Twitter Sued Over "SunValley" Name

Even though this whole thing is total B.S., it's hard not to laugh when you get to the part where the guy says "They just came and took my ball away. That's being a bully."

An Internet entrepreneur and former Wall Street derivatives analyst contends central Idaho's Sun Valley resort and the Twitter Inc. social media site heisted his handle. Leonard Barshack, who in the 1990s founded the Internet email listing service Bigfoot, is suing Twitter and the Sun Valley Co., demanding they return the handle "SunValley."

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1:1000th Scale Tokyo + 3D Projection Mapping = Amazing

If this doesn't qualify as the Must See Video of the Day, I honestly don't know what does. Thanks to Izzy Reed for the link.

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SRI Developing Augmented Reality Binoculars

If you think about all the things you could use them for, augmented reality binoculars could actually be pretty cool...if you could afford them.

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[H]ardware Round-Up II

[H]ot Deals

Today's [H]ot Deals forum thread is full of exclusive deals just for [H] readers. The coupon codes for the items listed below won't last forever and are limited to stock on hand so you'd better get in on these deals while the getting is good.

MSI Z77A-GD65 Gaming Motherboard

Another review of the MSI Z77A-GD65 Gaming motherboard popped up on the internet today. This time around it is the folks at PC Perspective doing the reviewing. Our evaluation can be found here.

From the initial unpacking, it is obvious that MSI squarely targeted this board at gamers and enthusiasts. Its appealing black and red color scheme and dragon branding is just the tip of the iceberg. MSI took their time with the Z77A-GD65 Gaming board layout and design, using top of the line components throughout and spacing everything perfectly.

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Ragebooter: Legit DDoS Service, or Fed Backdoor?

Did this guy just say "legit DDoS service?"

Nor is spoofing the sender address [illegal]," he wrote. "If the root user of the server does not want that used they can simple disable recursive DNS. My service is a legal testing service. How individuals use it is at there [sic] own risk and responsibilitys [sic].

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Fan Made BioShock Infinite Video

If you are a fan of BioShock Infinite, you will no doubt enjoy this "Keeping up with the Comstocks" fan-made video.

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What Tim Cook Will Say To Congress On Taxes

Apple posted a sixteen page document (scroll down to "additional information") outlining the company's tax plan that it will present to congress tomorrow. Among other things, Apple plans to inform congress of the extraordinary amount of money it pays every year in taxes:

Apple is likely the largest corporate income tax payer in the US, having paid nearly $6 billion in taxes to the US Treasury in FY2012. These payments account for $1 in every $40 in corporate income tax the US Treasury collected last year. The Company’s FY2012 total US federal cash effective tax rate was approximately 30.5%.1 The Company expects to pay over $7 billion in taxes to the US Treasury in its current fiscal year. In accordance with US law, Apple pays US corporate income taxes on the profits earned from its sales in the US and on the investment income of its Controlled Foreign Corporations ("CFCs"), including the investment earnings of its Irish subsidiary, Apple Operations International ("AOI").

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Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 Case

The Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 case is on the test bench at Benchmark Reviews today. Overall, the reviewer seemed to really like the case. Here's a quote from the full review:

If you research a little about Fractal Design, you'll discover that "Design" in their name is not an accident. They've set out to "provide products with an extraordinary design level" using a "less-is-more" philosophy. With that in mind they've made some revisions to their Arc Midi enclosure, resulting in the new Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 computer case.

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Target Testing Streaming Video Service On Employees

Would anyone here use a video streaming service from Target? I like the store just fine, I just don't think "video streaming service" when I think of Target. Do you?

Target Corp. is testing a Netflix-like movie streaming service with its own employees. Called Target Ticket beta, the service claims to offer "instant access to 15,000 titles, new releases, classic movies and next-day TV." The site requires a Target employee login to use.

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Gaming [H]eadlines

PowerColor Radeon HD 7790 TurboDuo

Shopping for an affordable video card? Make sure you read our evaluation of the PowerColor Radeon HD 7790 TurboDuo before spending your hard earned money. Trust us, you'll be glad you did.

Today we are looking at PowerColor's Radeon HD 7790 TurboDuo video card. We will be using six of today's most popular and demanding games to evaluate its performance at 1080p. The PowerColor HD 7790 TurboDuo hopes to deliver an affordable solution to gaming with a price tag of $165.

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4 Biggest Challenges Facing Google Glass

Thankfully this article only lists the four biggest challenges facing Google Glass. If they listed them all, we'd be here all day.

Google Glass faces four big issue it must overcome in order to transform itself into a mainstream product. I believe Google Glass faces big obstacles in four key areas: privacy, style, usability, and fear. Here's why these will be problems when Google goes after consumers next year.

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Blurry PlayStation 4 Console Shots

A day ahead of Microsoft's next-gen Xbox reveal, Sony has posted a video with blurry shots of the PS4 interlaced with close ups of various parts of the console. Sorry Sony, you are going to need more than this to steal Microsoft's thunder tomorrow.

