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GM still uses XP, and is considering "bypassing Vista"

TheAttacks — Wed, 14 May 2008 19:31:09 EDT

General Motors (GM), the world's fourth largest company in terms of revenue, might be going down a path that would make Microsoft very unhappy. According to an interview between BusinessWeek and GM's Chief Systems & Technology Officer Fred Killeen, the company may choose to wait for the next version of Windows.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: general motors gm windows windows vista microsoft

Science Without Borders: connecting scientists with science

TheAttacks — Wed, 14 May 2008 19:30:02 EDT

When it comes to thinking and working internationally, scientists don't always do as well as other professions. Scientists trained in the developing world often relocate to the US, Europe or other industrialized nations, taking with them their expertise.

Channel: Science Tags: scientists science New York Academy of Sciences

Digital Canvas crams PC into LCD HDTV

TheAttacks — Wed, 14 May 2008 19:28:48 EDT

Not like we haven't seen PCs stuffed within the slim confines of an LCD HDTV before, but it's safe to say the market isn't exactly overrun with alternatives. Enter Digital Canvas, which looks to take a 34-, 43- or 52-inch flat-panel and outfit 'em with typical PC components.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: lcd hdtv pc digital canvas

Jack Johnson - If I Had Eyes

TheAttacks — Thu, 08 May 2008 16:10:44 EDT

Music video by Jack Johnson performing If I Had Eyes.

Channel: Music Tags: jack johnson if i had eyes music music video

Flobots - Handlebars : Music Video

TheAttacks — Thu, 08 May 2008 16:06:26 EDT

Music video by Flobots performing Handlebars with Dirty UK [Video Director].

Channel: Music Tags: flobots music music video hip hop indie

Users Spend More Time on MySpace Despite Slipping Traffic

TheAttacks — Thu, 08 May 2008 12:28:05 EDT

Social networking is one of the biggest Internet phenomenons of the last few years, and it's still MySpace that dominates the online social networking landscape, according to Web measurement firm Hitwise.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: myspace hitwise traffic users social networks

OCZ announces DDR3 with Reaper HPC cooling

TheAttacks — Thu, 08 May 2008 12:27:20 EDT

OCZ is apparently getting quite serious with DDR3 memory as it has announced two more DDR3 kits that will be available in both 2 and 4GB dual-channel flavors.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: ocz ddr3 reaper hpc memory hardware review

MPAA Demands $15 Million from The Pirate Bay

TheAttacks — Thu, 08 May 2008 12:25:56 EDT

The MPA(A) has announced that it is demanding $15.4 million from the Pirate Bay in the upcoming court case, to cover the damages they suffered from 4 movies and 13 TV-episodes that were made available via the popular BitTorrent tracker.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: mpaa the pirate bay money damages court case

How Chamillionaire Used Social Media to Make "Ridin" the #1 Ringtone of All-Time

TheAttacks — Thu, 08 May 2008 12:24:47 EDT

At this week's Digital Hollywood conference in Los Angeles, Pete got an opportunity to talk with the artist about how he uses social media to better connect with his fans and ultimately sell more music.

Channel: Music Tags: social media ringtone chamillionare music sales

New bill: No ID, no 'mature' video games for you

TheAttacks — Thu, 08 May 2008 12:22:51 EDT

A new congressional proposal seeks to make it harder for kids to buy or rent games like the runaway sales hit "Grand Theft Auto IV", which bears a "Mature" rating, meaning it's considered unsuitable for kids younger than 17.

Channel: Video Games Tags: bill proposal id mature rating kids

MSI Wind will come in (at least) three colors

TheAttacks — Wed, 07 May 2008 21:04:55 EDT

MSI is about to launch its Atom-based Montevina speced Wind Notebook PC and this 8 or 10-inch notebook will come in several colors. The one that was shown many times is white, but we managed to score a few pictures of a black and pink edition.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: fudzilla msi wind atom cpu pictures

Dragonfly for Opera

TheAttacks — Wed, 07 May 2008 21:01:16 EDT

Dragonfly for Opera. A set of developer tools that provide effective mechanisms for web standards debugging and problem solving.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: opera dragon fly developer tools dom inspector alpha web development

Intel "paid vendors not to use AMD"

TheAttacks — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:59:17 EDT

Evidence presented in a U.S. District Federal Court in the State of Delaware shows that Intel coerced and paid computer manufacturers such as Dell, Acer, Gateway, IBM and Hewlett-Packard not to use any AMD products.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: intel amd vendors court troubles

AMD K10.5 Hydra to challenge Nehalem

TheAttacks — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:58:02 EDT

After Deneb and Propus 45nm K10.5 Quad-cores AMD plans to change the process and improve the existing K10.5 cores. The new process is called 45nm K10.5 Rev. D and it will bring high K to 45nm SOI cores.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: amd hydra nehalem 45nm cpu

TorrentSpy Hit with $110M Judgement. The MPAA Has Won.

