Microsoft Let's Loose New “I’m A PC” Ads

Hot on the heels of canceling its decidedly meh Seinfeld/Gates ad campaign, Microsoft is trying to bounce back with a cameo-filled, 'PC-of-the-people' series of commercials. Check them out here. (Thanks to NowPublic...

MacBook Touch coming in October?

The MacBook Touch is coming our way, and I have to be honest, it looks great. The current specifications are said to be a 720x480 screen which is about one and a half time the size of an iPhone. The system is...

Windows XP no longer sold, despite protests

For some this is good news, for others it's a kick in the teeth with a steel-toed Kodiak work boot. The thing I find surprising is that Microsoft is already planning a new operating system for 2009. That was quick,...

What’s Nintendo Doing in Second Life?

Forgive me for asking, folks, but I'm not a SecondLifer.Is this a big mystery? Or a big deal?"Here’s the metaverse mystery of the week: This strange new private island with a very familiar name recently emerged on...

Overclock The Voltage Of Your Core 2 Duo

So you’re all set and ready to go to overclock your Core 2 Duo processor, but you’ve come to find out that your motherboard just isn’t up to snuff. You can easily bump your voltage up from using...

Western Digital Releases New Beast of a HDD: The VelociRaptor

For years the undisputed king in the realm of high speed hard disk drives has been Western Digital and the company's Raptor line of hard drives. All good things must come to an end, and so the Raptor is going to have...

Western Digital Releases New Beast of a HDD

For years the undisputed king in the realm of high speed hard disk drives has been Western Digital and the company's Raptor line of hard drives. All good things must come to an end, and so the Raptor is going to have...

25percent of ten-year-olds are never allowed to play on their own

I remember playing outside when I was young and loving every minute of it. I used to play outside with my friends from morning until dinner, and my parents never worried about what was going to happen to me.Now I'm...

Mac users feel superior to PC users, new study shows

A new study shows that Mac users feel superior to those who use a PC in just about everything. Their purchases, preferences and habits are different, too. The study calls Mac users "self-centered and conceited", and...

Intel predicts powerful personal processors

Intel is making bold predictions at this year's Consumer Electronics Show, claiming more powerful chips will revolutionize personal devices within just a few years.They're saying the internet may soon be "proactive,...

Ireland - Cocaine traces in 90pc of clubs and pubs on the same day that Katy ...

"An RTE 'Prime Time' investigation has confirmed the widespread use of cocaine throughout the country, with traces of the Class A drug found in over 90pc of toilets tested in clubs, pubs, and workplaces. Swabs were...

UK House Price Slump 10% by 2008

The culmination of high interest rates, introduction of Selling packs, credit squeeze on loans and the professionals view that the UK housing stock is 40% overvalued, is now understandably starting to bite away at consumer confidence.The signs couldn't be much bleaker." House...

Virtual reality inside a ball

Imagine you're running through Central Park, the birds are singing, the sun is out and you're having a wonderful time. Or you could be on the battlefield fighting a war. And you don't even have to leave your house to...

Porn-Site Virus Forces PC Users to Pay

The Virus monsters are hitting the porn surfers with pop up windows. Just don’t download anything from a porn site. A little advise to those freakazoids out there. "Visitors do get free access for three days, but...

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