Play .MKV’s in Windows Media Center (WMC)

For a long time I had resisted converting my DVD and Blu-Ray disks into any other format because I didn’t want to lose any quality.  I had lived by this rule for a long time, and thankfully companies like QNAP and Thecus came to my storage rescue.  However, the day has come where the cost of storing all the extra garbage that comes along with these movies has opened my eyes to benefits conversions.  With that, I have began converting my movie collection to a format that allows me to lose all the excess fat, but keep my movie loss-less. Read More…


Fox News

Researchers Hack Voting Machine for $26
Fox News
Campaigning for the 2012 presidential race has already begun, but what the candidates don't know is that come election day, hackers could be the ones whose votes have the biggest impact. The researchers, Salon reported, ...
Diebold e-voting hack allows remote tamperingRegister
It only takes $26 to hack a voting machinemsnbc.com
E-voting machines vulnerable to remote vote changingCNET
Computerworld -Digitaltrends.com -Ars Technica
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'Tango' Video Chat Gets a PC App to Take On Skype
TIME
Tango has launched a PC app, giving desktop and laptop users a new way to video chat with their smartphone-toting friends. The app is available free for Windows PCs from Tango's website. ...
Tango Extends Service to Include the PCMarketWatch (press release)
Tango: Mobile Video Calling Now on PCUbergizmo
Tango Video Calls Make it to the PC — But Are Windows-Only for NowAll Things Digital
Geeky gadgets
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PC Quest

Windows 8 might turn off longtime fans
USA Today
Is the reign of Windows over? With improvements in cloud-based computing and mobile tablets storming the market, many pundits have been ready to write its eulogy. But Microsoft doesn't see it that way. By Kim Komando Microsoft ...
Windows 8: one step forward, two steps backMyBroadband
A Mac User's First Reaction to Windows 8The Mac Observer
Windows 8 security: Stronger but gentlerInfoWorld
CIO Insight -ZDNet (blog) -DABCC.com
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Brisbane Times

VIDEO: A Tour of Android Ice Cream Sandwich
Tom's Guide
With Ice Cream Sandwich set to arrive in the next month or so, we still don't know much about the next build of Android. We know that Google's aim is to mix Gingerbread and Honeycomb to create an OS that will offer a seamless experience on both tablets ...
Samsung Nexus Prime May Arrive on Oct. 11: Tough Fight on Cards for iPhone 5?International Business Times
Will Samsung event unveil latest Android version and Nexus phone?Los Angeles Times
Did Google Just Invite Us to the Ice Cream Sandwich Launch?PC Magazine
msnbc.com -Engadget -TechCrunch
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msnbc.com

Boston Dynamics' AlphaDog Quadruped Robot Prototype on Video
IEEE Spectrum
IEEE Spectrum's robotics blog, featuring news, articles, and videos on robots, humanoids, automation, mechatronics, artificial intelligence, robot kits, and more. Looks like one those Boston Dynamics prototype videos that we were treated to on Tuesday ...
Video: Watch 'AlphaDog' Robot Walk, Get Up, FetchWired News
Run! Here comes BigDog's bigger brotherCNET
Four-legged battlefield robot evolves into 'AlphaDog'msnbc.com
DVICE -ExtremeTech -New York Times (blog)
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Macworld UK

Intel grabs Telmap for cross-platform AppUp location services
SlashGear
Intel has acquired navigation and location-based software specialist Telmap, and will use the company's technology for cross-platform local services in its AppUp system. Eventually, Intel is planning to offer developers coding for AppUp a set of ...
Intel to Acquire Location-based Services Company TelmapPCWorld
Telmap CEO explains Intel acquisitionHEXUS
Intel admits its Windows app store is a failure, pins hopes on HTML5BetaNews
PocketGPSWorld.com -Telecompaper (subscription) -Smart Gorillas
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CNET

iPhone 5 to have 21 Mbps HSPA+ data speeds?
Unwired View
Apple won't unveil the iPhone 5 until next Tuesday, but we may have stumbled upon some early details about Apple's next generation smartphone. China Unicom's, the world's third largest telecom provider, attended MacWorld ...
iPhone 5 Said to Support 21Mbps HSPA+ Data SpeedsInternational Business Times
Faster Speeds for iPhone 5WALA-TV FOX10
Chinese carrier says Apple's iPhone 5 will support high-speed HSPA+Apple Insider
ZDNet Asia -PC Magazine -MSN India
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CNET

Dell Launches New Ultrathin Laptop First in China
PCWorld
Dell launched a new ultrathin laptop in China on Friday called the XPS 14z, which is slated to arrive in other markets later this year to take advantage of the coming holiday shopping seasons. Dell is marketing the XPS 14z as ...
Dell XPS 14z laptop coming in next few weeksSlashGear
Dell To Unveil Thin, High Performance Laptop For HolidaysWall Street Journal
Dell unveils thin 14-inch XPS z laptopCNET
MarketWatch -Engadget
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The more I travel, the more I realize that my head was not designed for earphones.  I can't find a comfortable pair of earphones anywhere, and I will not relegate myself to wearing a bulky set of 1980's headphones.  I might as well strap a sub-woofer to my face, throw some parachute pants on, and bob my head up and down hoping to understand what I am listening to.  Arctic Sound thinks they can cure my bean head condition by introducing the E461-BM Earphones.

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New York Times

Amazon has Palm in its shopping cart — will it click Buy? (exclusive)
VentureBeat
Who will save what's left of Palm from HP's bumbling? It could be Amazon, as the online retailing giant is in serious negotiations to snap up Palm from HP, VentureBeat has learned. A well-placed source tells us that HP is currently looking to rid ...
Retailers bank on Kindle Fire for holidaysWall Street Journal
Amazon tablet costs $209.63 to make, IHS estimatesReuters
Kindle Fire Teardown Shows Tablet A Loss LeaderInformationWeek
eWeek -Washington Post -CNET
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