Archive for February 13, 2008

PSP mockup is far sexier than the real thing will ever be

Good gawd y’all, we don’t normally bother with fan renders and mockups, but excepting the awkward placement of the L and R triggers there’s almost nothing about this PSP re-visioning that leaves us wanting. Gank that UMD, add some flash memory, and this is our be-all end-all fantasy portable gaming device — that will likely never ever be made.

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Top 40 Photoshopped Images

Sometimes they can be funny, sometimes thought provoking, other times they just mess with your mind. They’re always take your breath away though and make you wonder at the skills of the people that created them.

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Russia becomes ’spam superpower’: survey

Russia has become a “superpower” of spam e-mail, becoming the second most prolific country after the United States in producing junk emails, a computer security firm said Monday.

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Self-cleaning wool and silk developed using nanotechnology

Good news for those who hate washing socks, are worried about hygiene or resent spending money on dry cleaning: self cleaning forms of wool and silk have been developed with the help of nanotechnology.

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UK ISPs may have to ban “illegal downloaders” say government

Looks like the MAFIAA have got to the government in the UK.

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Microsoft Responds to Yahoo! Announcement

It is unfortunate that Yahoo! has not embraced our full and fair proposal to combine our companies. Based on conversations with stakeholders of both companies, we are confident that moving forward promptly to consummate a transaction is in the best interests of all parties.

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Why it’s Too Soon for the Next Xbox

Rumors are already starting to go around the Internet that Microsoft is planning for the successor to the Xbox 360. However, releasing a new Xbox system a year or even two years from now is not a good idea for Microsoft or the industry. Here’s why.

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Apple Announces Aperture 2

Apple’s store was down this morning, and when it came back up: presto! Aperture 2.

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VAIO TZ gets a 64GB SDD + 250GB HDD configuration

One of the hottest overlooked features of the VAIO TZ is the SSD + HDD configuration, which allows you to speed up booting and other system tasks that rely on quick random reads by running Windows off the SSD while still being able to lug all your data around on the traditional hard drive.

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Scamming the Scammers: 5 Brilliant Reverse 419 Scams [Pics]

Countless people are victimized every year around the world by international scammers claiming to have access to fortunes through banks, royal families, business partners, deceased loved ones and more. Some clever crusaders, however, are fighting back in kind and scamming the scammers. In some cases these are downright hilarious!

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HD DVD sad little response to Netflix, Best Buy snubs

…”it’s unfortunate to see Netflix make the decision to only stock Blu-ray titles going forward. While the Best Buy announcement says they will recommend Blu-ray, at least they will continue to carry HD DVD and offer consumers a choice at retail.”

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World Leader in Movie Piracy Flees from the Mounties

Last month we reported that Geremi Adam, producer of some of the highest quality pirate movie copies ever seen on the Internet, had been caught and had been ordered to appear in court in January. Adam, aka ‘maVen’ had other ideas - and has disappeared.

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