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USENET Celebrates 25 Years Of Super Mario

This is a moment that allows USENET newsgroup gamers to look back on 25 years of history and transition. Gaming has become an entirely different creature now, but Mario and Luigi are still here to watch it happen. Dedicated USENET...

September 13, 2010

General Member News Newsgroups Service Alerts Service Upgrades Technology Usenet

ThunderNews Newsgroup Article Retention Increased To 650 Days!

ThunderNews now provides subscribers 650 days of retention across all 107,000+ newsgroups.

September 3, 2010

General Technology Usenet

AMD Loses ATI Name

AMD has bid goodbye to the brand name ATI, the graphics processors chip maker which AMD acquired four years ago. At $5.4 billion, ATI was one of the most expensive acquisition in the semiconductor industry. Advanced Micro Devices had acquired...

August 30, 2010

Technology Usenet

Google Verizon Reach Net Neutrality Agreement

The furor over “net neutrality” ratcheted up a notch when Google and Verizon reached agreement on how government and Internet companies might resolve conflicts over broadband services. Their nonbinding proposal was harshly criticized by organizations purporting to speak for consumers...

August 23, 2010

General Technology Usenet

Google, Verizon, Usenet and Net Neutrality Update

The Usenet is abuzz with reports that the sky is falling and the end is near following the Google-Verizon proposal for “net neutrality”. For many though, Google and Verizon did the Usenet a huge favor by demonstrating exactly why net...

August 12, 2010

General Technology Usenet

Google Wave Usenet Clone Scrapped

Google is scrapping its Wave collaborative messaging service citing a lack of user interest. Google’s senior vice president of operations, Urs Hölzle commented: The idea behind the service, which allowed users to see each other typing in real time and...

August 5, 2010

General Newsgroups Technology Usenet

Happy 11th Annual SysAdmin Day!

As some Usenet newsgroups are stating, July 30 is the 11th Annual Systems Administrator Appreciation Day, which occurs on the last Friday of July. Ted Kekatos, newsgroup subscriber and IT manager with a small start-up, created this holiday in the...

July 30, 2010

General Technology

Sony Unveils New 3D Technology

At the ongoing SIGGRAPH 2010 show, Sony is unveiling the next step in the evolution of 3D technology: a volumetric 3D display that requires no 3D glasses called the RayModeler. Even the vivid imagination of the setting of Star Wars...

July 29, 2010

General Technology Usenet

Starcraft II Receives Praises and Complaints From Newsgroups

Blizzard Entertainment released the long-awaited Starcraft II: Wings Of Liberty real-time strategy game Tuesday to mixed reviews which sent shockwaves on many gaming newsgroups. Many users praised the game for its action-packed gameplay and cool graphics, while others decried its...

July 27, 2010

Technology Usenet

Windows Responds To iPad Challenge

Are you one of those that have held out on the iPad solely due to the lack of flash and usenet support? Good news, then. Striking back against the rapid adoption of the Apple iPad, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer today...

July 12, 2010

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Category: Technology

USENET Celebrates 25 Years Of Super Mario

ThunderNews Newsgroup Article Retention Increased To 650 Days!

AMD Loses ATI Name

Google Verizon Reach Net Neutrality Agreement

Google, Verizon, Usenet and Net Neutrality Update

Google Wave Usenet Clone Scrapped

Happy 11th Annual SysAdmin Day!

Sony Unveils New 3D Technology

Starcraft II Receives Praises and Complaints From Newsgroups

Windows Responds To iPad Challenge

Thundernews Independence Week Sale

ThunderNews Announces Upgrades for Full Header Depth

Wayback Machine Celebrates Milestones on USENET