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Cheap(er) Xbox Live Gold Subscription
2007-11-29 14:29:00
A yearly gold subscription to xbox live usually runs $49.99 if you purchase from MS or most retail outlets. Until today, I did not realize you can purchase this at a discounted price. The best price I was able to find was at buy.com. $38.99 (including FREE shipping) will get you a ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Cheap(er) Xbox Live Gold Subscription", url: "http://www.teckh.com/?p=224" });
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Google Launches Location Update For Phones
2007-11-28 23:25:00
Google today announced the release of version 2.0 of Google Maps for mobile, its innovative and widely used mobile mapping and local search application. New in v2.0 is a beta version of Google’s “My Location” technology, which uses cell tower ID information to provide users with their approximate location, helping them determine where they are, ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Google Launches Location Update For Phones ", url: "http://www.teckh.com/?p=223" });
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Get Windows XP SP3 Through Windows Update
2007-11-26 23:35:00
This article comes to use thanks to dailyapps.net * Download this file ( Windows XPSP3Hack.cmd ). Once you have downloaded the file, login as administrator and run the file by double clicking it. Wait for the Confirmation Message on screen. * The Above file adds a few entries to ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Get Windows XP SP3 Through Windows Update ", url: "http://www.teckh.com/?p=222" });
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Happy Thanksgiving
2007-11-22 14:42:00
The folks at Teckh.com would like to wish all of you a safe and happy Thanksgiving . SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Happy Thanksgiving", url: "http://www.teckh.com/?p=221" });
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Test Drive Windows Vista In Your Browser
2007-11-19 23:01:00
Microsoft is offering a chance to try out Vista through your browser. I think they have a good idea here but it won’t win anybody over to the operating system. It requires that you have Internet Explorer, it then requires an ActiveX install, and it runs really slow. Nice try Microsoft. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Test Drive Windows Vista In Your Browser", url: "http://www.teckh.com/?p=220" });
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YouTube Is Going High Quality
2007-11-15 23:07:00
YouTube co-founder Steve Chen, speaking at the NewTeeVee Live conference today, confirmed that high-quality YouTube video streams are coming soon. Although YouTube’s goal, he said, is to make the site’s vast library of content available to everyone, and that requires a fairly low-bitrate stream, the service is testing a player that detects the speed of ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "YouTube Is Going High Quality ", url: "http://www.teckh.com/?p=219" });
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Firefox Developers Move To Fix Memory Problems
2007-11-12 23:07:00
Firefox users swear their beloved browser has a big problem with memory. When initially launched, its footprint in a computer’s memory is relatively small, but grows quickly — even when it’s not being used. The folks at Mozilla who develop Firefox say it’s a feature, not a bug. Users who are forced to restart Firefox because ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Firefox Developers Move To Fix Memory Problems ", url: "http://www.teckh.com/?p=218" });
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The Gamerator
2007-11-08 12:43:00
Introduce yourself to THE GAMERATOR … the ULTIMATE gaming machine in the world of home entertainment. Pre-loaded with 187 licensed classic arcade games … the Gamerator has everything from Tecmo Bowl to Pac Man, Street Fighter to Galaga, and 180 more games in between (see below for full list). NOTE: Buyer will receive the ...
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Xbox 360?s New Parental Controls
2007-11-07 19:21:00
Microsoft has confirmed they will be including a new feature on the Xbox 360 entitled “Family Timer”. Family timer is a new addition to the 360’s parental controls that allows parents to limit play time on a daily or weekly basis. When the time limit is reached the console shuts down. According to Microsoft ...
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Google?s Open Source Phone OS Announced
2007-11-05 23:08:00
Google officially announced an open source mobile OS that they have been working on called Android Google’s handset partners upon launch will include Motorola, HTC, Samsung, and LG, confirming many of the recent rumors that Google would not be developing the hardware on its own. Google has a number of carrier partners worldwide as well, such ...
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Hands on with Rock Band
2007-11-04 22:05:00
If you wanted to get your hands on the upcoming Rock Band video game a little early, head over to your local Best Buy. OK so you can’t quite take it home yet, but the demo units are up and running. You can play all instruments including drums, guitar and microphone (your ...
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Mac-Attacking Malware Targets Porn Surfers
2007-11-01 23:17:00
If you use a Mac, like porn, and don’t know anything about security you could be in trouble. Mac users who’ve steered their computers toward the Net’s red light district may wake up to find a nasty surprise if they’ve hooked up with the wrong site. Malware targeting the Mac OS X platform, a rare ...
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Ubuntu Hard Drive Wear and Tear
2007-10-30 22:18:00
If you plan to use Ubuntu on a laptop you may want wait until this bug is fixed. The user that submitted the bug report stated the following: ?I run feisty (beta) on a Dell Inspiron 9400 with a Hitachi HTS541616J9SA00 hard drive. After booting, the drive’s power management settings are such that it spins ...
More About: Software , Technology , Open Source , Drive

