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Comment Re:Finally... (Score 1) 505

by VxMorpheusxV on Sunday June 21, 2009 @03:58PM (#28413055) Attached to: Memory Usage of Chrome, Firefox 3.5, et al.

"Normal" here clearly depends on what sort of browsing you are doing. I use chrome exclusively now, but when I used Ffox there was absolutely no question that watching some [flash] videos meant I would have to restart the browser eventually.

Comment Re:Tabs hell (Score 1) 505

by VxMorpheusxV on Sunday June 21, 2009 @03:54PM (#28413033) Attached to: Memory Usage of Chrome, Firefox 3.5, et al.

Chrome would probably be a better choice for you, then, because you wouldn't be leaking memory all over the place and individual tabs exploding wouldn't affect others.

RIAA Loses $222K Verdict 342

Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday September 25, 2008 @12:10PM from the turning-tide dept.

jriding writes "The $222,000 verdict against Jammy Thomas for copyright infringement by P2P is no more. US District Court Judge Michael Davis dismissed the verdict, saying it was based on the faulty 'making available' theory of distribution."

Has Google Redefined Beta? 292

Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday September 25, 2008 @09:13AM from the finished-when-it's-finished dept.

netbuzz writes "Someone finally took the time to do a count of all the Google apps marked 'beta.' And with fully 45% of its products carrying that familiar tag — including 4-year-old Gmail — Google says there's an explanation: Beta doesn't mean to them what it has long meant to the rest of the tech community. 'We believe beta has a different meaning when applied to applications on the Web,' says a company spokesman."

What's the Best Video Game Download Service? 227

Posted by Soulskill on Wednesday September 24, 2008 @12:34AM from the usenet-and-bittorrent-don't-count dept.

ThinSkin writes "Who needs a brick-and-mortar game shop when you have the world wide web of video game download services? Joel Durham Jr. over at ExtremeTech examines some game download services to decide once and for all which virtual storefront has the best deal for gamers. Among the services reviewed are: Steam, Impulse, Direct2Drive, Good Old Games, and WildTangent Orb. The most popular site in the roundup, Steam, was also the most favored because of its wide selection of popular titles, while Direct2Drive also scored top marks because it has 'just about every title in the universe.'" Which service(s) do you like the most, and what have your experiences with them been?

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