Archive for October, 2008
Microsoft launches Windows Azure
LOS ANGELES–Microsoft on Monday announced a version of Windows that runs over the Internet from inside Microsoft’s own data centers. Dubbed Windows Azure, it’s less a replacement for the operating system that runs on one’s own PC than it is an alternative for developers, intended to let them write programs that live inside Microsoft’s data [...]
Flash 10 Released – Finally, Flash Videos In Firefox Work Again! – ReadWriteWeb
Today Abode announced the availability of Adobe Flash Player 10 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. The new plugin offers a number of improvements such as native support for 3D, a new text rendering engine, and integration with Adobe’s Pixel Bender technology. However, we know that many of you aren’t interested in these upgrades, which are [...]
Microsoft: “PCs are STILL a better value”
Microsoft: “PCs are STILL a better value”. “I’m a PC” is striking back. Responding to Apple’s introduction of a new generation of laptops today and the price cut of its low-end model to $999, Microsoft has released a chart, claiming that “After the Mac Refresh … PCs are STILL a better value.” (This follows yesterday’s [...]
Galapagos on Vimeo
Galapagos on Vimeo (High Def Version) Very cool HD video of Galapagos under water! Galapagos on Vimeo.
Existentialism: Beer-Filled USB Drive Raises Disturbing Questions
Gadgets like this Beer-Filled USB Flash Drive really make me question the basics. More than my first-year university philosophy class did, anyway. Existential angst, the downfall of western civilization, and “customizable floaties” after the jump. Is capitalism really that great, if it leads to beer-filled USB flash drives with “optional customizable floating objects” inside? Should [...]
‘Windows Cloud’ to descend this month, says Ballmer • The Register
By Kelly Fiveash • Get more from this author Posted in Operating Systems, 1st October 2008 13:53 GMT Microsoft will let loose a new operating system, Windows Cloud, at the company’s annual developer conference later this month. Boss Steve Ballmer announced Redmond’s plans at a Software plus Services partner event in London this lunchtime. He [...]
Why Apple shares took a nosedive – Apple 2.0
Apple shares suffered their sharpest fall in eight years Monday morning on the word of two analysts — including one whose record predicting the company’s performance is mixed at best. By 10:30 a.m ET the stock had dropped 16%, wiping out more than $18 billion in the company’s market capitalization in the space of 60 [...]