DisplayPort - What is it?
2007-10-24 20:52:00
DisplayPort is a new player in the world of, well, display ports. There’s VGA, DVI, HDMI, and now there’s DisplayPort. bit-tech.net has a nice article on it. A single-link DVI connection has enough bandwidth to display resolutions up to and including 1920×1200 at 60Hz (a 24″ monitor, typically), which is fine for most people. However, ...
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Martha Washington by Frank Miller
2007-10-22 18:29:00
Martha Washington is one of Frank Miller s independently published works. The story is set in a dystopian near-future where the United States have split into several extremist factions, and tells the story of Martha Washington, a young African American girl from a ghetto called “The Green”. The series starts with Martha’s birth and sees her ...
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Guitar Hero III 360 Demo
2007-10-19 13:35:00
There are a number of what would be called “legitimate” ways to grab the new Xbox 360 guitar hero III demo. You could purchase the new Tony Hawk game which includes a copy of the disc, or grab a copy of the new Official Xbox magazine. If your cheap (like me) and you really don’t ...
More About: Guitar , Hack , Demo , Hero , Guitar Hero

Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon Available Now
2007-10-18 14:11:00
Gutsy Gibbon has been officially released out into the wild. They’ve added a slew of new features and fixes to make it even more appealing to the people looking to move away from Windows. Some of the new features include: 1. GNOME 2.20 2. Desktop 3D effects 3. ...
More About: Open Source , Ubuntu , Gutsy Gibbon , Gutsy , Available

Linux Vs Mac: Which is a Better Windows Alternative
2007-10-16 12:43:00
Network Computing put together a decent comparison between Linux and Mac. Normally you will see Linux vs Windows or Mac vs Windows because everyone wants to be Windows. Linux Conclusion: Linux gives you freedom on many levels: the freedom to tinker, the freedom to work without arbitrary constraints on your system setup, and the freedom to ...
More About: Apple , Open Source , Alternative

Asustek P5E3 - The Motherboard With Linux Built In
2007-10-12 13:52:00
ASUSTeK has released a motherboard that has Linux built right into the motherboard. You can turn it on and safely access the internet without having to install any operating systems and the boot time to get into this Linux would almost instant (the same could be done with a USB drive and a motherboard that ...
More About: Hardware , Motherboard

5 Free HD-DVD Promotion Extended
2007-10-10 13:38:00
If you’re going to get the HD-DVD drive for your Xbox360 you also get 5 free HD-DVD movies with it. The promotion has been extended until the end of February. Once you get your HD-DVD drive you get to choose one movie from each of the categories below. I took the liberty of bolding the ...
More About: Entertainment , Promotion , Free , Deal , Extended

The Woman Defeated By The RIAA Fights Back
2007-10-08 23:17:00
The woman hit with the $220,000 verdict for making just 24 songs available through a P2P application has announced on her Myspace blog that she is going to appeal. The internet today is a lot like the speakeasy’s of the past. It was once illegal to drink alcohol but everybody wanted to do it so ...
More About: Music , Entertainment , Fights , Back , Woman

Basics of RSS Video
2007-10-08 18:51:00
I just love how this video explains the basics of RSS. If you like this video check out the other videos offered by the same group below. Wikis in Plain English Social Networking in Plain English Social Bookmarking in Plain English Share This
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Verizon?s Answer To The iPhone - LG VX10000
2007-10-04 02:50:00
Opened up, this phone looks a lot like the LG enV with a full QWERTY keyboard but when you close it there is a strong resemblance to the iPhone. It doesn’t look near as sleek as the iPhone but it looks like it has similar functionality. Share This
More About: Iphone , Answer , Verizon , Gizmos , Izon

Amazing Free Image Resizing Tool
2007-10-02 15:24:00
Back in August we posted a video of an amazing image resizing tool which was subsequently snapped up by Adobe (presumably as an upcoming feature in Photoshop). A little over a month later and a new free service has launched called rsizr. Rsizr uses the same “seam carving” technology used in the original demo ...
More About: Technology , Web 2 , Free , Tool , Amazing

Joost No Longer Invite Only
2007-10-02 13:56:00
Joost dropped it’s invite only status and is now open to the public. The program is based on P2PTV technology and is expected to deliver (relaying) near-TV resolution images. It turns a PC into an instant on-demand TV without any need for additional set top box. News updates, discussion forums, show ratings, and multi-user chat sessions ...
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Geeks Entertaining Their Way To The Top
2007-09-27 23:42:00
Geeks are making their way to the top. Some of the most popular podcasts are science and technology themed, and a few great TV shows are based around geeks. If they remain the popular trend more are sure to follow. I just got finished watching The Big Bang Theory on AOL’s video site, you can ...
More About: Entertainment , Geeks , Entertaining , Entertain

Internet Tax Ban About To Expire
2007-09-26 20:03:00
If the ban is left to expire we could end up paying as much as 17% more for our current internet connections. Most ISPs are for a permanent ban, but many states want to be able to tax internet services. The ban was originally instituted in 1998 and prohibited local and state governments from collecting ...
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Halo?Past, Present and Future
2007-09-25 12:49:00
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New Version Of GMail Coming Soon
2007-09-24 23:31:00
Gmail was launched on April 1, 2004, and has revolutionized the way many of us use email. The interface has remained largely untouched since it launched, but get ready, it?s soon to undergo a change in what they describe as a ?New Version ?. Only a select few people have access to use the new interface ...
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TV Production Companies Reailze The Value Of The Internet
2007-09-20 23:31:00
There are a couple of different stories floating around today about ABC and NBC offering ways to watch their programs online for free. After NBC left iTunes and put their shows on Amazon, they must have realized that their potential to sell shows took a major nose dive. So they are now going to offer ...
More About: Internet , Companies , Entertainment , Production , The Internet