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Archive for June, 2006

Creative unofficially announces their mysterious new MP3 Player

Posted by Digg on 18th June 2006

Supposedly this will be their answer to the iPod Nano.

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Google Checkout: very close to launching

Posted by Digg on 18th June 2006

Google is about to launch a service called “Google Checkout” (not GBuy) to compete with PayPal for website transactions. Garret Rogers from ZDNet does some digging and finds evidence the service is closer to launching that you think!

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Hard Drive Case Mod (w/ pics)

Posted by Digg on 18th June 2006

“Got a box of old hard drives doing nothing? Put them to work housing your new computer components.”

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How Many Miles per Gallon Does Your CPU Get?

Posted by Digg on 18th June 2006

We might all be plenty happy to ogle over the next gigahertz revolution, but CNet recently pointed out that rating processor performance alone is becoming a useless measure. We can make the processors fast, the quesiton is, can we do it without burning through the mother board (and the electric bill).

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PhpBB 3 Beta 1 Released

Posted by Digg on 18th June 2006

We are pleased to announce the availability of the phpBB3 Beta1 package. With this first beta release we are officially starting the beta testing phase.

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Yahoo tops for finance sites, MSN is 2ND, Google comes in at 42.

Posted by Digg on 17th June 2006

Google is failing to make headway against Yahoo and MSN when it come to financial websites. CNN Money, CBS Marketwatch, and the IRS round out the top five.

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Google targets GPS in-car personalized advertising

Posted by Digg on 17th June 2006

“Eric Schmidt, Google CEO, believes that when he is listening to the radio in his car, radio ads should personally address him about his needs. For example, while driving past a clothing store, a radio ad should remind Eric that he needs a pair of pants and instruct him to turn left at the upcoming clothing store.”

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Google Calendar: More new features!

Posted by Digg on 16th June 2006

Google just released 2 New features for their calendar service! You can now add your so loved calendar to the google homepage as well as now you can place an interactive, graphical version of your calendar into any page that you manage!

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136,500+ DS Lites Sold In North America In Two Days

Posted by Digg on 16th June 2006

“A number of retailers across the territory report sell outs as New Super Mario Bros. and Brain Training take two of the three top spots…”

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Nintendo DS Lite Enhancements Outlined

Posted by Digg on 16th June 2006

Side by side comparisons with the DS, PSP, and a quick look at screen enhancements. “While the original DS had the look and feel of a toy, the DS Lite has successfully shed both the image and the feel all at the same time.”

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