 - in News
Most people probably think of China or Russia as the number one source of hacking attempts, but according to Symantec, most online attacks come from the United States. In its Internet Security Threat Report, Symantec says the U.S. accounted for 31 percent of online attacks with China coming in second with 10%. Germany rounded out the top spots with 7%.
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Heads of the RIAA rail against student piracy in op-ed pieceMar 19, 2007 - in News
In the wake of a new round of anti-piracy lawsuits filed by the RIAA, the organization's leadership is taking its message directly to students and faculty in an Op-Ed piece. The piece, written by Mitch Bainwol, Chairman and CEO of the RIAA, and Cary Sherman, RIAA's president, was published March 15th in the Inside Higher Ed website. In the piece, Bainwol and Sherman detail RIAA's struggles against piracy calling it "massive theft".
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Trusty CRT tvs/monitors on the way out, according to iSuppliMar 19, 2007 - in News
CRT televisions and monitors are in the final stages of extinction, according to market research firm iSuppli. In a recent study, iSuppli found that CRT monitor revenues will shrink by a compounded 22% after 2007. Most of this decline is fueled by lower demand and the closing of several CRT factories.
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20x DVD burners to become common later this yearMar 19, 2007 - in News
We already have sub-$100 16X speed DVD burners, but 20X burners should be readily available later this year. Major PC makers like HP and Dell are looking into the speedier burners for upcoming models.
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Italy enacts national ban for phones in schoolsMar 19, 2007 - in News
Italy has banned the use of cell phones in schools across the country, making it reportedly the first European nation to implement such a statewide ban.
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YouTube rolls out virtual red carpet for awardsMar 19, 2007 - in News
The few YouTube users who have managed to become virtual celebrities will be honored at the first annual YouTube Video Awards.
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Is nForce 650 the Mainstream Master?Mar 19, 2007 - in Reviews
How good is Nvidia's mainstream nForce chipset? The 650i SLI takes on the competition by AMD and Intel.
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Inside the Solar Powered WiiMar 18, 2007 - in Picture Story
Tom's Hardware Guide's solar powered Wii.
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Foxconn showing off their own motheboards and graphics cards at CebitMar 16, 2007 - in News
Foxconn is branching out more into motherboards and graphics cards markets by showing off several new models at the Cebit trade show in Hannover Germany. Foxconn is known for their component level products, but could see higher profit margins from more integrated solutions. The company is debuting several Windows Vista-compatible motherboards at the show.
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Intel answers rumors of Core 2 Quad price cut... sortaMar 16, 2007 - in News
The Internet is abuzz with rumors of a massive price cut in Intel's Core 2 Quad processor later this year. According to HKEPC.com, the price of the 2.4 Ghz Core 2 Quad will plunge 70% from its current price of $851 to $266 in the third quarter. Such a massive price drop would make the quad-core chip cost less than what most dual-core chips are selling for now, but are the rumors true? Intel's Public Relations Manager Dan Snyder pretty much gave us the standard corporate answer.
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Wiki, Malware and Technopreneur enter Oxford English DictionaryMar 16, 2007 - in News
The Oxford English Dictionary has released its latest update, and new words entering the lexicon officially for the first time include "wiki", "malware" and "technopreneur."
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BBC suspends education website because it's too successfulMar 16, 2007 - in News
The British Broadcasting Corporation will suspend its educational website BBC Jam! from March 20 following complaints from the commercial sector that the success of the website is unfairly disadvantaging the private sector
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