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From PC World: A lightning strike in Dublin on Sunday caused a power failure in data centers belonging to Amazon and Microsoft, causing the companies' cloud services to go offline. Lightning struck a transformer, sparking an explosion and fire which caused the power outage at 10:41... |
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From CNET News.com: Apple has been sued for the Mac OS X startup process. Operating Systems Solutions, a Florida company, recently sued Apple in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, alleging that the Mac maker's desktop operating system violates a patent it... |
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From CNET News.com: After 45,000 Verizon workers walked off the job this weekend, Chief Executive Lowell McAdam issued a letter today to management justifying the need to extract better contract terms, saying that the company must make "additional hard decisions" to keep the cost of... |
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From DailyTech: As promised, AT&T, Inc. (T) has begun to crack down on those who tether illegally on unlimited plans. But some customers hope that new apps may hide them from the company's purge. The issue began last June when AT&T scrapped its $30 USD/month unlimited smartphone... |
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From X-bit Labs: International Data Corp. (IDC), one of the world's most respected market research firm, this week confirmed that Apple became the world's largest supplier of smartphones in the second quarter of 2011. Indirectly, IDC confirmed that Google Android officially became... |
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When I mention the Cooler Master Silencio 550, the first thing that comes to mind is probably the movie "Mulholland Drive". In the film, there is an eerie theater by the name of Club Silencio. Actually, that is about all I can tell you, because as someone who is in Electrical Engineering, I have actually never seen the movie in question -- for one thing, we all know engineers never ever go outside, do not stray more than three... |
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Lately at APH Networks, we have been suffering from the 'Australian effect'. By the 'Australian effect', I mean stuff always somehow turns out to be upside down. I have no idea how this has been happening in almost every review, but hopefully that bug does not hit this review as well, or else we might be in trouble. Either way, all I know is that there are some things that are better left right side up than upside down. Take your... |
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I always enjoy the feeling of having something soft and warm on my lap. It feels good and comfortable, but sometimes my lap gets a little bit too hot. Obviously, I was talking about my kittens, not sure where your mind went, haha. I got two new kittens a few weeks ago, and they definitely do a good job at keeping my lap warm. It is almost as if I left my laptop on my lap for a few hours -- which isn't a very typical thing for me... |
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From PC World: Google brings the Gmail Web interface for iPad to desktop computers and adds preview panes to its webmail service. If you have used Gmail on an iPad (or Android tablet), the new Gmail preview panes will look and feel familiar, with a few added perks for the big screen... |
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From CNET News.com: In one short year, Apple has toppled Nokia and taken control of the worldwide smartphone market. According to research firm IDC, Apple's sales of 20.3 million iPhones worldwide during the second quarter of 2011 helped the company secure 19.1 percent market share... |
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