Guest GhostRanger Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 We're all tech nerds and no one is ashamed to admit it. My question for you all is, where do you get your latest news on technology? I prefer The Inquirer, even though I've been told it can be fairly inaccurate. I also browse Engadget some but not very often. So where do you all turn when you want to find out about new cool gadgets coming out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketman089 Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 I get it from tif tech/computers :oops: Gamertag: King Arizona Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anesthesia Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 The Inquirer is very much the tabloid of the tech news sites. Not above making stuff up. I use The Register mainly, the one which the guy who runs The Inquirer lost his job at. For extra stuff I use Slashdot IT and hardware sections. I use Gizmodo for gadgetry news and Slashdot gaming for gaming news. Some people are changed by being a moderator. I wouldn't be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadril Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Either my PC gamer I get every month or I may hear it on The Armory, Which is my old FA clan I used to be in back in the day. (still stick around for the community, however. They moved onto BF2142 atm). Or I might just hear it from somewhere else. usualy those two though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diminished2b Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 I don't, they're almost all quite inaccurate. Also, the people there are often annoying. My tech. news comes almost exclusively from talking on IRC, or forums I browse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercifull Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 The Register mostly, sometimes i'll look on Engadget but im not really active on any of the tech sites tbh. Mercifull <3 Suzi "We don't want players to be able to buy their way to success in RuneScape. If we let players start doing this, it devalues RuneScape for others. We feel your status in real-life shouldn't affect your ability to be successful in RuneScape" Jagex 01/04/01 - 02/03/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faux Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 RSS feeds from BBC Tech, CNN Tech, and Engadget for tech. Joystiq for gaming. I also get podcasts from Engadget and New Scientist. :: Guess the Movie Contest Champion: pfilc23 :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apinagez Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 I just don't. I wait for you guys to get them for me and post here. ^The most disturbing signature on Tip.it^Last.fm|HELLY KAYLA!|Oh the mehagurtz!|#Siencemakers"they care less about their spelling mistakes then I." - Lionheart"apinagez... let me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zonorhc Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 I wait for the tech-priests at Spacebattles to sort out what's relevant and bless it in the name of the Omnissiah. Failing that, Slashdot. Varrock Library: Shattered Sky | Silent Thunder | The Emperor's FinestAstri @ MythWeavers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Putter Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 The Inquirer is not just fairly innaccurate, on occassions that flat out make things up. It shouldn't be taken as news...More (un)educated guesses. I actually go to many sites, pretty well every day. I normally start at http://firingsquad.com, which themselves have a decent mix of computer tech and game reviews, but they also have a lot of tech news listings from other sites. I then go to http://tomshardware.com, probably the best place for computer tech news and reviews. Then I check http://anandtech.com, and http://dailytech.com, the later of which is occassionally awesome having the first looks at things, but also kind of fails in some aspects. anandtech and dailytech are related, but anandtech has all the headlines from dailytech, so I just go there. Also tomshardware and tgdaily.com are also related, which is another one I occassionally look it. Dailytech is actually really good for news outside of computers, in other science and tech things. Sometimes I also look at http://xbitlabs.com. It's alright, pretty good for benchmarks, but also quite slow with their reviews. Overall, firingsquad and tomshardware are the best places in my opinion. As for tech from a game news/reviews perspective, I check IGN.com, Gamespot.com, and gamespy.com. Gamespot is best for news, gamespy is by far the best for reviews, and IGN does both well (though they review games too highly). I also occassionally check 1up.com, but they are more of theinquirer of games...Lot's of bad facts, bad, uninformed reviews...But also they have some interesting features and first looks which warrant a glance every few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runesmithie Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 The Inquirer is very much the tabloid of the tech news sites. Not above making stuff up. I use The Register mainly, the one which the guy who runs The Inquirer lost his job at. For extra stuff I use Slashdot IT and hardware sections. I use Gizmodo for gadgetry news and Slashdot gaming for gaming news. I use slashdot for most of my tech news sicne it's always a blast reading the comments :P I just posted something! ^_^ to the terrorist...er... kirbybeam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viktorkrum77 Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 I just don't. I wait for you guys to get them for me and post here. Haha, yea, pretty much same here. Word of mouth, or text, whatever. Oh, and Time magazine, if that counts for anything. :-k Me doing staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jak722 Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Yahoo pretty much does it for me. :-k Im not that big of a geek. The Enrichment Center reminds you that the weighted companion cube will never threaten to stab you and, in fact, cannot speak. In the event that the weighted companion cube does speak, the Enrichment Center urges you to disregard its advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tetsuya Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 This Week in Tech podcast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLancer Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Technology news are most of the time pretty irrelevant, so I don't really frequent those sites. I do occassionally check slashdot.org though. Sure, if that stuff interests you, but I do get kind of bored reading new system specs and clock speeds of a thousand gadgets and upcoming improvements to those gadgets. If it's important, it will be on mainstream media as well, such as newspapers. And as said, you guys will post it anyways. 8-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercifull Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Is it just me or does The Inquirer look like a Register ripoff? Mercifull <3 Suzi "We don't want players to be able to buy their way to success in RuneScape. If we let players start doing this, it devalues RuneScape for others. We feel your status in real-life shouldn't affect your ability to be successful in RuneScape" Jagex 01/04/01 - 02/03/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futurama Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 I've never read tech news in my life and i half built this computer getting bits off overclockers. surely im not the only one who isnt actually interested in tech news? :s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam007 Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 http://digg.com/view/technology/popular/today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy500fan Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 http://digg.com/view/technology/popular/today Ditto. Digg actually just links to other sites, they don't actually host any content. The users submit links, and then vote whether or not they make the front page. So you (normally) get the best articles out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkmage099 Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 I just don't. I wait for you guys to get them for me and post here. Agreed. However, I browse BBC (also on firefox's 'latest headlines' tab) and CNN, but that is for general news. Trix.--quit WoW as of 12/07Thank you 4be2jue for the wonderful sig and avatar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runesmithie Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 http://digg.com/view/technology/popular/today Ditto. Digg actually just links to other sites, they don't actually host any content. The users submit links, and then vote whether or not they make the front page. So you (normally) get the best articles out there. Not really a big fan of Digg, mainly because of the whole freedom thing... after seeing some of the things that make it to the top....... freedom is baaaaaad! :P (That and the comments are horrible from what I've seen) I just posted something! ^_^ to the terrorist...er... kirbybeam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy500fan Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 Not really a big fan of Digg, mainly because of the whole freedom thing... after seeing some of the things that make it to the top....... freedom is baaaaaad! :P (That and the comments are horrible from what I've seen) Yeah, sometimes bad things get dugg too much. That isn't all that bad, I just bury them and move on. The comments though, that system is horrible. It was good in theory but extremely bad in practice. People don't digg or bury based on how good the comment is, but on whether or not they agree with it. I hardly even comment anymore, it's pointless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGBR Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 I am currently unemployed so I all the time in the world to readEmbarassed I usually read Gamer Monthly,PC world,Engadget and sometimes the Inquirer if I see it on the rack. I also read A LOT on the web The world would be a whole lot better if little green men in UFO's came down to earth to abduct rednecks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michiel2 Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 I use tweakers.net, a Dutch site. At least, I think that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potter_Pkr Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 BBC (my home page) Another website called 'Digital Spy'. Very reliable. Retired 8th October 2007 | 99 Fishing | 99 Cooking | Owner of a Red Mask and 2 Santa Hats | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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