TheAttacks — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:57:01 EDT

If its own decision to shut things down wasn't enough to do that, then the $110 million judgment against its parent company, Valence Media, may just do the trick.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: torrentspy mpaa valence media

First look: OpenOffice.org 3.0 beta a big step forward

TheAttacks — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:55:13 EDT

Now, the open source office suite is back with a new 3.0 beta release, ushering in a handful of major enhancements, broader file format support, and a solid batch of evolutionary new features. Ars Technica takes the new beta for a spin to see if our productivity increases.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: ars technica openoffice.org openoffice.org 3.0 first look beta

id Software Announces Development of Doom 4

TheAttacks — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:52:52 EDT

id Software, the developer of such video games as Doom and Quake as well as the company that licenses popular video engines to other game makers, on Wednesday said it had begun development of the Doom 4 title and was seeking for new workforce.

Channel: Video Games Tags: id software doom doom 4 development

Myspace Obsession - Kids

TheAttacks — Tue, 06 May 2008 15:26:38 EDT

Ummm. . . Just watch it. There are no words. If your kid is like this, you need to get them some professional help.

Channel: Popular Videos Tags: myspace myspace obsession kid

Yoono browser plugin makes Firefox more like Flock

TheAttacks — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:50:29 EDT

Like the idea of having a web browser with Twitter, Facebook, and instant messenger integration, but don't want to install a whole new browser to get those features? Yoono is a browser plugin that makes Firefox behave a bit more like Flock, the social web browser built from the same Mozilla code.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: yoono plugin firefox mozilla firefox

6 Excellent Firefox Extensions Made To Save You Time

TheAttacks — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:48:21 EDT

If you are a die-hard Firefox user then I am sure you are always on the look-out for tips and tweaks to get more out of Firefox in less time and hence be more productive.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: firefox mozilla firefox extensions productivity

The Web's Nine Most Obnoxious People

TheAttacks — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:40:40 EDT

whether you agree or not, we present our list of people that have made the Web's blood boil, or at least just consistently annoyed a good portion of 'Net surfers.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: the web obnoxious people

25 GIMP Video Tutorials to Help Get You Started

TheAttacks — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:37:41 EDT

One of the quickest ways to pick up something new is by watching video tutorials. With that concept in mind, I've collected 25 awesome GIMP video tutorials geared to get you started, get you familiarized, and get you inspired.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: the gimp open source video tutorials help tips

99 Flickr Groups for Design Inspiration

TheAttacks — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:35:45 EDT

I find the work in many Flickr groups to be another excellent source of inspiration. Aside from the billions of photos on Flickr, there are also some groups that have been established to showcase the work of designers. Here is a look at 99 of them according to category.

Channel: Art & Design Tags: design inspiration flickr flickr groups

Get your .me domain today

TheAttacks — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:34:14 EDT

Two years ago the former Yugoslav Republic of Montenegro declared independence from Serbia and Montenegro. The disbanded federation used the old .yu domain which is about to join the Dodo. Serbia will use the .rs domain, while Montenegro, its neighbor to the south, got a rather interesting domain - .me.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: .me domain name domain suffix

MSI's new 9600GT to be available in May

TheAttacks — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:33:00 EDT

MSI is going to announce a new 9600GT card that will be cooled by a Hybrid fan that looks just like one that was showcased during the Cebit show. Back then, this one was mounted on the popular Geforce 8800GT card, and it only cooled the card when the temperature hit or went over 87 degrees.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: msi geforce 9600gt hybrid fan cebit may

Stop Whining! Twitter Works Ã¢â;¬Â¦ 98.72% Of The Time

TheAttacks — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:30:24 EDT

Royal Pingdom is out with their latest report on the downtime (or uptime, if you're an optimist) of social networking sites, and not surprisingly, Twitter leads the way with more than 37 hours of service outages from January 1st through April 30th.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: twitter downtime uptime service hours

