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News Microsoft's Embarrassing Launch Party Video Takes a Turn for the Hilarious

Posted 09/24/09 at 04:33:40am

There’s no doubt that you’ve seen the top-notch Windows 7 launch party videos by now (and if you haven’t, do your self a favor and get on that!), and sure – while they may be pretty painful to watch as is, there is a light at the end of that tunnel of misery.

Enter Cabel Sasser, the founder of software company Panic Inc, who remixed the “Hosting Your Party” video in a way that made it far more entertaining (and believable). But, don’t let me hold you up any longer – check out his version here. And, as long as we’re on the subject, are there any other remixes out there that we missed? Let us know in the comments.

News First Pictures Released of Microsoft's Pink Phones

Posted 09/24/09 at 04:06:47am

There’s been loose talk of a Zune phone for some time now, and it looks like we’ve finally found out what it might be. According to some scoop from the folks over at Gizmodo, Microsoft’s reported Pink phone is the device at large, and it’ll come in two forms.

The two models, which are known as the Turtle and the Pure, look an awful lot like a Palm Pre and a Sidekick respectively. The phones will be made by Sharp, who will share branding with Microsoft. The phones are reportedly aimed at a younger audience, which explains the perpetually round aesthetics.

It’s expected that they’ll feature Zune services (hint: Zune phone) and have their own app store, making it an obvious competitor to Apple’s iPhone. No word yet on pricing or availability.

News Microsoft's Dual-Screen Courier Concept Is Everything We Want In A Tablet

Posted 09/23/09 at 03:25:00am

For some time now Apple has stolen all the thunder when it comes to the idea of a tablet – but it appears that we’ve been looking in the wrong place. In a very real announcement, Microsoft has revealed their Courier tablet concept, and it looks absolutely divine.

The Courier (which can be seen in conceptual video form here), is reportedly in the late stages of development and despite its appearance, is a tablet, not a booklet. The 7-inch screens will support multitouch, writing, flicking, and drawing with a stylus or your fingers. A hinge that houses an iPhone-style home button, which you can use to bookmark pages, connects them both. The back cover will sport a three megpixel camera, and the lights that display status (wireless signal, battery life, etc.) will line up on the bottom.

No word yet on pricing or availability, but there’ll be plenty of news to come in the next few days.

News Google Expects 10% Chrome Market Share in Two Years

Posted 09/17/09 at 03:27:32am

Upon the release of version 3.0 for their web browser, Chrome, Google has stated that they’ve got some pretty sizeable goals for the fledgling application.

Google has reported that Chrome currently holds less than three percent of the browser market, but they expect that a year from now that number will grow to five percent. But, in two years Google is planning on that number growing twofold, and jumping up to ten percent. If it doesn’t, Google’s own Engineering Director of Chrome Linus Upson will be “exceptionally disappointed.”

Sure, the goals are a bit lofty, but between the advertisements running on both the Internet and TV and the soon to be released Mac version, Google should be able to make up some ground.

News First Apps Now Available for Zune HD

Posted 09/17/09 at 02:48:26am

The Zune HD may only be a couple of days old, but the app store for the device is already up and running.

A “Marketplace” which offers nine free apps is already shelling out software to Zune HD users across the land. The apps, which include calculator, weather, Texas hold ‘em, Sudoku, Space Battle 3, Shell Game… Of the Future, Hexic, Goo Splat and Chess will appear in a new “Apps” menu on the main screen once they’re downloaded.  Reportedly, the apps look and act pretty solid, but feature adverts during startup that cause the boot time to exceed 30 seconds in some cases.

Either way though, they’re free – so you get what you pay for.

News 802.11n Wi-Fi Standard Officially Approved by IEEE

Posted 09/14/09 at 03:54:57pm

After a long seven years of development and tweaking, the IEEE has finally approved the 802.11n high-throughput wireless LAN standard.

The new standard, which is reportedly capable of throughput of 300Mbps, has been changed six times since its first conception. And, according to the IEEE, all existing WiFi certified 802.11 Draft N wireless products will work with the final standard.

No word as to when the standard will make its way to market.

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The debate itself was done on
Xfire Debate: The Future of Call of Duty

Posted 03/21/2009 - 1:35pm

The debate itself was done entirely through text, so that's why we didn't record it.

I will do my very best to on
Congressman Fighting to Veto ISP Data Capping

Posted 06/23/2009 - 2:30pm

I will do my very best to keep an eye on this story!

Ah really? Wow I had no idea on
Now Hackers Can Steal Your Data With Lasers, Too

Posted 07/13/2009 - 3:52pm

Ah really? Wow I had no idea it dated back that far. To me, it just seems that the vibrations given off by say -- a MacBook Pro and an Eee PC would be vastly different, in terms of build quality, materials used, etc. etc.

But, thanks for letting me know! You learn something new every day. 

4.5% too many! on
Microsoft Explains Why They Can't Pull The Plug on IE 6

Posted 08/12/2009 - 4:59pm

4.5% too many!

Technically, it does ask you on
How To: Reclaim Digsby

Posted 08/13/2009 - 8:01pm

Technically, it does ask you when you approve the TOS.

 

15. USAGE OF COMPUTER RESOURCES.

You agree to permit the Software to use the processing power of your computer when it is idle to run downloaded algorithms (mathematical equations) and code within a process. You understand that when the Software uses your computer, it likewise uses your CPU, bandwidth, and electrical power. The Software will use your computer to solve distributed computing problems, such as but not limited to, accelerating medical research projects, analyzing the stock market, searching the web, and finding the largest known prime number. This functionality is completely optional and you may disable it at any time. 

I want to come right out and on
How To: Reclaim Digsby

Posted 08/13/2009 - 9:54pm

I want to come right out and say that this is in no way protection for Digsby. Sure I'm a big fan of the program, but when I see information as lopsided as that given in the cited article, I can't help but want to let people know the facts. Yes, it does come with bloatware and it does come with shady background processes, but it does tell you about them, and it does give you a very accessible way to turn them off.

I've simply listed the facts, and the only shred of opinion in it is at best an anecdote at the end.

 

Merely trying to help, that's all. 

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