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MTV bets on a 'Jackass' move to the Web
2008-02-21 23:30:00
A still intact Johnny Knoxville recoups.(Credit: Naomi Nelson) The more dangerous--and pointless--the dare, the happier Johnny Knoxville is. Whether it's being gored by a bull or electrocuted by a taser or starring in a remake of the Dukes of Hazzard, Knoxville is game. Now, the actor, comedian and co-creator of the Jackass movies, known for wince-inducing stunts, will try his luck on the Web. To
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Solar industry to play hardball in D.C. to get tax credit
2008-02-21 18:02:00
NEW YORK--The solar industry's trade group is borrowing political tactics from the oil and gas industry to try to extend a tax credit that it considers vital to continued growth of renewable energy. Rhone Resch, president of the Solar Energy Industry Association (SEIA), said Wednesday that his group has created a lobbying coalition of utilities,
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Nvidia launches new, fast midrange 3D chip
2008-02-21 17:47:00
Asus's new EN9600 GT features Nvidia's new GeForce chip(Credit: CNET) Nvidia launched its new GeForce 9600 GT 3D graphics chip this morning, aimed at mainstream PC gamers. For $175, the idea is that it will let you play any PC game on the market with reasonable image quality settings without requiring you to pay as much as you would for a standalone game console. According to our review of the
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The iPhone alternative (for freedom lovers)
2008-02-21 17:26:00
Apple's iPhones seem to have a monopoly when it come to usable mobile Web browsing. Until now, freedom-loving users not wishing to get into bed with Steve Jobs were, for the most part, out of luck. This article explains how to get an even better mobile Internet experience, without having to do business with either AT&T or Apple--with no contracts and no $60 per month bill just to surf the
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Microsoft CEO to make 'significant' announcement
2008-02-21 16:21:00
Microsoft's top brass will hold a teleconference on Thursday morning to make a "significant company announcement" that is unrelated to the takeover attempt of Yahoo. A media alert sent on Thursday said that CEO Steve Ballmer, Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie, Senior Vice President of Server and Tools Business Bob Muglia, and General Counsel for Legal and Corporate Affairs Brad Smith will be
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AMD open sources code for multi-core development
2008-02-21 15:08:00
AMD on Wednesday released the source code aimed at making it easier to build media applications for x86 multi-core processors. The AMD Performance Library, which is now call Framewave, is available on SourceForge. The framework is a collection of routines that optimize performance of media-oriented applications on multi-core processors. For example, a developer could link to a library that
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Google to kick-start medical records program with Cleveland Clinic
2008-02-21 14:49:00
Google is set to announce on Thursday that it will be using the Cleveland Clinic hospital in Cleveland, Ohio as the pilot site for its new personal health record (PHR) initiative.Between 1,500 and 10,000 Cleveland Clinic patients will participate in the project's test run, volunteering to have their medical records transferred to their Google accounts. The hospital already keeps electronic
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Palm Foleo: Not such a dumb concept after all?
2008-02-21 13:58:00
If the sudden rush into subnotebooks by major PC vendors is any indication, it's worth considering whether Palm 's Foleo wasn't such a lame idea. Photos of a subnotebook from Hewlett-Packard, reportedly called the HP Compaq 2133, showed up on the Web recently. And another major PC vendor, Acer, is also rumored to be entering the subnotebook fray sometime soon. Neither company will confirm
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Microsoft exec confident Yahoo deal will work
2008-02-21 11:44:00
The head of strategic partnerships for Microsoft says he's confident the company can work out a deal with Yahoo , despite reports that Yahoo is talking to News Corp. about forming an alliance to fend off Microsoft. "We still have great confidence we can find a combination with Yahoo," Microsoft Senior Vice President Yusuf Mehdi said in an interview with Adweek published on Monday. "If anything,
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Google says ISP glitch exposes Gmail data in Kuwait
2008-02-21 09:09:00
A glitch with an ISP in Kuwait has allowed at least one Gmail user to access other peoples' Gmail accounts, Google said on Wednesday. (Credit: Google) A Gmail user in Kuwait reported to CNET News.com over the weekend that he had been having trouble for most of the day logging into his account. More troubling though, he was able to see other people's private information, including scores of
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Dell launches Inspiron notebooks with 'Penryn' chip
2008-02-21 08:20:00
As expected, Dell is now offering Inspiron notebook PCs with the Intel Core 2 Duo "Penryn " chip as an optional configuration. This is the first time that Dell has included the 45-nanometer processor as an option in the consumer-oriented Inspiron line. Dell Inspiron 1420(Credit: Dell)An Inspiron 1720 with a T9300 (2.5GHz, 6MB cache) processor, 17-inch (1440x900) screen, Intel Graphics Media
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Google attracts the bigger spenders?
