Two weeks ago we saw the first wave of third party applications for the iPhone. But because Apple has yet to open up the device and provides an API (Application Programming Interface) for software developers, making third party applications right now is not for the faint hearted or even regular developers
MadPenguin.org discusses the great divide that will separate corporate Linux (companies that are working with Microsoft) and community Linux (companies that haven’t yet partnered with Microsoft) and their impact on Linux as a whole.
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With all the coverage of how the Xbox 360s are failing left and right in the past few months, there hasn’t been much coverage of how sturdy the PS3 is. PS3 Vault took a PS3 into harsh environments, continuously using it for 108 hours with various games and Blu-ray movies. Their findings? The PS3 is pretty much indestructible.
In-depth: inside Windows XP SP3
Boy those leaks just keep on coming - first Vista SP1 and now XP SP3. Check out our in-depth assessment of the next major update for Windows XP.
Google launches YouTube-style embeddable maps
If you know how to embed a YouTube video in your blog, you’ll be able to embed Google Maps in your website, Google promised today.
Dell admits dust contamination problem
Think about the pain of a little grit in your eye, then imagine the pain Dell is going through with its whole manufacturing process right now.
Your Wii might have just started glowing blue. Here’s why.
Strangely, while many readers have grasped that “Surgically alters thumbs” represents satirical social commentary, many on the internet, alas, have not.
Dr. Bjarne Stroustrup, creator of C++, discusses new features that will be present in the next version of C++ (tentatively C++09). He addresses many important questions form the audience, and gives his views on C++ compilers, including GCC and Visual C++.
Google just demonstrated how completely bizarre and anti-consumer DRM technology can be. Most importantly, by pulling the plug on its service, Google just proved why consumers have to be allowed to circumvent copy controls.
