Sure, there might not be too many surprises with a completely customizable gaming rig called “Black Ops” from high-end manufacturer
Digital Storm, but that doesn’t make it any less impressive. This latest rig naturally adds the latest Core i7 processors as options, along with ATI 5970 graphics, and Digital Storm’s own Sub-Zero Liquid Cooling System, which promises to handle your overclocked processors and graphics cards with ease. You’ll also get your choice of four different, equally intimidating-looking chassis, and a fairly generous three-year warranty (even on overclocked machines). Prices obviously vary quite a bit depending on the configuration, but the standard “Extreme” rig will set you back $3,102.
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Windows Genuine Advantage software might be many things (annoying and by no means error-free, to name but two) but it ain’t spyware — at least according to a judge in the District Court for the Western District of Washington, who dismissed the lawsuit that we first caught wind of back in ’06. The news comes a month after the plaintiffs failed to have the suit certified as a class action, which is never a good sign — and which bears out Microsoft’s assertion that the case is “fictional” and from an “alternate universe.” Zing! Both parties are being mum on the subject of any settlement that might have been reached, but if it were us we’d have at least held out for one of those world famous Windows 7 Whoppers.
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Seems like times are tough in the streaming music game — Warner is making noise about dropping free streaming rights to its catalog, and now RealNetworks and Viacom have announced plans to spin off the Rhapsody subscription service. The new company will obviously be known as Rhapsody, and both Real and Viacom will hold a sub-50 percent stake in the outfit and remain on the board of directors. Real’s also contributing $18m in cash to the cause, while Viacom’s committed to providing $33m in advertising — we’ll see if Rhapsody can make it on its own once that all runs out.
RealNetworks to spin off Rhapsody, give up control originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Ending a healthy spat of rumor and speculation, Motorola has confirmed today that it’ll be splitting into two separate entities as of the first quarter of next year. The first of the two will form from the current Mobile Devices and Home businesses — led by Sanjay Jha effective immediately — with control of the phone business, set-top boxes, and “end-to-end video, voice and data solutions,” while the other half will congeal out of the Enterprise Mobility and Networks divisions that are responsible for wireless infrastructure, two-way radios, public safety systems, and the like, and that will be led by Greg Brown (in other words, both businesses will retain their current leaders). The deal apparently has the support of Moto’s board (a good thing to have when you’re a publicly-traded company), and logically, both spin-offs will be publicly-traded as well.
Here’s where it gets interesting: the Mobile Devices and Home business will own the Motorola brand and license it, royalty-free, to the other company. Presumably this would be a perpetual license, but we don’t have details there yet. In the meantime, Old Moto (as we’ll call it for now) expects to follow through on the plan using a “tax-free stock dividend of shares in the new company to Motorola shareholders” with the understanding that both businesses will be “well capitalized” so that they “can execute their respective business plans and be able to address future opportunities.” Follow the break for Motorola’s official press release detailing the schism.
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Motorola targets first quarter of 2011 for split into two originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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The last time we had occasion to feature 8 Bit Weapon in this space, our man Seth had
hacked his Nintendo Power Pad into a music controller. Now the team is back with something a little less strenuous — but no less musical — for all of you budding chiptune artists out there. The Digital Music Synthesizer for Apple II is a wavetable synthesizer designed specifically for live performance. Not only does this bad boy come with ten voices (including bass, trumpet, square wave, sawtooth wave, and sine wave), but sequences can be recorded for a later time. But wait, there’s more — there is no monitor required. If you’ve ever had to lug an Apple II monitor to a dank performance space on a weeknight (and who hasn’t?), you understand what a sweet setup this is. Supports your Apple IIe, IIc, IIc+, or IIgs computer with 80-column capability and at least one 5.25″ floppy disk drive. Get yours now for $19.95 — but not before checking out the demo after the break.
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