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San Francisco (CA) – Google’s CEO says the company still hasn’t figured out how to make money from YouTube. In an interview with The New Yorker, Eric Schmidt said Google hasn’t yet monetized the millions of video views daily from YouTube, but added that the company isn’t in that big of a hurry. […]

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It’s “that time” again. Here’s the link to the compilation of pricelists, thanks to coldfreeze (HWZ).
Link.
I need to get a new handphone and broadband plan. Probably getting a mobile broadband plan too. YEAH!

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Canon announced that they will be releasing a new camera in their DSLR range that would replace the current Rebel XT (350D) and XTi (400D) range. The new camera is said to be more affordable and is aimed at entry-level photography enthusiast.
The EOS Rebel XS will boast a 10.1 megapixel resolution, 2.5″ LCD and most […]

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As you guys have noticed, Google have changed their “favicon” — that small icon you usually see at the address bar of your browser. Their are usually a symbol of a company’s brand and most websites have them.
Apparently, the people from Google are having a hard time coming out something that represents “Google”. The favicon […]

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Looking at the pictures, you can’t really tell the difference between the 700, 900 and the 1000. Not unless you take a look at it side-by-side. The Asus 1000 carries a larger 10″ LCD screen, thus allowing the ultra-portable PC to have a larger, less cramped keyboard. However, a larger screen size would mean an […]

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So we’ve heard about the Intel’s revolutionary ATOM chip which consumes less than a few watts of power. Coupled that with a mobile device, it gives you the ability to have a longer battery life without much sacrifice with regards to performance. Asus saw the opportunity and used the Atom chip on its ever-popular Eee-PC.
The […]

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In the next few month, Asus will introduce Splashtop (or known as “Express Gate”) in their notebook series which allows you to surf the web in seconds after booting! Hence, you’ll be free from that dreaded waiting time for your laptop to switch on.
Asus will be the first laptop manufacturer to bring in Splashtop into […]

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It is incredible just how big the effects of the newly discovered error in open source key generation is
For all the criticism of Microsoft and its security flaws, the software giant has made an impressive turnaround.  While Vista has been derided for a variety of reasons, most would agree that it’s much more secure than […]

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VeriSign, the internet services company has announced that the cost of registering internet domain names ending in .com and .net is set to rise, the first of many such announcements expected this year. The company, which deals with the domain registering for a large number of ISPs worldwide, as well as many large enterprises, plans […]

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Seven out of ten orders for the Eee PC are going unfulfilled according to reports, as the notebook falls victim to its own popularity and a shortage of components. Asus is struggling to source batteries for the Eee PC following a fire at an LG Chem plant earlier this month claims Kevin Lin, vice president […]

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