Loading ...It seems that Microsoft has got the public excited about the release of Windows Vista. At the same time they seem to have confused the heck out of consumers as to when we can actually purchase a retail copy.
According to Microsoft:
Business users will get Vista, Office 2007 on November 30th
Business users will get Exchange Server [...]
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Plasma TV suppliers such as Panasonic maker Matsushita Electric, already outnumbered by the rival LCD camp, are expected to lose further ground as LCD TVs encroach on the 40-inch-class market, a plasma stronghold.
Growing demand for higher-resolution models is also giving a leg up to liquid crystal display (LCD) TVs, promoted by Sony Corp. and many [...]
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Apple Computer has shipped a monster security update to correct a total of 22 vulnerabilities in its Mac OS X operating system.
The Cupertino, Calif, company’s patch batch includes a fix for a critical Wi-Fi flaw affecting eMac, iBook, iMac, PowerBook G3, PowerBook G4 and Power Mac G4 systems.
Full Story Via Yahoo news
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Since its retail debut on November 15, customer interest in Zune has been lackluster, analysts report. Early reviews of the product have been less than stellar as well.
According to a research note published Tuesday by PiperJaffray senior research analyst Gene Munster, only 8 percent of 40 retailers surveyed by the firm recommend the Zune to [...]
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The folks over at MAKE Magazine have put together a really sweet Open source hardware, software and more gift guide for the holidays. You find lots of great gift ideas for the geek on your list such as: a DIY USB power supply kit for your iPod, an Ubuntu support contract, a PS3 Game Console [...]
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By now I’m sure that you’ve heard about the $100 dollar laptop program which is designed to get a new laptop computer into the hands of needy children living in poor nations. Ask yourself this question: Wouldn’t it be more beneficial just to give the needy children the $100 dollars to buy food for their [...]
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Being a Linux newbie (keep that in mind while reading and go easy on me with the comments) I decided that it was time to try out Ubuntu 6.10 and get my feet wet. As a Microsoft Windows user since Windows for Workgroups (remember that?) , I decided that there were more desktop O.S. options [...]
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17 year old Thiago Olson has created a nuclear fusion reactor in the basement of his parents home located in a Detroit suburb. The nuclear fusion reactor, which he calls “the Fusor,” took him more than two years and 1,000 hours of research to complete.
Thiagos nuclear reactor works by injecting deuterium gas (a form of [...]
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Now that the Zune is out, the reviews are in. And they’re not pretty. Here’s what’s wrong with Zune:
Hardware issues. Users and reviewers are discovering that the Zune is a little too bulky and heavy. As Palm discovered long ago, a large device can feel smaller if the designers round off the edges. Microsoft ignores [...]
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