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Tennessee lawmakers think that sharing a Netflix password is like stealing cable. Today, lawmakers in the state passed a new measure that criminalizes using a friend's login for entertainment services like Netflix, Hulu Plus, or Rhapsody. All the bill needs now is the governor's signature, and the AP reports that Gov. Bill Haslam is expected to sign the bill. “I don't know enough about that legislation, but if it's… Read More

CNN has a reported that a man allegedly purchased an mp3 player for his 10-year-old daughter as a Christmas present from a Wal-Mart store in Sparta, Tennessee. However, when she began using it, she discovered it was already filled with songs about drugs and X-rated video… Read More

RadioShack Corporation announced today that it has begun offering MovieBeam's set-top boxes at 1,700 retail locations in 331 mjor metropolitan areas where MovieBeam service is available. At first glance, MovieBeam—backed by Disney, Cisco, Intel, and others—seems like a lot of other set-top box services offering on-demand, rental access to movies. And, indeed, the MovieLink boxes store up to 100 movies, and offer instant… Read More

In a somewhat surprising move to promote its Windows Live Local mapping service, software giant Microsoft has unveiled CelebFavorites, a new Web site based on Microsoft's Windows Live Local mapping service which pinpoints the favorite spots and hangouts of eight celebrities and entertainers. Unlike other celeb-spotting sites (like the controversial Gawker Stalker Map), celebrities are willingly participating in CelebFavorites: instead… Read More

XM Satellite Radio yesterday released details on an expanded channel line up which will push their total number of channels over 170. Some of these new channels are being added as a response to arecent arbitration settlement with XM investor Clear Channel Communications in which they were required to add Clear Channel advertising in May tochannels the radio broadcasting company programs.   Overall, XM said, they now have 69 commercial free… Read More

Last year, the Disney-founded MovieBeam digital movie rental service looked dead before ever having hit the market. Disney took a $24 million write-down on the effort, and rumor was to expect a whole lot of nothing from the effort. But last month, Disney, Intel, Cisco, and VC firms injected over $48 million into the operation, and, suddenly, MovieBeam is ready to go: MovieBeam announced today that it plans to begin offering first-run films… Read More

The program, which runs from July 18 through September 6, 2004(1), will leverage HP's electronics recycling expertise and Office Depot's retail presence to offer consumer and business customers the most comprehensive, convenient and environmentally responsible electronics recycling service available. Office Depot and HP will collect and recycle a broad range of information technology and digital entertainment products from any… Read More

From comScore's press release: comScore's research revealed that San Diego has become the first metropolitan market in which a majority of Internet users connected to the Web through a broadband connection rather than a narrowband service.  Further, the analysis found that among the largest 50 markets, San Diego, Boston and New York led the nation in the usage of broadband connections.   At the national level,… Read More

America Online, Inc., today debuts two leading Infinity Broadcasting stations to the top-ranked Internet radio services, Radio@AOL and Radio@AOL for Broadband. New York City's WCBS-FM and Chicago'sWUSN-FM will now be available for an online audience on AOL. In the coming weeks, AOL will follow up the launches with three additional leading stations, Los Angeles' KTWV-FM, Washington, DC'sWPGC-FM and Chicago's… Read More

Preface:First, I would like to say that portions of this article originated from a compilation of findings all over the internet. The mod, bench marking, and pictures were done or performed by the authors.My purpose here was to bring them all together into one definitive article. This article is aimed at those who want to squeeze every ounce of performance out of their components that were purchasedon a budget, and don't mind taking the… Read More