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(hx) 10:44 PM CEST - May,15 2006
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 | | Sony UX Ultra Mobile PC Rumors - The photos show a slider-style portable Sony computer with a 7 inch screen and a QWERTY keyboard.
The features of the Sony UX are supposed to include 3G connectivity, Wi-Fi, Intel Core Solo CPU, biometric sensor and an HDMI port.
The Sony UX is supposed to run Windows XP Pro. |
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- Budget graphics cards compared -
The Radeon X1300 Pro is simply a
better card-one we'd recommend paying a little extra for, especially if
you're looking to do some gaming on the side.
- Intel Conroe works on nForce 590 -
When Nvidia launches its nForce 500
series for Intel, you can be certain that it will have no problems with
Conroe in the socket.
- EPSON Perfection 4490 PHOTO Scanner -
It has a rather high price ($250)
but lacks some useful functions.
- SkypeOut now FREE for US & Canada! -
Yes. It is really very, very free.
There's no prepayment, no minimum use, no subscription, no monthly fee, no
nothing.
- Verizon being sued for $5 Billion over NSA spying -check
it out
- Palm Treo 700p released -
Pricing will be announced by Sprint
and Verizon Wireless later.
- A First look at Office 2007 and its new UI - The article also
mentions that Word
2007 will support blog posting.
- Firefox 2 Alpha 2 Reviewed -
At first sight, you
will noticed that as promised, close buttons have been added to each tab
for a more natural, intuitive handling.
- HD Video Could 'Choke the Internet'? -
ISPs are worried large
streaming videos could 'choke' the Internet
- XBox 360 cracked - According to someone named
Commodore4eva posting on the XBoxHacker BBS (although the download link
was removed), there is now patched firmware available for some revisions of
the console.
Pirate Windows? Buy The Retail Version at a $100 Discount -
They have been doing this in some countries for a long time now. I believe
that a condition of the key is that you provide evidence of the
retailer/person who sold it to you.
- Botnet implicated in click fraud scam -
The botnet was 115 bots in size
at the early time of the day I was looking at it and most were under 15 clicks
each.
- RIAA: Trading CDs is Illegal - A new website (lala.com)
makes it easy for music fans to trade actual CDs by mail.
Recording executives say the operation enables piracy and could hurt
sales.
- MTV's Music Service Launches Wednesday -
It will be
interesting to see what comes out.
- Life After the Video Game Crash - The PS3 is too expensive, the 360
isn't selling outside the USA, and 75% of homes don't have an HDTV.
Could this spell disaster for the gaming industry?
- Canned Oxygen Goes on Sale at 7-11 -
Each can contains enough oxygen for
35 two-second inhalations.
- NBC Announces 2006-07 Primetime Schedule -
NBC has announced its 2006-07 primetime line-up which includes Sunday
Night Football, new dramas Friday Night Lights, Heroes, Studio 60 on the
Sunset Strip and Kidnapped, as well as new comedies 20 Good Years and 30 Rock.
Dramas The Black Donnellys and Raines plus comedies The Singles Table and Andy
Barker, P.I. were also picked up
- MySpace to sell episodes of '24' - Fox hit will be among the first
News Corp.
TV shows downloadable from the popular social-networking site.
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