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Category: Technology news
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The Great Dell Linux scam
A look at how Dell is really scamming Linux users into paying more for hardware and how Dell really does not want to offer Linux because they will be dumped by the almighty Microsoft.
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Windows 7 to arrive next year, says Bill Gates
You know, we should have paid a little closer attention to Microsoft’s decision yesterday to extend Windows XP sales to “June 2010 or one year after the general availability of Windows 7”
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Why modular Windows will suck for Microsoft and suck for you
There’s a consensus forming that the next version of Windows will be “modular” in some manner. Here’s a look at the possibilities for a modular Windows, and why they mostly suck.
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Microsoft will extend life of Windows XP–again
Microsoft has decided to extend the life of Windows XP, although only for a limited class of machines.
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Interview With Steve Wozniak at Boston Robotics Competition
At a recent robotics competition in Boston, Steve Wozniak, the co-founder of Apple was one of the judges. CIO caught up with him and asked him some questions on a variety of topics
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29% of Windows Vista crashes caused by NVIDIA drivers
There’s a class action suit working its way through the courts to determine whether Microsoft changed the definition of “capable” to help Intel sell computers. But some of the documents released in the case are interesting in their own right. For example, Microsoft has a chart that lists identified causes of Windows Vista crashes
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iPhone musicians tinkle the touch screen
[lang_en]A trio of tabletop musicians have turned their gadget lust into an art form, using two iPhones and an iPod Touch to form the “iBand”.
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Meet Australia’s geekiest geek
[lang_en]Jonathon Oxer (ex-head of Australia’s Linux user group) has been called Aus’s geekiest geek after embedding a chip in his arm to operate his automated home. FTA: “A swipe of his arm under a small scanner identifies Oxer with the house computer, which then unlocks the door.” His entire house can be controlled remotely via computer or mobile phone.
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It’s official: HD DVD is dead, the format war over
Toshiba just made a statements saying, “It will no longer develop, manufacture and market HD DVD players and recorders.” Finally.
