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Submission + - Microsoft Makes Move To Buy Yahoo (fastsilicon.com)

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mrneutron2003
mrneutron2003 writes: "Though details are still somewhat sketchy, it looks like the persistent rumor of Microsoft devouring Yahoo is getting some teeth. 44 Billion Dollars worth of teeth. Expect more news on this as it breaks, as the details currently are somewhat lacking, but consider this move a serious play in the battle for net supremacy with Google.
http://www.fastsilicon.com/off-the-wall/microsoft-makes-move-to-buy-yahoo.html"
Social Networks

Submission + - Another Stupid Survey About Billions In Lost Produ (fastsilicon.com)

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mrneutron2003
mrneutron2003 writes: "Global Secure Systems and Infosecurity Europe released the results of a poll they use to claim the U.K experiences upwards of 6.5 Billion Pounds in lost productivity costs to social networking sites like Myspace, Facebook, and Bebo. As is often the case with polls asking a question in a certain manner can almost guarantee the conclusions reached. Also, when the parties involved are both interested in selling U.K. businesses their products and consultancy services you might want to replace that grain of skepticism with a boulder.
http://www.fastsilicon.com/off-the-wall/another-stupid-survey-about-billions-in-lost-productivity-misses-the-point.html"
Television

Submission + - Pinnacle PCTV HD Card 800i Review (fastsilicon.com)

Submitted by
mrneutron2003
mrneutron2003 writes: "Convergence is a big buzzword these days. Just as we're able to connect PC's to todays HDTV sets, more and more people are catching on to the "Home Theatre PC" concept, so it is important to consider all the ways you can bring more media into your PC for such a purpose.

To that end many people interested in building or upgrading HTPCs look for the "ideal" TV Tuner to integrate into their system. It is this idea that brings us to our review of Pinnacle's PCTV HD 800i. Promising NTSC and QAM standard definition tuning as well as ATSC "Over The Air" High Definition as well as "ClearQAM" HD over cable, does the PCTV 800i fit the bill? That's what we're here to find out.

http://www.fastsilicon.com/graphics-card-reviews/pinnacle-pctv-hd-card-800i-review.html"
XBox (Games)

Submission + - Psychologist Cooper Lawrence Pays The Price On Fox (fastsilicon.com)

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mrneutron2003
mrneutron2003 writes: "In a Fox News segment, psychologist and self-help book author Cooper Lawrence shot herself in the foot by proclaiming all sorts of inane untruths about a game (Mass Effect, Electronic Arts ) being harmful to children for one mildly graphic sex scene. In a game rated M for Mature. A game she knew absolutely nothing about before she appeared on Fox and started making the mistake of opening her mouth.

Exposing ones own ignorance and prejudices on Fox News is pretty normal these days, but Ms. Lawrence is experience a great deal of grief as a result of speaking without thinking. Her latest self help book, The Cult of Perfection is experiencing a massive flood of spam reviewing on Amazon.com. As a result her new book is sitting on Amazon with a 1 star rating in it's review system, with 472 reviews at this writing. Perhaps someone who is a published author should have learned to check facts and think before speaking. Sometimes the lessons you learn are harsh Cooper. Oh....and she's HOT! :P
http://www.fastsilicon.com/off-the-wall/psychologist-cooper-lawrence-pays-the-price-on-fox-news.html"
AMD

Submission + - HIS ATI HD3870x2 Spotted In China (fastsilicon.com)

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mrneutron2003
mrneutron2003 writes: "ATI's dual GPU monster the HD3870x2 has been spotted in the wild in shops in Guangzhou China being flogged for roughly $550 U.S. Sporting two RV670 running at 825mhz core with 1000mhz GDDR3 speeds and using 1ns GDDR3 for a total of 1GB of memory (512MB per core) this should be a screamer if you have the PSU to handle it. We expect benchmarks to be available quite soon, from those ATI board partners allowed to bench these. Pics below courtesy of Pconline.com.cn ...
http://www.fastsilicon.com/latest-news/his-ati-hd3870x2-spotted-in-china.html"
Editorial

Submission + - Janice Turner Is Crack For Parents - Xbox's Are Ju (fastsilicon.com)

Submitted by
mrneutron2003
mrneutron2003 writes: "After sitting through reading one of the most denial ridden, vitriolic and incoherent rants on the subject of the evils of gaming I've ever seen, I felt a need to respond to it. Not only as a technology website journalist, but also as a parent.

The journalist in question, Janice Turner , writes a weekly column for The Times Online , a british publication which unfortunately gets alot more traffic than we do. I say it is unfortunate because someone dispensing little gems like this is the last person a parent searching for real solutions to managing their childrens time and behavior should consult.
http://www.fastsilicon.com/opinions-editorials/janice-turner-is-crack-for-parents-xboxs-are-just-toys.html"
Anime

Submission + - Amazon Unbox - Free Anime Eps...But (senshiz.com)

Submitted by
mrneutron2003
mrneutron2003 writes: "As a promotional tool, Amazon's Unbox digital video service is offering first episodes of a select series of anime titles for free. You can directly download Afro Samurai, Astro Boy, Basilisk, Bleach, Death Note, Naruto, Samurai7, and Street Fighter II V. Of course you have to enter credit card information even for free episodes (we aren't exactly clear as to why ourselves). You also have to use Amazon's Unbox player or your totally out of luck too. As a further incentive they are offering quite significant discounts on full seasons of some titles, most being a little more than $30.

On the surface of it, this is a practical steal when compared to DVD box sets. However, keep in mind that Amazon's Unbox service is infected with copious amounts of Digital Rights Managment. The DRM basically means your watching this on an XP or Vista box, a Tivo (certain models of Tivo are directly supported), or nothing.
http://www.senshiz.com/content/view/332/"
Media

Submission + - Mike Magee Leaves TheInquirer (fastsilicon.com)

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mrneutron2003
mrneutron2003 writes: "After co-founding one of the oldest and largest online tech publications TheRegister in 1994, then moving on to greener pastures full of "voles", "chipzilla's" and "everywhere girls" when he founded TheInquirer in 2001, Mike Magee is calling it quits . Just this morning TheInquirer posted news that "Mageek" would be leaving the publication at the end of February, and that Paul Hales will take his place as Editor.

Mageek said: “I really do owe the readers of the INQUIRER and those who supported me when I started it an apology, sorry really big vote of thanks. I’ve enjoyed every day I’ve worked on the INQUIRER apart from the day I had a triple bypass op.

"I also want to thank the loyal bunch of hacks who’ve helped turn the mag into the success story it became.”

Mike Magee and TheInquirer changed the landscape of tech news reporting by doing things their own way and refusing to bow to industry pressure to gloss over the news. It is a publication both feared and respected by the industry at large, and one that we hope continues to cut it's own path without Mageek at the helm.

Even if Mike rarely posted our news and reviews [no we're not bitter... ED.] we wish him well in whatever future endeavors strike his fancy. Whatever they are, they probably won't be tame.
http://www.fastsilicon.com/latest-news/mike-magee-leaves-theinquirer.html"

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