2008-02-21 01:28:00
As much as most high-quality SEOers (those who practice search engine optimization "honorably") like to think of their pursuit as pure and intellectual, the fact of the matter is that search engine optimization is a form of marketing, no matter how you approach it. Perhaps short of nonprofit organizations and the occasional Internet artist, people interested
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Thanks to PS3, Sony enjoys spoils of HD fracas
2008-02-21 01:12:00
Tuesday's announcement from Toshiba that it is pulling its support of the HD DVD format and ceasing production of the video players effectively stamps Sony as the new standard bearer of high-definition video. Sony has long been associated with the Blu-ray Disc format, but HD DVD's demise brings new opportunity for the Japanese electronics maker to effectively take control of the future of

Software: Will Mozilla Messaging Breathe New Life Into Thunderbird?
2008-02-20 09:36:00
Here's the thing - my view, anyway. I was a loyal Pegasus user for years until, one day, it stopped functioning as it should. I'm one of those people who buy a cell phone to place calls, not take pictures, surf the web, or send text messages. When looking for an email client, I want something that has good capability without compromising what the program was designed to do - send mail.
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Cheat Sheat: Unlimited Calling Plan Cheat Sheet
2008-02-20 09:36:00
It's about damn time someone used the cellphone networks to just broadcast data (which they already do) and use the internet to do to phones what email did to faxing--that is, render it completely obsolete.VoIP already exists, there are now plans that use standard phones with regular numbers which plug into a computer USB adapter, you can use chat programs to talk in real time and even send video
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Exercise: Alter-G Anti-Gravity Treadmill Approved by the FDA
2008-02-20 09:36:00
The Alter -G treadmill has been given the greenlight by the FDA for classification as a medical device. The powers that be were no doubt swept away by the treadmills ability to reduce the weight of the user by as much as 80% (In 1% increments) using a NASA designed air pressure regulation system.The best part about the technology is that the user is free to wallk, jog, or run with a full-range of
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Design: Couple-It Handset Takes a More Practical View on Convergence
2008-02-20 09:36:00
When it comes to convergence, the trend these days is to cram all sorts of functionality into a single device—even if those functions seem to be massively impractical given the limitations of current technology. However, a UK based design firm named Alloy has taken a more practical approach with their Couple -IT concept. The unit consists of a handset and a pocket-sized "laptop" that share
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Impressions: Microsoft's Five XNA Winners
2008-02-20 09:33:00
game reigned supreme. Sneaking away from the GDC conferences for a few moments, I snagged some time with each of Microsoft's 5 winners. So how did I like them? Some sucked, some were alright and one...one I really dug. I won't tease you with my favorite pick. In my humble opinion, Conquerator (no, it's not some new Gawker blog) was simply the most fun of the finalists. Essentially Risk on crack,
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Kotakuday: Be Prepared, The Blood Letting Is Coming
2008-02-20 09:32:00
The Ban Hammer, like your favorite actress naked, is probably better in your imagination than it could ever hope to be in reality. Not only is it the greatest sport ever, but its also a non-event, a sort of anti-no-prize if you will because the only people who know about bans outside of those who witness the most egregious acts happen live (like a racial comment, quickly followed by a "commenting
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Gdc08: PC Psychic Controller Hits This Year
2008-02-20 09:32:00
Mind-controlled video games comes to the masses this Christmas for $300 a pop. Emotiv's Epoc "high-fidelity nero system" will begin shipping later this year with a Bluetooth dongle for synching with a computer and come packed with a PC game that will allow gamers to levitate virtual rocks, pull digital trees and scare of in-game spirits, all with their minds."At Emotiv our vision for the future
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Gdc08: Indie Game Design, In A Nutshell
2008-02-20 09:32:00
Today's Independent Game s Summit at GDC capped off with a panel of successful independent designers giving their take on the current industry, what defines an independent designer and how the world of gaming is changing into the future. For those who may have missed the enlightening panel, here's the Cliffsnotes version with highlights from each speaker (oh, and these people made games you've
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Patrice: Next-Gen's "Hot 100" Developers List Is Great
2008-02-20 09:32:00
