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  Why people pirate games

  Dec. 4, 2011 (11:02 am) By: Sal Cangeloso In: Games, Games Picks

  It’s been said many, many times that people pirate because it’s easier. Sure, it’s free, but it’s also wrong and people fully understand that. What it often comes down to is that pirating something is just not as painful as buying it. And that doesn’t even count the getting dressed, driving to the store, waiting [...]

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  Plan your vacation: Androidland opens in Australia

  Dec. 4, 2011 (10:00 am) By: Will Shanklin In: Geek Pick, Mobile

  For all of its technical geekiness, the Android is fun. There is always an exciting new phone around the corner that trumps the last one and if you’re tech-savvy, you can have a different phone every day by flashing new ROMs and installing new launchers. It’s only fitting that now Android has its own playground. [...]

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  Dedicated Minecraft players recreate Death Star trench run

  Dec. 3, 2011 (11:03 am) By: Ray Walters In: Games

  For those of you who play the indie smash-hit Minecraft, you have the ability to appreciate the amount of work and time that went into making the video below. A user named “Paradise Decay” set out on a four month project to recreate the Death Star trench run at the end of “A New Hope” [...]

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  Got $72,000 lying around? This carbon fiber bathtub could be yours

  Dec. 3, 2011 (10:02 am) By: Ray Walters In:

  For those 1%ers out that who have $72,000 burning a hole in their pocket, we have found the perfect Christmas gift for you. Introducing the Corcel carbon fiber luxury bathtub. This bad boy oozes arrogance, and, to be fair, awesomeness. Limited to a run of just 51 pieces, these tubs are sure to fly out [...]

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  Aspiring geek musician plays Still Alive using old floppy drives and an Arduino

  Dec. 2, 2011 (6:23 pm) By: Ray Walters In:

  Before you throw out those old floppy drives you had stored in a box in the garage, you may want to take a look at a code project that breathes new life into those doorstops. How so you ask? By making sweet, sweet music for gaming geeks across the world. Introducing Moppy, a musical floppy [...]

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  PlayBook sell-off costs RIM half a billion dollars

  Dec. 2, 2011 (5:46 pm) By: Lee Mathews In: Gadgets, Mobile, News

  When a company offers consumers an incentive, they sacrifice a little bit of profit in the hopes of increasing sales. That’s what RIM did to the BlackBerry PlayBook recently — and man, did they ever sacrifice. According to RIM’s Q3 financial announcement, they’re writing off $485 million in PlayBook-related losses. The news sent RIM shares [...]

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  Read Skyrim’s books on your e-reader

  Dec. 2, 2011 (4:59 pm) By: Blake Ellison In: Games

  Can’t get enough Skyrim? Explore the game’s lore on the go, thanks to a fan who decided to assemble the in-game books into a single e-book. The fan, going by the alias Capaneus, claims to enjoy the Elder Scrolls lore so much that in Skyrim he’s taken to breaking into houses during the night to read the books [...]

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  Siri hackers let you voice control your offline life

  Dec. 2, 2011 (4:10 pm) By: Blake Ellison In: Apple, Mobile

  Hackers have learned how to intercept Siri voice commands and are using that knowledge to do some very cool new things. The video above, posted by Pete Lamonica, shows him to controlling his thermostat using Siri commands. He can raise and lower the temperature or just check to see how it’s set. In typical Siri [...]

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  Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN caught stealing music

  Dec. 2, 2011 (3:20 pm) By: Lee Mathews In: News

  The Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN is supposed to be all about helping artists protect their livelihoods. As it turns out, its board members are no better than the pirates they claim are ruining the entertainment industry. Trouble started brewing way back in 2006 when Dutch performer Melchior Rietveldt was asked to score an anti-piracy video [...]

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  Western Digital Thai factories starts producing hard drives again

  Dec. 2, 2011 (2:33 pm) By: Matthew Humphries In: Chips, News

  The price of a hard drive has skyrocketed over the past few weeks due to major flooding in Thailand effecting many of the hard drive manufacturing companies and their plants. Western Digital was especially hard hit with its two largest plants being taken offline and cutting production capacity by 60%. That’s a big hit considering [...]

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  Verizon buys more spectrum for $3.6 billion

  Dec. 2, 2011 (1:44 pm) By: Will Shanklin In: Mobile

  Wireless spectrum is the new oil. The mobile bandwidth has been at the center of the AT&T/T-Mobile merger saga, and for good reason: it’s a limited resource and is absolutely essential for carriers. Verizon knows this, and is willing to pay a pretty penny to secure its share. In fact, it has just bought 122 [...]

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  Skyrim players to get Creation Kit dev tools in January

  Dec. 2, 2011 (1:01 pm) By: Matthew Humphries In: Games

  Between now and the beginning of 2012 there’s going to be a lot of celebrations, and a lot of game playing. With Skyrim being so popular at the moment, a fair few hours will be spent exploring the game world and completing quests. By the time January comes around, there’s going to be a number [...]

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  Acer Iconia Tab A200 combines Ice Cream Sandwich, Tegra 2

  Dec. 2, 2011 (12:16 pm) By: Lee Mathews In: Gadgets, News

  So you’re still holding off on an Android tablet because you want a 10-inch model sporting Ice Cream Sandwich, but you’d rather not blow $400-plus? Acer’s got your back. The upcoming Iconia Tab A200 will feature a last-gen Tegra 2 processor and rock-bottom pricing. Or so it would seem, at any rate. Acer hasn’t made [...]

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  Movie streaming service LoveFilm forced to dump Flash for Silverlight

  Dec. 2, 2011 (11:32 am) By: Matthew Humphries In: News

  The UK has to wait until early next year before Netflix launches, but until then we have the Amazon-owned LoveFilm to cater for our DVD rental and movie streaming needs. LoveFilm offers both unlimited DVD rentals and a streaming option open to a range of platforms included PC, Mac, Linux, PS3, iPad and Internet TVs. [...]

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  Eee Pad Transformer Prime vs. iPad 2: specs showdown

  Dec. 2, 2011 (10:47 am) By: Will Shanklin In: Gadgets, Gadgets Picks, Geek Pick

  The Asus Eee Pad Transformer stood out in this year’s crowded field of Android tablets. An optional keyboard accessory, strong hardware, and a reasonable price gave many Android fans the sweet spot that they were looking for. Asus has wasted no time bringing a follow-up to market. The Eee Pad Transformer Prime not only improves [...]

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  EA adds $30 subscription option to iOS Tetris

  Dec. 2, 2011 (10:00 am) By: Matthew Humphries In: Apple, Games

  Ever since Nintendo made Tetris available for the Game Boy it has seen huge success. Every new platform seems to get a version of the game released, and it always sells well. The same is true on Apple’s devices, with a version available via the App Store for your iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. EA [...]

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  Republic Wireless unveiled: an interview with GM Brian Dally

  Dec. 2, 2011 (9:15 am) By: Russell Holly In: Geek Pick, Mobile, Mobile Picks

    The mobile market in the United States has been engineered over the past 10-15 years to keep new players from entering the game. Companies that do not already own their own spectrum have the ability to purchase it from the larger companies, but at a price that makes it difficult to be competitive. If [...]

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  Solar Impulse, the first solar-powered plane to fly both day and night

  Dec. 2, 2011 (8:33 am) By: Ray Walters In:

  Pictured above is proof that alternative energy sources are a viable way to replace the fossil fuels we have been dependent on for so long. Called the Solar Impulse it’s the creation of Bertrand Piccard, the grandson of  Auguste Piccard who invented a pressurized gondola that allowed him to travel 50,000 feet into the air… in 1931. You [...]

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