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Editorial

The Problems with Digg.com

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Don't get me wrong Digg.com is very popular but popularity does not equal intelligent content or even good content. I've heard different people make claims that crowds can make good, intelligent decisions. That is obviously subjective depending on who is actually in the crowd making these decisions.
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What the Next-Generation Apple iPod Should Be

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With the stories this week that NVIDIA will be providing the chip for the next-generation iPod, speculation is beginning to build as to what kind of features we'll be seeing from these devices to take the already ubiquitous MP3 player to new heights. Elite Bastards weigh in with their brief thoughts.
Editorial

Firing Squid Wastes their Ink

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Our reply to an attack on real world testing. Some will have you believe that a canned benchmark or gaming timedemo is a crystal ball into your gaming future.
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Jakub's Rant: 'Real-world' Benchmarking

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[H]ardOCP has claimed our Core 2 benchmarks lie to you, that only their real-world GPU bottleneck tests can show real-world CPU performance. We address the issue of "real-world" vs "canned", and go over some of the myths and errors propagated by our friendly rivals, while also going over the pros and cons of both methods.
Editorial

Hacking Digital Rights Management

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Like it or not, DRM has become a fact of life in the 21st century. Ars Technica takes a look at some of the more noteworthy hacks of the past several years and what the future might hold as Blu-ray and HD DVD take hold.
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Midyear Tech Predictions

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Lance Ulanoff from PC Magazine weighs in on what he thinks will happen with the tech world at the end of the year. His predictions include: Apple will outsell Gateway, Ballmer will leave Microsoft, Conroe will not inspire consumers, and AOL will lose six million users.
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Is Intel killing PC gaming?

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I'm just heading back to London after a quick visit to the Develop in Brighton conference, where some of the gaming industry's biggest developers are banging their heads together. I was there to hear Mark Rein of Epic (they make games like Unreal Tournament) railing against Intel's dangerous influence over the PC market - and in the most extraordinary manner.

Guardian.co.uk
Editorial

Apple: The Next Microsoft?

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Could it ever happen? Is there even a possibility that we will see OS X on the PC? To be honest, I believe there is. But unlike others who believe that it will happen on a large scale, what I foresee instead is OS X on a very select number of Apple approved PCs. And as great as this could potentially be, here comes the rub: If we do in fact see OS X on the PC platform, Steve Jobs would only allow it just for the press - nothing more.
Editorial

The Windows Vista Challenge for Microsoft

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Lately, I have been asking myself one question over and again: Is this the end of Microsoft? This burning question came to pass after speaking with a couple different corporate executives. I can safely say the overall consensus is that Windows Vista is too little, too late.
Editorial

Why Google OS Already Exists

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Let's face it. Google pretty much owns the Internet landscape. Unless something truly unexpected happens within the web community, I see no real indicator that they'll lose their market share anytime soon. This also opens them up to other online opportunities should they decide to pursue them.
Editorial

ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 6.5 Released in BETA State

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ZoneLabs over the years has offered a very good ZoneAlarm Firewall product but they have not been without their mishaps. Just last year they experienced serious issues with their "True Vector" Engine Crashing. The year before with ZoneAlarm 5 they had a serious bug that prevented CHKDSK from running at bootup in Windows XP (It appears all forum posts relating to this issue have been conviently deleted).
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Why First Generation Apple Products Suck

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It?s not that I despise Apple or the wonderful products it showcases year after year, but the fact that almost every first generation Apple product has serious quality assurance issues bugs me beyond belief. Let?s take a look at two of Apple?s most successful products, the company?s portable music player and its notebook series.
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Gaming Cynic: WOW - It Really Is Evil @ GD Hardware

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A few months ago I finally caved in to trying this game out to see what all the uproar was all about. I personally find it offensive that certain publishers have the gal to charge you $50 dollars for a game and then another $15.00 per month for the privilege of playing the game you just spend 50 bux for online! However, what is even more of a mind-bender for me is that over 4 Million suckers have fallen for Blizzard?s lure.
Editorial

Twisting the Definition and Redefining

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Innovation is great. Regardless the industry, the concept of innovation is to improve technologies, and thus products to better facilitate our society with productive devices for the future. I doubt there?s anyone who would disagree with this basic, yet novel concept. However, there are times when companies are coming up with products for the sake of innovation that are utterly ridiculous.
Editorial

The Stupidity of Consumers

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In my last column, Why Everyone Loves Apple, I mentioned Apple?s great customer support by using the latest iPod volume level patch as a supporting example. That apparently didn?t stick well with a few readers who e-mailed me expressing their anger towards consumers in general and the way companies have to protect themselves from litigations because of redundant and obvious warning labels on products. I?m inclined to agree with the select few that replied to state their opinions. It?s dramatically idiotic.
Editorial

Microsoft: Irresponsible, Distrustful and Lame

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And again, Windows Vista is delayed to January 2007, as opposed to its original and vague Q4 2006 release date. What is Microsoft thinking? Seriously, the company has been delaying Vista for a long time now. Not only that, but Microsoft stripped numerous critical features to make the deadline, but apparently the laziness, disguised as security improvements this time, depicts irresponsibility and distrustfulness beyond what most of us expect from the Redmond, Washington-based software "giant" (so much for that moniker).

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