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CIOs Not Taking a Shine to Chrome

There is an intriguing article at Silicon.com today that looks at the reasons behind certain companies steering clear of Google Chrome. The answers were taken from a “jury pool” that consists of twelve CIOs from small and large companies around the world.

In silicon.com's latest exclusive CIO Jury poll, the respondents revealed they were still steering clear of the application, with 10 out of 12 saying their IT teams are not testing it. Many in the 'no' camp attributed their lack of Chrome testing to their IT infrastructures being set up to run with Internet Explorer as the default browser.

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[H]ardware Round-Up II

Cases & Modding

Antec Mini P180 mATX Computer Case @ BmR

ETC.

Asus Eee PC 1000H Netbook @ HotHardware

SilverStone Raven RVM01B Mouse @ Phoronix

Motherboards

Asus Maximus II Formula Motherboard @ Bit-Tech

Foxconn Digital Life EFA @ Pro-Clockers

Video

ATi Radeon HD 4670 vs. NVIDIA GeForce 9500GT @ InsideHW

Microsoft, Washington State Sue Over 'Scareware'

Microsoft and the Attorney General's office in Washington have filed several lawsuits against a Texas company over those pop-up ads that scare people into thinking they have computer problems and then offer to fix them for a fee.

It's a "blatant rip off of consumers," Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna said in a news conference. Consumers were "duped into downloading a fake scan (of the computer) and then duped into paying for software they don't need."

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Panasonic 150” Plasma HDTV

The crew at Gizmodo have a few “size comparison” pictures of the Panasonic 150” plasma HDTV posted today that are definitely worth checking out. Wow. Just...wow.

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iPhone Coasters

Last week it was iPhone cupcakes, this week it is iPhone coasters. Apple fan or not, these are pretty cool.

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Circuit City Posts Loss As Sales Woes Continue

Circuit City says it will initiate a comprehensive review of its business after posting a hefty 2Q loss. Part of the company’s plan to turn things around is improving the “customer experience” in their stores. I don’t have a CC in my area so I cannot comment on the customer service but I am interested to hear about your experiences.

"Clearly, the performance of the company is unacceptable to all of our stakeholders, and it is imperative that we take the right steps to accelerate our turnaround," said James A. Marcum, who was appointed acting chief executive a week ago with the ouster of Philip J. Schoonover.

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ASUS N10 Netbook Running CoD 4

There is a review out today showing the Atom powered ASUS N10 netbook running Windows Vista and even a round or two of Call of Duty 4. Although classified as a netbook, this thing is a lot bigger than the MSI Wind we showed you the other day.

(For those of you that want to get right to it, CoD4 game play starts at the 9:30 mark)

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Gaming News

1280x720 Duke Nukem Forever Screenshots @ VE3D

Gears of War 2 Welcomes Casual Gamers @ Shacknews

Reporter’s Son Sells Xbox 360 For PS3, Now Back on Xbox 360 @ CBS

SKATE 2 Tricks Movie @ FileShack

XBLA This Week: War World @ Kotaku

Apple Tumbles on Consumer Spending Concerns

Apple shares took a 16% nose dive today, the largest drop in seven years, amid concerns Apple and other consumer electronics will suffer as the economy slows.

Two brokerages cut their price targets, earnings forecasts and stock recommendations on the company, which also makes iPod music players and iPhones. "We worry that consensus estimates have not been revised down to reflect slowing global consumer demand and that a broadly positive investment bias ... limits upside to (Apple) shares over the next three to six months," said Morgan Stanley analyst Kathryn Huberty.

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Creepy Speakers

Check out these creepy little speakers called “speaker buddies.” I don’t know about you, but for some odd reason, I can’t take my eyes off the damn things. Imagine having these things sitting on your desk 24/7.

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Falcon 1 Launch Video

Here is a video for all of you that missed the Falcon 1 launch yesterday. The successful launch makes the Falcon 1 the world's first privately developed liquid fuel rocket to orbit the Earth. The video is just over nine minutes long.

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