Despite the Palm Pre being a game changer for the entire mobile phone industry, things are not looking good for them in the short term. Palm has been very quiet about exact sales figures and the initial rush of people buying them only lasted for a few weeks. Most recently the speculated sales numbers is [...]
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Google Chrome Gets Jump Lists In Windows 7
Jump Lists are undoubtedly one of the most loved features of Windows 7 and thankfully software manufactures are starting to implement them as well. Google, not willing to let Microsoft have all the glory, has now brought this much loved feature to Chrome. You will need to download a development version to get this feature [...]
Engineering Windows 7 Team Responds to Check Disk Bug
It is always cool to find a bug in software. Whether it is an ATM, movie ticket machine, or Windows we all feel a certain sense of pride in identifying something that doesn’t work like we think it should. Windows is a product of a lot of people, not just those of us at Microsoft. [...]
Txt 2 Own
This post is from our new OS Attack author Andrew Seay. Please help him feel welcome – Paul Charlie Miller, aka Safari Charlie, recently revealed the exploit code which allows an attacker to take complete control of any iPhone using a series of text messages which are not displayed on the receiving handset. A two [...]
12 Years Ago Today Microsoft Breathed New Life Into Apple
12 years ago on August 6th 1997 Steve Jobs shocked attendees at Macworld in Boston by announcing a partnership Microsoft. This video is one that brings back a lot of memories and always makes me laugh. When it comes to working with Microsoft, Apple fans are not exactly the most enthusiastic of people. And the [...]
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