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<title><![CDATA[Get Your PC DIY Fix In Tonight!]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:03:00 CDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Long time [H]'er "im_electronic" is getting his build on tonight and letting us all watch.  As I am typing this he is getting all his parts laid out and ready for installation.  Here is a forum thread that will give you a link to his build list.  Here is the UStream link to watch him go.  If he pulls it out and starts jerkin' it, don't hold me responsible.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft Pulls Bing App From Non-U.S. Stores]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:03:00 CDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Not wanting to be left out of all the app controversy on the internet today, Microsoft pulled it's Bing app from all international app stores. When asked for a comment, a Microsoft executive said "it's because those other app stores smell funny." Okay…I made that last part up.   

The good folks in Redmond are quoted as saying that the app was never intended for international markets, and was instead supposed to be destined for the United States alone. The company claims that it is working on international versions of Bing for iPhone, but it remained mum on when these would be made available. 

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<title><![CDATA[Food Fight: Greenpeace Invades Nestle's Facebook Page]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:03:00 CDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Environmental activist group Greenpeace, hot off of last week's protest of Facebook, is now using Facebook to protest Nestle (the candy bar people). Apparently one of Nestle's reps got pissy with the protesters over altered company logos and then all hell broke loose from there. 

Putting aside all judgment on who's right and who's wrong in this situation, we are seeing the dark side of the Facebook fan page: when what was intended to be an open way for fans to show their support was turned into a billboard of outrage on behalf of critics, and with a company representative in obvious panic over how to tame the mob. It's rare that public opposition will reach a truly uncontrollable level, but when it does, it's ugly.

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<title><![CDATA[[H]ardware Round-Up II]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:03:00 CDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Cases & Modding
Aerocool PGS Qx-2000 Cube Case @ ThinkComputers

ETC.
MSI Wind12 U230 Netbook @ TestFreaks
Trust SoundForce USB Powered Portable Speakers @ DSM

Video
HIS Radeon HD 5670 Video Card @ Tweaknews
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<title><![CDATA[Apple Bans Game After Dev Disses App Store]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:03:00 CDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Last week a developer talked trash on Apple's app store but the company took the criticism in stride and implemented changes to its store to better serve developers. Just kidding, Apple banned his game from the app store.

Last week, game developer Tommy Refenes publicly called Apple's app store "awful" and "horrible." This week, Apple yanked his game from their store. There are a couple of reasons that may have compelled Apple to remove Zits & Giggles, a pimple-popping game for the iPhone and iPod Touch, from the App store. 

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<title><![CDATA[My Mom's on Facebook]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:03:00 CDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Do you have a Facebook page&#63; Yes&#63; Well, your worst nightmare is about to come true…your mom is on Facebook.



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<title><![CDATA[Modern Warfare 2 In Real Life]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:03:00 CDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Not only did this guy build a real-world replica of "The Pit" level in CoD: Modern Warfare 2, he actually challenged a real Special Forces soldier to a race…video game versus reality. The video isn't available in the U.S. but you can see a bit of the level this guy built in this video. Thanks to Al for the link. 

  

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<title><![CDATA[Judge Orders Website To Delay Copying of Broker Reports]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:03:00 CDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A U.S. District Judge ordered a web site to stop disseminating the stock recommendations of financial services firms until its clients can be notified first.

"Fly's core business is its free-riding off the sustained, costly efforts by the firms and other investment institutions to generate equity research that is highly valued by investors," the judge said. She said the company did no equity research of its own.

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<link>http://www.hardocp.com/news/2010/03/19/judge_orders_website_to_delay_copying_broker_reports/</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Gaming [H]eadlines]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:03:00 CDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Dissecting the Splinter Cell: Conviction Demo @ Joystiq 
Jamie Foxx Joins Kane & Lynch Flick @ Kotaku
MAG Getting Free 'Trooper Gear Pack' DLC @ Shacknews
Paradox Sues SouthPeak @ Blue's News 
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<title><![CDATA[AMD's ATI Catalyst 10.3a Driver Performance]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:03:00 CDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Our evaluation of AMD's ATI Catalyst 10.3a driver performance is now online. If you want to know what this new non-WHQL "performance" driver has to offer, hit the link above, we have all the information you need in one easy location. 

Quite simply, we are going to compare the latest officially released driver, Catalyst 10.2 WHQL to the newly released ATI Catalyst 10.3a Preview driver. We will be running five games in an apples-to-apples scenario, meaning all in-game settings, resolution, AA and AF are set at the exact same settings.

