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Apple to Launch Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard when Windows 7 'Messes Up' 2009-01-09 11:08:35 Mac-driven mouths are becoming vocal on the absence of Snow Leopard
at Apple
's last Macworld keynote address. While some believe Apple committed a huge mistake by not even hinting at a release date, others are pretty sure the Windows
7 release closing in could have only harmed Apple's new “cat” on the block.Joe Wilcox, of Apple Watch, writes that “Apple has made a strategic error by not gett Read more:Launch
New Nvidia Video Drivers for Linux Bring Support for Kernel 2.6.28 2009-01-09 10:09:16 Another improved version of the Nvidia proprietary video driver for the Linux
, FreeBSD and Solaris open source operating systems was made available by the Nvidia Corporation on January 8th, 2009. The major feature brought by the Nvidia 180.22 display driver is the initial support for Linux kernel 2.6.28 and for the following GPUs: Quadro FX 2700M, GeForce 9400M G, GeForce 9400M, GeForce 9800 GT, G Read more:Drivers
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Microsoft releases first iPhone app 2009-01-05 08:03:08 Engineers in Microsoft
's Live Labs have released the company's first application for Apple's popular smartphone - even before making it available on Microsoft's own mobile platform.Seadragon Mobile, which was added to Apple's App Store on Saturday, is a free image-browsing app that allows users to quickly "deep zoom" images while online and is intended to demonstrate what is possible with a mobile Read more:iPhone
Intel Core i7 Desktops Dominate PC Charts 2009-01-05 06:43:17 Intel's new quad-core Core i7 processors were only launched in late November, but desktop systems featuring the CPUs--from the likes of Dell, Falcon Northwest, Micro Express, and others--have already made an impact on PC World's Top 10 charts.As explained in "Getting to the Core of Intel's New Core i7 CPUs," these new processors are the company's first to be based on its long-previewed "Nehalem" a Read more:Charts
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Symbian CEO on open source, Windows Mobile and 'usability' 2009-01-05 06:40:14 Can mobile OS leader Symbian
keep up with rising competition from the likes of Apple, Microsoft and RIM? Natasha Lomas speaks with company CEO Nigel Clifford.Nigel Clifford is CEO of mobile OS maker Symbian, the market leader in the smart phone operating system space. The 49-year-old CEO, a Cambridge University graduate who also has an MBA from Strathclyde University, joined Symbian from another t Read more:Mobile
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Berry Linux 0.94 Is Based on Fedora 10 2009-01-02 11:03:28 Yuichiro Nakada proudly announced two days ago a new release of its Linux
distribution, Berry
Linux 0.94, which is now powered by the Linux kernel 2.6.27.10 and based on the famous Fedora
10. Berry Linux is a Fedora-based Live CD that features a customized KDE 4 desktop environment. The new release updates a few important packages, such as Firefox, Adobe Flash, Wine or even Samba, but the most imp
Prince of Persia's Innovations Haven't Been Noticed, Says Developer 2008-12-30 21:24:18 The Prince
of Persia
franchise is one of the oldest and most popular platforming series of games out there, with its roots tracing back to 1989, when we followed the adventures of the first Prince. Now, in 2008, the franchise, which was bought by Ubisoft, has seen its latest installment, a completely fresh and new Prince of Persia game.After the Sands of Time trilogy, Ubisoft thought that a fresh Read more:Developer
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Asus Releases 4 New 16:9 LCDs Monitors 2008-12-30 21:24:18 Choosing the right monitor for one's computer is one of the most important decisions a person can make when purchasing a new system. The monitor will influence your vision and will allow you to display more natural colors, which in the end provides for a better working environment, since they generate less stress on the eyes. On the other hand, when watching a movie, most users will want vibrant c Read more:Asus
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NVIDIA to Debut 40nm GeForce Cards in Q2 2009 2008-12-28 22:40:26 While end-users are still to see the full power of NVIDIA's upcoming GeForce
GTX295 and GTX 285, rumors of new 40nm-based GeForce graphics cards have already made their way on the Internet. The Santa Clara, California-based chip maker is now expected to debut its first 40nm-based graphics cards as early as the second quarter of the upcoming year. In addition, by the end of 2009 the green company w Read more:Cards
Black & White 2 for Mac Launching January 6 2008-12-28 11:43:14 Touted as one of the best-selling Mac games of all time, Black
& White
is a real-time strategy title where players become a young god. The sequel to the highly-acclaimed game has now been confirmed for a January
6 release, coinciding with the opening of exhibits at Macworld 2009 in San Francisco, where attendees can have a hands-on experience with the game.Black & White 2 has players resum
