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Although it will come as no surprise to anyone really the is now a report stating that Symantec’s estimation of the number of infected Macs with the Flashback Trojan might have been a tad low. You all remember that a…
After hearing a few rumors that Apple and Valve were going to collaborate on a new enhanced reality gaming product Valve’s CEO Gabe Newell has set the record straight saying “No one here was meeting with Tim Cook or with…
AMD has some sun in its future after a very disappointing quarterly announcement. It seems that Trinity and Brazos 2.0 are already in the channel which means we should see products with these two APUs in them very soon (as…
We have had quite a bit on Microsoft’s next operating system here on the site including gaming performance, Internet Explorer 10 and the Metro UI (which we still do not particularly like). After tinkering around with Windows 8 and seeing…
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the patent waters Samsung and Apple are back at it again. This is only days after the two company’s CEOs have agreed to sit down to try and work…
Once upon a time Apple’s CEO and PR department constructed a mythology around the computers and devices that they sold. This mythology was needed to compete in the market and at the time was very good for business (even if…
Thursday, 12 April 2012 12:17

Judge Says; You Cannot Steal Code...

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A recent decision in an appeals court could have disastrous effects on Intellectual Property rights holders in the US and possibly around the globe. Not all that long ago a software developer grabbed a chunk of code from Goldman Sachs…
There is an old saying; “ I cannot give you what I do not have and I cannot tell you what I do not know”. It is with this philosophy in mind that a new Internet Service Provider is seeking…
Toshiba has launched a new lineup of tablets under the name Excite. These are all Tegra 3 models and, for now, run Google’s Android 4. While everyone was unimpressed by the 10.1 tablet (its feature set is very similar to…
Sins of a Solar Empire Fans rejoice. The long awaited sequel Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion will be launched on April 12th and pre-ordering begins today. The new game is the follow up to the 2008 PC Game of…
There is nothing like a botnet to remind us all that there is truly no such thing as a “secure” operating system. For years Apple presented the Mac as impervious to viruses and Malware. They had commercials stating “Macs do…
Tuesday, 03 April 2012 16:35

Want to Help Larry Laffer Ride Again? You Can!

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Back in the heady days of the late 80’s the gaming scene was not all that amazing. Sure you had a few notable exceptions but let’s face it, the technology was anything but stellar. I can still remember many of…
Microsoft is in the news again today as they are officially admitting to blocking any links to The Pirate Bay on their Messenger Software. The possibility that Microsoft was blocking links was first raised last week as more than a…
Microsoft has scored a fairly important (if somewhat small) victory over some of the real cyber criminals out there. This morning they announced that through a joint effort with the US Marshals, Multiple Financial organizations they were able to bring…
The New iPad is having a VERY rough time for a new Apple product. Even the iPhone 4 with its “antennagate” issue has not gotten as much press for so many problems. The first one that was brought to our…
Although this is not “News” any longer we thought that we would touch on something that has been happening in the Apple/Motorola Mobility/Google legal war. As we mentioned a while ago Apple had demanded that Google (the soon to be…
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