Asus sez Eee PC warranty still valid if you break seals



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Ever noticed that “Warranty Void If Removed” label over the access door to the single SODIMM slot in your Eee PC? Apparently, Asus wants you to just ignore those four little words. In a warranty update posted to the firm’s website, it plainly states that “merely breaking or removing this kind of seal will not void the Asus Limited Warranty,” and while it recommends that customers use company-approved service facilities, it wants to ensure that buyers “are free to make appropriate hardware and software modifications and upgrades, regardless of whether the service is performed by an approved facility, a non-approved service provider, or by the customers themselves.” Going forward, it seems that Asus will be using a label that simply informs users that it won’t be held responsible for any damages that may occur as a result of any tinkering, but yes, you can indeed feel free to piddle around till your heart’s content knowing Asus still has your back.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

 

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Nokia’s Eco Sensor concept gets right with the greens



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In the slow crawl of news leading up to our annual CES blowout, we bring you this, the Nokia Eco Sensor concept device. The device consists of two parts: a wearable mobile phone (duh, it’s Nokia) with giant display and a remote sensing unit which keeps tabs on your health and external environment. Nokia research envisions that the sensor unit would be worn on a wrist or neck strap made of solar cells. It would then communicate back to your phone via near field communications (NFC) or RFID. What you monitor (i.e., the sensors you get) will be customizable based on user preference. You know, like the burn from your jetpack and rate of your daily food replication. Thanks for the look into the future Nokia, now get back to your S60 development please, time’s a’wastin’.

[Via Unwired View]

 

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Activision replacing mono Guitar Hero III discs for Wii



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Good news! Turns out your right ear wasn’t insane after all. Apparently, Activision has simultaneously fessed up to the lack of stereo on “some” Guitar Hero III discs for the Wii and offered to make amends. Company spokeswoman Rhy-Ming Poon stated that the firm “recently became aware that some consumers have not been able to enjoy the full audio output in the Nintendo Wii version of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock,” and added that it was “currently working with Nintendo and planning to issue an improved audio experience in future versions of the game.” For users who already bought in, these re-mastered discs should be available at no cost sometime in early 2008, but specifics beyond that weren’t disclosed. So yeah, at least you can count on a stereo version hitting your mailbox, but unfortunately, it won’t be before the holiday break.

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Online thieves nab $450,000 from town coffers



A keylogger on the computer of the Carson, Calif., treasurer enabled online thieves to transfer nearly half a million dollars to other bank accounts, according to news reports. The thieves made two transfers: The first on May 23 for $90,000 and the next for $358,000 on the following day, according to a report in the [...]

Spam King Sent Back To The Can



Don’t know about you guys and gals out there but my mail box has been a little empty lately. I really shouldn’t complain, I now have more time for WoW. A man nicknamed the “spam king” for allegedly sending out millions of junk e-mails has been arrested in the US. Robert Soloway, 27, was arrested [...]