I am writing this in because I have been personally affected by what many are calling the NVIDIA Defect. Hopefully others will be more aware of this situation should their laptop experience a premature death.

My laptop was purchased back in 2007 and upgraded to the 8400M graphics system instead of using the default Intel GMA because of light gaming requirements. A year into its use, it began to develop some quirks such as laptop restarting itself, corrupted display, etc. The charger/battery also died soon after.

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Has the Internet been part of your life for some time? Without a fast internet connection, our lives are miserable, right?

And here comes the broadband service providers to save us from the misery of slow and expensive dial up connection. Here’s the handful of broadband providers in Malaysia who are ready to brighten your day.

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Best of all, you’re not even aware of it!

January has arrived, a time when we start implementing our new year resolutions. Keeping Fit & Losing Weight is one that pops up year after year (probably because it makes the list for most likely to be broken!) So here are a few gadgets to help you keep that promise and not have it re-appear on your list next year!

1.    Dance Dance Revolution (PS2/PS3)

Not so long ago, video arcades were swarmed with teenagers waiting for their turn on those UFO-looking dance machines. The ease at which they coordinate swift hand and leg movements just makes you want to break into a dancing fit.

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In CES 2010, several major manufacturers such as Microsoft (in conjunction with HP), Nvidia, Dell, Sony and thers announced their latest Tablet PCs (also known as Slate). Here’s a couple of options that you will be able to choose from…

From Microsoft & HP…

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All the months of rumor mongering seems to have paid off. The magical Tablet computer by Apple has been confirmed by Steve Jobs himself and that there will be a ’special event’ on the 27th of Jan, 2010, where Apple will be announcing some ‘new products’.

The iSlate is definitely one of them, but I’m more curious as to whether they will be announcing a new iPod Touch with camera. That’ll surely piss off consumers who bought the 3rd Gen iPod Touch barely 4 months ago, but such is the brutal world of technological advancement and Apple product lifecycle.

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