Tag: SOCKETS

Forget the upcoming Winter Olympics, CNET UK has pitted the nations of the world against one another in a heated competition that is inspiring fevered displays of national pride. And, just like the real Olympics, the sporting spectacle has been marred by outraged participants and furious non-qualifiers, as well as caustic accusations of impartiality, ethnocentrism, and corruption. The contest ...

We've heard plenty of spurious claims made about so-called "high-end" products -- most often in the world of audio and video. High-end HDMI cables hijack consumers for their cash, and phrases like "gold-plated" and "silver content soldered" get tossed around as if they actually meant something -- all in an age when most connections are digital (and therefore less susceptible to signal ...