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Mandriva Linux to support Skype
Skype and Mandriva (publisher of Mandriva Linux operating system) today announced that Skype will come included with the Mandriva Linux distro. According to Candace Locklear over at SparkPR, "Mandriva's Linux 2006 is the first and only Linux operating system to...
You Can Argue with Success
Lots of buzz late yesterday how Microsoft has had such a successful Xbox 360 launch, yet it's decided to split its "entertainment and devices" division into four separate companies. Imagine if the launch didn't go well? ...
Intel new ultra-fast low power transistor
According to TMCnet, Intel Corporation today announced development of a new, ultra-fast, yet very low power prototype transistor using new materials "that could form the basis of its microprocessors and other logic products beginning in the second half of the...
Microsoft and MCI team up on VoIP
According to TheVoIPWeblog which received a tip regarding Overdo's Land of Nothingness blog entry, Microsoft is planning on using MCI for VoIP termination.TheVoIPWeblog writes, "According to a tipster, Microsoft will soon be announcing that it has contracted MCI to provide...
Microsoft sued over XBox 360 crashing
A Chicago man who bought Microsoft Corp.'s new Xbox 360 has sued Microsoft claiming the new video game console has a design flaw that causes it to overheat and freeze up. According to the MSNBC/Reuters article, "The proposed class action...
Windows Vista - no reboot after installing or updating software
One of the most annoying aspects of Windows is that when you update the software, drivers or parts of the operating system, you need to reboot. After you update something you get a message that says the system needs to...
Xbox 360 As Loss Leader?
Hard to believe that Microsoft is selling its new Xbox 360 as a loss leader? Yes, that's right. According to a report published on the NewsFactor Network(http://www.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_id=39715), the total cost of the Xbox 360 that retails for $399 is $552.27; in other...
It Was the Best of Times ... The Worst of Times
Everybody knows the Apple iPod and Microsoft's Xbox 360 are in the in-demand products this holiday season, but are they the best products of the year? (Or perhaps the worst products of the year?)Well, we want to find out. So,...
300GB DVD to challenge Blue-Ray?
With the ongoing nasty war between the Blue-Ray and HD-DVD camps, it looks like their is a new entrant entering the ring and joining the fight.In the Blue-Ray corner we have Blue-Ray founders, Sony Corporation and Royal Philips Electronics along...
What's missing from the XBox 360?
By all early indications, the Microsoft XBox 360 is a resounding success despite some stories of some XBox 360 muggings and even an Electronic Boutique store held at gunpoint until two XBoxs were handed over. My wife told me a...
Midnight XBox Madness
It's Midnight Madness all over again! Microsoft's new Xbox 360 goes on sale at midnight tonight many retailers around the country. (Read more about it below -- see the earlier November 17th entry.) Would be nteresting to hear any stories ......
Cisco acquires Scientic Atlanta set-top box company
According to BusinessWire, Cisco Systems, Inc. has acquired Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. Scientific-Atlanta is a global provider of set-top boxes, end-to-end video distribution networks and video system integration. According to the release, "The combined entity creates a world class, end-to-end triple play...
Microsoft XBox 360 vs. Sony Playstation 3 - Game over man!
With the impending launch of Microsoft's XBox 360, inevitably comparisons will be made to Sony's Playstation 3 due out next year. But the battle has already been won by Microsoft without firing a single shot - without a single needle...
Top XBox 360 Games to Buy for Christmas
Wondering what XBox 360 games to buy your kid(s) for the Christmas holiday season? (ditto for Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, etc.) Well, IGN Entertainment's GamerMetrics has pulled consumer data from three leading video game sites (IGN.com, GameSpy.com and TeamXBox.com) to rank the...
Xbox 360 Is Coming to Town Next Week
We’ve got “Harry Potter” opening tomorrow, but the news around our house is the Xbox 360 launch next Tuesday (11/22/05). Launches in Europe (12/2/05) and Japan (12/10/05) will follow. According to Microsoft, this is the first time a game console...
Microsoft, cable companies, and some popcorn
Microsoft Corp. and Cable Television Laboratories Inc. (CableLabs) today announced they have reached an agreement that will allow Microsoft and PC manufacturers to bring to market digital-cable-ready (including HD) Windows Media Center-based PCs by the holiday 2006 time frame. These...
PalmSource joins Linux Phone Standards (LiPS) Forum
Some news from PalmSource, about them joining a forum that is trying to "standardize" Linux components and APIs that run on mobile phone devices. The reason why Microsoft has been making such strong in-roads in the mobile phone market arena...
Salesforce.com calls out Microsoft's Bill Gates
I was forwarded a memo that Marc Benioff, Salesforce.com chairman and CEO, sent to his employees yesterday evening regarding the MSFT news. Even though the email looks legit and even says "To: All Salesforce.com" (indicating it was sent to all...
Nero, Microsoft, Linksys - what a busy day!
Yesterday, was an extemely busy day for me as I had conference calls with both Microsoft and Linksys. Two huge big shots in the computing and networking worlds. I also an in-person meeting with one of my favorite software applications...
Microsoft and Cisco think ICE is cool stuff!
Microsoft and Cisco Think ICE Is Cool Stuff!By ROBERT LIU and TOM KEATINGTMCnet EditorsOne of the biggest technological challenges confronting the voice over IP (VoIP) industry has always been the firewall. That’s because stray voice signaling and media packets...
TiVo Says Yahoo! Is Anybody Watching?
In the latest attempt to merge the two great entertainment spheres -- TV and the Internet --TiVo and Yahoo announced earlier today a new service that enables TiVo users to remotely program their digital video recorders using Yahoo's TV information web...
Microsoft's Singularity
Microsoft announced their Singularity operating system this week. Call me a geek, but I can't help think of several Star Trek episodes where a quantum singularity played a role in the plotline. If I recall my Star Trek, a quantum...
Microsoft's Bill Gates take on Google
I received my Entireweb Newsletter this morning and it had a couple of interesting quotes from Bill Gates taken from a Computing article.First, check out this jab Bill Gates throws at Google:"Which Google products are you talking about? Seriously? Other...
Damn you Kernel Mode Caching!
Microsoft's IIS 6.0 comes with kernel mode caching for helping to speed up web page load times. Unfortunately, the kernel mode caching seems to have some side effects that are affecting my index.xml RSS feed that many of my blog...
Windows Vista update
Microsoft released an update to the test version of Windows Vista, the next edition of its flagship operating system. The Windows Vista release is is the first in a series of monthly updates to the Community Technology Preview (CTP). Unlike...
