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Gaming [H]eadlines

Dead Meets Lead Announced @ Blue’s News

Here Is Halo Reach: Briefcase Edition @ Kotaku

Halo Reach Legendary Edition Unboxing @ Joystiq

Talking DNF With Gearbox Software's Steve Gibson @ Shacknews

Must See Video of the Day

I have never seen anything like this, a military Jeep torn completely down and rebuilt in under four minutes. This isn’t some gimmick either, they drove it to and from the exhibition. While not "tech" related, this is definitely one of the coolest things you will see all day.

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V3 Gaming Move 3DS Water Cooled SFF

Legit Reviews has just published a review of V3’s Gaming Move 3DS water cooled small form factor PC. Overall it seemed like they were impressed with the mini watercooled system, here’s a quote from the review:

The V3 Gaming Move 3DS computer system wasn't designed to be the most powerful system in the world. It was designed to be a solid gaming system with a small footprint for those limited on space or for those who frequent LAN games and don't want to move a huge system around. In this, V3 has succeeded with flying colors.

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[H]ot Deals

We have more [H]otDeals for you guys today that will definitely help you save some cash on your next upgrade. Let’s kick things off with a $30 off coupon code for a Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave Pro Keyboard / MX1100 Combo. You can also get a $50 off coupon for a Targus TET028US Commuter leather laptop case. Other deals include a Cooler Master NotePal U2 cooler for only $9.99 and a Logitech Compact Keyboard K300 for $12.99. Hit the link above to see all of the [H]otDeals but, you’d better hurry, these deals won't last forever.

[H]ardware Round-Up

Cases & Modding

Thermaltake Armor A60 Case @ Vortez

Cooling

Cooler Master USNA95 Ultra Slim Power Adapter @ Pro-Clockers

NZXT Sentry LXE Touch Screen Fan Controller @ ThinkComputers

Memory/ Storage

Patriot Inferno 120GB SSD @ Neoseeker

Video

ECS GeForce GTX 460 Black @ Overclockers Club

Point of View GTX 460 TGT Beast 1 GB @ techPowerUP!

DRAM Prices Expected to Continue Downward

DigiTimes, once again citing anonymous industry sources, says that DRAM memory prices should continue to decline in September.

Contract prices for DRAM memory are set to decline further in September 2010 amid weakening demand for PCs, according to sources at Taiwan-based DRAM companies. The sources now hope PC replacement demand from the enterprise sector can pick up to help buoy DRAM prices by the end of the year.

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Nokia Dumps CEO, Hires Microsoft Exec

Nokia has upgraded its CEO to a familiar Microsoft branded version. The old CEO has been completely uninstalled, sent to trash bin.

Elop, head of Microsoft's business division, has held top posts at Juniper Networks Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., Macromedia Inc. He takes over Sept. 21, the company said Friday. Analysts welcomed the choice of the 46-year-old Canadian, who has worked closely with Nokia at Microsoft and Macromedia with developing the Symbian software platform for Nokia phones and delivering Flash player memory capabilities on Nokia devices.

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The Original Human PAC-MAN Performance

I have no idea why this guy did this, I just know it is awesome.

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Anti-Piracy Firm Banned In Its Own Country

An anti-piracy firm getting banned for breaching privacy laws? Now that is some funny stuff right there, don’t you think?

A notorious Switzerland-based anti-piracy tracking company has to stop harvesting the IP addresses of citizens using P2P networks. The Swiss High Court ruled that IP addresses constitute personal information and when Logistep collected them without the owner’s knowledge, that amounted to a breach of privacy laws.

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Craigslist Removes "Censored" Box From Home Page

The good news: The "censored" bar that popped up over the adult services section of Craigslist have been removed. The bad news: The entire adult services section went with it.

Amidst criticism from state attorneys general and human rights groups, Craigslist abruptly removed its "adult services" section several days ago. But rather than wipe it from the site entirely, the company placed a black "censored" bar where the link to the adult-oriented section had once been.

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Join The [H] Folding Team!

This is our pre-weekend shout out to all of you out there that aren’t currently folding and could spare a bit of your PC’s resources to help a wonderful cause. Although [H]ardOCP has the #1 Folding team on the planet, we still need your help to stay there. Folding is easy, all you have to do is download and install the Folding@Home program, set your team number to TEAM #33 and you are all set.

