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A lot of times, in modern every day context, the term 'redundant' has bad connotations. No one likes to hear things like, "Oh, your job position is redundant." (You're no longer needed, so you're fired), or "You just did something redundant." (You just did something useless). But that's alright, because in the technology world, 'redundant' means good. You will want a redundant array of independent disks to prevent data loss in the... |
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Rice, ricer. I am not entirely sure of the origins of the word, but according to Urban Dictionary. a ricer is one who "...makes unnecessary modifications to their most often import car (hence the term "rice") to make it (mostly make it look) faster." Now first off, I just want to make the statement that not everything imported has to do with rice. Secondly, let me clear a few things for you ladies and gents. No, I do not own a... |
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As a gamer, I am very concerned about comfort. The first thing that comes to mind when I think of comfort, is of course, the peripherals. From the mouse to the keyboard, these things are quite important to even the best of us. From those gamers who prefer the old school Microsoft IntelliMouse, to more modern gaming devices such as the Razer Naga or Logitech G500, there is an element of comfort we have grown to appreciate. This is... |
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From InfoWorld: Microsoft enjoyed strong income and revenue growth for its third fiscal quarter despite sluggish PC sales, with Xbox and Office doing well, the company reported Thursday. For the quarter that ended March 31, Microsoft reported net income of $5.23 billion, up 31... |
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From PC World: Advanced Micro Devices shot down rumors that it is pursuing an ARM license, saying it will stick to developing chips for tablets around the x86 architecture. AMD is not seeking an ARM license as it has a strong CPU and graphics technology around which to build chips... |
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From CNET News.com: Handset maker HTC tallied an exceptionally strong first quarter, and it expects that success to continue. During the first quarter of 2011, HTC generated a profit of 14.83 billion Taiwan dollars (US$518 million) on revenue of 104.16 billion Taiwan dollars. The... |
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From DailyTech: The bad news keeps piling on for BlackBerry manufacturer Research In Motion, and it's starting to have an effect on shareholders. Last month, the Canadian company predicted a poor showing for its first quarter of the year. It predicted smartphone sales to fall, while... |
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From X-bit Labs: Microsoft Corp. said in its quarterly conference call that that its Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system (OS) was gaining acceptance despite of reports by independent companies. Besides, the software giant pinned a lot of hopes onto the mobile platform in general... |
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From InfoWorld: Verizon Wireless has determined the cause of an outage that crippled its LTE mobile data network starting late Tuesday and it is working to solve the problem, but the carrier has not estimated when the system will be restored. Users of LTE (long-term evolution)... |
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From PC World: All we've heard so far from the PlayStation Network and Qriocity hacking debacle are bad things -- namely, that personal data, including user names, passwords, and possibly stored credit card information may have been compromised. However, here's something to ease your... |
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