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Satellite TV in high-definition as good as a Blu-ray disc? Be skeptical, say those who study compression algorithms and bit rates.

Source: By ERIC A. TAUB

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Google has hired former entrepreneur William Maris to consider accelerating its efforts to invest in promising start-ups.

Source: By MIGUEL HELFT

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Filed under: Gaming

Console modders out there have been doing crazy things with controllers for a while now, and while this latest piece isn’t as crazy as the one-handed Access Controller, it’s still good for a double-take — check out this wired 360 controller shoehorned into a DualShock3 shell, complete with green LEDs. THe modder, RDC, says it works great, rumble included, but that there’s no headset connector and the L2 and R2 triggers aren’t analog — both things he’s hoping to fix in the next version. We’d suggest keeping the DS3 buttons as well — while the colorful 360 buttons look pretty hot against that black case, we’d rather break this thing out and blow minds stealth-style.

[Thanks, Aguiluz]

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Source: Nilay Patel

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Carl Icahn has been a busy blogger. The latest posts on his Icahn Report, comprise of a critique of the financial press and an explanation of why he dropped his proxy fight with Yahoo.

Source: By DEALBOOK

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Filed under: Laptops

We weren’t expecting much out of Sylvania’s followup to its random Cloudbook rebrand, but some specs on the new netbook just hit the wires, and they’re pretty respectable — especially if this thing comes in at the $299 price target. Sure, it’s still ugly, but you’ll be getting a 1.6GHz Intel Atom, 1GB of RAM, an 80GB disk, and an 8.9-inch 1024 x 600 screen with an integrated webcam with either XP or Ubuntu Netbook Remix, which is a pretty hot deal — you listening, ASUS?

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Source: Nilay Patel

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A few 60GB Xbox 360s may have already slipped out to retailers (as evidenced above), but if you’re not interested in running around trying to track one down, you can now snag one from Amazon and rest assured that it’ll ship out post haste. If you’ve been following this SKU’s every move, you’ll notice that’s a few days ahead of the August 4th date that Amazon once listed, and the August 6th date that Circuit City still does — but hey, we’re not complaining.

[Thanks, Michael]

Update: Microsoft’s Major Nelson has now confirmed that there is no official street date for the new 60GB model, “they’ll just appear in the retail channels.” Is this what happens when Bill G is out of the picture? Next thing we know Microsoft will start showing up late for parties and asking to sleep on our couch.

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When we reported about the leak of a BuckCherry track last week, and specifically the band’s response to it, we hinted that this could be a covert form of self-promotion. Indeed, after a few days of research we found out that the track wasn’t leaked by pirates, but by Josh Klemme, the manager of the band.

Source: Digg / Technology

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Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video

Sony’s China-only PMPs have always been a little more interesting than the gear we see Stateside, and the new PMX-M80 is no exception. The 4.3-inch touchscreen player packs 16GB of storage and decent codec support into a sleek white box, as well as a new mapping application that’s apparently a novelty in China. Too bad this thing won’t ever make it over here — although at 2,260 yuan ($331), it probably wouldn’t shake things up too much.

[Via PMP Today]

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