If you still need help or have any questions, forum member "Xilikon" put all the Folding guides that a person could possibly need into one easy-to-find location. Hit the link, follow the directions and you’ll be up and folding in no time at all.

New Virus Tries to Delete Your Security Software

There is a new virus out there that actually tries to delete your security software. You know, depending on what you use for anti-virus software, that might not be such a bad thing.

While the domain linked to in these infected e-mails is no longer live, infected computers can still be spreading virus messages. When the virus is run, it installs itself as CSRSS.EXE in the Windows directory, then e-mails the contents of your address book. It also spreads through mapped drives, remote machines, and removable media. The virus then attempts to download files and delete security software, including virus protection.

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Microsoft: The Digital Future Is Now

This week at the 2010 International Broadcasting Conference (IBC), Sept. 9–14 in Amsterdam, Microsoft Corp. will showcase the latest industry innovations for the media industry with new media solution frameworks, new efficiencies created through use of cloud services and its new Digital Marketing strategy. Microsoft and its partners will showcase solutions at the Microsoft exhibit in the Topaz Lounge, at the RAI Conference Center.

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eBay Wins Lawsuit Over Craigslist Board Seat

A Delaware judge has ruled in favor of eBay saying that Craigslist created its "anti-takeover" defenses to weaken eBay’s role in the company. Now we can move foward with an adult services section on Craigslist with a "buy it now" feature.

The ruling rescinded a move by Craigslist's board that diluted eBay's stake in the company from 28 percent to less than 25 percent and kept eBay from holding a director's seat on the board. eBay referred to Craigslist's move as a "coercive plan," according to a Reuters report, while Craigslist said it was a move to fend off a hostile takeover by eBay, which had launched a rival classifieds site called Kjiji in 2007.

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Joystick Emulation on the Microsoft Surface

Watch this joystick emulation demo that shows some guy playing Portal and Flight Simulator X on Microsoft’s Surface. Pretty damn neat stuff, even if your hands are in the way of the screen a whole lot.

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[H]ardware Round-Up II

Cases & Modding

Cooler Master HAF 912 @ Overclockers Club

NZXT Phantom Design Midi Tower Case @ TweakPC

ETC.

AMD's Ontario and Zacate APUs Further Exposed @ PC Perspective

Video

ASUS ENGTX460 DirectCU 1GB @ techPowerUP!

ECS Black GTX 460 @ T-Break

GM Testing Audio Facebook Updates in Cars

Facebook updates while you are driving? Yup! The gang at GM are actually testing software that will allow drivers to post messages to Facebook by talking to their cars.

General Motors Co. is testing software that would let drivers talk to their cars to update status messages on the Facebook social media Web site, as well as listen to Facebook messages, the company said Wednesday.

I can see it now: "OnStar has detected that you have been in an accident. Emergency response vehicles have been dispatched and we are in the process of updating your Facebook status. Thank you for using OnStar!"

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Electric Vehicles Now Have Sounds

Okay, now that they have added sounds to electric vehicles, when will the consumer get to customize them to sound like a real car?

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AT&T's Net Neutrality Claim is 'Misleading'

The chairman of the Internet Engineering Task Force says that AT&T’s recent claims on net neutrality are misleading. I guess the IETF didn’t like the way AT&T put words in their mouth.

"AT&T in their letter (to the Federal Communications Commission) says the IETF envisioned this," Housley said. "That's not my view." This particular debate began earlier this week, when AT&T sent the FCC a letter (PDF) arguing that telecommunications providers need the ability to set different prices for different forms of Internet service. Paid prioritization, AT&T said, was a form of network management that was "fully contemplated by the IETF" more than a decade ago.

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Gaming [H]eadlines

Blizzard: StarCraft II Authentication Fix Coming @ Blue’s News

PlayStation Turns 15 @ Joystiq

Quantum Theory Demo Coming to XBL @ Shacknews

Unboxing The Halo: Reach Legendary Edition @ Kotaku

ATI Catalyst 10.8B Hotfix

AMD has just released a new ATI Catalyst 10.8B Hotfix. This driver update is for Windows 7 and Windows Vista in both 32bit and 64bit flavors.

ATI Radeon™ HD 4870 X2 and ATI Radeon HD 4850 X2 use both Graphics Processing Units (GPU) for high performance. Ubisoft H.A.W.X 2 with forced on Anisotropic Filtering (AF) using ATI Catalyst Control Center can improve performance.