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<link>http://www.hardocp.com/news/2010/03/19/amds_ati_catalyst_103a_driver_performance/</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Multitasking Criminal of the Day]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:03:00 CDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It would seem that the path to becoming a successful thief isn't possessing the ability to multitask. Seriously, after breaking into a store, the guy starts surfing porn on the store computer before logging on to MySpace and then trying to sell stolen goods online. This guy wasn't arrested to protect the public, he was probably arrested for being a threat to himself. What an idiot. 

A burglar who spent about five hours on a store's computer after breaking into the business gave police all the clues they needed to track him down. Investigators said the 17-year-old logged into his MySpace account while at Bella Office Furniture and that made it easy for them to find him. He also spent time looking at pornography and trying to sell stolen items, all while using the business' computer. 

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<link>http://www.hardocp.com/news/2010/03/19/multitasking_criminal_day/</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Disgusting Computer Award]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:03:00 CDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[And the award for the most disgusting computer of the week goes to this guy. I wouldn't recommend viewing these picture if you just ate. You've been warned. Blame Izzy R. for this one.

   

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<title><![CDATA[[H]ardware Round-Up]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:03:00 CDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Cases & Modding
Level 10 Super Gaming Case by Thermaltake @ Legit Reviews
NZXT Tempest Evo Crafted Series Case @ Pro-Clockers

ETC.
NVIDIA ION vs. Radeon HD 4330 Graphics @ Phoronix

Memory/ Storage
OCZ Agility Series 60 GB SSD @ LanOC

Motherboards
4-Way Intel H55 Motherboard Shootout  @ TechSpot
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<title><![CDATA[Windows 7 SP1 To Have "Minor Updates"]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:03:00 CDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The official Windows 7 blog was updated yesterday with details of the upcoming service pack for Windows 7. According to the blog entry, things are going well with the service pack which currently only needs "minor updates." 

For Windows 7, SP1 includes only minor updates, among which are previous updates that are already delivered through Windows Update. SP1 for Windows 7 will, however, deliver an updated Remote Desktop client that takes advantage of RemoteFX introduced in the server-side with SP1 for Windows Server 2008 R2. 

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<title><![CDATA[Intel Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:03:00 CDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Intel Corporation's board of directors has declared a 15.75 cents per share quarterly dividend on the company's common stock. The dividend will be payable on June 1, 2010 to stockholders of record on May 7, 2010.

