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Editor-in-Chief, RealTechNews
You, yes you webmaster, you are warned, that Internet Explorer 8 will have its next public release, Beta 2, in Q3. Why the warning? Well, as you recall, Internet Explorer 8 will be standards-compliant, and will be released in that mode by default. Since many web sites are coded [...]
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By Michael Santo
Editor-in-Chief, RealTechNews
Let’s be precise here: by PDA we don’t mean “public display of affection.” Nope, the Alton Towers Resort is banning personal digital assistants during May Half Term (May 25th – June 1st inclusive).
The new policy, a pilot program, was announced on Alton Towers Resort’s web site. According to the site, the [...]
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By Michael Santo
Editor-in-Chief, RealTechNews
Watchmen is arguably one of the greatest comic book mini-series ever written. Next March, Warner Bros. hopes to answer the question “Who watches the Watchmen” with millions of dollars worth of ticket sales. At the same time, Warner Bros. hopes to boost flagging DVD sales with a unique new idea.
A [...]
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Editor-in-Chief, RealTechNews
Billionaire J.R. Simplot, whose wealth earned him the title of “spud king” of America, passed away Sunday at his Boise home (where else but Boise for the “spud king”) at the age of 99.
Simplot and his family were ranked at No. 80 on Forbes magazine’s 2006 list of richest Americans, with an [...]
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Contributing Writer, RealTechNews
 Remote Viewing with Motion Detection
Our previous Swann Communications product review was about the Digital Private Eye.
It was a handy device, unobtrusive but ultimately rather limited.
The DVR4-Pro-Net Combo Kit is a much more professional setup and a bit more complicated, both to install and to suss out the various features.
With 4 CCTV [...]
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Editor-in-Chief, RealTechNews
It’s no secret that Zune sales are a fraction of those of the iPod, and GameStop has seen enough. In its earnings call on Thursday, GameStop indicated it has exited the Zune marketplace.
David Carlson, Chief Financial Officer of GameStop, said on the call:
The hardware margin was down slightly from the prior [...]
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What we like about the Mac Pro is that Apple designed it in such a way that it is super simple to upgrade – especially as it pertains to hard drives. In this episode, we show you how easy it is to add a new hard drive to your Mac Pro in under five minutes!
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Editor-in-Chief, RealTechNews
Mozilla has announced a rough date for final release of Firefox 3 as well as a date-driven release schedule for Firefox 3.1.
Firefox 3 is now slated for “sometime in June,” while Firefox 3.1 is scheduled for the end of the year. The delay for 3 (besides Firefox’s own bugs) is [...]