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Corsair H70 High-Performance Hydro CPU Cooler

If you want to water cool your PC without the hassle of having to piece together a DIY system, the Corsair H70 High-Performance Hydro CPU cooler should be right up your alley.

Corsair's H50 sealed processor water cooling system has been a favorite among many. While it is a very solid product there was nothing truly stellar about the H50. Corsair is back to the design table today with its new H70 sealed processor cooling system. How does it perform and is it worth the upgrade? Should be at least 20 better.

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Clueless Consumers Favor 15" Notebooks, Ruining Market

Apparently consumers (that means all of us) are so clueless that our lame choices in laptops is ruining the market. If only you guys would listen to the experts that know everything, you’d be making the right choices.

Notebook buyers, what are you thinking? We all know that the main benefit of a notebook over a desktop is its portability, yet new sales stats from Q2 show that most of you are buying giant, heavy clunkers. As a result, PC makers continue to churn out 15-inch machines no one needs, making more attractive 13- and 14-inch notebooks practically endangered.

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Apple Products are a Mutant Virus

The quote of the day is brought to you by the founder of Acer, Apple products, a mutant virus and the letters W, T and F.

Acer founder Stan Shih, in a talks with reporters on September 8, commented that Apple\\\'s strong popularity is mainly due to its products such as iPad and iPhone, and these products are like mutant viruses, which are difficult to find a cure for in the short-term, but he believes that PC vendors will eventually find a way to isolate Apple and become immune.

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[H]ardware Round-Up

Cases & Modding

Cooler Master Elite 430 Case @ Legit Reviews

Cooler Master HAF 912 Gaming Case @ Pro-Clockers

ETC.

Samsung BX2350 LED Monitor @ Tweaknews

TRENDnet 450Mbps Wireless-N Router @ BmR

Video

ATI FirePro V9800 4GB @ Phoronix

How Memorable Tech Companies Got Their Names

Ever wonder how companies like GoDaddy, ASUS or Yahoo got their names? ITWorld’s latest article gives you a brief explanation on how six of the most memorable tech companies today got their names. Here’s a snippet:

Just think: Fifteen years ago, if I'd have told a friend I spent the day looking for names at Go Daddy, he would have assumed I'd gone off the deep end. If I mentioned that I also wasted some time Googling myself and Farking, he would have nodded politely and slowly backed away.

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NEW! ATI FirePro V9800 Professional Graphics

AMD just announced the new ATI FirePro™ V9800 professional graphics card with six mini display-ports and 4GB of GDDR 5. Just in case you have a spare $3,499 burning a hole in your pocket, here’s a link to the actual product page for more info.

Supported by a massive 4GB memory capacity and 1600 stream processors, the ATI FirePro™ V9800 also offers unparalleled productivity innovation with ATI Eyefinity support for up to six independent displays from a single graphics card, ensuring that your creativity is never inhibited by a lack of work space.

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Top 5 Geekiest Places to Live in the US

Here is a list of the top 5 geekiest places to live. Feel free to add your own "mom’s basement is missing" jokes here.

Sure, things like affordable housing, nice neighborhoods with good schools, a strong economy, and enjoyable weather are nice, but where’s the tech? And where are all the other geeks? In these five cities, you’ve got a pretty good shot at finding plenty of geek interests and plenty of other like-minded geeks to share them with (unless you’re one of those geeks without any social skills… you know who you are).

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Dell: Windows XP Rides Off into the Sunset

According to Dell, Windows XP will finally "ride off into sunset" next month. Then again, how many times have we heard this before?

Per Microsoft guidelines regarding Windows XP, system vendors like Dell will no longer be able to ship systems with XP Professional and XP Home after October 22, 2010. This means that we will stop offering XP as an option for customers starting this month in preparation for next month's deadline. One other important thing to note is that Dell plans to continue Windows XP driver support until December 2012.

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Craigslist Faces New Wave of Political Attacks

Craigslist, fresh off its one day self-censorship campaign, faces a new wave of political attacks. Next up for Mr. Newmark? Appearing before a congressional committee. Fun, fun, fun!

And now, two sources have told CNET, a congressional committee has asked Newmark to testify at a hearing in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday afternoon on the topic of "domestic minor sex trafficking." About the only thing that might make matters worse, perhaps, would be President Obama himself joining the anti-Craigslist fray.

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