{"id":30796,"date":"2012-07-17T08:29:16","date_gmt":"2012-07-17T07:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/?p=30796"},"modified":"2013-12-11T18:08:12","modified_gmt":"2013-12-11T18:08:12","slug":"article-roundup-for-71812","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/article-roundup-for-71812\/","title":{"rendered":"Best of Tech News for 7\/17\/12"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ < ![CDATA[\n<span class=\"GingerNoCheckStart\">\/\/ < ![CDATA[                  google_ad_client = \"pub-7021221536180758\"; \/* 468x60, created 11\/11\/09 *\/ google_ad_slot = \"1949837292\"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60;\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #ffffff; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\"><span><span><span>AlienBabelTech has officially begun its news cycle. Some affiliate news is included<span> below along with articles we thought interesting and worth sharing in case you missed them. Every week has something new, strange, and exciting to it. This week there is scissoring, Ice Cream Sandwich updates, great reviews, and new products. In other news: Verizon ignores the first amendment and attacks a blogger, pirating laws have no effect and are video games art? <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><text =\"000000\"><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #ffffff; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: large;\">News<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/technology\/2012\/07\/16\/surprise-yahoo-lures-mayer-away-from-google-as-new-ceo\/?cmpid=cmty_twitter_fb\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/technology\/2012\/07\/16\/surprise-yahoo-lures-mayer-away-from-google-as-new-ceo\/?cmpid=cmty_twitter_fb', 'Surprise: Yahoo! Lures Mayer Away From Google as New CEO']);\" ><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Surprise: Yahoo! Lures Mayer Away From Google as New CEO<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\"><strong> (FoxBuisness.com)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.namethatfont.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/yahoolrg.gif?resize=290%2C174\" alt=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small;\">\u201cIn a huge coup that is sure to shock Silicon Valley, Yahoo! (<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/quote.foxbusiness.com\/symbol\/YHOO\/snapshot\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/quote.foxbusiness.com\/symbol\/YHOO\/snapshot', 'YHOO']);\" ><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small;\">YHOO<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small;\">: 15.60, -0.04, -0.29%) has recruited Google (<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/quote.foxbusiness.com\/symbol\/GOOG\/snapshot\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/quote.foxbusiness.com\/symbol\/GOOG\/snapshot', 'GOOG']);\" ><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small;\">GOOG<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small;\">: 576.73, +1.81, +0.31%) exec Marissa Mayer to become the struggling technology company\u2019s latest CEO.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small;\">The hire instantly makes Mayer, who famously designed Google\u2019s iconic search homepage, one of the most powerful women in the tech world.\u201d<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small;\">For a long time Yahoo! has been trying to transform what it does to try to rekindle the market share they have lost over the years, this move could prove very interesting in the long run. We shall see how she fares, and Yahoo!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/community.sprint.com\/baw\/community\/sprintblogs\/announcements\/blog\/2012\/07\/16\/htc-evo-3d-and-htc-evo-design-customers-to-get-android-40-ice-cream-sandwich-update\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/community.sprint.com\/baw\/community\/sprintblogs\/announcements\/blog\/2012\/07\/16\/htc-evo-3d-and-htc-evo-design-customers-to-get-android-40-ice-cream-sandwich-update', 'HTC EVO 3D and HTC EVO Design Customers to get Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich Update']);\" ><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #ffffff;\">HTC EVO 3D and HTC EVO Design Customers to get Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich Update<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #ffffff;\"> (Sprint)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/cdn2.ubergizmo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/evo3e.jpg?resize=418%2C249\" alt=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\"><span><span><span><span><span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span><span><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Why is this important? Well not only is it great news for Evo3D owners, like one of our editors, but the Virgin Mobile and GSM versions of the EVO3D have had Ice Cream Sandwich for almost 2 months. On the EXACT same phone, this is another example of carrier delay and failure. Jellybean has been announced and this device will probably be forgotten now, which is extremely disappointing. Looking at the post, responses are all singing the same tune: get LTE out already, your network sucks, too little too late, etc.<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lanoc.org\/home\/7-hardware-news\/5883-genius-announces-lychas-hs-g550-foldable-gaming-headset-for-the-gx-gaming-series\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/lanoc.org\/home\/7-hardware-news\/5883-genius-announces-lychas-hs-g550-foldable-gaming-headset-for-the-gx-gaming-series', 'Genius Announces Lychas HS-g550 Foldable Gaming Headset for the GX gaming Series']);\" ><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Genius Announces Lychas HS-g550 Foldable Gaming Headset for the GX gaming Series<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\"><strong> (Lanoc.org)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/lanoc.org\/images\/news\/2012\/july\/92a2b804a4.jpg?w=720\" alt=\"92a2b804a4\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small;\">\u201cIdeal for LAN parties and competitions because of its individual volume control, the Lychas is easy to carry around with its swivel ear cups and foldable design. When both of the ear cups&#8217; volume is turned up, the GX Series&#8217; Lychas not only provides clear and accurate audio for a tactical advantage in any combat situation, but the large 50mm drivers also prevent distraction from background noises.