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<title><![CDATA[AMD's ATI Catalyst 10.3a Driver Performance ]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:03:00 CDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[AMD's new "performance" driver is out in the form of the non-WHQL Catalyst 10.3a.  This driver provides performance improvements compared to 10.2 WHQL.  We run apples-to-apples test in the latest games to see just how much faster it is in real-world gaming environments.    ]]></description>
<link>http://www.hardocp.com/article/2010/03/19/amds_ati_catalyst_103a_driver_performance/</link>
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<title><![CDATA[AMD's ATI 10.3a Catalyst Driver Update]]></title>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:03:00 CDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[AMD is putting out a new "performance" driver that sports some very aggressive frame rate increases according to AMD.  The new "10.3a" driver will soon be released to the enthusiast with a WHQL driver coming in shortly behind that.  Interestingly enough, the non-WHQL will have a couple more tweaks than the WHQL version.  Let's give you the details.]]></description>
<link>http://www.hardocp.com/article/2010/03/16/amds_ati_103a_catalyst_driver_update/</link>
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<title><![CDATA[PowerColor PCS+ HD5870 & HD5850 Video Card Review]]></title>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:03:00 CDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[We are going to take an in-depth look at the PowerColor PCS+ HD5870 and HD5850 today.  Both video cards offer a custom configuration, with higher clock speeds, but you might just be surprised at what these video cards don't offer you.  This is also the first time we'll be using ALL DX11/DX10 video games for testing.]]></description>
<link>http://www.hardocp.com/article/2010/03/15/powercolor_pcs_hd5870_hd5850_video_card_review/</link>
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<title><![CDATA[First Time Gaming Experience with ATI Eyefinity ]]></title>
<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:03:00 CST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There has been a lot of talk about getting Eyefinity working with the latest games.  We wanted to cover this with the latest and greatest games out in the last couple of weeks.  We run Bad Company 2, Supreme Commander 2, and Aliens vs. Predator for the first time and show you what it takes to configure the games for a 3x1 Eyefinity Landscape configuration at 5760x1200.  ]]></description>
<link>http://www.hardocp.com/article/2010/03/14/first_time_gaming_experience_ati_eyefinity/</link>
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<title><![CDATA[ASUS P7P55D-E Premium Motherboard Review]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:03:00 CST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ASUS has updated its line up once again with yet another addition to the P7P55D family of motherboards. The P7P55D-E Premium brings the highly anticipated USB 3.0 and SATA 6G features to Intel's LGA1156 platform but what does that mean for the enthusiast&#63;  ]]></description>
<link>http://www.hardocp.com/article/2010/03/12/asus_p7p55de_premium_motherboard_review/</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Budget Cooler Roundup]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:03:00 CST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Lots of CPU cooling to do for LGA 1366 or LGA 1156&#63;  Not a lot of money&#63;  We take a look at three sub-$40 CPU air coolers and see what we get.  If you are looking for a speedy build on a budget, maybe one of our somewhat under-the-radar coolers will help you out.]]></description>
<link>http://www.hardocp.com/article/2010/03/11/budget_cooler_roundup/</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Counterfeit Intel CPU Saga Comes to a Close]]></title>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:03:00 CST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This is hopefully our last installment of covering this debacle.  We cover where we were right and where we were misinformed.  ]]></description>
<link>http://www.hardocp.com/article/2010/03/08/counterfeit_intel_cpu_saga_comes_to_close/</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Newegg Sticks with "demo boxes" - Intel Counters]]></title>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:03:00 CST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[You bought what&#63;  And you got what&#63;  Oh, no problem, that is just an Intel "demo box," oops, our goof.  Newegg continues to lie to its customers.]]></description>
<link>http://www.hardocp.com/article/2010/03/07/newegg_sticks_demo_boxes_intel_counters/</link>
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<title><![CDATA[ASUS Maximus III Extreme Motherboard Review]]></title>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:03:00 CST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Maximus III Extreme is the newest member of ASUS ROG (Republic of Gamers) product line, with the board squarely aimed at the high end enthusiast market.  With the stiff competition in the Intel arena currently, this board definitely  has its work cut out for it.  We take a good look at what the MIIIE can do for the air and water cooling overclockers.]]></description>
<link>http://www.hardocp.com/article/2010/03/07/asus_maximus_iii_extreme_motherboard_review/</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Newegg Selling Fake Intel CPUs]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:03:00 CST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Did you just order an Intel Core i7-920 CPU from Newegg&#63;  Have you opened the box yet to check and see what is inside of it&#63;  We highly suggest you do.]]></description>
<link>http://www.hardocp.com/article/2010/03/05/newegg_selling_fake_intel_cpus/</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Enermax MODU87+ 700W Power Supply Review]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:03:00 CST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Enermax has been one of the "de facto standard" names in computer power supplies for years now.  Enermax continually comes to the enthusiast with solidly built power supplies that deliver top notch power and stability for years and years.  Today we are looking at the MODU87+ 700 watt PSU and its Dynamic Hybrid Transformer Topology technology, AKA DHT.]]></description>
<link>http://www.hardocp.com/article/2010/03/04/enermax_modu87_700w_power_supply_review/</link>
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<title><![CDATA[890GX / SB850 Chipset Motherboard Video Preview]]></title>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:03:00 CST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Today AMD is announcing its newest generation motherboard chipset family on the Gigabyte 890GPA-UD3H motherboard.  It is comprised of the 890GX Northbridge, and SB850 Southbridge.  If you are looking for a board with integrated graphics, you had better put the AMD 890GX on your short list.  We are more excited about seeing native SATA 6Gb/s RAID than anything else, and we queue up a 4-disk RAID 0 array worthy of 4TB.]]></description>
<link>http://www.hardocp.com/article/2010/03/02/890gx_sb850_chipset_motherboard_video_preview/</link>
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<title><![CDATA[AMD's ATI Radeon HD 5830 Review ]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:02:00 CST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This is the video card gamers have been waiting for, an answer to the gap that exists between the Radeon HD 5770 and Radeon HD 5850 has been delivered.  The Radeon HD 5830 launches today, and it offers price and performance right in-between these two video cards.  If you are looking for a great value, this is it.]]></description>
<link>http://www.hardocp.com/article/2010/02/25/amds_ati_radeon_hd_5830_review/</link>
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<title><![CDATA[AMD ATI Radeon Dongle and GSOD Issues Addressed]]></title>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:02:00 CST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[While most ATI Radeon 5800 series video card owners are having great experiences, there are some people out there that have issues with the technology.  This article will hopefully let you know a little more about the issues and what is being done to address DP to DVI dongle problems and GSODs.]]></description>
<link>http://www.hardocp.com/article/2010/02/23/amd_ati_radeon_dongle_gsod_issues_addressed/</link>
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<title><![CDATA[BioShock 2 Gameplay Performance and Image Quality]]></title>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:02:00 CST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[BioShock 2 is here for your damp dark pleasure. BioShock, its predecessor, was a feast for the eyes when it was launched back in 2007, but does the aging engine stand up well to today's video cards and today's expectations&#63; We'll check it out with six of today's best video cards.  Now, who's your Big Daddy&#63; ]]></description>
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