20+ Top Free Windows Mobile Applications 2008-12-28 11:43:14 iPhone this, iPod Touch that, BlackBerry and Google Android apps galore, but where is the WindowsMobile
love? Well, it is certainly not to be forgotten as the Samsung i770, HTC Touch Pro and Samsung Omnia are all being sold in stores this December, and all of them are powered by Windows Mobile
.With those users in mind, here are over 20 top free apps to get the most out of the Windows Mobile oper Read more:Applications
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AMD Phenom II Available for purchase in the second week of 2009 2008-12-28 11:43:14 According to the latest news on the web, Advanced Micro Devices will make its upcoming Phenom II Deneb-based processor available for distributors in the last days of this year. Moreover, it seems that the Phenom II 940 at 3GHz and Phenom II 920 at 2.8GHz will start selling in the week beginning on December 29th.The Sunnyvale company already announced its plan to launch its Phenom II chips at CES 2 Read more:AMD
LittleBigPlanet Gets Metal Gear Solid DLC for Christmas 2008-12-28 11:14:29 LittleBigPlanet is probably one of the most innovative games that have appeared this holiday season. It provided a unique twist to the usual puzzle platformer genre, enabling players to create their own levels via the unique tools that were made available by its developer, Media Molecule. Also, as Sony, its publisher, considers that the game will get better over time, the two companies have teame Read more:Christmas
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Glassdoor.com Lists Naughtiest and Nicest C.E.O.’s of 2008 2008-12-28 10:50:43 The nicest boss of all was Arthur D. Levinson, chief of Genentech, who got a 93 percent approval rating. He leads the Silicon Valley biotech company with a “decision-making structure that intrinsically forces authority downward to the lowest possible level providing many opportunities to exercise and test one’s judgment,” a strategic planner at Genentech wrote. Overall, 6 of the top 10 boss Read more:Lists
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Core i7 Overclocked to 5510.09 MHz 2008-12-22 17:16:08 Intel's Core i7 processors are registering a good penetration of the market these days, as they bring a lot of performance improvements over existing parts, and users are looking closer and closer at the capabilities of the new chips. Some of them are looking so close that take the CPU and try to make it give its best. According to the latest news on the web, a user managed to overclock one of th
ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution Supports 6 PCIe x16 GPUs 2008-12-22 16:57:10 ASUS' Core i7 line of motherboards has been enriched with a new addition, the P6T6 WS Revolution board. Although coming with an ATX format and being based on the X58 chipset, the fresh ASUS part is somehow different from other Core i7 supporting motherboards. The company plans to push the board into the workstation area, and has included in P6T6 support for no less than six PCIe x16 graphics card
MGS 4, Sins of a Solar Empire and Fallout 3 Are Games of the Year 2008-12-22 14:27:36 As the end of 2008 draws ever near, most sites and magazines reporting on videogames are getting ready to present a host of awards, showing which titles impressed editors and players alike during the closing year. Our awards will be presented during the final days of December. IGN, one of the leading sites reporting on the videogames industry, has already named the best games it reviewed in 2008 Read more:Empire
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Microsoft Live Search Secures Spot on Blackberries 2008-12-22 06:02:40 We shed light on Microsoft
’s first Live deal with Blackberry maker Research in Motion back in mid May. At the time, both had partnered to deliver Live Messenger and Live Hotmail to smartphone owners held within RIM’s embrace. Today the companies have announced a kind of extension to the contract to involve Live Search
among some of the mobile applications present on the devices, including Bla Read more:Blackberries
Veoh Appoints Steve Mitgang as CEO 2008-12-22 05:56:07 Veoh, the internet television network, has appointed Steve
Mitgang as its new CEO. Mitgang is coming from Yahoo, where he was Senior Vice President of the Global Team, and was heavily involved with advertising, platforms and services. Succeeding Veoh’s founding CEO Dmitry Shapiro, Mitgang will oversee Veoh’s continued growth. Shapiro is now the Founder and Chief Innovation Officer, focusing h
Windows 7 on a Diet - Thank Goodness 2008-12-22 05:17:27 With each successive release of the Windows
operating system it has gotten bigger and bigger. While it doesn’t help that it has to keep supporting so much legacy stuff from previous versions it has also suffered from more and more being added to the core OS.This has lead to anti-trust battles with both the DOJ and the EU to the point that Microsoft had to release a special version in Europe wit Read more:Goodness
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