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• Posted on February 15th 2012 by BoT
• Created by Donald Melanson
• Source: Engadget

Mike D pushes Net Neutrallity at AT&T

Michael Diamond may be best known as Mike D of the Beastie Boys, but he's also an AT&T shareholder, and he's now played a central role in forcing a shareholder vote on net neutrality. He, along with his wife Tamra Davis and John P. Silva of Silva Artist Management previously submitted a proposal to AT&T arguing that shareholders should be allowed to vote a resolution that recommended the company "publicly commit to operate its wireless broadband network consistent with network neutrality principles." AT&T unsurprisingly rejected that proposal, stating that it would "directly interfere with its network management practices," but the SEC has now stepped in and said that net neutrality has become a "significant policy consideration," and that it can no longer be excluded from shareholder ballots.

• Posted on February 13th 2012 by BoT
• Source: Reuters

U.S. and European regulators approved Google Inc's $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility and said they would keep a sharp eye on the web search giant to ensure patents critical to the telecom industry would be licensed at fair prices.

U.S. clears Google-Motorola deal, Nortel patent sale

Google Inc received U.S. antitrust approval to buy Motorola Mobility, a deal aimed at building up an arsenal of patents, and an Apple-led consortium also received the go-ahead to purchase a trove of patents from bankrupt Canadian company Nortel Networks, the Justice Department said.

The department also said on Monday that it would not hesitate to take enforcement action to ensure that essential patents -- patents needed to ensure that devices sold by different companies are interoperable -- were licensed fairly.

• Posted on February 10th 2012 by BoT
• Source: Codisha Reviews

Today comes double trouble from Spire. The company send us the Gemini Rev 2. Spire has been in the business of build computer parts and equipment for over a decade. The company is covering International markets with multiple locations strategically placed around the globe.

Taking a first look at the cooler, the general look reminds on the Prolimatech Megahalems on the other hand the Gemini Rev 2 rather seems to be an off spring of the Spire TherMax Eclipse II. Basically the TherMax Eclipse II cut down in the middle like the Megahalems. Good idea to try to breed something you know will work with something that also has a proven track record.

• Posted on February 7th 2012 by BoT
• Source: Codisha Blog

Yes you heard right or if you haven't heard it yet, you know now.

Diggnation aired it's last live show on 01/18/12. The show will go on but in a recorded setting which softens the blow.

• Posted on January 26th 2012 by BoT
• Source: Intel Newsroom

Intel has signed an agreement with RealNetworks to purchase approximately 190 patents and 170 patent applications worldwide, as well as next-generation video codec software, for $120 million. As part of the agreement, Intel will acquire RealNetworks’ foundational streaming media patents, expanding Intel’s diverse and extensive portfolio of intellectual property.

• Posted on January 25th 2012 by BoT
• Source: The White House

If you haven't seen it, watch it. If you have seen it already, watch it again.

• Posted on January 17th 2012 by BoT
• Source: Codisha Reviews

There have been many discussions on the interwebs of whether or not traditional air cooling is efficient enough and if it can provide enough performance or if water cooling can supersede it and offer things that air cooling just can't. Noise, power draw, reliability, performance and pure price are among common categories mentioned in these discussions. The camps are still divided but the manufacturers aim at the middle and aim to change that. A few years ago we started seeing hybrid all-in-one liquid cooling kits showing up on the market. The first models where still very closely related to traditional water cooling; however, soon after we started seeing more complete and pre-assembled kits taking over. And the benchmarking wars began.

Testing liquid and water cooling devices is rather different from testing air cooling devices. There are different things to consider and focus on. As we primarily focused on air cooling in this section, devices like the Antec KÜHLER H₂O 920 are difficult to pin against traditional water cooling or air cooling as it is very difficult to accomplish a level playing field. However, we would like to like to see how well they perform and how well they perform compared to air coolers.

• Posted on January 17th 2012 by BoT
• Source: Codisha Blog

Say no to SOPA and say no to PIPA.

Both SOPA and PIPA were created by big media companies, lobbyists and politicians to create and secure a new revenue stream that could render the internet as we know unusable. The bills would allow the government and companies working for the government to almost immediately shut down websites and businesses that share user created content if that content point to other content that would infringe on the said bills. Simply linking to a torrent could be the reason.

The very people that want to implement these laws are infringing on them. Gov. Lamar Smith has used content without consent and used it on it's own website. See DailyTech article: Obama Admin. Declares War on SOPA; SOPA Author Caught Stealing Work

In the Wall Street Journal, artist and author DailyTech has reported on this contiguously. The latest article: Ding, Dong SOPA is Dead

William Gibson Calls SOPA ‘Draconian’

If you feel like making a stand, you can support "Make the call, stop the wall."

• Posted on January 2nd 2012 by BoT
• Source: btarunr @ techPowerUp

In its 20th year of service, Cooler Master, an industry leading chassis, thermal solution, power supply, peripheral, and accessory manufacturer, today announced the successor to a world renowned chassis line, the Cosmos II. Incomparable in design and specifications, the Cosmos II comes in as among the first of its type. It is an Ultra Tower; a benchmark for all enclosures that exist and all that follow.

Inspired by luxurious supercars, the exterior of the Cosmos II melds aluminum, steel, and mesh into an elegant artistic piece. It utilizes a high-grade aluminum for its primary construction and form. This is supplemented by steel and mesh to add to strength, stability, and overall appeal. It maintains its trademark Cosmos profile and outlook with its reinforced aluminum rails while being further refined for today’s advancements in air/water cooling, peripheral support, and styling. Following the supercar feel, the large aluminum side panels swing wide open with a small press of a button. Aluminum sliding doors adorn the well equipped fan and LED control and I/O ports function panel on the top of the case along with the front drive bays. These serve to obscure unsightly cabling and protect drive bays and devices.

• Posted on January 1st 2012 by BoT
• Source:

Happy New Years!!!