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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

Tethered gadgets threaten Internet future: academic

STONERS — Thu, 08 May 2008 09:39:37 EDT

The rise of gadgets such as the iPhone, Blackberry and Xbox threatens to unravel the decades of innovation which helped to build the Internet, a leading Oxford academic has warned in a new book.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: Tethered Gadgets Threaten Internet Future Academic

The heron has landed: a review of Ubuntu 8.04

DiffeeOnline — Thu, 08 May 2008 03:33:19 EDT

Ubuntu 8.04, codenamed Hardy Heron, spread its wings and flew out of the nest last month. This is the second Ubuntu release to offer long-term support, which means that critical updates will be available on the desktop for three years and on the server for five years.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: ubuntu browser heron reviews tech

The 5 Levels of Competitiveness in Social Media

DiffeeOnline — Thu, 08 May 2008 00:48:25 EDT

As you become increasingly active in social media, you will find a wide variety of competitiveness across the board. Some want to be regarded as A-list bloggers, to reach a top status on social bookmarking sites, and to have the most number of friends on Facebook.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: social media social networks digg reddit propeller

Follow the Rainbow: 101 Color Resources for Web Designers

neharocks — Wed, 07 May 2008 23:58:33 EDT

Here's the list of 101 color resources for Web designers. Visit them all and bookmark the ones that will help you become the most color-savvy Web designer around.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: Web design Color Resources Technology

Marines ignore Afghan opium so as not to upset locals

TechnologyExpert — Wed, 07 May 2008 22:47:58 EDT

The Marines of Bravo Company's 1st Platoon sleep beside a grove of poppies. Troops in the 2nd Platoon playfully swat at the heavy opium bulbs while walking through the fields. Afghan laborers scraping the plant's gooey resin smile and wave.

Channel: News Tags: Afghanistan Marines Opium

Conservatives Happier Than Liberals

daducha — Wed, 07 May 2008 22:32:39 EDT

Regardless of marital status, income or church attendance, right-wing individuals reported greater life satisfaction and well-being than left-wingers, the new study found. Conservatives also scored highest on measures of rationalization, which gauge a person's tendency to justify, or explain away, inequalities.

Channel: Science Tags:

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

Abuse changes brains of suicide victims

capn_caveman — Wed, 07 May 2008 18:43:54 EDT

Suicide victims who were abused as children have clear genetic changes in their brains, Canadian researchers reported on Tuesday in a finding they said shows neglect can cause biological effects.

Channel: Health & Fitness Tags: health brain genetics suicide child neglect children

Sharpton arrested as hundreds protest NYC police shooting

MyWayOnNow — Wed, 07 May 2008 18:04:58 EDT

The Rev. Al Sharpton was arrested at the Brooklyn Bridge on Wednesday as he and hundreds of demonstrators blocked traffic to protest the acquittal of three detectives in the 50-bullet shooting of an unarmed black man on his wedding day.

Channel: News Tags: Al Sharpton

15 Philly officers taken off street after videotaped beating

MyWayOnNow — Wed, 07 May 2008 10:54:41 EDT

Fifteen Philadelphia police officers have been taken off the street as authorities investigate a video showing three suspects being kicked and beaten by city police.

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: philadelphia police

Obama Proposes Gas Bag Holiday

ind06 — Tue, 06 May 2008 23:13:15 EDT

PROMINENT GAS-BAGS OPPOSE PLAN - After a week in which television pundits talked about the Rev. Wright controversy ad nauseam, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama proposed a "gas-bag holiday" to silence such repetitious discussions. "Under my plan, all gas-bags would go on vacation until the second week of November."

Channel: Humor Tags: SATIRE Propose In One Hand And Well You Know The Rest

Twitter Away, Folks

JamesMarcus — Tue, 06 May 2008 16:03:35 EDT

For Propeller members who wish to explore a speedier method of virtual repartee, there is now Twitter. This microblogging service allows users to report on their lives in minute detail--and we have created a special Propeller feed on the Twitter site.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: twitter propeller

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

WIRED HOW TO: Buy a Digital Camera

Wil — Tue, 06 May 2008 13:59:58 EDT

The digital photography revolution is in full-swing. With so many types of cameras available at different prices and skill levels, it's never been easier to jump in and start shooting, uploading and sharing. But how can you buy a digital camera if you don't know the terminology or what features are important? This How-To will give you some suggesti

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: Digital Camera Shopping Advice Buying Advice WIRED HOW TO