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2012\/07\/16\/apple-rolling-out-icloud-com-email-addresses-with-ios-6-beta-3\/\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2012\/07\/16\/apple-rolling-out-icloud-com-email-addresses-with-ios-6-beta-3\/', 'Apple Rolling Out iCloud.com Email Addresses with iOS 6 Beta 3']);\" ><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #ffffff;\">Apple Rolling Out iCloud.com Email Addresses with iOS 6 Beta 3<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #ffffff;\"> (Macrumors.com)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/images.apple.com\/euro\/icloud\/images\/overview_title.png?resize=184%2C211\" alt=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><em><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small;\">\u201ciCloud.com email addresses are now available for iCloud mail users. Users signing up for new Apple IDs, or enabling Mail on their iCloud account for the first time, will automatically receive an @iCloud.com email address instead of a me.com email address. iCloud users with @me.com addresses that have been used with iOS 6 beta 3 will receive an @iCloud.com email address that matches their @me.com address.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\"><span><span><span><span><span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span><span><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Apple seems to be taking yet another cue and service from Google. Its been ages now that a new user on an Android device signs up for a Gmail account. Why? To save contacts, apps\/games, Wi-Fi passwords and little more. With every new device purchase a user simply signs into the new Android device and everything is synced and automatically downloaded. An arbitrary solution to the non-iTunes issue, but it has been there. Now iCloud is essentially the same service with your storage, great news for an already fantastic ecosystem. We just hope apple doesn\u2019t go sue crazy over this as well.<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: large;\">Reviews<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/benchmarkreviews.com\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=957&amp;Itemid=69\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/benchmarkreviews.com\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=957&amp;Itemid=69', 'ASUS P8Z77-V Thunderbolt Motherboard Review']);\" ><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #ffffff;\">ASUS P8Z77-V Thunderbolt Motherboard Review<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #ffffff;\"> (Benchmarkreviews.com)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/benchmarkreviews.com\/images\/reviews\/motherboards\/P8Z7-V\/asus_p8z77-v_box.jpg?resize=367%2C292\" alt=\"asus_p8z77-v_box.jpg\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small;\">At $179.99 (<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tkqlhce.com\/click-2339666-10446076?url=http:\/\/www.newegg.com\/Product\/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131820\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.tkqlhce.com\/click-2339666-10446076?url=http:\/\/www.newegg.com\/Product\/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131820', 'Newegg']);\" ><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small;\">Newegg<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small;\">\/<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B007G51UWY?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=benchrevie-20&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creativeASIN=B007G51UWY\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B007G51UWY?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=benchrevie-20&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creativeASIN=B007G51UWY', 'Amazon']);\" ><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small;\">Amazon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><span><span><span><span><span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span><span><span style=\"font-size: small;\">) this motherboard is one that many people in the market would take a look at. Benchmark reviews has put up a very good review of the product that is certainly worth the read if you are looking for a new motherboard.<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lanoc.org\/home\/7-hardware-news\/5882-giadas-i53-powerful-performance-in-a-book-sized-mini-pc\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/lanoc.org\/home\/7-hardware-news\/5882-giadas-i53-powerful-performance-in-a-book-sized-mini-pc', 'Giada\u2019s i53- Powerful Performance in a Book-sized Mini PC']);\" ><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Giada\u2019s i53- Powerful Performance in a Book-sized Mini PC<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\"><strong> (Lanoc.org)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/lanoc.org\/images\/news\/2012\/july\/Giada_i53_01_thumbnail.jpg?w=720\" alt=\"Giada i53_01_thumbnail\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: small;\">\u201cThe standard model of the i53 coming with an Ivy Bridge Core i5 processor, 4GB of RAM, and 500GB HDD is available for the suggested retail price of $520.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\"><span><span><span><span><span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span><span><span style=\"font-size: small;\">This might be a good product if your looking for budget PC with a compact size, one ideal for students and those in small spaces. Follow the link above for more information.