Author Archives for Tyler Cooper
New World of Warcraft Patch Stops Cheaters…Again
I am in the process of installing a massive new World of Warcraft patch, and decided to read the details of the patch. By now, you probably know that you can get by WoW’s previous cheater sniffer with the use of Sony’s Rootkit. Could this be Blizzard’s answer to Sony’s Rootkit? Here [...]
Netgear Shows Off New 85Mbps Power Line 4-port Switch
Netgear, the maker off all home networking products, showed off its new powerline 4-port switch this morning. This may not seem that interesting, but this product brings powerline networking a huge step forward. With speeds up to 85Mbps, it is close to 6 times faster than the previous HomePlug powerline networking sollution.
This is [...]
Whats New at ThinkGeek This Week?
The guys over at ThinkGeek have been busy this week. They have some new gadgets and other random geek paraphernalia for your geeky pleasure. Here is a list of the latest and greatest on the ThinkGeek shelves.
The Skype Cordless phone. Add this phone to your VoIP service to make and receive calls [...]
HOW-TO: Use Google’s Mobile Tools
Google Mobile is one of the latest array of tools Google has offered for free. Google Mobile offers so much information, it is a wonder why more people don’t use it, or even know it exists. Here is a quick rundown of Google Mobile’s features, and how to use them.
There are many features [...]
How to use Google’s Mobile Tools
Google Mobile is one of the latest array of tools Google has offered for free. Google Mobile offers so much information, it is a wonder why more people don’t use it, or even know it exists. Here is a quick rundown of Google Mobile’s features, and how to use them.
There are many features [...]
NVIDIA’s 7800GTX 512MB Graphics Card Gets Reviewed
Recently NVIDIA responded to ATI’s latest graphics card, the X1800GT. The X1800GT was tested, and proved to be an all around better graphics card. NVIDIA wasn’t about to be outdone, and they have released the new GeForce 7800GTX 512MB beast of a graphics card. A few major PC reviewers got their lucky [...]
Toshiba Tosses Us Yet Another DAP
Toshiba just announced a new line of gigabeat flash based DAPs today in two storage capacities and “cosmetic designs.” The new audio players feature 1.1″ OLED color screens, 14 hours of battery life, a built-in FM tuner, and voice recorder. The supported file formats are WMA, MP3, WAV, and JPEG images.
“gigabeat Flash players [...]
Volvo Develops Video Game to Promote Product Line
Volvo Cars of North America announced today that they have developed an Xbox video game, ‘Volvo Drive for Life,’ to help promote their product line. Volvo has created multiple test tracks to allow customers to understand how their various safety features work in a simulation environment.
According to Volvo, “Players will experience firsthand the benefits [...]
Student Gets $117,500 for Bitching About His Teachers
A New Jersey kid just scored over 100,000 dollars today. Ryan Dwyer filed a lawsuit two years ago against his middle school, yes middle school, because the school forced him to shut down a blog he created. They forced him to shut down his blog because he was bashing the school, and criticizing [...]
The Police Snoop on Sony for Snooping on Customers
The European police have been called in to look into Sony’s BMG music service. Computer software giant Computer Associates has tipped the Police that Sony may be spying on its customers as a way to end the theft of illegal pirating of music. According to an organization with the longest acronym for a [...]
