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- First Nvidia Ion netbook now available: HP Mini 311
- Bad design and late to marketThe Ion chipset is essentially wasted on this. You have the Ion LE, which is a DirectX 9-only variant of the DX10-packin' Ion, on a netbook running Windows XP. There's no DX Compute shader option on Windows XP and there won't be in...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Chipsets, NVidia Corp., ASUS Eee PC, WTH, netbook, NVIDIA ION, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Hewlett-Packard Co.
- Discussion threads 2009-09-25
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- Microsoft patches Windows worm holes, drive-by download flaws
- HolesIt is like trying to patch a rotten ship!Does that mean Linux is a rotten ship too?NTAnd unfortunately most of the world is on that ship And unfortunately most of the world is on that ship RE: Microsoft patches Windows worm holes, drive-by download flawsAll OS are subject to "Intrusion...
- Tags: Linux, Patches, Construction, Operating systems, SECURITY, Microsoft patches Windows worm hole, Microsoft patches Window, worm hole, Microsoft Patches, flaw, Microsoft Corp., patch management, attacked, window, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-11-10
- Times exec hints at Apple tablet
- When are people going to learn that off the record is off the recordNot open mouth insert foot.Yes, some people are excited about some new tech, but to go to some of the lengths these guys keep going to, makes me wonder.I think engadge is just in it for the...
- Tags: Tablets, 3G, Notebooks, iTablet, Apple Inc., Microsoft Zune, tablet, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-26
- Lower costs or mandate coverage
- More Politics on ZDNET?This is a tech site - please stick to TECH.Pitching this spin is not productive. It's also so one sided as to be laughable.America is a capitalist nation. Let the free market do its job and stop interfering.The marketThe market says policy is important. I...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Palin, Carl Rapson
- Discussion threads 2009-09-28
- Software engineers move over - the era of the media engineer
- Software engineers move over - the era of the media engineerI don't see this happeninggood engineers are good engineers; perhaps shoddy media engineers will be washed out of the process more quickly than shoddy programmers so perhaps you'll see this situation influence salary spreads since "bad aesthetics" speak louder...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Development tools, media engineer, Software Engineers, job
- Discussion threads 2009-07-29
- What Price Time? The Factor That Decides If Either Mac or PC Is Cool
- What Price Time? The Factor That Decides If Either Mac or PC Is CoolVery trueA Mac does not work for me, a Windows machine does.So you are correct: Cool means very little. I enjoy my summers outside, with friends; sitting in the home office working on a "cool looking" machine,...
- Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, Apple Macintosh, Price Time, PC IS, Microsoft Windows, window
- Discussion threads 2009-04-16
- Are fonts on Amazon's Kindle 2 too fuzzy?
- The newly launched Amazon Kindle 2 e-book reader is certainly an improvement in form factor and features. But does it fall short when it comes to displaying text? Wired's Gadget Lab notes that the Kindle 2's text rendering leaves, well, something to be...
- Tags: Algorithm, Shade, Amazon.com Inc., Font, Amazon Kindle, Kindle 2, Engineering, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-04-14
- Microsoft accidentally confirms Windows 7 RC coming in May
- Microsoft accidentally confirms Windows 7 RC coming in MayMicrosoft accidentally confirms Windows 7 RC coming in MayAccidently or not its still a good thing. Microsoft Windows 7 has been very stable and a very worthwhile install. Keeping the date a secret isn't a big deal. Just say...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 7 RC, accidentally, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-03-26
- Is privacy dead, or just very confused?
- Is privacy dead, or just very confused?RE: Is privacy dead or just very confused[i]Privacy is not a substance. It?s not something you can trade, or give up.People are willing to trade a little bit of privacy for a better user experience.[/i]A bit contradictory don't you think?[i]Why would anyone want to...
- Tags: New Technologies, It?s, privacy
- Discussion threads 2009-03-14
- Next generation wave of mobile devices: blame the iPhone
- Next generation wave of mobile devices: blame the iPhoneIt's its. -NM- Blame? Try "Thank"I'm no fan of Apple, but believe me, I was so happy when I first heard about the iPhone. For way too many years, cell phone makers had been pushing crappy interfaces with little thought...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Wireless and Mobility, Apple iPhone, phone, mobile, mobile device
- Discussion threads 2009-02-09
- Open letter failed; Microsoft screws over students again
- Open letter failed; Microsoft screws over students againAm I missing something?[i]The Enterprise edition has [b]the same features as Ultimate[/b], except Enterprise only comes with a volume licence. That, in essence, means [b]you won?t[/b] be able to buy it and [b]allows universities to buy it in bulk for a cheaper price[/b][/i].So...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, Microsoft Corp., Open Letter, Microsoft Windows 7
- Discussion threads 2009-02-05
- Grab Windows 7 Beta 1 from TechNet - NOW!