Another Mac clone maker spotted on eBay

TheAttacks — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:24:17 EDT

Another entrepreneur is trying their hand at selling unsanctioned Mac OS X desktops.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: apple mac clone ebay

Super Talent Unleashes Speedy Solid State Drives

TheAttacks — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:18:02 EDT

Super Talent, a leading supplier of memory products, has announced its new series of solid state drives (SSDs) that boast with higher performance as well as up to 120GB capacity.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: super talent memory solid state drive ssd

SCO chief testifies: 'Linux is a copy of Unix'

TheAttacks — Mon, 05 May 2008 19:16:49 EDT

Troubled software maker SCO's chief executive has claimed the Linux operating system includes Unix source code, during a court case in which Novell is suing SCO for royalties on Unix.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: sco linux unix novell

Stop using Ajax!

TheAttacks — Mon, 05 May 2008 13:05:03 EDT

Ajax is a sound and useful idea. But every idea comes down to a practical implementation - a technology that makes it happen - and in this case the technology is immature, because it leaves groups of users behind. Those using less capable browsers that don't support the necessary scripting objects.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: ajax opera web development accessibility

isoHunt and MPAA Debate Legality of BitTorrent Sites

TheAttacks — Mon, 05 May 2008 10:48:52 EDT

The legality of BitTorrent sites has always been highly debated. As of today, no court has ever ruled that a website offering .torrent links is legal or not. This might change soon, as isoHunt and the MPAA once again clash in court.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: bittorrent legality mpaa isohunt court

Biofuels Getting Greener With Fungus

TheAttacks — Mon, 05 May 2008 10:46:30 EDT

Los Alamos National Laboratory may help put a vicious cloth eating fungus to work for a greener bio-economy.

Channel: Science Tags: biofuels ethonal fungus Trichoderma reesei

Whole-Body Gaming

TheAttacks — Mon, 05 May 2008 10:44:17 EDT

New software makes it easier to build games controlled by a user's body position.

Channel: Video Games Tags: gestural interfaces whole body gaming gaming Softkinetic

LG unveils thinnest LCD HDTV

TheAttacks — Mon, 05 May 2008 10:42:04 EDT

LG Electronics has lifted the curtain on its thinnest TV to date, with a thickness of just 45 millimeters.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: lg electronics lg lcd hdtv

Pixels Go Mad - The Celebration Of Pixel Art

TheAttacks — Mon, 05 May 2008 10:40:04 EDT

Pixel art lives both in and beyond computer screen. Artists design pixel art posters, magazine covers, album covers, desktop wallpapers, paintings, "pixelish" video ads and even pixelated tattoos.

Channel: Art & Design Tags: pixel art smashing magazine illustrations art

In UK, Children Posing As Pedophiles Online to Frighten Classmates

TheAttacks — Fri, 02 May 2008 09:14:01 EDT

Kids in the west of England are pretending to be paedophiles in order to settle playground scores. Kids as young as 10 were posing as predatory paedophiles on Bebo and MSN to frighten schoolmates they had fallen out with.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: bebo msn kids pedophiles

Surprises from ASRock 4Core1600P35-WiFi

TheAttacks — Fri, 02 May 2008 09:11:58 EDT

We are going to talk about a new ASRock mainboard that supports DDR2 and DDR3 memory, new 45nm processors including quad-core ones, 1600MHz FSB, WiFi, FireWire, eSATA. All these are indisputable advantages, but there are also a few serious drawbacksÃ¢â;¬Â¦

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: asrock motherboard hardware review

New pictures of upcoming P45 boards from Asus

TheAttacks — Thu, 01 May 2008 19:07:30 EDT

Pictures and some fairly detail information has appeared on Xfastest of two upcoming boards from Asus, the P5Q-E and the P5Q3 Deluxe.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: asus p45 chipset pictures motherboard

HP develops new type of memory circuit

TheAttacks — Thu, 01 May 2008 19:04:54 EDT

It took about 40 years to find it, but HP scientists said they discovered a fourth basic type of electrical circuit that could lead to a computer you never have to boot up.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: hp memristor memory circuit Stanley Williams

Safari for Windows triples infinitesimal market share

TheAttacks — Thu, 01 May 2008 19:01:00 EDT

Safari for Windows has rocketed upward from 0.07 percent to 0.21 percent, and it's highly likely that next month it will pass Firefox 1.0 at 0.23 percent!

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: safari windows mac apple