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They objected to it. A final ruling will be made by January 19th, at which point the EU is expected to reject the deal. Oracle has until then to plead their case.http://www.maximumpc.com/article/maxim ...

Irony FTW on Black Friday Comes Early at Walmart - $100 Xbox 360 Deal Confirmed

Posted 11/05/2009 at 01:58:51pm

Look again. Considering the Xbox 360 Arcade normally sells for $199 and $100 gift cards sell for, well, $100, it wouldn't be much of an in-store special to sell the two for $300, or regular price.Prod ...

Context on Do Your Part to Save the Economy - Buy Windows 7

Posted 11/03/2009 at 03:52:29pm

The title of the article reflects, well, the article, and not necessarily our opinion.-Paul Lilly ...

Looks Promising on How-To: Turn Your Windows 7 PC into a Wireless Access Point

Posted 11/02/2009 at 09:33:05am

Nice write-up, Mark. I'm anxious to kick Connectify's tires myself, but it didn't play nice with my notebook's WiFi. One of their support reps told me they "seem to having issues with some Intel ...

Contact Logitech on Would You Pay $1,200 for a Mouse?

Posted 10/27/2009 at 10:02:34pm

Even though it's out of warranty, it'd be worth giving Logitech a call and seeing if they'll replace it anyway. That's not to say they will, but their customer service is pretty excellent.-Paul Lilly ...

Microsoft plans to spend on Microsoft Revenues Down 14% in First Quarter

Posted 10/23/2009 at 01:59:24pm

Microsoft plans to spend somewhere between $26.2 billion to $26.5 billiion.-Paul Lilly ...

Spending Less on Microsoft Revenues Down 14% in First Quarter

Posted 10/23/2009 at 11:23:34am

It means that Microsoft expects to spend less than it previously thought (which is a good thing). Microsoft didn't say what it originally expected to spend, only noting that its operating expense guid ...

Android on a Smartphone on Acer Android Netbook Arrives While Everyone Else Lays Low

Posted 10/21/2009 at 05:06:41pm

Do you mean Android on a netbook, or Android in general? If the latter, then my answer is 'yes,' as would be anyone else's who has used a G1 or other Android-based smartphone.Android is pretty slick ...

Tab Mix Plus Rocks on Firefox Add-on of the Week: Tab Mix Plus and VertTabbar

Posted 10/20/2009 at 09:18:56pm

Great picks! Tab Mix Plus is simply awesome - been using it for several iterations of Firefox now. And if you're not down with the sidebar tab layout, you can configure Tab Mix Plus to display tabs in ...

It can take several minutes on How-To: Hack Your Android G1 Phone

Posted 10/17/2009 at 11:16:53am

It can take several minutes to boot for the first time after installing a new ROM. Subsequent boots will be much, much shorter.EDIT: Rereading your post, it sounds like you haven't flashed the firmw ...

Welcome! on Tegra Will Power the Next Nintendo DS

Posted 10/14/2009 at 05:57:28pm

Greetings from the U.S. Hope you decide to stick around and become a daily reader.-Paul Lilly ...

Photoshop on Ballmer Downplays Windows 7's Role in Increasing PC Sales

Posted 10/09/2009 at 10:45:23pm

We photoshopped it out. See his left hand? The real deal shows him holding his tongue with it.-Paul Lilly ...

Not Referring to 5870s on GPU Shortage Expected to Last Through Holidays

Posted 10/05/2009 at 11:40:07am

The sources are referring to existing 55nm parts, like Nvidia's GT200 series, and not the just released 40nm 58xx series from AMD and Nvidia's upcoming 40nm parts.-Paul Lilly ...

Nice catch on Play Armchair Electrician with Asus' Voltage-Tweakable EAH5800 Series Graphics Cards

Posted 10/02/2009 at 02:40:10pm

You're right, the numbers were off. Asus' press release wasn't laid out very well, but here's how it breaks down:EAH5870 (GPU / Effective Memory)850MHz/4800MHz ---> 1035MHz/5200MHz with increased v ...

I see what you did on Women, Teenagers, and Your Grandparents Contributed to the 34% Mobile Web Spike

Posted 10/01/2009 at 02:45:27pm

I see what you did there.-Paul Lilly ...

More Info on Google to Subject Wave to 100K Beta Testers

Posted 09/28/2009 at 02:04:11pm

http://www.waveprotocol.org/-Paul Lilly ...

What AMD's Up Against on AMD and Intel to Settle Civil Suit

Posted 09/28/2009 at 10:21:12am

It's not as simple as who makes a better processor. See here:EU Posts Sordid Details in Intel Antitrust Case-Paul Lilly ...

SDParted on How-To: Hack Your Android G1 Phone

Posted 09/26/2009 at 09:10:54am

Thanks for the catches, we'll get those corrected. In the meantime: The direct download link for SDParted is here, but that too could end up broken if the developer updates the file and re-uploads it ...

Depends on OCZ Adds Low-Voltage AMD Black Edition RAM to Memory Lineup

Posted 09/25/2009 at 02:59:52pm

It really depends on the specific chips being used. Generally speaking, moduies capable of tighter timings at lower votlages are going to have some overclocking wriggle room when pumping more juice in ...