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Operators Eye Net Management Makeovers 
"Cable company engineers and lawyers are huddling to determine whether to change the way they treat Internet traffic that traverses their pipes. Virtually all large operators are re-examining their broadband network management practices, according to industry executives, after the Federal Communications Commission formally declared Comcast’s practice of tearing down P2P links “unreasonable.” The FCC’s Aug. 20 order directed Comcast to stop interfering with peer-to-peer Internet applications, and gave the company a 30-day deadline to submit a compliance plan describing how it intends to end the practice. The order does not impose any fines or damages. Comcast has said it’s evaluating its options, but at the same time continues to test out three different bandwidth-management platforms in several of its markets—Chambersburg, Pa., Warrenton, Va., Colorado Springs, Colo., East Orange, Fla., and Lake City, Fla.—to find the optimal way of curbing network congestion."
Multichannel
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AT&T Sees Massive Data Network Outage on East Coast 
"AT&T has been struggling to keep up with demand on its data network since the launch of the iPhone 3G. Tests and speculation have all but absolved the iPhone 3G of any inherent defect as the root of sluggish data network performance on AT&T’s 3G network. At this point, AT&T’s recently upgraded 3G network is seemingly to blame for problematic 3G performance.This morning, AT&T added some icing to their bitter 3G-cake when the No. 1 US wireless carrier’s data network took a nose dive. Reports indicate that AT&T customers on the East Coast saw their local 3G and EDGE networks go completely dark for 10-12 hours. The data network outage affected Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Illinois and Missouri - leaving users without access to emails and unable to surf the web. The voice network was still operational, allowing for text messages and voice calls."
IntoMobile
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Chrome: The Bloggers' Take on Google's New Browser 
"Fast, elegant, but not possessed of the knock-out feature that would make someone want to switch immediately from their existing browser. That is the thrust of the web's reaction to Chrome, Google's new browser, the release of which has captivated the blogging community more than any event since the launch of Apple's iPhone. On Google's own blog search tool this morning, a search for 'chrome browser' yielded 45,009 hits, among the first of which was a review from the respected technology site Tech Crunch, which trumpeted: 'This Thing Moves Fast' The writer went on: "(Chrome) is not only elegant, it understands what you really want to do with a web browser."
TimeOnline
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NZXT Tempest Case Review @ HardwareLogic "NZXT has been on a roll as of late, designing some of the best enthusiast-level enclosures on the market today. This is evidenced by the new Kaos full tower chassis, as well as the NZXT Rogue, a SFF mATX enclosure made entirely of aluminum. Today, however, it is all about the NZXT Tempest, the newest addition to NZXT's Crafted Series lineup of enclosure solutions. Boasting a design that is similar to the Antec Nine Hundred, the Tempest offers a few twists to keep things fresh. Can the NZXT Tempest be able to compete directly with the Antec Nine Hundred? Will it claim the throne as the mid-ATX enclosure champion
HardwareLogic is going to find out!"
Hardware Logic
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ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe / Mempipe Motherboard "Speaking of PCs with three or more graphics cards, they are for hardcore gamers. Percentage of such users is very low. Nevertheless, ASUS does not complain about the lack of attention to this motherboard. Most users consider buying this model (and other similar products) for computers that can be upgraded in future."
Digit-Life
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Download Red Alert for free! Here's a RA3 trailer while you wait for your precious download (Scroll to the bottom of the linked page for the download).
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Digit-Life Review: ECS GF8200A Motherboard "The idea of building an inexpensive PC on a full-size integrated motherboard with a digital monitor output is getting increasingly popular. ECS is well aware of requirements of budget PC buyers. At least, judging by the abundance of motherboards with this very market positioning. Let's see what the company has to offer this time."
Digit-Life
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An End to Spaghetti Power Cables 
"Say goodbye to the tangle of cables and the wall socket and hello to powering up your electronic gizmos wirelessly."
BBC
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Gigabyte EP45-Extreme Motherboard Review @ HardwareLogic "Its always refreshing when a manufacturer brings something different to the table and tries to raise the bar of the current gold standard. With each new model, motherboard makers have been doing their best to one up each other as onboard reset / power / clear CMOS buttons, fault displays, LEDs and integrated water cooling have all found their place among high end mobos. Gigabyte has another trick up its sleeve with their new EP45-Extreme motherboard that features 1600 FSB, Crossfire support, holds up to 16GB of DDR2-1200 and the most radical chipset cooling ever made. Leave it up to HardwareLogic to find out if this "Extreme" motherboard can live up to its name."
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