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Hulu Plus has 14% more content |
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Written by Jason "Fujitsu" Schneider
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Friday, 27 August 2010 |
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We've talked about the newly released subscription-based "Hulu Plus" on WeeklyTechUpdate a few times, but just what exactly do you get if you decide to start paying? Well, it appears you get 14% more content and Engadget breaks down what you get right over here and you can make your own decision if its worth it to start paying or just stick with the free version.
Hulu Plus is more than just extra content, it's an iOS, game console and TV-based app
that streams in HD, but if programming is indeed your primary concern,
you might be disappointed with what's included in your $10 monthly fee.
Research firm One Touch Intelligence decided to catalog each and every
episode on Hulu and Hulu Plus, and discovered the paid service had
28,418 full-length episodes -- only 14 percent more than regular Hulu's
24,854 -- during one week of testing in August. Looking at the sample
chart immediately above, it's plain to see you're getting your money's
worth if you're a Supernanny or Law & Order fan, but Hulu's got a content deal or three to make if it wants Hulu Plus to leapfrog its existing ad-supported service.
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Facebook Controversy Timeline |
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Written by Jason "Fujitsu" Schneider
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Friday, 27 August 2010 |
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Facebook has been no stranger to controversy especially when it comes to privacy. The guys over at Mashable have come up with a "Facebook Controversy Timeline" which recaps the biggest controversies that have faced Facebook in the past 6 year.
The release of Facebook Places
raised serious privacy concerns for users of the social network. Places
allows users to alert their friends to where they are by checking-in to
a nearby location, often via mobile phone. Users can also view the
location of nearby friends and the information they’ve posted about
locations.
Critics of the feature point out that under Places’
default setting, a user can tag a friend’s location even if that friend
is not physically in that location. What’s more, all checkins will
appear in the News Feed and activity stream for that place, unless
otherwise specified. If this sounds like over-sharing to you and you’d
like to opt out, you can change your privacy settings.
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Commodore released Atom-powered PC in replica case |
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Written by Jason "Fujitsu" Schneider
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Friday, 27 August 2010 |
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If you miss your Commodore 64 good news, Commodore USA is releasing a new Atom-powered PC in a replica Commodore64 case. You should have a little more horsepower than the original and should be able to play all your retro games. Engadget has more here.
We have a fondness for Commodore computers (as you've probably noticed
by now) and we are psyched that Commodore USA is still flying the flag
for the once-ubiquitous brand, but as they always are in this biz,
things are a little... complicated. We were first contacted way back in
March when the company shared the news that it had acquired the rights to sell PCs under the name. Then what happened? Turns out this was not exactly the case... although CEO Barry Altman assured us that they were on their way towards hammering out a deal.
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Sentry LXE External Fan Controller |
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Written by Benjamin "Zeus" Heide
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Thursday, 26 August 2010 |
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 We have just posted our review of the NZXT Sentry LXE Fan Controller. This is a desktop fan controller that is finished in high-quality aluminum and features a touch screen interface. It can control and manage five temperature and fan zones in your PC. For $60 this is a real bargain so make sure to check our review for all the details.
Using the NZXT Sentry LXE is very straight forward. You have the option to set each fan in manual mode or set it to auto. The touch screen makes it a breeze. When in manual mode, just touch the screen on the desired fan and then adjust it with the plus or minus symbol to your desired speed. Auto is the setting that I prefer as it automatically adjusts fan speed according to temperature at each probe. For example; if your hard drive starts to heat up the Sentry LXE Fan Controller will automatically adjust the speed of that particular fan to accommodate for the change in temperature.
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Youtube passes Yahoo for #3 |
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Written by Jason "Fujitsu" Schneider
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Thursday, 26 August 2010 |
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According to Alexa (webstat provider), Youtube has surpassed Yahoo for #3 on the most visited website list. I'm a bit surprised that Yahoo was still #3 only days ago, but I'm not surprised that Google is still #1 and Facebook is #2. Head on over to TheNextWeb for more internet stat information.
In an interesting testament to what users consume on the Internet, YouTube has just passed Yahoo! for the #3 spot of the “most visited”
sites on Alexa. Numbers 1 and 2, as you might expect, belong to Google
and Facebook respectively, but YouTube’s launch into the 3rd slot is an
interesting change.
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Written by Jason "Fujitsu" Schneider
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Thursday, 26 August 2010 |
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Not everyone needs (or wants) a super expensive paparazzi-looking expensive camera and just needs something to get the job done and not make pictures look terrible, and thats exactly what DigitalTrends is doing today. DigitalTrends has compiled their list of the best cameras under $300 bucks over here.
While it would it would great spending $500 or more for a digital camera,
getting the most bank for buck makes at lot of sense today—or anytime.
What follows are 10 digicams that go for less than $300 online or in
stores–and take great photographs.
You won’t find any barebones sub-$100 cameras here simply because, for
the most part, they’re not worth it even at the low price. Spend a bit
more for a solid camera and you’ll have photographic payoff that’ll last
for years.
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Written by Jason "Fujitsu" Schneider
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Thursday, 26 August 2010 |
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Most everyone who probably is reading this knows about how the HDMI cable scam and how "premium" cables are really just a waste of money since the signal is digital. MSNBC takes a closer look at the scam and you can go ahead and forward this to your friend who swears Monster HDMI cables are way better than everyone elses.
Have you seen HDMI cables online or in stores labeled "120 Hz," "240Hz"
and "480 Hz"? It's easy enough to slap such labels on HDMI cables but
it's a sham. HDMI cables can no more be manufactured for specific
refresh-rate HDTVs than a garden hose can be manufactured specifically
to water seeded lawns and sod lawns. The same water flows through either
one. The same HDTV signal flows through all HDMI cables, whether
labeled "120Hz" or "480Hz" — or not labeled at all.
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Episode #63 - Intel and McAfee Making Babies! |
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Written by Benjamin "Zeus" Heide
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Wednesday, 25 August 2010 |
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Episode #63 of Weekly Tech Update is now available
on iTunes and the Zune Marketplace.
This is our weekly podcast that covers the hottest stuff in tech - not
only around BCCHardware, but also the world. Check it out over here -
as well as a free download in the iTunes store and the Zune Marketplace.
This week we are talking Intel buying McAfee for a mere $7.7Billion, Gaming Goes (XBOX) Live on Windows Phone 7 - but not at Gamestop, and flash performance on the Android. We
have those stories and more...
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