What happened this week? Online retailer Newegg leaped out of the frying pan and into the fire after it was found to be selling ersatz silicon. AT&T released its first Android handset to a less-than-rapturous reception. MySpace announced it's attempting yet another comeback, and it turns out that sex doesn't sell on the Internet -- at least, not for as much as it used to. Have you got the skinny on all things tech? Prove it by acing our quiz. Correct answers are worth 10 points, and no, you don't get extra credit for owning an iPhone -- sorry. Now begin.
1. Online retailer Newegg has discovered some Intel Core i7-920 CPUs it sold last week were fakes. Which of the following is not one of the clues the chips were bogus?
a. Typos on product packaging
b. Heat sinks made entirely of plastic
c. Manual filled with blank pages
d. The word "FAKE" stenciled on the outside
2. AT&T has finally got some skin in the Android game. What's the name of its new Google-fueled phone?
a. Backflip
b. Backflap
c. Backjack
d. FlapJack
3. The domain Sex.com, which sold for a reported $14 million in 2006, is back on the auction block. What's the minimum opening bid?
a. $15 million
b. $1 million
c. $100,000
d. $500 an hour, two-hour minimum
4. Geneticists have discovered chickens that are half male, half female. What's the scientific name for this condition?
a. Hermaphrafowlic
b. Gynandromorphic
c. Poultrasexual
d. Half cocked
5. ComScore has released its most recent smartphone market data. Which of the following reflects the leading U.S. smartphone platforms, in descending order?
a. Apple, RIM/BlackBerry, Microsoft, Palm
b. Apple, RIM/BlackBerry, Google, Microsoft
c. RIM/BlackBerry, Apple, Microsoft, Google
d. RIM/BlackBerry, Apple, Microsoft, Palm
6. "It's frustrating to see Apple, the original pioneer in generative computing, putting shackles on the market it (for now) leads. If Apple wants to be a real leader, it should be fostering innovation and competition, rather than acting as a jealous and arbitrary feudal lord." Who's comparing the iPhone maker to a tribal chieftain?
a. John Rubinstein, Palm
b. Fred von Lohmann, EFF
c. Eric Schmidt, Google
d. Olli-Pekka Kallasvu, Nokia
7. MySpace is on the comeback trail, baby. Summarize its new strategy in one word:
a. Youth
b. Updates
c. Location
d. Strippers
8. Which famous Madison Avenue brand-animal is at the center of a backdoor attack on our nation's computers?
a. Tony the Tiger
b. Elsie the Cow
c. Joe Camel
d. Energizer Bunny
9. A new cloud-based gaming platform will arrive in June. What's it called?
a. GameOn
b. CloudCrowd
c. OnLive
d. WastedLives
10. Take the miles of bike trails Google just added to its Maps app, and multiply by the percentage of U.S. smartphones made by Google partner Motorola, per ComScore. Add the retail cost of the first 50-inch 3-D HDTV sold at a Best Buy store in New York City, rounded to the nearest dollar. Put that in your fanny pack and start pedaling. What do you get?
a. 5.60
b. 56.60
c. 566.60
d. 5,660
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