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Journalist recovers video of his arrest after police deleted it

Alan Fackler — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:50:00 +0000

The officer who arrested Carlos Miller A Miami journalist has recovered video of police officers arresting him after it was deleted from his camera. The man was covering a police effort to evict Occupy Miami protestors[......]

Lip Reading, 3D Desktops, And NUI: Microsoft Plans To Reinvent User Interaction

Alan Fackler — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:25:45 +0000

Deep in the skunk works of its Research and Labs divisions, secreted around the Seattle area, Microsoft is working on totally reinventing the way people interact with their computers. Very little is out in the open or in more than a prototype form, but the work is unquestionably being done[......]

Nvidia’s Full Kepler Lineup Leaked to the Web

Paul Lilly — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:21:39 +0000

Anticipation for Nvidia's upcoming Kepler launch is running high these days. [......]

Thermaltake Expands Toughpower and Smart Series Power Supply Lines

Paul Lilly — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:40:02 +0000

Depending on how you look at things, the power supply is arguably the most important component in a build, and is at least one of the most underrated. Thermaltake over the years has worked hard to be known as one of a handful of reliable PSU brands, and its Toughpower and Smart Series are generally well received around the Web. Today both of those lines are expanding with new wattage options[......]

Firefox 11 Beta Bounces into View with Chrome Migration

Paul Lilly — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:37:13 +0000

Mozilla's rapid release schedule for its Firefox browser means there's always a new version just around the corner. To wit, almost immediately after rolling out Firefox 10 to the masses, Mozilla has made available the first build of Firefox 11 on its Beta channel[......]

Whatever happened to that "six strikes" P2P notice system? It’s coming soon

author — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:25:00 +0000

You get five more Whatever happened to the "six strikes" system that was to help civilize the American Internet? Three years ago, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) gave up its mass litigation strategy of targeting tens of thousands of alleged file-swappers[......]

Torrent Search Titan BTJunkie Calls It Quits

Paul Lilly — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:20:01 +0000

Robert De Niro's character in the movie Heat offered up some words of wisdom for those who operate in the criminal world. He said, "Don't let yourself get attached to anything you are not willing to walk out on in 30 seconds flat if you feel the heat around the corner." BTJunkie, one of the largest torrent search engines in the world, might not have been doing anything illegal, but with all that's been happening lately, the site's founder thought it best to take De Niro's words to heart and voluntarily shut down for good. "This is the end of the line my friends. [......]

Intel Launches SandForce Driven Solid State Drive 520 Series

Paul Lilly — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:53:26 +0000

Having Intel knock on your door to request a chipset would be like having Muhammad Ali ask to use your boxing gloves in a title fight when he was at the top of his game. If you look at it that way, LSI should be thrilled that the Santa Clara chip maker abandoned its own solid state drive (SSD) chipset in favor of SandForce's SF-2200 chipset family in its just-launched SSD 520 Series. "We worked closely with Intel to leverage their deep understanding of the NAND flash, ultimately providing a unique and optimized solution for client computing applications with the LSI SandForce Flash Storage Processor," said Michael Raam , vice president and general manager of LSI's Flash Components Division, formed by LSI's acquisition of SandForce. [......]

AVADirect Calls Dibs on X79 Gaming Notebooks, Starts Taking Pre-Orders

Paul Lilly — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:01:00 +0000

Boutique system builder AVADirect is breaking new ground today by being the first to offer Clevo's P270WM gaming notebook, the long anticipated successor to the popular Clevo X7200. What makes the Clevo P270WM so special is that it's rocking an Intel X79 foundation with Sandy Bridge-E processor options, a potent combination for the next generation of desktop replacements. For precisely $3,069.11, AVADirect's baseline Clevo P270WM comes ready to rumble with the following parts: 17.3-inch HD LED screen with 3D support Intel Core i7 3930K processor 4GB DDR3-1333MHz RAM Nvidia GeForce GTX 580M graphics card 750GB Seagate Momentus SATA 3Gbps hard drive (7200 RPM, 16MB cache) 8X DVD burner Three USB 3.0 ports HDMI 1.4a output 9-in-1 memory card reader 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi; GbE LAN port Backlit keyboard Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit There are plenty of upgrade options available[......]

Torrent search engine BTJunkie voluntarily shuts down

Michael Brown — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:38:00 +0000

Torrent search engine BTjunkie is the latest file-sharing service to fall on its sword in the wake of the Megaupload sting . [......]