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What has these specs:

2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Extreme
2GB of RAM
2x 200GB hard drives in a RAID 0 configuration
2x nVidia 8700M GT video cards with 512MB of RAM
an Ageia PhysX processor
HD audio
support for 802.11n

A high-end workstation?
No.
A laptop?
Yes. Seriously.
Starting on December 11, 2007, Dell is offering a Horde or Alliance-themed M1730 laptop that is more powerful than [...]

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You may not have a 1985 DeLorean to put it in, but you CAN have your very own Flux Capacitor. Well, a replica anyway.
The “real” Flux Capacitor was the 1.21 jigawatt-powered device created by Doc Brown in the first Back to the Future film from 1985.
According to TFAW the Flux Capacitor has been “reproduced [...]

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The next issue of Consumer Reports magazine will contain the results of a survey about consumer satisfaction with cellphone carriers. Turns out they are among the most hated companies in America.
Yes, it’s true.
More than we hate traditional phone companies, cable companies and banks, we hate cellphone carriers.
Why?
In case you don’t have your own reasons, here [...]

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Looks like it’s official, CompUSA is going away.
A couple of days ago I had posted that as a rumor here, but today the Wall Street Journal Online is reporting that CompUSA has been sold to Gordon Brothers Group for liquidation, with the liquidation set to occur just after the holidays.
Keep your eye’s open for [...]

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Not too long ago I had posted a story about the Meizu M8 MiniOne, a smartphone strangely similar to Apple’s iPhone (or the Armani phone, or the LG Prada, or the LG Voyager if you want to get real technical).
But this one I haven’t heard of before how:  the CECT P168, pictured here.
It’s very [...]

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