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The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) began discussing extending the number of gTLDs (generic top-level domains) in 2005. Existing gTLDs include .com, .org or .biz. Improving Network Uptime and CapacityThursday's decision will not, of itself, create specific new gTLDs: The board has simply approved a policy proposal that will form the basis of a set of rules for creating and managing new gTLDs. Until now ICANN has kept close control over the creation of TLDs, but Thursday's vote could allow the creation of as many new gTLDs as there are domain names under the .com TLD today -- over 70 million. It could open the way for big corporations to run the…
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"Implementing a move that's been planned for months, Microsoft will no longer make Windows XP available to large computer makers, such as Dell, Lenovo, or Hewlett-Packard, or to software retailers, after June 30. It will continue to offer the OS to "system builders," that is, small, independent PC makers, through July of next year." "Monday marks XP's last official day on the market after a seven-year run, as Microsoft ceases bulk shipments and retail sales of Windows XP Professional, Home, Media Center, and Tablet PC edition." http://www.informationweek.com/news/window...ion=All+Stories
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Just in time to get ppl to buy a 360s before the August overhaul http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/007196.html "The new price point would make the Xbox $100 cheaper than Playstation 3's cheapest model, and just $50 more than the Nintendo Wii."
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Time Warner Cable Testing Powerboost Technology Comcast's "Powerboost" technology gives cable broadband users an extra boost of bandwidth for the first part of a large download (or upload), more than doubling connection speed for a limited time. Time Warner Cable is now testing Powerboost technology in select upstate NY markets.
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Just linking this as every other site known to man has. If you have not seen this by now then you have not been on the net in the last week. :P
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yz4life dartwood block party This is the block party flyer that will be passed on to a couple hundred or more people. If anybody can make flyers let me know. Garage sales and bands, what else could be better! The gaming is private this time and you must sign up!!!!!! Only thing free is going to be the bands, the swimming, poker,console gaming is going to be 10 bucks. Again u must signup so i know whose doin what at what poker table. yz4lifegaming.com is the website for signups. there is a 10 dollar buy in table and a 20 dollar table. Hit me up for any information! Need more bands, pass it on!!
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Not sure how many of you still use these... I cannot access Road Runner Newsgroups or download articles? As of June 23, 2008, Road Runner will no longer offer Newsgroups, however users can subscribe on their own to third party News providers. Why is Road Runner discontinuing their own Newsgroups service? Due to low subscriber usage Road Runner has decided to discontinue Newsgroups service as of June 23, 2008.
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,147112-c...ps/article.html The first, a high-end GeForce GTX 280 with 240 processors and 1GB of frame buffer memory, sells at a spit-take-worthy price of $649 starting June 17. What does that that mean for these PCI Express 2.0 cards that pack 1.4 billion transistors? Nvidia promises that the GTX 280 is 1.5 times faster than a high-end 8800 / 9800-series GPU. While our testing continues, we can tell you that EA's Crysis ran twice as fast at 1920 by 1200-pixel resolution with 4x Anti-Aliasing compared to Asus' EN8800GT Top (on average, 8800GT cards cost about $200. For those doing the math at home: you're getting 2x the performance…
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Battlefield Heroes... "...a new installment in its hit Battlefield series that will be distributed on the Internet as a free download." "New cartoon-style shooter will be available as a free download for PCs this summer as part of EA's new business model." "Developed by DICE, creators of the popular Battlefield franchise, Battlefield Heroes--which looks similar to Valve's Team Fortress 2--is the first game announced for Electronic Arts' new Play 4 Free business model." http://www.gamespot.com/news/6184934.html
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Microsoft is getting ready to offer a budget version of Windows XP for just $25. http://www.htlounge.net/article/6026/the-2...r-low-cost-pcs/
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This topic is mainly for Bob to drool over and to post pics of the new switch for the center tables at the LPEs. the 48 porter!
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WD VelociRaptor™ 300 GB, 3 Gb/s, 16 MB Cache, 10,000 RPM Built on the performance bloodlines of WD Raptor, these 10,000 RPM drives, with SATA 3 Gb/s interface, and 16 MB cache deliver mind-bending performance. http://www.wdc.com/en/products/Products.as...veID=459#jump11
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XBox 360 overhaul come August "So that’s about it, major Xbox 360 platform overhaul coming this summer, with some time to spare for Christmas - Blu-ray, faster graphics and what is likely to be an all-round cooler console – and the thing is assembled by Pegatron Technology."
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Some how some way I resubed my WoW... It only took hours of installing, creating a new disc 4 (as I think I used it as a frisby), patching, burning crusade discs, blah blah blah...ui set up and the like.... It was nice to fly around on my netherdrakes nad my epic bird form (druid)... Plus my old guildies are coming back to WoW as we are preparing to get organized as Warhammer Online is in the pipeline.
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