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  1. Rob Williams

    XFX GeForce 8600 GT - $99 + Free Company of Heroes

    http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=321123 The 8600GT is not a fast card by any means, but it's certainly not a bad choice if you are in a bind and need a cheap card. The price is $119.99 before MIR, $99.99 after MIR. The value is made even sweeter by the fact that it...
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    Oct 8 AMD Price Drops

    I am not sure I was even aware that this was going to be happening again, but I just received an e-mail from NCIX stating the fact, and they are already offering the CPUs at the new prices, a few days early. NCIX AMD X2 4800+ 2.5GHz - $109.99 AMD X2 5200+ 2.6GHz - $129.99 AMD X2 5000+ Black...
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    Pogue Praises O.L.P.C. XO

    From our front-page news: When we posted two weeks ago that the OLPC XO would be sold in North America for a two-week period, it was only a matter of time before someone got their hands on one and gave it a review. That person this time around is David Pogue, who seemed to have fallen in love...
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    Pioneer SE-CLX9 Headphones

    While it's impossible to say if the Pioneer SE-CLX9 are decent headphones or not—they're Japan-only at the moment—the amount of included rubber ear pieces are impressive, to say the least. Some are for comfort, some to change the sound—they're all probably pretty unnecessary...
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    Bungie Breaks Off Into Separate Entity

    From our front-page news: It's been quite the week for Halo, and that's an understatement. In it's first week, Halo 3 managed to score over $300 million in revenue, which is an apparent record. Now comes news that Bungie has decided to go their own way, as a separate entity. What's this mean to...
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    Fastest Harpertowns To Be Apple-Exclusive?

    From our front-page news:When Apple began using Intel's processors in their machines, who knew that Intel was going to allow them rights to the fastest products available before everyone else? We saw it happen with the Quad-Core 3.0GHz Xeon, which until recently had only been available on the...
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    Hitachi Shows-Off 100GB Blu-ray Disc

    From our front-page news: It might seem silly to think that 50GB for a single Blu-ray disc isn't enough, but at this point, even high-def movies are doing what they can to fill it up. Hitachi is working to future-proof the high-def format though, with an introduction of their experimental 100GB...
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    Überclok Pre-Overclocks Their Machines To The Limit

    From our front-page news: Ever notice how a lot of companies who promise pre-overclocked gaming-PCs never actually push the hardware that's installed anywhere close to the limit? Chicago-based Überclok are not afraid to push their machines to the (reasonable) limit, and who's to blame them...
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    The ThinkGeek 8-bit Tie

    A few of us monkeys at ThinkGeek had this great shared dream a few months ago. In it, the whole world was 8-Bit, just like the video games we grew up on. We found ourselves having to leap from platform to platform, to search for pieces of the Triforce of Wisdom, and to fight scary mutated plants...
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    Savage 2 Enters Beta

    S2 Games is developing and publishing the sequel to their ambitious online action RTS , Savage: The Battle for Newearth independently, so the sequel will go into beta when they say so. They say so. Savage 2: A Tortured Soul is now entering the beta testing stage for pre-order customers. What...
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    Vin Diesel, Paul Walker Both Return In Fast & The Furious 4

    From our front-page news: I admit that I'm not much of a movie buff, but when it's a movie about cars, it's a different story. When it's a movie about cars, women, beer and racing, I'm glued to the seat. Like many, I was a big fan of 2001's Fast and the Furious, but was disappointed with the two...
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    OS X Leopard Due Out This Month? Canadian iPhone En Route As Well?

    From our front-page news: I'm not a Mac user, but even I am finding the wait for OS X Leopard to be taking forever. Not surprisingly, rumors have been floating around for a while as to a potential release date, but as of now, rumor has it that October 26th could be the day. Apple has a history...
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    RIAA Awarded $222,000 in First Jury Trial

    From our front-page news:Wow, what can be said that isn't blatantly obvious? The RIAA has won another major case, against Jammie Thomas, a single mother with two kids. RIAA cases have always been ridiculous, but this one is more so because the jury decided that it was fair for a single mother to...
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    Microsoft Drops WGA Checks for IE7

    From our front-page news: Firefox is simple, while IE is not (ok, that's a matter of opinion). You download and install Firefox without much of an issue. At best, it will inconvenience you with regards to importing Internet Explorer bookmarks. IE7 on the other hand, requires you go through the...
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    Rob Malda Reflects On The Past 10 Years

    From our front-page news: Slashdot. Whether you love it or hate it, there's no denying the effect it has had on news websites, and the internet in general. It's hard to believe the monster it has become, and it was all started as a joke... a casual site that wasn't supposed to go anywhere. Wired...
  16. Rob Williams

    AcoustiProducts AcoustiCase 340

    If you're not into silent PCs, then the AcoustiCase 340 probably isn't for you. If that comment piques your interest, read on and find out why this case is a good choice for those who have the goal of reducing the noise output of their PC. We put it to the test, both thermally and sonically...
  17. Rob Williams

    Microsoft LifeCam VX-6000 & VX-3000

    Microsoft released two brand-new webcams last month, the VX-3000 and VX-6000, both of which have a huge feature-set. The better of the two even offers "high-definition" 1.3 megapixel video capabilities. We've been testing both webcams for the past month and relay our thoughts here. You can read...
  18. Rob Williams

    PS3 Unreal Tournament III Delayed Until "Early 2008"

    From our front-page news: Whew, Sony has got to be crying in a corner somewhere. One of the biggest titles for the PS3 this holiday season, Unreal Tournament III, has been delayed until "early 2008". This is solely to do with the Unreal Engine 3 not functioning as it should on the PS3 hardware...
  19. Rob Williams

    Geek Squad Helps Put Child-Porn Trafficker Behind Bars

    From our front-page news: I like Best Buy's Geek Squad service about as much as being forced to use Windows Vista on a 286 with half of a keyboard and a monochrome monitor with an exercise ball as a chair and no beer in the house. But there has to be some good in everything, right? In this case...
  20. Rob Williams

    Bugatti Veyron vs. BMW M3

    From our front-page news.Whats this have to do with tech, you ask? Not much of anything, but that sure doesn't take away from it's "cool" factor. Autoblog links to a video of a few lucky people who had the opportunity to drag race both the W16 1,001HP Bugatti Veyron and my brand new dream car...
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