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Submission + - MSNBC Needs An MS Office License (fastsilicon.com)

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mrneutron2003
mrneutron2003 writes: "Just when you think the Pennsylvania Primary is the news of the hour, out of left field comes this. I was sitting watching MSNBC's Live feed of the Primary today, and during a commercial break I got to see MSNBC's feed PC being outed for having a bad MS Office license. http://www.fastsilicon.com/off-the-wall/msnbc-needs-an-ms-office-license.html"
Television

Submission + - FyreTV IPTV Set Top Box Review (fastsilicon.com)

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mrneutron2003
mrneutron2003 writes: "We covered the AVN launch of this new IPTV product, FyreTV, back in January , when it garnered as much press as other devices launched next door at CES during the same week. Now that this product is finally in beta testing, we have been able to obtain FyreTV's hardware, and are here today to give you a bit of a glimpse at IPTV's future. Granted, this one revolves specifically around pornographic video content, but if you make the effort to set aside whatever your individual thoughts on the subject matter might be (assuming they are bad), you can see that this new service is perhaps a template or model for what may be our digital future when it comes to video content.
http://www.fastsilicon.com/consumer-electronics-reviews/fyretv-iptv-set-top-box-review.html"
Yahoo!

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)

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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)

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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"

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