<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/benchmarkreviews.com\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=961&amp;Itemid=72\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/benchmarkreviews.com\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=961&amp;Itemid=72', 'MSI GeForce GTX 680 Lightning Video Card']);\" ><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #ffffff;\">MSI GeForce GTX 680 Lightning Video Card<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #ffffff;\"> (Benchmarkreviews.com)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/benchmarkreviews.com\/images\/reviews\/video_cards\/N680GTX-Lightning\/msi_n680gtx_lightning_front34.jpg?resize=362%2C354\" alt=\"msi_n680gtx_lightning_front34.jpg\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span><span><span><span><span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span><span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u201c<\/span><\/span>\u201cNot that MSI would be content with anything so mundane as just a new cooler for their <em>Lightning <\/em>product lineup. While they do offer variants of the GTX 680 with their signature <em>Twin Frozr<\/em> cooling system as the sole distinguishing feature, the <em>N680GTX Lightning <\/em>is built upon a completely new custom PCB that owes nothing to NVIDIA&#8217;s reference design.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\"><span><span><span><span><span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span><span><span style=\"font-size: small;\">This review is worth the read for those looking for a higher performing GTX 680. You know what to do, follow the link for the FULL review.<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/techreport.com\/articles.x\/23217\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/techreport.com\/articles.x\/23217', 'Triple-screen gaming on today&#8217;s graphics cards']);\" ><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Triple-screen gaming on today&#8217;s graphics cards<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\"><strong> (Techreport.com)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span><span><em>\u201cObviously, tripling the number of displays results in a much heavier rendering load. To keep the pixels flowing smoothly, a fast graphics card is required.\u201d This article takes a look at triple screen gaming and if todays cards can handle this well use uses two \u201ccandidate\u201d cards to test this feature. A good read for people will multiple displays. Personally we love multiple screen gaming and single screen gaming. Both have their benefits, and especially in 3D multi-screen gaming can look amazing and become really immersive. <\/em><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3462\/3787509186_ed2e1892ab.jpg?w=720\" alt=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: large;\">Opinion\/Blog<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/benchmarkreviews.com\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=958&amp;Itemid=8\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/benchmarkreviews.com\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=958&amp;Itemid=8', 'Video Games as a Legitimate Art Form']);\" ><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #ffffff;\">Video Games as a Legitimate Art Form<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #ffffff;\"> (Benchmarkreviews.com)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/benchmarkreviews.com\/images\/articles\/gaming-as-art\/Gaming_as_Legitimate_Art_LA_Noire_SC001.jpg?resize=513%2C289\" alt=\"Gaming_as_Legitimate_Art_LA_Noire_SC001.jpg\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small;\">For as long as we can remember people have always criticized video games for their lack of depth. Calling gamers losers, and tossing any notion the a video game can offer an experience out the window. Video games have some of the most intense moments like Max Payne 3, Beautiful music like Halo,movie like action sequences that include you as a character like Battlefield 3. This article takes a deeper look at video games and the role as art. <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/buzzmachine.com\/2012\/07\/05\/verizon-thinks-net-newspaper\/\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/buzzmachine.com\/2012\/07\/05\/verizon-thinks-net-newspaper\/', 'Verizon thinks the net is its newspaper']);\" ><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #ffffff;\">Verizon thinks the net is its newspaper<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">(Buzzmachine.com)<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Verizon has basically threatened to sue a man for calling them out on his blog. They claimed the net is \u201cproperty\u201d that they can take down at any time they wish. Ignoring the first amendment. Read on. <\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: large;\">Extra and Noteworthy<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2012\/07\/15\/youtube-mp3\/\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/mashable.com\/2012\/07\/15\/youtube-mp3\/', '770,000 Users Demand YouTube-to-MP3 Conversion [UPDATED]']);\" ><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #ffffff;\">770,000 Users Demand YouTube-to-MP3 Conversion [UPDATED]<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span><span><span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">(Mashable.com)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span><span><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/tricks-collections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/youtubemp3.org_.gif?w=720\" alt=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small;\">This one is worth the read. The gist of the article being YouTube-mp3.org is a service that people looking to \u201crip\u201d audio from YouTube are doing so illegally and Google has decided to sue. Essentially starting a war with almost a million signers, stating this is no different that copying a television broadcast. