I had a briefing with Apple on their new Xserve and Mac Pros that were released today, mid week during CES, a week before Macworld 2008. I had only one question for them: Why release new gear when the Keynote is only a few days away? Their answer won’t satisfy your curiousity, but here is the official.
The makers of GNU GPL, The Free Software Foundation(FSF) has a campaign going on. Donate, become a member, and invite your neighbors. The target is 500 new members or $100.000 in donations.
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What do geeks do at a car show? Check out the LCD screens, of course. We just got back from the car showroom at CES and found some pretty awful examples of “pimping your ride.” Take a look at the most ridiculous places these gearheads put their screens, and let’s make fun of them together.
e scored a sitdown with DongSoo Jun, Executive VP and General Manager of Samsung’s Digital AV Division. Translation: He’s Samsung’s main man on Blu-ray and HD DVD. We asked him the big question: “Is HD DVD dead ?” His answer might surprise you.
An internal memo from Microsoft games chief Don Mattrick reveals some interesting tidbits regarding Microsoft exclusive releases in ‘08 as well as projections for the sales performance of the system in the coming year.
We asked Bill what’s on his mind when he wakes up in the morning, and what he’s still worried about when he goes to bed at night. At first his answer was businesslike, about Microsoft’s goals. But then it took a turn for the personal. Yes, readers, Bill Gates is human!
Microsoft said Tuesday that it will offer $1.2 billion in cash for Fast Search and Transfer (FAST), a big player in the enterprise search market. Microsoft is likely to raise a ruckus in enterprise search and force consolidation among FAST’s rivals.
Mitchell Baker intends to step down as the CEO of Mozilla. Mozilla COO John Lilly will take over the CEO position and plans to make a strong Firefox 3 release his top priority.
The backers of the Blu-ray high definition DVD system are predicting victory in the format wars with HD DVD.
WeStream is a new applet that allows you to listen to individual music tracks, streamed from .torrent files. The applet is developed by BitLet, has a great interface, and is compatible with all Java-enabled browsers.
Scientists in China have identified about 400 genes that appear to make some people more easily addicted to drugs, opening the way for more effective therapies and addiction control.
