Thursday, March 18, 2010

XM - Sirius Merger

Posted under Business

“I reiterate that bankruptcy is an option without a deal, for one or both. If someone can tell me how that is in the interest of the country, I am all ears. The companies simply have to come together for a serious alternative to terrestrial radio. The commission acts as if we don’t need one, [...]

Touchscreen RF/WiFi Remote

Posted under Other Gadgets

“Universal Remote Control®, Inc. (URC) introduces its revolutionary new Complete Control MX-6000 Two-Way Touch Screen at this week’s CEDIA EXPO. The MX-6000 brings unparalleled simplicity and automation to home entertainment, and embraces digital media in a unique and powerful new way. Through this single coffee table device, an installer can provide an end user access [...]

Review: ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2

Posted under Video Cards

“AMD has proven that it can make an appealing and competitive multi-GPU video card for gamers. AMD has shown that it is still thinking about the gamer who games at 2560×1600 widescreen resolutions and likes his game maxed out with AA. We are glad that AMD has created a video card for this market space. [...]

Game Review: Spore for the PC

Posted under PC Gaming

“As I mentioned earlier, strictly as a game, Spore’s a flawed effort in five different genres, smushed together in a casual-player-friendly manner. But as a tangible representation of intelligent design, with an emphasis on creation and sharing, it falls perfectly in line with the rest of Will Wright’s work. It’s not a perfect game, but [...]

Microsoft fears Chrome

Posted under Programs

“A Microsoft spokesperson recently talked about the introduction of Google’s Chrome browser, and apparently it has them at least somewhat concerned. Microsoft’s Scott Hanselman said that Silverlight could face a serious threat from Chrome (and Firefox), if Google and Mozilla continue to improve the execution speed and efficiency of JavaScript.”
I’d say that Microsoft has quite [...]

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XM - Sirius Merger

“I reiterate that bankruptcy is an option without a deal, for one or both. If someone can tell me how that is in the interest of the country, I am all ears. The companies simply have to come together for a serious alternative to terrestrial radio. The commission acts as if we don’t need one, [...]

PC Gaming

Game Review: Spore for the PC

“As I mentioned earlier, strictly as a game, Spore’s a flawed effort in five different genres, smushed together in a casual-player-friendly manner. But as a tangible representation of intelligent design, with an emphasis on creation and sharing, it falls perfectly in line with the rest of Will Wright’s work. It’s not a perfect game, but [...]

Other Gadgets

Touchscreen RF/WiFi Remote

“Universal Remote Control®, Inc. (URC) introduces its revolutionary new Complete Control MX-6000 Two-Way Touch Screen at this week’s CEDIA EXPO. The MX-6000 brings unparalleled simplicity and automation to home entertainment, and embraces digital media in a unique and powerful new way. Through this single coffee table device, an installer can provide an end user access [...]

Video Cards

Review: ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2

“AMD has proven that it can make an appealing and competitive multi-GPU video card for gamers. AMD has shown that it is still thinking about the gamer who games at 2560×1600 widescreen resolutions and likes his game maxed out with AA. We are glad that AMD has created a video card for this market space. [...]

Programs

Microsoft fears Chrome

“A Microsoft spokesperson recently talked about the introduction of Google’s Chrome browser, and apparently it has them at least somewhat concerned. Microsoft’s Scott Hanselman said that Silverlight could face a serious threat from Chrome (and Firefox), if Google and Mozilla continue to improve the execution speed and efficiency of JavaScript.”
I’d say that Microsoft has quite [...]

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New Design at PcTechTalk.com

 
Welcome to the all new Pc Tech Talk!
After a few years on inactivity, PCTT has a new look and attitude.  Keep in mind that this is a work in progress and is far from complete.  The site is now on its own dedicated server which should provide super fast page load times.  The antiquated old site management [...]