- Grab Windows 7 Beta 1 from TechNet - NOW!HahaI tried. I gave up.... I was denied download for not having a profile??? WTH?RE: Grab Windows 7 Beta 1 from TechNet - NOW!ErrorThe site is currently experiencing technical difficulties, please check back in the next business day.It took me half...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, NOW!, Microsoft TechNet, WINDOWS 7 BETA, Windows 7 beta 1, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-01-09
- MS Patch Tuesday whopper: 28 vulnerabilities in Windows, IE, Office
- MS Patch Tuesday whopper: 28 vulnerabilities in Windows, IE, OfficeMS Patch Tuesday whopper: 28 vulnerabilities in Windows, IE, OfficeMicrosoft should be praised for catching this many flaws and fixing them in a timely manner. Think of all the time and research that went in to get 28 patches out. ...
- Tags: Patches, SECURITY, Operating systems, Zune Software, vulnerability, whopper, MS Patch Tuesday whopper, MS Patch Tuesday, Microsoft Zune, Windows IE, MS patch, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., patch management, Microsoft Office
- Discussion threads 2008-12-09
- GM takes its bailout case to...Yahoo Finance
- GM takes its bailout case to...Yahoo FinanceWhy won't bankruptcy help?It worked for the airlines. They got all kinds of leverage to break / renegotiate labor contracts and pay only pennies on the dollar for old debt, and they're still in business.So WTH?RE: GM takes its bailout case to...Yahoo FinanceI...
- Tags: Financial accounting, bailout case, General Motors Corp., Yahoo Finance, finance, Yahoo! Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-11-19
- AT&T and RIM: Alienate your repeat customers with "Early Upgrades" and overpriced devices
- $399.00 PLUS an "Early Upgrade" charge? WTH? As some of you are aware, I am a BlackBerry user. For the most part, this is not by choice -- I could certainly get by with another mobile device such as an iPhone 3G or...
- Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., AT&T Corp., RIM BlackBerry, BlackBerry Bold, 3G, Handhelds, Wireless, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-11-11
- Windows 7 Aero to take advantage of DirectX 10.1 ... where will this leave NVIDIA
- Windows 7 Aero to take advantage of DirectX 10.1 ... where will this leave NVIDIANobody's getting frozen out. It'll fall back to DX9 if it has to.The DWM won't *require* DX 10.1, but it'll be able to use it if its there. (Actually from what I read in the...
- Tags: Video cards, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Corporate communications, TigerDirect, DirectX, DirectX 10.1, Microsoft Windows 7, Aero, video card, Microsoft Windows Vista, graphics, Microsoft Windows, NVidia Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-29
- Vista struggling? OCZ launch 8GB and 16GB upgrade kits
- Vista struggling? OCZ launch 8GB and 16GB upgrade kitsIt isn't the press they got!He was talking about multiple virtual machines running different workloads. That is not the same as browsing the Internet or typing a term paper. Read what he said not what you wanted to hear!Not the...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), MS Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista, RAM, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2008-08-07
- Yahoo's Bostock says Board "called the shots" about Microsoft.
- Yahoo's Bostock says Board "called the shots" about Microsoft.Sounds like he is attempting to instil some confidenceback into the investors. What else is he going to say? Yang screwed up and we let him?Of course he is going to paint himself, and the rest of the board as the "Heros...
- Tags: Corporate governance, Financial accounting, Yang, Bostock, Microsoft Corp., board, Yahoo! Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-01
- JavaFX preview SDK available
- Sun released a preview SDK for JavaFX which gives developers a first look at the RIA play for Sun. Coté has a couple of videos up wth Nandini Ramani, the Director of Engineering for JavaFX and we did a Podcast with Joshua Marinacci as part of RIA Weekly that should...
- Tags: Ryan Stewart
- Blog posts 2008-07-31
- Big Brother Getting Bigger Part 2: United Kingdom
- Big Brother Getting Bigger Part 2: United KingdomDatabasesSince you're paying attention... look at bills, proclamations, edicts, etc. in other parts of the world including the USA.The senate just passed a sweeping communications bill that has the same effect as the UK's "proposal". Seems that the G8 or some other organization...
- Tags: Food & Beverage, Nate, Big Brother Getting Bigger Part 2, Microsoft Windows NT
- Discussion threads 2008-07-16
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