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- Microsoft's 'conceptual touch designs'
- I've written from time to time about Apple and their rumoured tablet devices, applications for tablet PC's, multi-touch and Surface, and all those touchy-feely concepts we've been hearing about, but when do we get to actually see them? Microsoft has recently kicked forward their Software+Services, which for...
- Blog posts 2008-10-10
- Mac OS X Patch Day: 40 security flaws fixed
- Apple has shipped another whopper of a patch to cover a total of 40 documented vulnerabilities affecting the Mac OS X ecosystem. The Security Update 2008-007, available for Tiger and Leopard, covers a range of third-party components and Mac OS X flaws that could users at risk...
- Blog posts 2008-10-09
- C'mon, Vista really isn't that bad
- C'mon, Vista really isn't that badRE: C'mon, Vista really isn't that badI agree, it eases the transition from the digital to the physical world for computer users and seems especially geared towards newer computer users and explaining steps and giving more information about the system itself and any software installed....
- Discussion threads 2008-10-08
- AdSense for Games: Could RIAs be next?
- Google today announced a public beta for AdSense for Games. What's unique about it is that it's primarily targeted at Flash games with partners like Mochi Media, Konami, Heavy Games and others. This is significant for a number of reasons. First, because the online casual game market is growing quickly....
- Blog posts 2008-10-08
- The IT role in the mortgage meltdown
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- Discussion threads 2008-10-08
- Air Hockey 3D (zip)
- Air Hockey 3D is a fast-paced and easy-to-learn air hockey simulation intended for kids ages 8 and up. Controlled by the mouse, keyboard, or a joystick, this arcade-style game includes lots of options, including music, difficulty, a customizable in-game commentator, and more. Stunning full-3D graphics simply add icing to this...
- Software downloads 2008-10-08
- Rolling Stone (zip)
- Rolling Stone is an original action/puzzle game in which the player must guide a stone through various mazes and puzzles without falling to their death. But there's a catch: the floor tiles fall away as you touch them, so you have to keep moving! Lots of options and stunning 3D...
- Software downloads 2008-10-08
- Matrix Arcade (zip)
- Matrix Arcade is a collection of classic arcade games remade in the signature style of the Matrix. Green techie graphics and the immensely popular streaming lime-colored text characters all make appearances in this fun, yet challenging arcade collection. Games remade include: Asteroids, Missle Command, Snake, and Pong. All games have...
- Software downloads 2008-10-08
- Text Invaders (zip)
- Text Invaders is a simple rendition of the classic arcade game Space Invaders. So what's the difference? Text Invaders uses text characters to render all the graphics: aliens, bullets, explosions. It may seem pretty humble, but this game is well polished and highly addictive. This version is the first release...
- Software downloads 2008-10-08
- 2009 Mazda CX-7 Grand Touring
- Photo gallery:Mazda CX-7 Grand TouringEarlier this year, we tested a Mazda's CX-9. So when we heard that we were getting a CX-7 Grand Touring in the CNET garage, we braced for more of the same, only smaller. The tiny Mazda crossover didn't disappoint; the CX-7 has a lot in common...
- Product reviews 2008-10-07
- Samsung Sway SCH-U650 (Verizon Wireless)
- It's clear that Samsung loves two things: slim slider phones and midrange camera phones with a flip design. Indeed, we've seen a deluge of such models over the last few years, with the latest in the slider camp being the Samsung SCH-U650 for Verizon Wireless. Also called the Sway, (why,...
- Product reviews 2008-10-07
- AMD finally announces "asset-smart" plan; new Foundry Company created
- AMD finally announces "asset-smart" plan; new Foundry Company createdAMD, Rest In Pieces?Why does this feel like the death of AMD?Sort of like Palm splitting in two. How well did that work?Ah well, I suppose there's still Via. Although I hear they're ailing too.RE: AMD finally announcesEquiping and running a leading-edge...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-07
- Can two AMDs be better than one?
- Can two AMDs be better than one?They should never have bought ATIATI was content with competing with NVIDIA, and if market conditions had let them fail at it, so be it. What we're seeing now is the failure of 2 companies, not just one.ExpensiveThe cash infusion may have been...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-07
- eMagCreator (exe)
- eMagCreator is a unique desktop application allowing users to convert unlimited PDF's into interactive page-flip eBooks. Use it for hassle free publication of: Newsletters, Magazines, Brochures, Corporate presentations, Newspapers, Manuals, Micro-Sites, Artbooks, Product Catalouges or any other publication that you may have. Enrich your readers experience, with the following features:...
- Software downloads 2008-10-07
- HandyGraph (msi)
- Create attractive graphs for your documents, Web pages, or publications. With this easy software, you can graph equations, points, and inequalities, or create an image of the axes and grids. Plot and remove points by simply clicking on the graph, or use a coordinate table to import values. Many options...
- Software downloads 2008-10-07
- Samsung SCH-U430 (Verizon Wireless)
- Photo gallery:Samsung SCH-U430If you're looking for a basic flip phone with a VGA camera, you can always count on Samsung to deliver. Indeed, the company pumps them out by the dozen and the Samsung SCH-U430 is the latest of the batch. Sporting a simple, compact design and minimal features, the...
- Product reviews 2008-10-06
- The color that shall not be named. AMD's Vertal downplays green credentials, plays up efficiency arguments
- I realize Advanced Micro Devices has some news in the offing this week that likely will supersede the urgency of this blog's content, but I wanted to recount some high points from a conversation I had about two weeks ago with Larry Vertal, the company's senior strategist when it comes...
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- Shuttle KPC K-4800
- We liked Shuttle's $230 KPC K-4500 PC mostly because it was one of the cheapest complete desktops around. This higher-end model is a different story. We should qualify "higher end," because the Shuttle KPC K-4800 still starts at $299. But at that price, it's closing in on standard Windows PC...
- Product reviews 2008-10-06
- Pantech C610 (AT&T)
- Pantech doesn't normally come to mind when we think of high-end feature phones, simply because most Pantech handsets we review are of the lower-end, basic variety. (See the Pantech Breeze, for example.) Pantech surprises us every once in awhile, though, as it did with the Pantech C610. At first...
- Product reviews 2008-10-06
- The Secrets of CEOs
- I just finished reading an advance US manuscript of 'The Secrets of CEOs - 150 Global Chief Executives lift the lid on business, life and leadership' by Steve Tappin, who is a managing partner in the global CEO & board practice of Heidrick & Struggles, and Andrew Cave, a leading...
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
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