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- Purebuds
- Of almost all gadgets, earbuds have the least surface area to work with, which means external design innovations are often incremental and minute. Color and style are the most noticeable physical characteristics that manufacturers tweak, but neither has an effect on the performance of an earphone. So, what's a new...
- Product reviews 2008-08-26
- Feel like taunting an identity thief? Don't.
- The next time you get the urge to enter angry messages to phishers on fake malicious Web sites, stop and consider this discovery by researcher Joe Stewart. The identity thieves behind the Asprox botnet have built extra logic into phishing sites to detect taunts and subject those...
- Blog posts 2008-08-26
- Twitter's "me too" anti-spam strategy
- With Twitter's continuing growth, its popularity is logically starting to attract the attention of malicious parties, like spammers, phishers, and malware authors who wouldn't mind the fact that nobody is following them when they're actively updating several hundred users with their latest propositions. Last' week's Twitter announcement...
- Blog posts 2008-08-25
- Democratic National Convention site requires Silverlight and Move
- Democratic National Convention site requires Silverlight and MoveWow, just wowSo, a party supposed to govern USA can be bought out by Microsoft to support a flash wannabe plugin.I am speechless. Will they make Windows only policy in Govt. agencies too? Perhaps they should use "OOXML" instead of PDF too?What???The liberals...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-25
- Vertical line issue also plagues some iMacs
- Vertical line issue also plagues some iMacsWhat part is breaking?The video chip on the mobo or the LCD?Good spooky story timingMy four year old Dell LCD monitor (1704FPTT) began displaying a vertical yellow line, or two, recently. Mine is still sporadic, but I'm sure it will stay or get...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-25
- 2008 MacBook Pro concept
- The MacBook Pro is due for a re-design, this much we know. But is this the new professional notebook from Apple? The picture above surfaced in an a Digg submission purportedly of a "new ad" a version also appeared on NeoWin and is hosted on an anonymous...
- Blog posts 2008-08-25
- All that solar energy is wasted overnight, but now there's a way to capture it
- The folks at the Idaho National Laboratory say they've come up with a way to make solar energy work round the clock. The sporadic nature of solar energy and the need thus to store day-time solar for night-time use has long been one of the biggest bugaboos cited by...
- Blog posts 2008-08-23
- Fake iPods spotted in Spain
- Fake iPods spotted in SpainAll accusation, no proof?You simply state that someone spotted fake iPods. How does he know they're fake? What identifying markers were present/missing that make him so sure?RE: Fake iPods spotted in SpainYeah, they're not Apple. The touch look-a-like in the lower photo is too...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-23
- This week's rants
- This week's rantsYou've got it.I never tire of Robin Harris telling the world that MS has lost all their data...a classic. Even when he admits other filesystems are worse. Why then MS? Well they are the biggest and deserve to be blamed...so there..pouted Robin in reply to that question. ...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-23
- Mophie Juice Pack for iPod Touch
- Packed with games, e-mail, Internet, music, and video, Apple's iPod Touch is one of the best portable time-wasting tools ever conceived, but its built-in battery isn't practical to recharge on-the-go. The Mophie Juice Pack ($99) offers power-hungry iPod Touch owners a stylish and practical means of doubling the device's battery...
- Product reviews 2008-08-22
- PowerBook G4 display manufacturing defect coverup
- PowerBook G4 display manufacturing defect coverupAnd yet Apple is rated highest ........ in customer satisfaction. Go figure!Ah yes, the give and take of adult conversation...... as people use logic, facts, and evidence to debate and explore the issues of the day. Perhaps if we listen in, we can...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-22
- Arc Wireless Freedom Blade
- As cell phones become the "everything gadget" for more people, companies have begun to cash in on the need for great reception at all times. Wilson Electronics and Wi-Ex have introduced some of our favorite products, and even Sprint Nextel offers an option of its own. A less successful product,...
- Product reviews 2008-08-21
- Toshiba Qosmio X305-Q701
- Editors' note: This review is part of our Back-to-School 2008 roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.The Toshiba Qosmio X305-Q701 marks a new look for the Qosmio brand. Gone are the subdued blacks and silvers of years past; in their place come stylized...
- Product reviews 2008-08-21
- Suit over baby vid with Prince song goes forward
- Suit over baby vid with Prince song goes forwardA waste of her time and money.Is this video so important to her that she can't just repost it every time it gets taken down but has to have it up there forever?She's wasting her time and money, and the court's time...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-21
- Vizio SV470XVT
- Budget flat-panel powerhouse Vizio is breaking into the lucrative realm of high-end HDTVs with its XVT line, comprised of a 50-inch plasma we detailed at CES and a pair of LCDs, including the model reviewed here, the 47-inch SV470XVT. Equipped with a lot of glossy black, a slicker menu system,...
- Product reviews 2008-08-21
- ModelSheet: good in theory, needs more work
- ModelSheet: good in theory, needs more workModelSheet: Good in theory, needs more workWe appreciate the mention of our technology and completely agree with Dennis that the pre-beta software has many rough spots. When we introduced Dennis to ModelSheet, we emphasized that it is not ready for scrutiny as a commercial...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-21
- Reader Poll: Which mouse should I choose?
- Reader Poll: Which mouse should I choose?RE: Reader Poll: Which mouse should I choose?Intellimouse Explorer 2.0A Optical USBalso now a defunct MS product. I've worn out the plastic coating on two so far and have enough spares to rebuild one when it breaks. Best mouse ever. The new ones are...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-21
- 2008 Mazda CX-9 Grand Touring 4dr SUV AWD (3.7L 6cyl 6A)
- Photo gallery:2009 Mazda CX-9 Grand TouringAfter spending a week with the top-of-the-line 2008 Mazda CX-9 Grand Touring, we found much that we liked; however, we also found almost every positive thing we had to say about the SUV came with a caveat. Inside, the CX-9's leather seats and ambient lighting...
- Product reviews 2008-08-21
- Windows: You say major; I say minor
- Windows: You say major; I say minorThey can call it anything they please. It is still overpriced JUNK.Get Linux :-)Duck the questionMaybe they should do another theme change. For a while it was a series number (3.1), then a year (95, 98, 98SE, 2000), then a letter combo XP,...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-20
- Windows: You say major; I say minor
- Starting with Windows 7, the logic and naming structure that Microsoft worked to established for Windows seems to breaking down. And yes, I'm going to reopen the can of worms about Windows Server 2008 being one and the same as Windows 7 Server. The reason I'm not letting go...
- Blog posts 2008-08-20
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