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Free ZoneAlarm Spyware offer — but only for today


If you want to save up on some money then try to take advantage of the special offer ZoneAlarm is offering consumers. The company is now offering its ZoneAlarm Anti Spyware totally for free. That’s a savings of $29.95 (the software’s retail price). Here’s the catch though — the offer is only available this Tuesday […]

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The Crysis “challenge”

With the imminent arrival of Crysis, PC gamers all over the world gearing up for some high quality FPS goodness by uninstalling old games, defragging drives, double checking connections, and stocking up on caffeine and sugar treats for a couple (or more) 24 hour days to frag it up.
Of course, Crysis is also being hotly […]

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Paramagnetic Paint: Push Button to Change Car Color

Ever watched those movies where the crooks are running away, and the police report that the car is blue, and then they drive it through a car wash and the car comes out red? Well, paramagnetic paint won’t need a car wash to allow you to change your car’s color.
*Disclaimer: Forever Geek doesn’t condone theft […]

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Get your TechTV fix here

Want to find out if a friend is a true geek? Just ask him about TechTV. Only a true geek will not only recognize the much missed technology network, he will know most of the hosts, the controversies that rocked the network and even where the well loved hosts are now (Victoria Recaño is now […]

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Hilarity and The Big Bang Theory

Over the past seven weeks I have been obsessively watching the new hit sitcom from CBS. No, it’s not about some pre-pubescent sexy girls, married couples or dysfunctional families — it’s actually about a bunch of nerds. The show is The Big Bang Theory.
The Big Bang Theory is one of the most refreshing sitcoms to […]

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Whedon to play with Dollhouse

Joss Whedon has achieved near mythological status among geeks all over the world. Ask any geek and he’ll be able to rattle off his many projects from Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Firefly, and even his astounding work on the comic book medium via The Astonishing X-Men.

Whedon has firmly entrenched his name to geek fandom for […]

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Even Microsoft doesn’t value Facebook at $15 billion

So there’s been a lot of junk written about Microsoft valuing Facebook at $15 billion dollars. That’s a really great story - the only problem is that it’s not even remotely true.
Tech Soapbox explains it. Yes, Microsoft spent $240 million and got 1.6% of Facebook - but what everyone seems to be missing […]

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2 days and 3 nights with Ubuntu 7.10

When the previous version of Ubuntu came out, I was one of the very first to jump aboard and try it out. After the initial “wow, XP can’t do this” reactions (similar to the reaction I had when I first booted Vista), like Vista, I began to see that not all was good, and I […]

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Ubuntu 7.10 officially released

When I say officially in the topic, I don’t mean to say that it hasn’t been available earlier for those who like to interact with the whole Ubuntu community, similar to when people, such as me, were downloading new Firefox versions a day or two before any public statement was made.

This new version comes with […]

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Dallas Cowboys try to buy Cowboys.com for $275

Ok, this is just funny. Fellow Bloggy Network blog Tech Soapbox reports that the domain Cowboys.com was up for sale during the TRAFFIC live auction. One of the Dallas Cowboys attorneys was a phone-in bidder, offering up the generous sum of ‘$275′. The aucioneer assumed he meant $275,000 - but, in fact, […]

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Concept cellphone with projector

Have you ever wished you had a projector with Windows Mobile that could fit in your pocket? Me neither.
But industrial designer Stefano Casanova thinks that this might be a good idea. There’s nothing wrong with the concept itself, but right now we simply don’t have the technology to make it a viable solution.

We would a […]

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3 Guys with free time build giant Transformer

3 Chinese friends dropped about $8,000 to construct this Bumble Bee looking robot they call Autobox X2. It’s their very own Citroen C2 Transformer - except, of course, that it doesn’t Transform.
Still, it’s an amazing piece of art.
So what are these three friends going to do with a giant robot statue? Who knows…but […]

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Old is the new New - Sony pays homage to the Vaio Note 505

Back in the day when Sony was considered *the* Windows laptop manufacturer, they released a small laptop, which was the equivalent of their ultra-portable “T” series Vaios, called the Note 505.
The laptop was met with tremendous success, and commemorate it’s 10th anniversary, Sony has decided to give it’s old-school fans a chance to purchase a […]

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PS3 to double as IPTV box - in Korea

Korea’s primary telecom operator, KT, and Sony are teaming up to add more value to the PS3 for Korean customers. They are planning to launch an Internet TV service that will run on the PS3. Right now that’s all the information that we have. Neither company is willing to give up any […]

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Coooool…a Wi-Fi Detector Shirt

 
You know the signals are always flying around you.  However, have you ever found yourself frustrated that you can’t find a wi-fi signal strength at those times when you don’t have a computer with you?  Yeah, me neither.
Regardless, if you are looking to add to your geekly wardrobe, look no further than the Wi-Fi Detection […]

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Sony unveils it’s first Organic El TV

After months of new Samsung breakthrough LCD announcements, Sony decided to step out of the closet and unveil the result of their long research with Organic LCDs and brings out a small television, with one of the thinnest screens in the world (although the support base of the product short of defeats that…): their first […]

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