Submission + - Finally here - the OMG!!! Ponies!!! laptop
cheesecake23 writes: They officially christened it the NEC Hello Kitty LaVie G, but we know what they meant. Further commentary unnecessary.
Submission Summary: 0 pending, 2 declined, 3 accepted (5 total, 60.00% accepted)
Submission + - Daily Tech hunts payola among tech review sites
cheesecake23 writes: How often have you read a hardware review and thought: "no way was that an honest opinion, the reviewer was bought"? Well, the Daily Tech has gone undercover to find out whether or not payola is accepted among the 35 largest online English-language hardware review sites. Questions asked and answered:
- How many sites would take money (or sell ads) in exchange for a product review? [Answer: 20 percent]
- How many sites would additionally consider selling an Editor's Choice award? [Answer: none]
- Were any world regions more "corrupt" than others? [Answer: no, 20-25% almost everywhere]
- Does it depend on the size or age of the site? [Answer: read TFA]
