http://consumer.hardocp.com News Feed for [H]ardOCP [H] Consumer Fri, 09 May 2008 18:05:24 CDT en-us Copyright 2008 [H]ardOCP Clifford Murphy kyle@hardocp.com (Kyle Bennett) Fri, 15 Jun 2007 14:06:00 CDT http://consumer.hardocp.com/news.html?news=MjYzNzgsLCxoY29uc3VtZXIsLCwx http://consumer.hardocp.com/news.html?news=MjYzNzgsLCxoY29uc3VtZXIsLCwx Mon, 11 Jun 2007 16:06:00 CDT http://consumer.hardocp.com/news.html?news=MjYzMDIsLCxoY29uc3VtZXIsLCwx http://consumer.hardocp.com/news.html?news=MjYzMDIsLCxoY29uc3VtZXIsLCwx Mon, 07 May 2007 15:05:00 CDT
Also check out our recent evaluation of Puget Custom Computers.]]> http://consumer.hardocp.com/news.html?news=MjU2NDgsLCxoY29uc3VtZXIsLCwx http://consumer.hardocp.com/news.html?news=MjU2NDgsLCxoY29uc3VtZXIsLCwx Tue, 01 May 2007 11:05:00 CDT http://consumer.hardocp.com/news.html?news=MjU1MjUsLCxoY29uc3VtZXIsLCwx http://consumer.hardocp.com/news.html?news=MjU1MjUsLCxoY29uc3VtZXIsLCwx Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:04:00 CDT
The affected Acer models were sold in the U.S. and Canada from May 2004 through November 2006 for between $500 and $1,500. The laptops possibly containing the recalled batteries were the TravelMate series with 4-digit model numbers beginning with 242, 320, 321, 330, 422, 467, 561, C20, and the Aspire series beginning with model numbers 556, 560, 567, 930, 941, 980.

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On 31 May 2007, all Customer Preview Program (CPP) pre-release versions of Windows Vista will expire. If you are running a pre-release version of Windows Vista (Beta 2, RC1 or RC2), you will begin to receive warning notifications about the upcoming expiration on 18 May. To avoid work disruption and loss of data, we strongly recommend that customers running any of these pre-release versions of Windows Vista migrate their PCs to the final version of Windows Vista prior to 31 May

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According to a study from Sophos, an antivirus and anti-spam company, researchers discovered 23,864 new threats in the first three months of 2007. That's more than double the number of new malware identified in the same period last year, when Sophos discovered 9,450.

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Google took the top spot with a brand value of $66.4 billion, followed by General Electric ($61.9 billion), Microsoft ($54.9 billion), Coca-Cola ($44.1 billion), China Mobile ($41.2 billion), Marlboro/Altria ($39.2 billion), Wal-Mart ($36.9 billion), Citigroup ($33.7 billion), IBM ($33.6 billion), and Toyota ($33.4 billion).

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MetaMatrix, based in Waltham, Mass., sells software for accessing disparate data sources. For example, its tools are used to help companies create a single "view" of a customer by pulling information from several different databases. Red Hat said it plans to change MetaMatrix's business model to align it with the Linux seller's open-source structure.

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Fred was told by Steve Jobs in late January 2001 that Mr. Jobs had the agreement of the Board of Directors for the Executive Team grant on January 2, 2001. At the time Mr. Jobs provided Fred this assurance, Fred cautioned Mr. Jobs that the Executive Team grant would have to be priced based on the date of the actual Board agreement or there could be an accounting charge. He further advised Mr. Jobs that the Board would have to confirm its prior approval in a legally satisfactory method. He was told by Mr. Jobs that the Board had given its prior approval and the Board would verify it. Fred relied on these statements by Mr. Jobs and from them concluded the grant was being properly handled.

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Anderson agreed to a fine of about $150,000 and to repay option gains of about $3.5 million under the settlement but won't admit to any wrongdoing, the Journal reported, citing unnamed sources. Heinen, who will be accused of manipulating one of her own option awards as well as a grant to Steve Jobs, Apple's chief executive, plans to contest the charges, the Journal reported.

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“This is another major step forward for HD Radio technology,” said Robert Struble, president and CEO of iBiquity Digital Corp., the developer of the HD Radio system. “Following rapid adoption by the broadcast community and an increasing range of products for the mass market, Best Buy's efforts will dramatically accelerate consumer adoption of this great technology.”

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Federal officials initially feared that as many as 150,000 Social Security numbers had been exposed by the security breach, discovered by Illinois farmer Marsha Bergmeier. The numbers were promptly removed after she reported her find to the government on April 13.

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The purpose of this series of five articles is (1) to review what is unique about multiprocessor software as compared to both uniprocessor embedded systems and general-purpose systems: (2) to study scheduling and performance analysis of multiple tasks running on a multiprocessor: (3) consider middleware and software stacks as well as design techniques for them; and (4) look at design verification of multiprocessor systems.

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When I was offered to test a series of mouse pads I was quite skeptical at first, I had been using the smooth surface area of my desk for several years with an optical mouse and didn’t feel the need to go out and buy a mouse pad. However after only having tested one of the mouse pads I came to realize what I had been missing out on, my mouse responded better in games and applications, took less effort to move around and my overall experience was improved.
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