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Comment Re:So that's really why he gave up his citizenship (Score 1) 445

by kevmitch on Wednesday May 23, 2012 @04:26PM (#40093041) Attached to: Facebook, Zuckerberg Sued Over IPO

American and dual citizens residing in Canada pay US taxes on their Canadian tax free savings account http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax-Free_Savings_Account effectively nullifying the whole point of having one.

Submission + - AMD APU's – Is this APU lineup saying something about the future of AMD? (netflowdevelopments.com) 1

Submitted by

unc0nn3ct3d

on Monday April 30, 2012 @09:05PM

unc0nn3ct3d writes: "AMD has been trying to beat Intel at their own game for a long time, they've spurred on the overclocking community and opened up their CPU's to high end PC users to modify far more than Intel but perhaps the future of AMD no longer lies in the high end PC market and maybe the Future of AMD with the new AMD Trinity APUs points to a shift in their overall strategy. Moving away from going after the high end market, surrendering that segment to intel all together(if not outright then in spirit) and focusing more and more intently on capturing the low and mid range chip market."

Submission + - Tor Researchers' Tool Aims To Map Out Internet Censorship (forbes.com) 1

Submitted by Sparrowvsrevolution on Monday April 30, 2012 @06:14PM

Sparrowvsrevolution writes: Tor developers Arturo Filasto and Jacob Appelbaum have released OONI-probe, an open-source software tool designed to be installed on any PC and run to collect data about local meddling with the computer’s network connections, whether it be website blocking, surveillance or selective bandwidth slowdowns. Unlike other censorship tracking projects like HerdictWeb or the Open Net Initiative, OONI will allow anyone to run the testing application and share their results publicly. The tool has already been used to expose censorship by T-Mobile of its prepaid phones' browser and also by the Palestinian Authority, which was found to be blocking opposition websites. The minister responsible for the Palestinian censorship was forced to resign last week.

Submission + - Global Broadband Speeds Dropped at the end of 2011 (enterprisenetworkingplanet.com)

Submitted by darthcamaro on Monday April 30, 2012 @05:49PM

darthcamaro writes: A strange thing happened at the end of 2011. For the first time in years, global broadband adoption and speeds dropped. According to Akamai, broadband adoption declined by 4.6 percent and average speeds declined by 14 percent.
In a somewhat strange twist, New Jersey now also dominates the top 5 list of fastest broadband cities in the U.S, though Boston is the fastest overall at 8.4 Mbps

Submission + - Why the Short 'Hobbit' Clip Looks Weird

Submitted by adeelarshad82 on Monday April 30, 2012 @02:12PM

adeelarshad82 writes: There's been some buzz about the upcoming film The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. The movie has attracted some criticism based on a 10-minute broadcast of unfinished footage shown last week at CinemaCon 2012 in Las Vegas. The gist of it is that Gandalf looks worried, and this time it's not just about Middle Earth; instead here is why.

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