What to do with your old PC?

PCs are a lot like televisions: No matter how new yours is, there’s always something sexier hitting the market. And whether you’re on the bleeding edge or prefer to stick with a system until it coughs up dust, the time will come when you’ll absolutely have to upgrade.

The problem then becomes: What should you do with your old machine?

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Apptastic: World Live Cams

Need a quick vacation? I mean a really quick vacation? World Live Cams lets you sneak a peek at locations all around the world. Basically what it does is gather public webcams into a single place, letting you watch events at a random location around the world or pick one in a specific area you want to observe.

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Valve’s Gabe Newell Takes Video Gaming to the Next Level

If you ever find yourself sitting across from Gabe Newell at a poker table, do yourself a favor. Walk away.

Forbes magazine recently added Newell, co-founder and managing director of the video-game superpower Valve Software, to its list of the world’s billionaires, estimating his net worth at $1.5 billion. That figure will likely only grow thanks to his latest gamble, called Steam, which is rapidly becoming for gaming what ITunes is to music.

Read more at CNBC.com

Gadgets for the ‘One Percent’

Early adopters want technology that pushes the envelope. Gadget hounds want lots of features. If you pay for your digital playthings what others spend on a car, there’s no reason you shouldn’t have both. These elite electronics let you play at the cutting edge with a deep bench of standard capabilities backing you up.

So, what are the gadgets you’re likely to see in the hands of the ‘one percent’? Click ahead for some high-end luxury gadgets.

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Halo’s astounding numbers

In the 4.5 billion years the earth has been around, about 108 billion humans have walked its surface. In the 11 years Halo has been around, a small subset of those humans have killed each other more than 136 billion times.

As Bungie says goodbye to the franchise that brought it fame and fortune, the game developer has released some statistics detailing the dedication of its massive fan base. And the numbers are staggering.

Read more at Yahoo! Games

America’s Radio News Network – March 29

Every Thursday, I join Chris Salcedo and Lori Lundin on the mid-day edition of America’s Radio News Network to discuss trends and news in the technology and video game space. Today’s topics were the latest Apple TV rumors, Harry Potter eBooks and a look at the staggering number of hacker attacks in 2011.

Listen here (ARNN-3-29)