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Obama USB Drive!

Featuring a holographic image of Obama, a pivot-style base so you never loose the cap, and 80mb of FREE bonus Obama material, who could miss this great opportunity to own this great piece of history? Starting at only $10 for the 2GB model it could be a bargain! "Celebrate history in the making with this commemorative Barack Obama USB Flash drive. It features an Obama hologram on the face of the pivot style steel frame. The drive includes 80MB of free Obama bonus content preloaded onto the...
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Windows 7 Pricing and Upgrade Options

We now have word from Microsoft on the pricing and upgrade options for their latest release, Windows 7. With the release date set of October the 22nd this year I'm sure you will all be interested to know how much you need to put aside! Windows 7 Home Premium (Retail): $199.99 Windows 7 Professional (Retail): $299.99 Windows 7 Ultimate (Retail): $319.99 Upgrade costings are as follows... Windows 7 Home Premium (Upgrade): $119.99 Windows 7 Professional (Upgrade: $199.99 Windows...
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Microsoft to release a Free Anti Virus soloution “Morro”

Last week our article on free anti virus software was surely a hit, anti virus is an absolute must for everybody, but not a lot of people want to pay for it. Now Microsoft is also attempting an entrance into the highly competitive security market with its new "Morro" software. According to BBC, The company is reportedly trailling their free anti-virus software internally and will be soon releasing a beta version. The software will do your every-day basic tasks of tackling virus infections...
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The man who engineered Google AdSense now works for Facebook

Since Early 2003 Greg Badros has been working for Google and has worked his way up the chain to a Senior Director of Engineering position. Now at Facebook, his official title will be Director of Engineering aswell. Badros was in charge of the AdSense (Google's advertising platform) engineering team from around 2004, eventually becoming the leader of also the Google Calendar, Google Reader and Gmail teams. Since March 2009 he has led the Application Platform group. The interesting thing is...
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Windows 7 Release Date Confirmed, 22nd Oct. 2009

As we previously mentioned a few weeks back, thanks to Acer the supposed launch date for Windows 7 would be October this year (2009). Well the cat is out of the bag as such, and Microsoft have announced that the highly anticipated operating system and successor to Windows Vista, Windows 7, will be released on October the 22nd 2009! Perfect timing for the holiday season. This will be one of the shortest times between operating system launches for Microsoft with only around three years between...
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3DMark record broken halfway through world’s largest overclocking competition

SARATOGA, CA – June 2, 2009 – Futuremark® Corporation today released winners’ details from the first two weeks of their Lords of Overclocking competition and revealed that halfway through the four week contest the 3DMark06 world record has already fallen twice. Contest: http://www.futuremark.com/lords Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/YouGamerGirl Overclockers are competing to achieve the highest score with 3DMark06, a benchmarking program from Futuremark that measures the 3D gaming...
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No more gaming for Dell, Alienware replace with M17x Notebook

People have always wondered what will happen with the XPS line of computers now that Dell owns Alienware. Well today the answer is out. Dell are now going to use their now owned Alienware brand for its official gaming face of the company. With Alienware hinting to all of us that a new gaming laptop is on its way, the anouncement was not going to be made public for a few more days. PC World although have recieved all the details on this beast, and it is huge! The M17x notebook features a...
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New NVIDIA-Powered Dell Laptop Features Killer HD Video and Gaming To Go

Today's students and young professionals need a versatile notebook that can serve as their workhorse by day and entertainment center at night. The new Dell Studio 14z powered by the NVIDIA GeForce(R) 9400M(R) graphics processor provides a perfect blend of performance and portability with graphics support for gaming, HD video, and creative self-expression. The GeForce 9400M in the Dell Studio 14z delivers up to five times faster graphics performance than Centrino 2 notebooks to accelerate...
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Apple Giving Away Free iPod Touch 8GB For Back To School

Apple has announced its Back To School program which gives a free iPod Touch to those that buy a Mac for college. Here's how it works; you choose a Mac and automatically save from $100 - $200, thanks to the education discount, then you buy an iPod Touch during the same checkout process, and finally you submit your rebate claim by October 8th, 2009 and you get the money back from the iPod Touch purchase. More from the...
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Firefox to change logo?

"A major new version of Firefox is nearly here, complete with a ton of new features such as private browsing and geolocation (check details on the latest beta here) – but one thing that Mozilla is working on is giving the browser a new, tweaked logo. “Something else that I’ve been thinking a lot about recently is how effectively visual information in an exterior chassis can communicate the power of the complex system that it contains,” wrote Alex Faaborg, principal designer on...
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Visit Thecus® Technology at Computex 2009

"IT Friendly" NAS Devices to Make Worldwide Debut 05/20/2009 – As technology advances, there is a tendency for electronics to become power-hungrier and more difficult to use. But at Thecus® Technology, we believe that advanced technology doesn't have to be complicated, which is why from June 2nd to 6th at Computex 2009, Thecus® will display its latest NAS products to the world. At Asia's largest technology trade show, showgoers will be able to see the latest advances in digital storage at...
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OCZ Technology Introduces Summit Series SSDs

San Jose, Calif.—May 19, 2009—OCZ Technology Group, Inc., a worldwide leader in innovative, ultra-high performance and high reliability memory and computer components, today released the highly anticipated Summit Series 2.5” Solid State Drives, tailored to meet the stringent demands of business professionals, enthusiasts, and entry-level enterprise applications. Building on their premium flash-based storage solutions, OCZ’s Summit Series strives to bridge the gap between the needs of...
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LG creates worlds “Thinnest” LCD TV Panel!

There are many choices when it comes to displays, and today LG Display Co Ltd is taking the crown for the world's thinnest 42" and 47" LCD TV Panels. The panels use the company's edge-lit LED back light system, creating a panel with a thickness of a mere 5.9mm! With natural, vibrant looking colors, 120Hz technology and a saturation level of 80% in NTSC format they are sure to please. If that's not enough, they also feature a MPRT (motion picture response time) of 8ms and boast a full HD...
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Dell indicates Windows 7 Pricing to be higher than expected.

Windows 7 pricing is potentially an obstacle to Windows 7 adoption for some users, though in just about every other aspect the operating system is beating Vista, according to a Dell marketing executive. "If there's one thing that may influence adoption, make things slower or cause customers to pause, it's that generally the ASPs (average selling price) of the operating systems are higher than they were for Vista and XP," Darrel Ward, director of product management for Dell's business client...
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MSI unveils Turbo Drive equipped GX723 gaming laptop

Today MSI have announced their new GX723 gaming laptop. Featuring a 17-inch WSXGA+ LCD, Intel Core 2 Duo, NVIDIA GeForce GT 130M Graphics, Vista Home Premium and up to 4GB of RAM! They haven't forgotten about storage either with options for 320gb or 500GB Hard Drives. "With MSI exclusive Turbo Drive Engine Technology, while the GX723 is in AC mode, just touch the turbo button above the keyboard and you can increase the speed of your CPU. Your GX723 will run smoothly to the very best of...
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