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Face it The best stuff is expensive

04 Sep 2010

The 032 amplifier’s sculptured metalwork is drop-dead gorgeous. The amplifier’s front and sides are covered by machined heat sinks. They provide optimal cooling for the stereo 240-watt-per-channel amplifier’s output transistors, eliminating the need for noisy fans. Burmester components, fully decked out in chrome, are a startling sight to behold.
Here at CNET we write about [...]

Microsoft again delays Mac XML converters

29 Aug 2010

The software maker said that it plans on March 11 to deliver the first update to Office 2008 for Mac, delivering several key fixes. At the same time though, it has again pushed out the release of converters needed by users of Office 2004 to read documents saved in the new XML file formats used [...]

Reasons to like Baidu–but whose reasons are they

24 Aug 2010

I was all ready to highlight what seemed like a very insightful comment on this blog by a co-founder of the advertising company CultureFish Media on the merits of Baidu, China’s leading search engine. But then I remembered Rick at CNET Asia had asked readers for reasons to love Baidu. Lo and behold, the same [...]

Bank robber hires decoys on Craigslist, fools cops

24 Aug 2010

It gets better: He then escaped in a creek headed for the Skykomish River in an inner tube, and the cops are still looking for him. “A great amount of money” was taken, Monroe police said, but did not provide a dollar value.
In an elaborate robbery scheme that’s one part The Thomas Crowne Affair and [...]

‘Psychic’ Uri Geller reaches copyright settlement

24 Aug 2010

While most of the terms of the settlement are confidential (”It’s one of those cases,” McSherry said), Explorologist did agree as part of the deal to license the disputed footage under a noncommercial Creative Commons license. A monetary settlement was also reached, but McSherry could not say in favor of whom. So Sapient and others [...]

Microsoft hopes new photo tool will boost Windows

24 Aug 2010

One of my favorite features is a slider that let me correct for discrepancies between the camera time and my GPS unit’s time.

“Photo Gallery is focused on the consumer experience. We’re looking at things more interesting to prosumers that would be complementary to Photo Gallery,” Weisberg said. “We’re also looking at Expression Media on the [...]

Gartner’s predictions leave plenty for Microsoft t

24 Aug 2010

Also of concern to folks in Redmond should be some of Gartner’s other predictions. One is that a whole lot of us will start leaving our laptops at home. Gartner is estimating that the rise of pocket-size Web surfing products at around $400 means that by 2012 half of traveling workers will be able to [...]

Best Buy issues security warning on Insignia digit

24 Aug 2010

And because the virus has been in existence for awhile, users’ antivirus software may help inoculate the virus from the digital picture frame, she noted. Cameras and USB flash drives are also not affected.

Best Buy is warning customers who purchased its Insignia 10.4-inch Digital Picture Frames that their device may be harboring a virus, according [...]

Former ‘cyberczar’ goes corporate

24 Aug 2010

On Wednesday, HBGary announced that Andy Purdy has joined their advisory board.

(Credit:
Andy Purdy)

In August, HBGary has announced a partnership with McAfee to provide forensic tools for its enterprise offerings. HBGary specializes in monitoring information systems for external and internal threats.

Purdy, while a member of the White House, co-drafted the 2003 edition of the National [...]

Graphics upgrade for Dell XPS notebook coming

24 Aug 2010

Dell will offer an Nvidia dual graphics chip upgrade for 17-inch XPS M1730 gaming notebook owners–but stepping up won’t be a cakewalk for MediaDirect users.
Some users were upset when Dell upgraded the graphics in newer models of the M1730 to the 8800M GTX. The XPS 1730 with the 8800M GTX earned a score of [...]