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German Government Advises Against using Internet Explorer

Well, the pile of bad news continues for Microsoft as a result of the cyber attacks on Google by the Chinese government. It originally broke that this happened as a result of a security flaw in the Internet Explorer browser, which Google tried to sweep under the rug because this showed that their employees were not using Chrome or Firefox (the two browsers that they have supported). Now the German government is recommending to web users worldwide not to use the Internet Explorer browser due...

ATI Radeon HD 5670 Review

I am glad to hear about ATI finally getting down to business, for quite a while nVidia has been stealing the show. The new ATI Radeon HD 5670 has been released by AMD, and it looks like a great graphics card for the average Joe that isn't trying to squeak out every last ounce of performance from their machine. The "Redwood" GPU in this chip is more or less what you would find in the more upscale chips (5700 or 5800 series) with less processing units. There are 400 processing units, with a...

Wii Netflix Streaming without an HD Option?

I saw an interesting video on CNBC - Wii Netflix Streaming which is an interview with Nintendo America president and NetFlix. This means that you can now get streaming content from NetFlix to your computer, Xbox 360, PS3, or Wii. You can watch unlimited movies on the streaming service as long as you have at least a $9 NetFlix subscription. As 23.4 million Wii units have been sold, this should act as a huge platform for NetFlix to expand their business. Ever since Wii was released it has...

Google China Controversy – Blessing in Disguise

If you haven't heard the story yet, the Chinese government has been using Google's "Gmail" service in China to monitor the communications of human rights activists. According to Google's "A New Approach To China", their servers were compromised for two accounts, although information gathered included only email creation dates, and subject lines (not the content of the emails). Dozens of other accounts globally were also accessed by third parties, most likely a result of malware or phishing...