News around the web: Crisis makes people work for free

[Erik]

Crisis spurs people to work for free - good or bad? @ Reuters
Snooping through the power socket @ BBC News
Greening the Internet: How much CO2 does this article produce? @ CNN
10 Top iPhone Apps For Road Warriors @ Forbes
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Five years ago in TechSpot:
400 GB Hard Drive From Hitachi

Storage
OCZ Vertex SSD @ PureOverclock
Patriot Memory 64GB Torqx SSD Review @ CCE Reviews

Video
ASUS ENGTX275 Review @ OCC
NVIDIA CUDA video editing application round up @ Elite Bastards
Sapphire Radeon HD 4670 512MB GDDR4 Video Card Review @ Legit Reviews

Peripherals
Cisco LINKSYS Media Hub review @ TechRadar
Ultimate Ears MetroFi 220 Noise Isolation Earphones @ Futurelooks

Misc.
Windows 7 Guides - Installation @ DriverHeaven
Roccat Tusko Flatscreen Bag reviewed @ Metku.net
A guide to understanding USB technology @ VIA Arena

Cameras
Thermaltake Element G Computer Case @ APH Networks

Cooling
9-Way CPU Coolers Roundup @ InsideHW
Enermax Aeolus CP001 Notebook Cooler @ OCModShop
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus CPU Cooler Review @ Hardware Canucks

Memory
OCZ Blade PC3-16000 CAS 7 6GB Memory Kit @ TweakTown

Cases
Thermaltake Element T @ techPowerUp

Processors
Choosing a Processor, Part 1: Theory @ iXBT Labs

Notebooks
ASRock NetTop ION 330 @ Phoronix
HP dv2 12.1" Ultra-Portable Notebook @ Techgage.com

Displays
Samsung LN52A850S1F A850 52-inch LCD HDTV Review @ PCSTATS

Motherboards
ASUS P7P55D Evo (Intel P55) & the Lynnfield Processor @ HardwareZone

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[gobbybobby]

5 years ago.. 400gig hard drive. WOW thats big... lol/ Today we sit here with 1 720Gig drive (thats me) and are 2TB USB 2.0 Drives. HDD have come a long way in 5 years.

 

[Rage_3K_Moiz]

At least it's for free. Companies here are taking advantage of this and actually asking potential interns to PAY for an internship. And they're also firing workers left, right and centre, much like in other parts of the world.