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Shouting At Your Computer Doesn’t Help

Myth Busted: Shouting at your computer doesn’t improve its performance, just helps your temper. We’ve all been there. Whether it’s due to those ...

By The_root_of_all_evil Legacy AuthorJanuary 5, 2009

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Zombie Zunes Are Back From The Dead

Microsoft has resolved the glitch that caused older Zunes to lock up, bringing them back from the dead. 2008 carried both an extra ...

By The_root_of_all_evil Legacy AuthorJanuary 5, 2009

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UK Housewives Live Online

The Chinese spend 44% of their leisure time online, but are pwned by UK housewives with 47%. In the study by global marketing ...

By The_root_of_all_evil Legacy AuthorDecember 31, 2008

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Time Warner Cable Set To Lose Viacom Channels

Nickelodeon, MTV, VH1 and Comedy Central are set to disappear from Time Warner Cable’s lineup on Midnight Wednesday, if a deal with Viacom ...

By The_root_of_all_evil Legacy AuthorDecember 31, 2008

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2008: Amazon’s Best Ever Christmas

Despite the credit crunch and some moaning staff , Amazon has had a VERY Merry Christmas. Just a few figures to put this ...

By The_root_of_all_evil Legacy AuthorDecember 29, 2008

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Are Websites to be Age Restricted?

To all those that thought it was just Australia, think again. UK Culture Secretary Andy Burnham suggests websites should carry film-style restrictions, to ...

By The_root_of_all_evil Legacy AuthorDecember 29, 2008

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A Vampire, a Werewolf and a Ghost Walk Into a TV Show…

Coming soon to a TV near you (if your TV is in the UK, anyway): the Soap Opera of the Dead. Today, the ...

By The_root_of_all_evil Legacy AuthorDecember 23, 2008

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Zoey Knows The Sound Of Three Hands Clapping

The lovely Zoey in Left4Dead seems to have more than a little in common with Zaphod Beeblebrox. Back in October, Valve was running ...

By The_root_of_all_evil Legacy AuthorDecember 22, 2008

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Australia Looking To Filter BitTorrent

Australia’s four year plan is trialling peer-to-peer filtering under the head of Senator Stephen Conroy. The plan was originally thought to only contain ...

By The_root_of_all_evil Legacy AuthorDecember 22, 2008

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