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China has almost passed the USA in terms of spam output. They also lead the world in internet censorship. More than 111 million Chinese use the Web, a number that is rapidly increasing and could surpass the number of U.S. Internet users in the not-too-distant future.
Lil spotted this technology blog on NewScientist, with a few interesting things like fire-fighting house paint and a self-balancing bicycle.
Aftahours spotted a story on Slashdot about someone not liking a Google tribute logo that they put up recently. The ARS demanded that Google removed the logo, and Google complied, though not without adding that it did not believe it was in violation of copyright.
Here's a bit more info from tafedude on the (US-based) ABC putting free TV episodes on the net: On Monday 10th April 2006 , Disney-owned ABC (USA TV Station) announced plans to put Lost, Alias, Desperate Housewives, Commander-in-Chief on the Internet for free as part of a two-month trial beginning in May 2006. The Net-accessible episodes, which will be available the day after the shows air, will be archived so viewers can watch any shows they miss. Viewers will access the shows on the ABC Web site where they'll be able fast-forward, pause and rewind entire episodes. Short commercials will be aired with the programs, viewers will not be able to fast-forward through them.
PCPerspective checked out NVIDIA's latest mobile GPUs, the 7900 GTX and 7900 GS. The GS is identical to the GTX but the GS has less Shader and Geometry processors/pipes, and a lower memory/clock frequency. However, the GS does have better/lower power consumption, so it will be interesting to see how this compares in reality to the Go 7900 GTX and more importantly the competing ATI Radeon Mobility X1600.
DriverHeaven checked out ATI's AVIVO using an AIW ATI X1800XL and a TV Wonder Elite. To be more specific AVIVO specifically targets high definition formats like HDTV, Blu-ray and HD-DV and ATI’s new cards with AVIVO technology strive to give end users the best, most vibrant video quality available.
PCPerspective have a review and modding project involving Cooler Master's Stacker 830 full-tower case. Side panel fans were added, as well as support for the longer 1 kWatt power supplies and windows replaced mesh on some sides.
Eroda spotted an Aussie guy running Day of Defeat (Half Life:Source) on a MacBook Pro for the purpose of benchmarking. I was seriously impressed how fast it was just running Windows once all the drivers for the various hardware components had been added.
Eroda also sent in an article titled Where Vista Fails. Glass windows sound like a great idea, until you actually use them. Surely Microsoft can do better than this.
Bit-Tech spent a little time with the girlz 0f destruction, an all-female gaming clan from Sweden. We asked Tim Brown, Marketing Manager for VIA's Corporate Marketing Division in Taiwan, whether this was a serious endeavour: "This is probably one of the largest single marketing efforts, financially speaking, we've ever done," he told us.
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