Microsoft Execs Saw Problems With Early Vista
Published on March 3, 2008 to Software MiscellaneousEven some of Microsoft's top officials struggled to make Windows Vista work smoothly when it was released, according to internal e-mails released Wednesday. Read more
Scientist Find Key To Lock Up Solar Power
Published on August 1, 2008 to MiscellaneousCambridge (MA) - If you have ever looked into installing solar panels on the roof of your home, then you may have found that the technology can cost you tens of thousands of dollars... Read more
Windows Vista Hits Sales Of 140 Million Units
Published on May 9, 2008 to OSRedmond (WA) - More than 140 million Vista licenses have now been sold, which averages out to around three copies every second since it went on sale last January. Read more
Sprint, Verizon and Time Warner Cable Help Fight Child Pornography
Published on June 11, 2008 to Using the InternetThree of the United States’ biggest ISPs yesterday announced plans to block child porn websites. Read more
WWDC 2008: Safari 4 Seeded To Developers
Published on June 11, 2008 to Office SoftwareSan Francisco (CA) - Apple has given an early beta of the Safari 4 web browser to developers at its WWDC. Read more
Guy Thomas Says Windows Vista Can Boost Your Career
Published on September 25, 2006 to Notebooks and LaptopsAnyone who learns Vista suddenly becomes the new expert. Two areas where computer specialists will always be in demand are migration and security. Follow Guy's advice and make youself king at your workplace or your own consulting company. Read more
Windows Vista on Notebooks: Why and What Hardware?
Published on November 7, 2006 to Notebooks and LaptopsMicrosoft starts releasing Windows Vista on November 30th. Writing from a mobile computing perspective, Guy Thomas and Barry Gerber offer a number of good reasons to switch to Vista and help you make the right decision about running it on existing or new hardware. Read more
Mac Pack Cries Foul Of "Vista Tax"
Published on February 8, 2007 to Desktop Computers"In a shock announcement today, Microsoft says that it intends to make life difficult for Mac users, and squeeze every last penny it can out of them." Read more
Halfway To Paradise With Mobile Crossing's WayPoint 200 PDA/GPS
Published on October 5, 2005 to SmartphonesTraffic stinks in most cities, but a good GPS can help. Mobile Crossing's WayPoint 200 is a pretty good PDA and GPS navigator. However, to reach "excellent" status, the company needs to make it easier for users to integrate real-time traffic information into the GPS's routing system. Read more
Conversations with Cliff Plumer Part II: ILM's Real Yoda?
Published on October 12, 2005 to Notebooks and LaptopsLast week we presented the first part of Barry Gerber's interview with Cliff Plumer, the Chief Technology Officer of Lucasfilm and ILM. Our conversation this week continues over a wide range of topics, including challenges the company faces in constructing its computing environment. Read more
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The Spotlight: Vista Dancing In The Dark
Microsoft acquires Sidekick maker Danger, Psystar stirs controversy by offering a Mac clone, the super hi-def 5k Red video camera unvelied and the internal Vista sales video so cheesy it must be seen to be believed. Read more
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The Spotlight: Vista Shines In The Mojave
Scrabulous goes d-o-w-n, Dell sells a Hybrid, a working jetpack and Virgin does Space. Plus Microsoft battles bias toward Vista in 'Mojave Experiment'. Read more
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VIDEO: Zalman Reserator 2 Water Cooling System
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24 Hours With A Guitar Hero
Rock Band or Guitar Hero 3? Ben Meyer hangs with Tom's Games Editor Travis Meacham as he shreds his way through Guitar Hero night at a local bar in LA and plays the next gen guitar games at the E For All Expo. Read more
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The Spotlight: iPhone Opens Up, Plays Nice With Microsoft
Tamara covers the iPhone SDK release and related news, Google's free phone number program for the homeless and a green cell phone battery. Read more



