When people make PC cases, they want to make them unique. They want them to reflect who they are as people, to be a unique demonstration of their individual personality. Of course, sometimes they take this uniqueness too far. Whether as a result of eccentricity or just odd taste, the five computers on this list stand apart from the rest. There’s going out...
The ride is over for VZW customers who were able to keep their unlimited plans for this long (VZW introduced tiered pricing some time ago, but existing customers were allowed to keep their unlimited data plans), as Verizon is dumping unlimited data plans completely. Verizon CFO Fran Shammo – now hated by many VZW customers big time – explained that “you...
If you have a laptop that’s not over 3 years old, you may have a “LINE IN” port for sound input and didn’t even know it. Certain laptop manufacturers do actually include a 2-channel (meaning stereo) port MIC port next to the output port; this allows you to plug in things like iPods and other audio devices over a traditional 3.5mm stereo...
So, you’re looking to up your game a bit, are you? Tired of using your laptop’s built-in webcam to co-ordinate with your teammates on Mumble? Sick of your positively ancient headphones? Maybe it’s time to look into getting yourself one of the headsets pictured below. Although some of them might end up getting a tad pricey, they’re...
There’s some poll results out right now that not-so surprisingly half – yes, half – of Americans think Facebook is a passing fad. The poll in question was conducted by Associated Press and CNBC. Now in case you weren’t aware, Facebook is going public as a company, as in a publicly-traded company, this week. Many are saying "too...
Time Warner Cable has decided to can the RoadRunner branding completely concerning its internet service offerings. This does not mean the internet service itself is going belly-up, but the name is going to change and for some subscribers the pricing schema will change as well. BrightHouse Networks in Florida for example does use the Time Warner Roadrunner...
There’s been a lot of buzz lately about Google’s newest offering. Termed Google Drive, it’s laden with quite a few big expectations- not the least of which is the belief that it might well help Google breathe some new life into its currently ailing, somewhat lackluster Chromebooks. But just what is drive? And what can you use it for? To make a...
Recently on Reddit, an admitted botnet operator/malware coder opened up a "Ask Me Anything" so anyone could ask him why he does what he does. In the description of the Q&A, he actually gave some great advice on how to prevent yourself from being subject to what’s known as "driveby" malware infections: Protip against driveby...
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