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Clarification on Silverlight XBL Dashboard Ads
Major Nelson has posted a little info on the pseudo-controversy over Microsoft’s plans to bring Silverlight ads to LIVE.

I’ve seen quite a bit...
Gaming News
Asteroids to Become Blockbuster Hollywood Flick @ Shacknews
Left 4 Dead DLC By End of Summer @ Joystiq
Person Wins Messed Up Xbox 360 @...
Enermax Liberty Eco 620W Power Supply
If you need a good PSU without breaking the bank, you might want to give our evaluation of the Enermax Liberty Eco 620W a look....
More Pornography Sneaks onto the iPhone
Got child pornography on your iPhone? If you bought this iPhone app you might. This whole thing with developers being able to add content after...
Microsoft Pulls Vomit Ad
Those new IE 8 ads featuring Dean Cain are pretty damn funny but it seems that the latest installment went a little too far for...
[H]ardware Round-Up
Cases & Modding
Maxcube Amoris 6010 Case @ Overclockers Club

Cooling
CoolIT Domino A.L.C Watercooling Kit @ Tech-Reviews
Evercool Buffalo Heatpipe HSF @...
Ban Caller-ID Spoofing?
That blind kid that got himself sent to prison for "swatting" has renewed the debate over caller-ID spoofing. My question is this…what is a legitimate...
Psystar Emerges From Bankruptcy With New Product
And the award for "biggest sucker for punishment" goes to these guys. The sad part is that they went from dumb to having brass balls...
MySpace Not Liable for Assaults
The Second District Court of Appeals in Los Angeles has ruled that MySpace and other social network sites cannot be held liable for crimes its...
Neighbors Complain About Bikini Fireworks Stand
What the!?!?! Why aren’t there any bikini fireworks stands by my house? Looks like I know where all of us are shopping for fireworks this...

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Oh Look, Citizen Journalists Can Do Real Investigative Reporting
The newspaper people will tell you that if they are obliterated by the evil internets one of the big loses will be investigative journalism. ...
Canadian TV Station Selectively Issuing Copyright Takedowns?
A couple people have sent in this story, where the Canadian TV station Business News Network is apparently issuing takedowns on certain videos...
Judge Tosses Out Lori Drew Ruling
The Lori Drew verdict finding her guilty of computer hacking because she may have broken MySpace's terms of service (without even having read them)...
New Jersey Politician Adds Most GPS Devices To Driver Distractions To Ban
We've pointed out time and time again how silly it is for politicians to run around trying to ban each and every driver distraction,...
Blizzard The Latest To Kill Features, Call It An Upgrade
A bunch of folks have been sending in variations on the news that Blizzard has killed off LAN support for StarCraft II. ...
Even More eMusic Features Disabled?
This is really unfortunate. eMusic used to be a great example of how treating customers right and with respect and trust could win over...
Another City Caught Lowering Yellow Light Times To Catch More Red Light Runners
It's been shown repeatedly that redlight cameras don't appear to make intersections any safer, but they do act as a nice revenue generator for cities....
District Court Bans 'Catcher In The Rye' Sequel; Since When Did The US Ban Books?
Last month, we wrote about a lawsuit from JD Salinger over an attempt to publish a "sequel" to Salinger's famous Catcher in the Rye...
Jammie Thomas Decides To Appeal Constitutionality Of $1.92 Million Damages Award
As we speculated earlier this week, given the silence from the Jammie Thomas camp since the $1.92 million verdict against her, we assumed...
Taiwan Regulators Tell Dell It Must Sell Mispriced Monitors At $15
Ever since e-commerce began there have been stories of mispriced items -- and following that, stories of the mad rush to buy the mispriced product...