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[H]ardware Round-Up

Police Raid Teacher for Uploading Book for Students

Uploading a history book to your website so your students can have access to it? I hope they throw the book at this hardened criminal!

A teacher received a huge shock last week after uploading a copy of a book to his website that offers free educational resources for students. The Latvian publisher behind the work, a $4.00 history book, complained to the authorities which resulted in the teacher being raided by the police. During interrogation the teacher learned that his mistake could cost him dearly – two years in jail, forced labor, or a fine.

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MSI Z77A-GD65 Gaming Series Motherboard

Legit Reviews has posted a review of the MSI Z77A-GD65 Gaming series motherboard today. For comparison purposes, you can see our evaluation here.

When it comes to performance the MSI Z77A-GD65 Gaming motherboard didn't disappoint. We ran the synthetic benchmarks like 3DMark, as well as the real world gaming in Battlefield 3 where we use fraps. Not once were we let down with the scores or gaming experience while playing through the levels.

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NASA's Landsat Takes Largest Photo Of Earth Ever

This picture of Earth, taken by NASA's Landsat, is 6,000 miles long and 120 miles wide. Watch the video below and click the link to use the GigaPan.

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Download NVIDIA's FaceWorks Demo

Those of you that want to play around with NVIDIA's FaceWorks demo can now download the app directly from the company HERE. The package weighs in at just under 309MB, so grab it if you want it.

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Yahoo Is Buying Tumblr

It looks as though all the rumors were true, Yahoo is indeed buying Tumblr. Marissa Mayer made the announcement via Tumblr:

I’m delighted to announce that we’ve reached an agreement to acquire Tumblr! We promise not to screw it up. Tumblr is incredibly special and has a great thing going. We will operate Tumblr independently. David Karp will remain CEO. The product roadmap, their team, their wit and irreverence will all remain the same as will their mission to empower creators to make their best work and get it in front of the audience they deserve. Yahoo! will help Tumblr get even better, faster.

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NZXT H630 Ultra Tower Chassis

The gang over at eTeknix has published a review of the NZXT H630 ultra tower chassis this morning. If you are in the market for a big case that won't break the bank, this review will be of interest.

With a price tag of around £120, the promise of high end component compatibility, extreme cooling and all in a minimalist sound proofed chassis, NZXT could be about to embark on something very special indeed, so lets dive in and see just what it has to offer.

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Low-Cost, Self-Driving Car Wins Top Prize at Intel Science Fair

Ionut Budisteanu, 19, of Romania was awarded first place for using artificial intelligence to create a viable model for a low-cost, self-driving car at this year's Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, a program of Society for Science & the Public. Ionut said his research addresses a major global issue. In 2004, car accidents caused 2.5 million deaths worldwide1, and 87 percent of crashes resulted from driver error2. With 3-D radar and mounted cameras, Ionut created a feasible design for an autonomously controlled car that could detect traffic lanes and curbs, along with the real-time position of the car – and it would only cost $4,000. He received the Gordon E. Moore Award of $75,000, named in honor of the Intel co-founder and fellow scientist.

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IBM Rolls Out New Updates for COBOL

No you aren’t misreading anything; IBM really is updating COBOL with XML and Java support. The first reaction would probably be a resounding "Why?", so IBM put it into perspective by pointing out that there are still over 200 Billion lines of COBOL code still running all over the world.

To the cool kids, COBOL probably looks like a zombie, complete with loose bits of decaying flesh. However it still accounts for a vast amount of operational enterprise code that's too expensive to replace all in one hit.

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New Marketing Campaign: Pizza Scented DVD’s

This would have to be the ultimate marketing strategy to entice you to buy Domino’s Pizza. Using rented DVD movies to tempt your senses, Domino’s Brazil is teaming up with video stores to test out a very new type of advertising and if it is successful, you may be smelling pizza with your next rented movie.

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Americans Would Ban 3D-Printing Guns at Home

A new phone survey of over 1K Americans shows a surprising number of them support the unrestricted right to own 3D printers in the home. When the same people were asked if they approved of using those printers to manufacture 3D gun parts, the majority of the respondents polled said they couldn't or wouldn't support the practice.

That may well represent an element of discomfort with new technology that colors the overall results — and it's still overwhelming support for private ownership of 3D printers.

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Microsoft Planning Xbox 360 Dashboard Update

Just because Microsoft is getting prepped to introduce the next-gen Xbox this week, doesn’t mean that the company will be abandoning the 360. Microsoft is releasing a dashboard update as a public beta in late June.

We understand Microsoft is aiming to ensure Xbox 360 users can transition over to the next-generation console and interact with existing Xbox 360 users using messaging, beacons, and achievements.

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Firefox 22 Beta Released

Firefox 22 is out in beta and barring any unforeseen difficulties, should be released for general use on June 24th. The main changes and improvements in this version are plug-in free voice calls, the inclusion of OdinMonkey, and HiDPI support. What’s not included was the expected default blocking of third party cookies.

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