I agree with COWONDINOSAUR. Peter Molyneux is a yuppie idiot who doesn't seem to have any real interest in or understanding of videogames.He's a wretch.When I look at him and hear him speak, I get the impression that he's the sort of fellow who would do anything so long as it stood to make him a buck or two.He looked at the videogame industry and some dollar signs flashed in his eyes and that's
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Media: Okami Wii Screens, Video
2008-02-20 09:32:00
with no extras. I'm all for support but nah, Now if this game is 29.99 like RE4 was? Sign me and probably a lot of others up. But full price nah... Still I think that this game will have a bit more success on Wii than Ps2. they should be all over this. With the right type of marketing the people outside of us on the net that already know about this game (or own it) would love it I think. You can
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Baby Games: DS Gets More Silly Baby Sims
2008-02-20 00:47:00
French game developer Nobilis knows what the young ladies want. They want to learn all about making them babies - the cute, collectible mini-humans you can grow inside your own body! While I've got no real information outside of the April release in Europe for their upcoming My Baby Boy and My Baby Girl games, which split babies up into two different sexes to reflect the fact that women can
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Movie Games: Saw Writer Talks Saw Video Game
2008-02-20 00:47:00
James Wan, the executive producer for the Saw series of horror films, was also responsible from writing the two best installments of the franchise, the original and Saw III, so news that he is busy writing the story for the video game is welcome news indeed. James talks about the project a bit in his latest MySpace blog post. Leigh and I are very excited about this new venture. We are big gaming
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Cowon A3 US launch details revealed
2007-11-29 18:30:00
Cowon's been teasing us with its A3 personal media player for some time now, and it looks like the whole charade is now finally nearing a close, as the company has just announced the long-awaited US launch details for the PMP. According to Crave, the player will start shipping in early December, with it setting you back $349 and $399 for the 30GB and 60GB variations, respectively. If you've got a bit more money to spend, however, you may do well to consider Cowon's just-released Q5W player, which adds some WiFi to the equation, among other things.
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Zune Originals engraving now available for 80GB models
2007-11-29 18:29:00
Take note, Zune dudes and dudettes: the Zune Origin als engraving -- which has heretofore been relegated to the 4GB and 8GB flash versions of Microsoft's new player -- is now available on the big daddy, the 80GB. That's right -- now text, wild graphics, and combinations of the two can be emblazoned upon your media player, serving as a testament to your original and inimitable personality till the end of time. Did we mention it's free? Motor over there and check it out, right this second.
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DVB-H to become European mobile video standard
2007-11-29 18:26:00
The European mobile phone community was rocked by the news today that DVB-H (or Digital Video Broadcasting - Handheld) is set to become the new standard for mobile TV across the Union. The technology -- a superset of DVB-T -- has been spearheaded by Nokia, and this move is meant to help widen the system's audience. Though the move has been opposed by some EU states, such as Germany and Britain, the standard is being pushed through. "DVB-H will be published by the Commission in the list of official EU standards," said an EU executive, adding that, "As a result, all EU Member States will have to support and encourage the use of DVB-H for the launch of mobile TV services, thus avoiding market fragmentation and allowing economies of scale and accordingly affordable services and devices." So much for our fledgling standard, DVB-X (the X is for extreme).
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Lamborghini Reventon Takes On Tornado Fighter Jet
2007-11-29 11:54:00
That's right, a Lamborghini Reventon was recently pit against a Tornado fighter jet "on a 3000-meter runway to see which vehicle could accelerate faster." Unsurprisingly, the Lamborghini lost, but still managed to put on a great show -- hopefully will be in the next Top Gear episode.
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Mimoco announces new line of Star Wars-themed flash drives
2007-11-29 10:06:00
Those disappointed by the character selection in Mimoco's original lineup of Star Wars -themed flash drives will soon have a few more familiar, if somewhat distorted, faces choose from, as the company has just announced its second series of drives. Included this time around are Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia, and perennial geek favorite, Boba Fett. Each are also available in the same 1GB, 2GB, and 4GB varieties as before, but they're a bit cheaper this time around, running $50, $70, and $110, respectively. Just don't plan on doling out these this holiday season, as they won't start shipping until January or February.
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