Posted by: serious96 on: July 15, 2009
A new study reveals a drop in illegal file sharing in the UK while music streaming services such as Pandora, YouTube, and Groove Shark are on the rise. Music Ally teamed with sister consumer research company The Leading Question and determined that a third of music-loving teenagers in the U.K. have changed from illegal downloads [...]
Posted by: serious96 on: July 15, 2009
The steady stream of new MSI laptops seems to have stopped momentarily…just long enough for the company to push out an all new GPU, anyway. Today, the Taiwan-based company–which has a hand in all sorts of consumer electronics–is announcing its DR4890 Cyclone series graphics card, which packs 800 stream processors, 1GB of GDDR5 memory, and [...]
Posted by: serious96 on: July 14, 2009
Face it. A USB flash drive can be a really great way to carry around data you need to get your hands on when you’re away from your computer or network. Problem is, you’re not gonna put anything too sensitive on it for fear of losing it. Which brings you back to square one, getting [...]
Posted by: serious96 on: July 14, 2009
Despite the general hubbub surrounding Windows 7′s launch (Oct 22), it seems that businesses are less than thrilled at the idea of parting with their money to upgrade to Windows 7. According to Reuters, a survey carried out by ScriptLogic Inc. shows that 6 out of 10 businesses will pass over upgrading to Windows 7 [...]
Posted by: serious96 on: July 14, 2009
As the economy here in America creeps back into gear, the online gaming industry is reaping the benefits. According to a new survey, video game addicts who aren’t already turning their attention to the tube (or even a subset of those who are) are looking to low-cost online games to pass the time. Industry tracker [...]
Posted by: serious96 on: July 14, 2009
Verizon Wireless and Sprint both launched the BlackBerry Tour today. This smartphone from RIM offers support for both CDMA and GSM networks, making the phone compatible with various networks around the world. The Tour operates on Verizon’s and Sprint’s EVDO Rev. A mobile broadband networks and can also roam on other high speed HDSPA networks. [...]
