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More Exploding Batteries! Toshiba has joined Apple, Lenevo, IBM, and Dell in recalling laptop batteries made by Sony. Toshiba has announced that it is recalling 830,000 laptop batteries, while Dell has added to its recall, upping its number to 4.2 million batteries. The total number of recalled Sony laptop batteries is now over 7 million.
Join the discussion, Dude, you're getting a melted Dell.
More Details of Microsoft's iPod Killer As the release date for Microsoft’s Zune music player approaches, more details are becoming available. One such detail that has sparked the interest of hopeful users is the ability to share your music with friends wirelessly.
Discuss the Microsoft Zune -- will it really be an iPod killer?
PC Makers Making Deals HP is making all kinds of deals this week. Hewlett-Packard has announced deals with both Yahoo! and Voodoo, helping the company’s stock raise a bit.Yahoo! and HP have announced that new systems sold in the US and Europe will now feature a preloaded set of Yahoo! developed programs. For example, the Yahoo! toolbar will come preloaded, and Yahoo! will be the default search engine on upcoming HP models. Yahoo! hopes that this new partnership will increase its shrinking share of the search engine market now being dominated by Google. HP has also announced that it has made a deal to purchase Voodoo PC. Voodoo, an industry leader when it comes to high-end computers, will become a center piece for HP’s new line of home computer products. HP’s Voodoo purchase comes just months after its largest rival, Dell, announced it was purchasing Voodoo rival Alienware. Both HP and Dell are hoping that their recent acquisitions will help to drawl in Voodoo and Alienware’s loyal, high-dollar paying crowd.
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Robert Konopacki Where are you located? Norwood, Ontario, Canada What is the meaning of your username? Well its Triple6, and I no longer like it. I think I’ll change it if I can – but not sure to what yet, I think maybe I’ll try be patriotic. When did you join TSG, and how did you find us? I joined TSG in December 26, 2002. How much time do you spend on TSG? I’m on TSG at least a few hours a day whenever I have a free moment What is your favorite thing about TSG? The thing I like about TSG is the wide spectrum of knowledgeable people who frequent the site and spends so much time helping others. The format of the site is also very appealing to me. What is your least favorite thing about TSG? I can’t really think of anything that don’t like about the site. What other web sites do you visit frequently? A few other sites I visit frequently are CBC.ca, GTPWorld,com and Tomshardware.com. I like my news and my car. Do you have a family, pets, etc? I have two cats at the moment, Cuba and Princess; and no I didn’t name either one. Do you enjoy any hobbies or sports? I pretty much like anything to do with the outdoors such as fishing and hiking but lately it’s been hard to find the time to do much. Something most people don’t know about you? I’m a first generation Canadian. My family is originally from Poland and Polish is my first language. I’ve only been to Poland once in my life and that’s where most of my family is, the only family I have are my mother and brother in Canada. Any famous last words? Why, am I going somewhere? | ||||
RANDOM AND ANNOUNCEMENT FORUM UPDATES RANDOM FORUM I'd like to express my condolences to those members who have lost a loved one during the month of September:Galium - Father carolm0108 - Grandfather SolidSnake85 - Uncle Don RT - His long time boss Paul Sybex - Father You can post your own condolences or prayer requests for yourself or others in the "Prayer Request" thread. Do you believe destiny or free will controls your future? Join in on the discussion! TSG Fantasy Hockey teams have been named and members are gearing up for an exciting competiton! It was nice to see so many of those who joined taking part in the live draft on September 28th! Have you seen any funny or poorly translated signs around...if so please share them with us! ANNOUNCEMENTS FORUM Our administrator Candy is off on a whirlwind cruise from September 28th through October 28th! She'll be seeing such places as:
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