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Oracle Buys Sun for $7.4 BillionApr 20, 2009 - in News
Hold everything, Oracle has agreed to buy Sun.
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Guilty: The Pirate Bay VerdictApr 17, 2009 - in News
The four defendants involved in the Pirate Bay Trial in Sweden have been found guilty. Each has been sentenced to jail time on top of being ordered to pay substantial damages.
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QOTD: What Would You Suggest Apple Do?Apr 16, 2009 - in News
There are a lot of things that make Apple a great business, but then, there are a lot of things that people don't like about Apple either.
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$500 Mouse Features LCD ScreenApr 16, 2009 - in News
For $500, consumers can buy a cool Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 bundle. However, there's apparently a need for a mouse that can display e-mail on its LCD screen.
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The Pirate Bay Verdict Comes this FridayApr 15, 2009 - in News
This Friday, the verdict for The Pirate Bay case will be delivered.
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Philips Axes 3D Display DivisionApr 15, 2009 - in News
With a recession in full swing and 3-D display adoption at a crawl, Philips has decided to axe its 3-D display division.
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Acer Details Two New US-Bound LaptopsApr 15, 2009 - in News
Acer is looking to round out both ends of the laptop spectrum with its 13.3-inch 3935 and the giant 18.4-inch 8935.
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QOTD: Do You Buy Online Gold for MMOs?Apr 15, 2009 - in News
Gamers have been trading virtual gear for the longest time. Farming is also an everyday part of MMO life.
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Intel Q1 Revenue Down; Atom Sales FallApr 15, 2009 - in News
Intel report slumping Q1 numbers. Yep, we’re still in a recession.
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Microsoft, Yahoo! Play Nice for Ad DealApr 14, 2009 - in News
During the reign of Jerry Yang, Yahoo! was against a Microsoft acquisition, however now that Carol “Hurricane” Bartz is whizzing around the company and shaking things up, the company could be back in the ring for another kind of Microsoft deal.
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QOTD: How Much Would You Pay for Uncapped Net?Apr 13, 2009 - in News
With all the commotion circling around Time Warner Cable and other companies, it's no surprise that customers and enthusiasts are up in arms over connection caps.
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Congressman Unveils Bill to Fight ISP CapsApr 13, 2009 - in News
If you thought that the debacle over ISP net caps was just starting to boil, then you'll be even more surprised to hear that the issue has now landed on the front doors of Congress.
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Time Warner's Unlimited Plan: $150, Still TerribleApr 13, 2009 - in News
Due to the massive amount of backlash from the press as well as customers, Time Warner Cable at the end of last week introduced essentially what is the company's unlimited download plan, for $150 per month.
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Microsoft Fined for Price Fixing Office SuiteApr 13, 2009 - in News
Microsoft has been slapped with a fine of approximately $11.8 million for price fixing its popular Office Home and Student 2007 suite at a recent retail promotion.
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Why Cable ISP Capping is the New DRM, and SuckApr 11, 2009 - in News
I, like many people, have been subscribing to Internet connection services since the days of 3600 baud modems. Then, I upgraded to 14.4k, 36.6k, 56k, DSL and now cable.
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Time Warner COO Talks Revised Capped PlansApr 10, 2009 - in News
Time Warner Cable COO has posted a public letter announcing revisions to the proposed bandwidth capped internet plans.
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CompUSA takes Another Shot at RetailApr 10, 2009 - in News
The new CompUSA has emerged from bankruptcy and is now slowly returning to the brick-and-mortar retail scene. However, the Systemax-owned company is pushing a new "retail 2.0" philosophy.
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Network Storage: Three NAS Units Rounded UpApr 10, 2009 - in Reviews
Network storage is great for centralizing data on a home or small business network. The real question is: do you build your own NAS or buy one that's already primed for action? We round up three ready-made units to see if any of them suit our fancy.
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AT&T and Sprint Fiber Lines SeveredApr 9, 2009 - in News
Last night around 1:30 AM PST in San Jose, four fiber optic lines belonging to AT&T were severed by vandals, knocking off landlines, cellular and net connections for thousands of residents in the San Jose, California area.Two hours later, two more
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XRAID ES 4 and 16 TB Storage for MacApr 9, 2009 - in News
Active Storage said that its new XRAID ES for the Mac OS X will come in both 4 TB and 16 TB versions. However, both solutions may require a monthly payment plan.
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Nintendo Chief: No Price Cuts PlannedApr 9, 2009 - in News
Despite the fact that no one has any money and its competitors are dropping their prices to make their consoles more attractive to cash-strapped consumers, Nintendo remains adamant that it will not be cutting its prices.
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Microsoft Fined $11.9 Million for Office Price-fixingApr 9, 2009 - in News
Microsoft has been dealt a second blow in the courts as a ruling from Germany sees the software giant fined nearly $12 million.
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Ex-Sun CTO Jumps Sinking Ship to MicrosoftApr 9, 2009 - in News
Former Chief Technology Officer of Sun Microsystem’s chip unit, Marc Tremblay, has jumped ship and found employment elsewhere. Hardly surprising when if you’ve been reading the news about Sun as of late. However, what is surprising is where he’s headed.
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Microsoft Hit With $388 Million Piracy Patent ChargeApr 9, 2009 - in News
Microsoft has been ordered to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to software company Uniloc Inc, which specializes in the protection of infrastructure as well as software and games.
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Pirate Bay's Anonymity Service Attracts 113,000Apr 9, 2009 - in News
At the end of last month, the people behind the Pirate Bay launched a new VPN designed to protect users from new piracy laws set forth in Sweden and it seems people are all for it.
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Desktop Backplane? Three 2.5" HDD Solutions ReviewedApr 9, 2009 - in Reviews
Using 2.5” hard drives in RAID arrays provides increased storage and I/O performance with improved efficiency—as long as they are properly installed. We looked at three backplane solutions that operate and manage either two or four 2.5” SAS/SATA drives.
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New Acer Netbooks Hits 11.6-inch TerritoryApr 8, 2009 - in News
Acer has unveiled its latest AspireOne, the first netbook with an 11.6-inch screen.
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AMD Launches Opteron Upgrade ProgramApr 8, 2009 - in News
AMD is trying to encourage server owners to upgrade their microprocessors, offering discounts for new processors.
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PETA Invading WoW to Stop Baby Seal SlaughterApr 8, 2009 - in News
Maybe it’s because I never really ventured past Diablo and have no real clue how World of Warcraft plays (something I’m really quite proud of), but am I the only one who can’t get their head around Peta’s WoW endeavors?