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New UI rumours for Windows 7; I doubt it

New UI rumours for Windows 7; I doubt itWill Windows 7 eat your children when it comes out?How can you guys possibly feel good putting out this type of unsubstantiated FUD? Disgusting.Eh, I kind of think of Windows XPTo be honest, I'd wonder how they'd change it radically, though they...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), FUD, Microsoft Windows 7, New UI rumour, New UI, Microsoft Windows, rumour

Discussion threads 2009-04-15

New UI rumours for Windows 7; I doubt it

Windows has taken a turn for the worst in the last few years with the rise and hype associated with Vista during the beta days, only to horrendously let us down, just like an OJ Simpson jury. Consistency is absolutely everything when it comes to technology -...

Tags: User Interface, Microsoft Windows 7, Release Candidate, Rumour, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-04-15

Rumor Mill: What's on the Apple horizon

Rumor Mill: What's on the Apple horizonA rumour we haven't heard recently...I'm disappointed there haven't been rumours of Apple automobile products since the talks between Jobs and Volkswagen allegedly fell through. I'd love an iPod-esque car stereo system which synced with my iTunes over Wifi and gave me access to...

Tags: Digital music, rumour, Apple Inc., Rumor Mill

Discussion threads 2008-05-09

Google sucks talent from Yahoo

Google sucks talent from YahooThis is rather troubling. We had hoped that Yahoo would somehow remain as aindependent competitor to Google. But, Microsoft is screwing this all up, and it looks we are going to see a brain drain from Yahoo.RE: Google sucks talent from YahooYahoo! is worth 50% less...

Tags: Workforce management, Investment, rumour, stock market, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., layoff, talent

Discussion threads 2008-02-13

Another Apple Tablet PC rumor: Do you buy it?

Another Apple Tablet PC rumor: Do you buy it?Don't hold your breath...Don't hold your breath. Apple has a ways to go regarding their handwriting recognition. Microsoft has a fairly well done implementation, and Apple isn't even close.Unless they have something up their sleeve, I don't think it's going...

Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, Apple Inc., Apple tablet PC, Apple Tablet, tablet PC, PC

Discussion threads 2007-11-06

Sun's LBO Rumour

Sun's annual shareholder's meeting last week produced some odd rumblings, one consequence of which was to make me re-consider last spring's rumours that Sun's management was considering a leveraged buyout. According to gossip at the time the idea was to use the company's cash...

Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., SUNM

Blog posts 2005-10-31

This week in Tiger

This week in TigerFinally!Jeez, I was wondering if you guys were EVER going to put out a Tiger article. Oh well, I guess we've at least gotten our usual Longhorning for the day..Anything That Hilights Microsoft's Inferior Engineering . . .. . . will force the mule's snout into the...

Tags: Video cards, UNIX, Microsoft Corp., rumour, Lord, Apple Inc., hardware

Discussion threads 2005-04-29

Concrete Udder Game Pack (Mobile)

The Concrete Udder GamePack consists of the following superb games:Black Core Logic - THE Cyberpunk Adventure for your PPC!It is the dark, dystopian future. Corporations now run what is left of a once egalitarian cyberspace network. New corporation built software monitors and inhibits every move made on the net. Nobody...

Tags: Mobile, Rumour, Concrete Udder, Concrete Udder GamePack, Games, Pocket PC, Personal Technology, Handhelds, Hardware

Software downloads 2005-02-08

Black Core Logic (Mobile)

It is the dark, distopian future. Corporations now run what is left of a once egalitarian cyberspace network. New corporation built software monitors and inhibits every move made on the net. Nobody is safe. Even you. Rumours of a revolutionary new kind of Logic bomb are rife. One which will...

Tags: Mobile, Corporation, Rumour, Concrete Udder, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components

Software downloads 2004-10-29

Longhorn goes to pieces

Longhorn goes to piecesChop Shop>The reality stage. Insecure, buggy, bloated and expensive. Ship it!Adding new bugsJust wait and see how trustworthy all those new features are. This might be the end of Microsoft Windows. Remember the PS/2 that IBM made with Microchannel cards that were proprietary?...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, rumour, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Longhorn, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2004-05-13

Additional Resources

Will OpenSolaris survive Oracle?

