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New Verizon Fios Routers Boost Speed, Expandability

Source: PC Magazine
July 25, 2008

Verizon FiOS customers are about to get another speed boost. No, it won't be from the fiber pipe coming into their homes, but through the coaxial cables already snaking through their walls and into the FiOS set-top boxes throughout their homes. According to releases from both Verizon and Actiontec, the broadband service is set to roll out a new generation of gateway routers that will increase throughput speeds on coax cables from 75 MBps to 175 MBps. According to Verizon, ...

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Yo, West Coast: Myspace is for Suckas

Source: PC Magazine
July 25, 2008

The battle of the two top social networks continues. MySpace may be the most popularat the end of last week it was pulling 3.5 times more visitors than Facebook, according to a new report by Hitwise Intelligencebut each of the social networking sites has areas where it is more favored than the other. Director of Research at Hitwise, Heather Dougherty, says the East and West Coasts of the nation have chosen their favorite social network. “When comparing the DMAs [markets] ...

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Yahoo! Music Store Support Dead by Sept. 30

Source: PC Magazine
July 25, 2008

Has Yahoo learned nothing from Microsoft? Several months after the Microsoft MSN Music Store snafu, Yahoo announced Wednesday night that support for the Yahoo! Music Store will shut down as of Sept. 30, 2008. “After the Store closes, Yahoo will no longer be able to support the retrieval of license keys for music purchased from Yahoo Music Unlimited, and Yahoo will no longer be able to authorize song playback on additional computers," the company said in a Thursday e-mail to ...

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Knol, Google's Version of Wikipedia, Goes Public

Source: PC Magazine
July 24, 2008

Google's answer to Wikipedia is now live. Google Knol emerged from its seven-month closed beta Wednesday, and is now open for people looking to share their expertise on everything from type 1 diabetes to how to backpack. “With Knol, we are introducing a new method for authors to work together that we call 'moderated collaboration,'" Cedric Dupont, a Google product manager, and Michael McNally, a Google software engineer, wrote in a blog post. “With this feature, any reader can make ...

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Take Your Tech to the Beach

Source: PC Magazine
July 23, 2008

The best waterproof gadgets and cases to keep your gear safe in the surf. Some people go to the beach to get away from it all, read a book, bask in the sun, and generally just enjoy nature. But there's no law that says you have to leave technology completely behind. For those who prefer to stay a little more connected to the outside world, here are our picks of the must-have beach tech gear. Plenty of splash-proof and waterproof ...

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Will Servers Replace the Home CD Rack?

Source: PC Magazine
July 22, 2008

DENVER - Converting to a fully digitized entertainment library is a good way to cut down on clutter in the house. So what replaces the CD rack once you do? The 500 GB hard drive that comes standard on most home computers today? Soon, even that won't be big enough to store and organize the massive amount of digital music, video and photography that consumers are accumulating as part of the emerging “terabyte lifestyle." That opens the door to a ...

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iPhone Rolling Shutterless Distortions Photo Art Emerges

Source: All About Jazz
July 22, 2008

New Art Form Emerges With iPhone 3G Photo Distortions

Apples iPhone 3G suffers from a hair like trigger while taking photographs. It oftens goes off with the slightest movement, and if the camera is not yet settled, this slight movement causes strange, interesting images. Now enthusiast are inspiring a new art form. Landscapes, architecture and portraits, all with graphically tweaked interesting images. In case anyone was wondering, it does appear that the iPhone suffers from the same flaws (or advantages ...

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Neumann U87 Studio Microphone Well Deserved Reputation as the Best

Source: All About Jazz
July 22, 2008

The Neumann U87 Ai Set Z Studio Condenser Microphone with Omnidirectional, Cardioid and Figure-8 Polar Patterns, Shockmount, and Windscreen.

Arguably the best known and most widely used studio microphone in the world (for good reason), the easy-to-recognize U 87 is a classic! A distinctive design and legendary Neumann sound make this mic a must-have for pro studios. The U 87 is known for its unique frequency and transient response characteristics which deliver a smooth natural sound with a variety of ...

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