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I still get Epixtar spam, months after that infamous issue, which incidentally I won't link to as I really don't want to give it any more publicity than it should. Having said that, I'm about to post sample spam I … Continue reading →

In an article on Newsfactor.com, Mark Reiner, VP of Epic, designer of Unreal Tournament, is imo acting like a kid when he says that "I'm concerned about the level of growth in the PC games business...A $900 PC is nowhere … Continue reading →

Back March 23, 2006, 3 Samsung executivers pleaded guilty for DRAM price-fixing, reported on Inq7.net here, and I blogged about it here. And now, there are new allegations of artificial pricing involving chipmakers, here. Excerpt: The complaint, to be filed … Continue reading →

In other IT news, "IT women shed clothes and geeky image for calendar". SYDNEY--A group of female computer professionals in Australia has struck sexy poses for a calendar to try to shake off their geeky image and encourage women to … Continue reading →

There's an article today re "UK firm says RP-based web design outfit ripped them off": In an e-mail correspondence, Paul Bowers, a representative of the UK-based firm behind arcadegamescript.com, said a company called "wickedinnovations" was hired to do contract job … Continue reading →

As per the LA Times yesterday, the President of EBay's PayPal has called it quits. The San Jose-based company said Jeff Jordan, president of its PayPal online payment business and considered a potential successor to Chief Executive Meg Whitman, would … Continue reading →

.. and conversely, Tip to coffee shops with wifi: Tell them to. This was bound to happen. A 20 year old man in Washington, US was charged with "theft of services" after mooching off of a coffee shop's free internet … Continue reading →