We can only hope so! It would make a much better back end than what linux has to offer. Solaris has always been a solid performer and is a real UNIX, not some hacked up clone like linux. The best option for Oracle would be to ditch linux...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Sun Solaris, Oracle Corp., OpenSolaris, Open Solaris

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

Pink and Microsoft Tablet (Take 2): A couple of updates

Microsoft should release a High end WM 7 PhoneIn fact a high end phone which will effectively show off all capabilities of WM7, because i don't think that Microsoft can rely on any of its partner to do that. Especially as its biggest partner for WM phones,HTC, is more and...

Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, tablet, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-21

Apple's not-so-secret tablet: Flawed from the start

Apple are rumoured - key word there is "rumoured" - to be building a tablet device which can only be described from reports as a netbook-sized iPhone. After trying to explain this to my friend in the pub last night, who isn't the most technically minded of people but thankfully...

Tags: Touch Screen, Apple Inc., Tablets, Keyboards, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Peripherals, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-08-05

Will Apple's rumored tablet be an 'iPod touch DX'? It's all about perception

Will Apple's rumored tablet be an 'iPod touch DX'? It's all about perceptionOversized iPod or downsized computer?If the "Apple tablet" is an oversized iPod running the iPhone OS it will fail.Other computer manufacturers are hard at work with their own multi-touch portable computing devices.The difference is that the latter will...

Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, Digital media, Digital music, tablet, Apple Inc., rumored tablet, iPod touch DX, Apple iPod, Apple Tablet, Apple iPod Touch

Discussion threads 2009-07-27

Thoughts to ponder as Apple Tablet rumors spread

Thoughts to ponder as Apple Tablet rumors spreadiPhone OS or OS X?I think the iPhone is actually running a slimmed down version of OS X, so either way it'll be OS X, right?Not simply an iPod with a bigger screenWhile I am bummed that this is supposedly a Q1-2010 release...

Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, Apple Mac OS X, Operating systems, MacBook line, Apple Inc., tablet, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-07-24

Could new Google Docs be interface for GDrive?

Could new Google Docs be interface for GDrive?Yes......it is.RE: Could new Google Docs be interface for GDrive?Excellent idea! That is the missing piece...RE: Could new Google Docs be interface for GDrive?its been a long time coming ... I even started to think it may never launch - but...

Tags: GDRIVE, Google Inc., Google Docs, new Google Doc

Discussion threads 2009-07-19

Will we see a Nokia Aseries (Android series) or Android Tablet device in September?

Will we see a Nokia Aseries Android series or Android Tablet device in September?I think it would be a good moveNokia really should consider migrating to Android as a platform. The reasons:1. Android is open source, so Nokia could recreate their own "user experience" on top of it (much like...

Tags: Tablets, OPEN SOURCE, tablet, thread title, Nokia Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-07-06

(CES 2009 Preview: Car Tech)

(CES 2009 Preview: Car Tech)Car Tech Innovations & EvolutionsI want to see more of it on next coming generations.RE: (CES 2009 Preview: Car Tech)I want to see the news about the rumour of a possible partnership between weathertech floor liners. I've been monitoring them ever since.

Tags: CES 2009 Preview, Car Tech, car

Discussion threads 2009-07-01

Michael Jackson dies: Twitter's good luck

Update: title changed to reflect developing news. Michael Jackson has died at aged 50. Yes, yes and yes. The difference between citizen journalism and professional journalism is relatively simple: one isn't paid to report what they see and hear, and the other is trusted and paid accordingly...

Tags: British Broadcasting Corp., Twitter, Michael Jackson, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-06-25

Will someone pull out the IE life support machine?

Will someone pull out the IE life support machine?Add-onsFor me, the big plus of Firefox is the add-ons. I simply love Adblock Plus, NoScript and MediaPlayerConnectivity.Firefox isn't very fast anymore, these days. Possibly partly because of my add-ons. I can live with that. Sometimes I use Epiphany as a browser,...

Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox

Discussion threads 2009-06-18