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- (Sub-$600 general purpose PC, complete with Blu-ray support)
- (Sub-$600 general purpose PC, complete with Blu-ray support)You got to be kiddingAdrianI have been building and selling PC's for years and first thing is know your motherboards before claiming top Quality. It is bottom of the barrel MBO.Period. Works.Yes it works.Quality of the board and the components use. Old stuff...
- Tags: Desktops, PC
- Discussion threads 2008-07-30
- Microsoft to cut Xbox 360 price tag
- Microsoft to cut Xbox 360 price tagGet your facts right, please"...and $100 less than the HDMI-equipped 120GB Elite model."Just to point out that the Pro version also comes equipped with an HDMI port.Anyway, about HD disc formats: don't forget that the 360 is almost a year older than the...
- Tags: Game players, Sales strategy, Blu-Ray 360, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox
- Discussion threads 2008-07-11
- On+the+show+floor+at+PMA+2008%3A+Sony+shows+off+high-end+DSLR+prototype
- On+the+show+floor+at+PMA+2008%3A+Sony+shows+off+high-end+DSLR+prototypeSony sucksI'll never buy Sony again. Period.RE: On+the+show+floor+at+PMA+2008%3A+Sony+shows+off+high-end+DSLR+prototypeI think these are great cameras. While I have the a100, I look forward to buying an a700. These cameras have great feel, functionality, and features. The only gripe about mine is the noise on 800 and 1600 ISO. But it has...
- Tags: Blu-ray, Blue-ray, A700, Sony Corp., camera
- Discussion threads 2008-02-01
- Blu-ray, HD DVD, and Vista
- Blu-ray, HD DVD, and VistaWhat's the point of this"An HDCP-ready video subsystem. To get full high-definition output, your video card and display must both have digital connections DVI or HDMI and both must support High-Bandwidth Copy Protection HDCP. If any portion of the system is lacking, you can still get...
- Tags: HD DVD, DVD, Consumer electronics, Digital rights management (DRM), HDCD, Microsoft Windows Vista, HD-DVD, HDCP-ready, Blue-ray
- Discussion threads 2007-08-31
- Blu-ray vs HD-DVD: Bonus play!
- Blu-ray vs HD-DVD: Bonus play!More content per disk...Does anyone watch the extras that come with a movie now?I don't.Interviews, sometimes with people who appear to have forgotten the movie. As with Strangers on a Train, an inferior cut of the movie. Scenes the Director didn't insert when he...
- Tags: HD DVD, DVD, Consumer electronics, HD-DVD, Blue-ray, Sony Corp., disc, HD-DVD player
- Discussion threads 2007-08-21
- Cost questions dog Blu-ray DVD's lead
- Cost questions dog Blu-ray DVD's leadTrust Sony? .... NO WAYCan you imagine what Sony has in store for unwary users of their Blu-ray format. Say goodbye to your privacy. Rootkit will seem like a minor annoyance compared to what they probably have in store for anyone foolish enough...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, Blu-ray disc, Sony Corp., DVD, disk, Blue-ray
- Discussion threads 2005-11-28
- Blu-ray group, HP at odds
- Blu-ray group, HP at oddsBlue-ray is deadHP would be wise to distance themselves from anything Sony. No one can trust Sony anymore after that DRM scandal therefore anything Sony touches is tainted. Blue-Ray is supposed to loaded with DRM. Do you really want Sony DRM?Sony Blu-rayBlu-ray = Sony = No...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), HD DVD, Consumer electronics, Digital media, Blue-ray, Sony Corp., digital-rights management, DVD, Hewlett-Packard Co., HD-DVD
- Discussion threads 2005-11-17
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- Microsoft exec rebuts hypervisor security claims
- Microsoft security strategist Steve Riley has answered claims that the company's hypervisor software could be maliciously replaced on PCs without administrators knowing. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA--Senior Microsoft security strategist Steve Riley has used the vendor's TechEd conference in Sydney to rebut claims by a Polish researcher that Microsoft's hypervisor software could...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Virtualization, Hardware, Liam Tung ZDNet Australia, rootkit, hypervisor, Joanna Rutkowska, security
- News items 2008-09-05
- Microsoft to slash price of Xbox 360
- Microsoft announced that it will cut the price of its Xbox 360 game console to $199, just in time for the holiday shopping season. SEATTLE--Microsoft said on Wednesday it plans to cut the U.S. prices of its Xbox 360 video game machine, lowering the price of its entry-level console...
- Tags: Console, Video, Microsoft Corp., Price, Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox, Game Players, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Reuters, video consoles, video games, Xbox, Wii, Playstation 3. Microsoft
- News items 2008-09-04
- Sony announces three all-in-one desktops
- At a home theater show this week Sony announced three new all-in-one desktops along with a slew A/V receivers, LCD TVs and projectors, and Blu-ray players. All three AIOs offer Blu-ray drives, and the higher-end models offer rewritable BD drives. The entry-level VAIO JS series has a...
