Recent content by ickarumba1

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    Neil Young Says MP3 Isn't Good Enough; Neither Are CDs

    We already have 320kbps MP3 and FLAC. That's good enough. I seriously doubt many people, if any, can really distinguish between the current high-end formats and this new DSD format.
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    Dell Replaces All Blackberrys with Own-Branded Phones

    If Dell's workers begin using the phones, the bugs the find and complain about will probably be better heard by the designers. Hopefully this will improve the phones and make the market slightly more competitive.
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    Bulgarian School May Be Renamed to Honor Steve Jobs

    TheHelixWithout Steve Jobs (February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011) we would have:No iProductsNo over expensive laptopsWithout Dennis Ritchie (September 9, 1941 – October 12, 2011) we would have:No WindowsNo UnixNo CNo ProgramsA large setback in computingNo Generic-text Languages.We would all read...
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    Barnes & Noble Wants Microsoft's Patents Probed

    Although what Microsoft is doing is downright anticompetitive, I'm afraid it is a common practice for large companies to try and cripple competitors (they don't want to outright crush them, because the government might intervene).
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    FBI's Warrantless Searches Now Include Fake Cell Towers

    And the surveillance of our daily lives continues. Is there no more privacy?
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    Apple: Sorry, No Siri for Older iPhones

    Apple used to be the small business, who criticized 'big bad' Microsoft's business practices. They used to represent the 'little guy', the customers. Now, they're this huge money-hungry corporation with no respect for their customers, which makes the hypocrites.
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    Apple: Sorry, No Siri for Older iPhones

    Apple is lying, of course. Siri can run on any device with iOS 5. I think what they are scared of is that their servers are incapable of running Siri on more devices. Just look at the recent server downtime. Apple is either too cheap to build more servers, or lacks the bandwidth for Siri to run...
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    Panasonic Makes a Multitasking 3D Photo, Video Camera

    So, it doesn't actually take 3D video?
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    China: U.S. Cyber-Espionage Accusations 'Unprofessional'

    "Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones." This applies to both China and the United States.
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    China: U.S. Cyber-Espionage Accusations 'Unprofessional'

    "People who live in glass houses should not throw stones." This is true for both China and the United States.
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    Study: Netflix Hogs Up 32.7% of Internet Bandwidth

    I'm surprised that torrenting doesn't take up a lot of bandwidth.
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    20 Free and Useful Windows Desktop Gadgets

    The remote desktop gadget seems useful.
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    Scientists Detect Potential Criminals via Face Recognition

    So I could be labelled a potential terrorist because I go for a daily run around my local park?