Verizon’s now trying to capitalize on typo squatting? Will we see relevant AD’s while Verizon finds the correct site?
SiteFinder redux? Verizon tests DNS redirect service –Verizon has begun to test a new URL redirection service in some midwestern states and bills it as a handy tool to help out users when they mistype something. Others don’t quite see it the same way.
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Google says Vista search changes not enough -Google reacts to Microsoft's joint filing with the DOJ, calling for more changes to the way Vista works with third-party search products. Microsoft's changes fall far short of Google's requests.
[Ars Technica]
The ten most hated words on the Internet -Pollsters produce the ten most-loathed words on the web, and we add a few of our own.
[Ars Technica]
In our Munich lab’s duel of the energy-savers, the AMD Athlon 64 2000+ beats the Intel Atom 230 in energy consumption and processing power. Each of the systems was based on a desktop platform. The Achilles heel of the Intel system is its old system platform with the 945GC chipset, while AMD offers a more modern 780G platform. The energy-saving solution from AMD offers more possibilities: it has three times as many SATA ports, possesses better onboard graphics performance, and can also support two monitors. Unlike the Intel solution, an HD resolution (1920x1200) with high picture quality is possible through DVI/HDMI ports. And early information suggests that the AMD Athlon 64 2000+ should cost close to $90.Read the full article at tomshardware.com