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\"><span><span><span><span><span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span><span><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Read more for the full scope.<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2012\/07\/16\/u-k-pirate-bay-ban-futile\/\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/mashable.com\/2012\/07\/16\/u-k-pirate-bay-ban-futile\/', 'UK Pirate Bay Ban Didn\u2019t Stop File Sharing, ISP Claims']);\" ><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #ffffff;\">UK Pirate Bay Ban Didn\u2019t Stop File Sharing, ISP Claims<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #ffffff;\">(Mashable.com)<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.findmysoft.com\/img\/news\/The-Pirate-Bay-Trial-Verdict-Guilty.jpg?resize=426%2C320\" alt=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span><span><span><span><span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span><span>Along the same lines as the previous article this one is also interesting in the world of pirating and \u201cstealing.\u201d <em>\u201cShortly after the UK High Court ruled that the country\u2019s ISPs <\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2012\/04\/30\/uk-court-pirate-bay\/\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/mashable.com\/2012\/04\/30\/uk-court-pirate-bay\/', 'must block users']);\" ><em><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small;\">must block users<\/span><\/em><\/a><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span><span><span><span><span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span><span><em> from accessing TPB, peer-to-peer activity dropped by more than 11%, compared to average levels.\u201d <\/em>But the levels have already returned as Europe&#8217;s users have found alternate services \u2013 meaning the law had no effect on pirating. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/distriction.com\/2012\/07\/scissor-sheldon-sarah-silverman-adelson\/\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/distriction.com\/2012\/07\/scissor-sheldon-sarah-silverman-adelson\/', 'Sarah Silverman&#8217;s Indecent Proposal']);\" ><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Sarah Silverman&#8217;s Indecent Proposal<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\"><strong>(Distriction.com)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.google.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQjBkhOI8o4PewY8BKdTJ0XxyPEe168v4MVKTQcUIJwseusVwRnag\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\"><span><span><span><span><span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span><span><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A GOP Romney supporter has pledged 100 million dollars to the campaign\u2026\u2026 Sarah Silverman has offered this man something in return for giving the money to Obama\u2019s campaign instead. To say the least, its interesting.<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/techreport.com\/articles.x\/23200\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/techreport.com\/articles.x\/23200', 'The TR Podcast 114: Gigahertz graphics and high-def tablets']);\" ><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\"><strong>The TR Podcast 114: Gigahertz graphics and high-def tablets<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\"><strong> (Techreport.com)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.g4tv.com\/games\/xbox-360\/53696\/halo-4\/articles\/77824\/halo-4-hands-on-comic-con-2012-preview-spartan-ops-and-war-games-and-no-matthew-broderick-in-sight\/\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.g4tv.com\/games\/xbox-360\/53696\/halo-4\/articles\/77824\/halo-4-hands-on-comic-con-2012-preview-spartan-ops-and-war-games-and-no-matthew-broderick-in-sight\/', 'What&#8217;s New in Halo 4']);\" ><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\"><strong>What&#8217;s New in Halo 4<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\"><strong> (G4tv.com)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\">Please join us in our <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/abt\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\">Forums<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\">Become a Fan on <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/AlienBabelTech\/123268467142\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/AlienBabelTech\/123268467142', 'Facebook']);\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\">Follow us on <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/alienbabeltech\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/twitter.com\/alienbabeltech', 'Twitter']);\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\">For the latest updates from ABT, please <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/?feed=rss2\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\">join our RSS News Feed<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\">Join our Distributed Computing teams<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\">Folding@Home &#8211; Team AlienBabelTech &#8211; 164304 <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\">SETI@Home &#8211; Team AlienBabelTech &#8211; 138705 <\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldcommunitygrid.org\/reg\/viewRegister.do?teamID=3P39R3SRV1\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.worldcommunitygrid.org\/reg\/viewRegister.do?teamID=3P39R3SRV1', 'World Community Grid &#8211; Team AlienBabelTech']);\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;\">World Community Grid &#8211; Team AlienBabelTech<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/text><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AlienBabelTech has officially begun its news cycle. 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