Saturday, January 31, 2009

Super Bowl-Worthy HDTVs; IE8 RC1; the Fate of Flight Simulator; and more.

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Big News This Week: Roundup: Super Bowl–Worthy Big-Screen HDTVs
Preview: Windows Internet Explorer 8 RC1
News: 5 DTV Transition Myths
Ulanoff: Diary of a Slow Computer
News: Microsoft Shuts Down 'Flight Simulator' Game Studio
Inside Windows 7 Device Stage
Dvorak: How the Itanium Killed the Computer Industry
Review: Dell Inspiron Mini 12


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Big News This Week: Roundup: Super Bowl–Worthy Big-Screen HDTVs
For the big game, you want an HDTV that can keep up with all the action. Here's some solid shopping advice, along with six sets that are perfect for catching the pigskin.

10 Fun Games for Your Super Bowl Party



Preview: Windows Internet Explorer 8 RC1
Release Candidate 1 of Microsoft's latest browser brings more speed, security, and browsing aids, but is it enough to ward off Firefox's encroachment?

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News: 5 DTV Transition Myths
Despite what you may have heard, there's no reason to fear the digital television switchover. Here's why.



Ulanoff: Diary of a Slow Computer
Sometimes an underperforming PC's story unfolds over years, and its diagnosis and repair can take countless hours.



News: Microsoft Shuts Down 'Flight Simulator' Game Studio
Microsoft confirmed Friday that the software giant has shuttered ACES Studios, the developer of the Flight Simulator series of games, whose latest incarnation is Flight Simulator X. The simulation is considered Microsoft's oldest product, dating back to 1982.



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Dvorak: How the Itanium Killed the Computer Industry
HP, IBM, Dell, and even Sun Microsystems gambled sight unseen on the unproven Itanium architecture around the year 2000. What a damn shame.



Review: Dell Inspiron Mini 12
A 12-inch widescreen is a rare sight on any netbook, but Dell's Inspiron Mini 12 is as light as some of its 10-inch peers.



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Friday, January 30, 2009

PCMag.com Bargain Hunt - This week, Internal Hard Drives!

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This Week - Internal Hard Drives
If you've owned your computer for a few years, there's a good chance you might have missed out on having a 1TB internal hard drive, which makes storing large quantities of media -- from HD video to lossless music -- easy. Luckily, these four great hard drives have seen drastic price reductions, letting you (finally) take advantage of more hard drive space.

Samsung Spinpoint F HD103UJ
Was: $260
Is: $145
Savings: $115 (44.2 percent)

Why You Want It: When we reviewed this 1TB drive eight months ago, we awarded it an Editors' Choice for its great capacity and excellent performance. Now that a little time has passed, the quality of the product remains, but the price is an astounding 44 percent off.


Western Digital WD1000FYPS
Was: $299
Is: $179
Savings: $120 (40.1 percent)
Why You Want It: One of the biggest complaints we had with this drive was that it was overly priced. Now that that issue is out of the way, we can recommend it for its low power usage, high capacity (1TB), and reliability.

Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5 TB
Was: $180 (street)
Is: $125
Savings: $55 (30.5 percent)
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Microsoft: Next step for Windows 7 is a release candidate; P2P networks rife with sensitive health-care data, researcher warns

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7. Verizon launches VoIP Hub for home users
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8. Microsoft charges ex-employee with spying
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9. How to make Windows XP last for the next seven years
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10. Robert L. Mitchell: D-Day: Verizon dumps landline business on FairPoint
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11. IT Blogwatch: Fannie Mae sabotaged?
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2. Fannie Mae engineer indicted for planting server bomb

3. Former prosecutor: Mayor's plea for UFO hacker is off base

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5. Michael Horowitz: Autorun and Autoplay: screwed by terminology

6. Microsoft releases Web Sandbox under open source


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P2P networks rife with sensitive health-care data, researcher warns

Data leaks over P2P networks involving the health-care sector pose a significant
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Fannie Mae engineer indicted for planting server bomb

A former Unix engineer for Fannie Mae was indicted for planting malicious code
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Former prosecutor: Mayor's plea for UFO hacker is off base

A U.S. prosecutor criticized the mayor of London for his public plea to
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IT Blogwatch: Fannie Mae sabotaged?

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Michael Horowitz: Autorun and Autoplay: screwed by terminology

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Microsoft has made source code for its Live Labs Web Sandbox project for
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10 Fun Games for Your Super Bowl Party; Hands On: Verizon Hub; Gateway's Colorful High-Def LCD; and More

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