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I never get tired of spam like this: “Purchase Chainsaws”

CrunchGear  Jul 04 09

With the flood of “Hello my dear” and “YOU ARE WINNER” emails in my inbox every morning, I’m actually beginning to tire of the never-ending variety presented by spam. But it’s mail like this that renews my faith in the bots and non-native speakers variating these strange messages. The best part is trying to figure out [...] Full story...

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IBUYPOWER announces 4 systems using the i7 980X processors

CrunchGear  5 hours ago

iBUYPOWER announced today its latest, 4 new "Paladin" systems using the i7 980x processors. These new systems come with iBUYPOWER's free liquid CPU cooling, and you can request that the CPU be overclocked and tested before being shipped out.

The Peek email device launches in India

CrunchGear  6 hours ago

Get ready, India. The email-only Peek device will soon be riding on Aircell’s airwaves within your boarders and available for purchase in 1,000 different retail spots.

More 360 leaks: this time it’s USB mass storage

CrunchGear  6 hours ago

When leaks like this become what appears to be a controlled drip, you can be sure there is something interesting on the horizon.

SXSWi 2010: Q&A with Loopt Co-Founder/CEO Sam Altman – Pt 1

CrunchGear  6 hours ago

The last of the four location based social networks I had a chance speak with at SXSW Interactive 2010 was actually one of the early services into the space.

Disgruntled ex-garage employee exploits system to remotely disable more than 100 cars

CrunchGear  8 hours ago

Now here's a delightful story. A gentleman in Austin, Texas was laid off from his job as a car mechanic.

Oh, neat: Command & Conquer 4 requires a constant Internet connection, too

CrunchGear  9 hours ago

Let's make one thing clear: I wouldn't play Command and Conquer 4 if it was the game on Earth. It's just not "me.

Tech world mourns the loss of Jerome York

CrunchGear  9 hours ago

Jerome York - Jerry to the folks at Apple - joined the Apple board in 1997, the board that voted Steve Jobs back into the CEO position after a decade in the wilderness.

Breakthrough? New spreadable electrode may pave way for cheaper LCDs

CrunchGear  11 hours ago

A research team from Japan-based Mitsui Mining & Smelting and Tohoku University says it managed to develop a spreadable electrode that may lead to lower prices for LCD panels in the future.

RunKeeper goes social

CrunchGear  11 hours ago

I'll let the video after the jump do most of the talking on this one but RunKeeper has improved its sharing service by building out a cool run sharing service that works like a social network for the preternaturally skinny yet surprisingly hungry.

EMIEW2: Hitachi updates its cute humanoid robot

CrunchGear  13 hours ago

We last blogged about EMIEW2, a two-legged robot made by Hitachi, in July 2008. The main selling point was (and still is) an array of 14 microphones integrated into his head, enabling him to identify three different human voices simultaneously.



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