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BIOSTAR announces BIOSTAR TZ77XE4 motherboard based on Intel Z77 chipset

February 11th, 2012 by Flynn Prieur

February, 2012, Taipei Taiwan BIOSTAR, the world’s famous manufacturer of mainboards, graphics cards, industrial computing systems and computer peripherals, proudly announces the BIOSTAR TZ77XE4 motherboards in conjuction with CeBIT 2012. BIOSTAR TZ77XE4 has many first as TZ77XE4 series boards houses a great deal of first time innovative technologies not found even on premium desktop solutions.

The TZ77XE4 boards are based on the latest Intel Z77 chipset, which for the first time incorporates tri-gate transistors manufactured using the 22-nm fab process which, for the first time, delivers a native support for the high-speed USB 3.0 interface and fast SSD caching with the Intel Smart Response Technology (SRT). Fully

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‘Do Not Track’ Tool Promises Page Loads Up to Four Times Faster

February 5th, 2012 by Flynn Prieur

Yet while there are numerous anti-tracking tools out there to help users avoid being tracked–both within the leading browsers and as extra add-ons–many of them are browser-specific, confusing, or just plain difficult to use, according to a Carnegie Mellon University report from last fall.

A free new tool released on Thursday was built specifically to address many of the concerns raised in that study and to go well beyond what standard private browsing modes can do.

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WoW charity auction for EU server hardware enters final stages

January 19th, 2012 by Flynn Prieur

World of Warcraft fans in Europe have one final chance to take part in a Blizzard charity auction, which sees the winning bid take home a piece of decommissioned server hardware. According to Blizzard, the the server blades have been preserved in presentation cases, and signed by various WoW developers. Pictures of the hardware up for bidding is posted below. This is the final stage of the auction which started in October, and net proceeds from the auction will benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. A list of realms up for grabs is posted on Battle.net and the official eBay page. <

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Law solicitor at centre of internet piracy row suspended

January 17th, 2012 by Flynn Prieur

The London-based lawyer at the centre of a long-running row over internet piracy has been suspended for two years and ordered to pay £76,000 in costs.

Andrew Crossley, the sole solicitor behind now-defunct law firm ACS:Law, admitted six charges against him at a Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal hearing on Monday.

ACS:Law sent tens of thousands of letters on behalf of clients demanding £500 “settlement” payments from people it accused of illicitly downloading music and adult material. M

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