- Tags: Sony Corp., Hard Drive, Sony Vaio, Memory, Intel Core 2 Duo, VAIO LV Series, Desktops, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- Windows Mobile 6.1 update for Blackjack II now available
- Windows Mobile 6.1 update for Blackjack II now availableSecond phoneYou think it's worth $200 to pick it up as a second or third phone? (To supplement iPhone and N95.) I kinda like the white and blue model.RE: Windows Mobile 6.1 update for Blackjack II now availableSounds good . There is...
- Tags: Operating systems, Handhelds, BlackJack II, Windows Mobile 6.1, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-09-03
- Chrome's EULA is a cut 'n' paste showstopper
- Chrome's EULA is a cut 'n' paste showstopperHave you ever read MS EULA? In short...We can go into your machine and do what ever we want.If this is the case with the browser....how are they using your data in their cloud?Chrome's EULA is a cut 'n' paste showstopperI looked...
- Tags: Web browsers, EULA, Google Inc., Chrome EULA, TOS
- Discussion threads 2008-09-03
- Top aviation search terms in July 2008
- Rank Search Term Volume 1. southwest airlines 8.50% 2. american airlines 3.93% 3. united airlines 2.90% 4. continental airlines 2.67% 5. delta airlines 2.63% 6. us airways 2.06% 7. southwest 1.97% 8. northwest airlines...
- Tags: Airline, NB
- Blog posts 2008-09-03
- Parts of a system: beyond the e-voting case
- Parts of a system: beyond the e-voting caseGreater than what...."Server virtualization (in the PC/IBM sense of hosting multiple equivalent OS instances on one machine), for example, is extraordinarily popular right now and can definitely reduce data center cost - but almost always does so at greater cost to the business...
- Tags: Data centers, Virtualization, Murph, Sun Ray, Sun Microsystems Inc., IT IS, e-voting
- Discussion threads 2008-09-03
- CyberLink BD Advisor (exe)
- Get ready to experience the true power of interactive high-definition movies with PowerDVD and Blu-ray Discs. Ensure that you enjoy the best Blu-ray Disc experience possible by testing your system and understanding the basics as to what this exciting disc format has to offer. Download CyberLink BD Advisor to test...
- Tags: Blu-ray Disc, CyberLink, Blu-Ray, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment
- Software downloads 2008-09-03
- Toshiba XD-E500
- When Toshiba finally pulled the plug on HD DVD, nobody was quite sure what the next step for the company was going to be. Would it go back to making DVD players, or would it forget the tensions of the format war and release a Blu-ray player? Well, instead of...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, Overall IT, Toshiba XD-E500, XDE, DVD, Toshiba Corp.
- Product reviews 2008-09-02
- Acer Aspire X1200-U1520A
- The Acer Aspire X1200 line of minidesktops fits budget PC components inside a compact case and offers some features that let it act as a light home theater companion. Our $450 review model came with a dual-core AMD processor, 4GB of memory, and 64-bit Windows Vista, which make it...
- Tags: Corporate communications, Semiconductors, TV & Home Theater, Network technology, Consumer electronics, Aspire X1200, Acer Inc., video, chip
- Product reviews 2008-09-02
- First look at Google Chrome
- First look at Google ChromeDownloaded and took a look at chromeAnd was immediately struck by just how much annoying advertising crap ZDNet puts on their site.Inadvertently? I vote on purpose.Inadvertently? I vote on purpose. I'd believe "inadvertently" if Chrome were released a month later - but a [b]day[/b] later? No,...
- Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Google Chrome, First Look, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-02
- Data center energy use
- Data center energy useHmmmm....1. It's still a positive contribution, even if it is a small one. 2. And I think real enterprises are seriously eying desktops a real money sinks when it comes to power.3. The same argument could be applied to oil. We shouldn't...
- Tags: Data centers, Operating systems, Servers, hardware, Data Center Energy, Sun Microsystems Inc., data center, Process Protection
- Discussion threads 2008-09-02
- Cute CD DVD BD Burner Express (exe)
- Cute CD DVD BD Burner is a reliable data CD/DVD/Blue-Ray/HD-DVD burner. With the built-in ISO builder and burner, you can create ISO images from files and folders, convert a CD/DVD disc into ISO. Multi-session, double-layer, and burn-proof functions are supported, audio ripper and a compressor are also included. This version...
- Tags: Burner, CD, ISO, Silver Eagle Software, Iso standards, Process Improvement, Quality, Business Operations
- Software downloads 2008-09-02
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