Sandisk is in your TV, giving you shows


Sandisk has announced a nifty new USB Device which allows users to download shows from their site in the amazing interweb called Fanfare and store them on the device. They then take the stick and plug it into their TV through standard A/V ports.
Sandisk has launched a new PC-to-TV USB device that allows users to [...]

McWifi


They’re feeding your stomach and now your laptop. Fast-Food chain McDonalds announced on Saturday that they will begin to offer free wireless internet access across their 1,200 restaurants in the UK.
In the UK, there are around 11,477 Wifi hotspots. McDonalds new service will account for about 10% of the total wifi hotspots.

IE7 for All!


On Thursday, Microsoft has announced they’ve lifted the Windows Genuine Advantage check for users looking to install Internet Explorer 7.

Sony says everybody’s a pirate


SONY has new definition of what it considers software piracy which will criminalize most of the world. The head of litigation for Sony BMG came up with a new theory and says it is piracy for someone to back-up a CD they have purchased or put its music on their MP3 player; put in simpler [...]

Apple “breaks” hacked iPhones


A recent firmware upgrade to Apple’s iPhone product has many users left with an inoperable device. Apple only wants the iPhone to be used on AT&T service plans at this time and in return, users have been “hacking” their iPhones to work on other service providers. However, with the recent firmware upgrade, these modified phones [...]

Microsoft are gief moar Ecks Peas!


So our good friend Microsoft had planned to stop selling Windows XP through OEM’s and retailers on the 31st of January, 2008 and custom system builders would have until January 31st of 2009 to pre-install XP on machines.
However, Microsoft has noticed that Vista sales are just totally lame because nobody wants that power-whore of [...]

Navy needs to do a bit of remodeling…


Hey all,
First off I’d like to apologize for the lack of posts lately, but I’ve finally gotten something to share! You’ll probably get a kick out of this…
The US Naval Base Coronado has gone unnoticed since its groundbreaking in 1967, but Google had to come ruin the party with their “Google Earth” program. The satellite [...]

Microsoft does it again…


Beginning August 24th some copies of Microsoft’s Windows Vista were flagged as counterfeit and re-validation was required only to be directed to contact Microsoft support during a business day! The problem starts when you try to run an update from Microsoft…
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eBuddy finds the iPhone; Trillian? Almost…


Web and mobile instant messaging service provider, eBuddy has announced iPhone support for users of their service. Based in the Netherlands, where the iPhone still has not recieved a release date, eBuddy had to grab one off of ebay, have it ship across the Atlantic, and then find a way to get it [...]

Safety of a Computer

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As technology becomes cheaper and more widespread, the threats to one’s computer increase. Crackers (hackers who want to cause harm or steal information), viruses (code designed to modify how a program works), and trojans (a sort of virus that opens up the computer to an outside attack) are becoming more abundant, and an ever increasing [...]

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