Posted on August 26th, 2009 by ElectroGeek
Apple is clearly taking a shot at Microsoft Windows in this latest commercial which describes Windows as virus prone and full of headaches. Although Apple does not directly mention Windows 7 it is clearly obvious that this commercial has been released prior to the Windows 7 launch date for a reason. Come on now, does [...]
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Posted on August 9th, 2009 by ElectroGeek
An online survey conducted at ElectroGeek.com’s blog of 1,454 visitors has revealed that only 26% of the users surveyed run Microsoft Windows Vista as their operating system of choice. Although this is a very small sample of computer users it does provide a glimpse into the preferences of some true computer Geeks.
It is clear that [...]
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Posted on June 2nd, 2009 by ElectroGeek
Microsoft Corp. said Tuesday that Windows 7, the next version of its computer operating software, will go on sale Oct. 22, in time to possibly give the slumping PC industry a lift in the holiday season.
Windows 7, which will replace the much-complained-about Windows Vista, will be available then on new PCs. Microsoft, the world’s largest [...]
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Posted on May 19th, 2009 by ElectroGeek
Android users will have to wait until early June to get Android 1.5, which will add a virtual keyboard, stereo Bluetooth, and video recording. Android fans looking for a firmware upgrade will have to wait a few more weeks, as T-Mobile said it is delaying the Android 1.5 update until June.
The update, which has also [...]
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Posted on October 15th, 2008 by ElectroGeek
WordPress posting and deleting performance has slowed to a crawl and you’re now receiving the “Error in Deleting” message in your browser when you try to delete multiple posts at the same time. What is causing this you ask? Here’s the answer:
I run WordPress for all of my blogs and have discovered that one plugin [...]
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Posted on April 25th, 2008 by ElectroGeek
EBay-owned Skype has released into open beta testing a client for mobile phones that supports phone calls, chat and other features of the popular VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) application.
“This product is a part of our goal to be on as many platforms as possible,” said Wilhelm Lundborg, product manager, Skype for Business.
About 50 handsets [...]
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Posted on April 24th, 2008 by ElectroGeek
The death of Windows XP may have been greatly exaggerated.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said the company could re-evaluate its plans to phase out Windows XP by June 30, if customers demand that it stick around. So far, they have not.
“XP will hit an end-of-life. We have announced one. If customer feedback varies, we can always [...]
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Posted on April 22nd, 2008 by ElectroGeek
Computer users are increasingly at risk of being lured to Web sites that surreptitiously download malicious software onto their machines, but stolen or lost laptops still represent most of the security breaches reported, according to a new Microsoft report.
Exploits, malicious software, and hacking accounted for 13 percent of all security breach notifications recorded in the [...]
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Posted on April 22nd, 2008 by ElectroGeek
Class-action case over Vista marketing program to resume
Microsoft Corp.’s attempt to reverse a lower court’s ruling in the ongoing “Vista Capable” lawsuit was denied by an appeals court on Monday. The decision means the case can resume.
It also means that new insider e-mails subpoenaed from Microsoft and nearly 30 other companies could be made public.
In [...]
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