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- Dreadmill for iPhone 1.1 (Mobile)
- Dreadmill for iPhone puts you in control of a tragic zombie athlete trapped in an underground lumber-mill, running on a conveyor-belt amid a storm of spinning sawblades. It is a darkly funny comment on games, dead people, and the lumber industry - offers endless hours of challenging, addictive fun. It...
- Software downloads 2009-11-13
- Microsoft Project Natal available for $50 next year?
- The rumor mill has been buzzing with a potential release date and price tag for Microsoft's mysterious new gaming console: Project Natal. Announced at E3 this past summer, there haven't been many definite details announced so far, but we think there is potential for natural interaction...
- Blog posts 2009-11-12
- IronKey reveals new, ultra-secure D200 USB flash drives
- Another bad designIf I can lose the cap and damage the connector, it's not secure. Why would anybody make a flash drive with a separate cap any more? I'll continue to wait for a secure drive with a good physical design that operates reliably with NO software installation on host...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-04
- What's the key to Apple's success?
- One word: QUALITYA concept absent from WindowslandTDSo sad to see how Apple destroyed the word "innovation"Apple has never, ever, done anything innovative. By applying the term to blatant rebadging of 5 year old technology, you devalue the meaning of the word and insult those who actually [b]do[/b] innovate. For shame.Oh,...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-29
- Motorola Droid (Verizon Wireless)
- Editors' note: Over the next few days we will continue to test the Droid and add the results to this review.You have to hand it to Verizon Wireless: though the Google Android operating system now extends to a handful of devices, the carrier was able to get the tech world...
- Product reviews 2009-10-29
- SAP Q3: sales down, profit up
- SAP's Q3 results demonstrate continuing softening in the enterprise software sales market. Revenues were down year on year by 31% to €525 million ($787 mill) from €763 million ($1.144 bn) in the same period 2008. Software and software related service revenues declined 3% or €57 million...
- Blog posts 2009-10-28
- 2010 Scion xB
- Photo gallery:2010 Scion xBWith funky styling and a reputation built around the tuner crowd and the sound-off set, the Scion xB almost single-handedly established the market for little boxy city cars in the North American market. However, the current generation xB faces stiff competition from the likes of the even-quirkier...
- Product reviews 2009-10-27
- Times exec hints at Apple tablet
- Gawker reports that Bill Keller, executive editor at the New York Times, may have outed the mythical Apple tablet. At a supposedly off-the-record meeting which someone graciously preserved on Vimeo with the entirety of Times' Web staff Keller gave us this tantalizing nugget: I'm hoping we can get the...
- Blog posts 2009-10-26
- TextileNet 3.48 (Windows)
- TextileNet is designed for MRP, warehouse, logistic and distribution operation of textiles material supplier, fabric converter, spinning mill, weaving or knitting manufacturer. Raw material like yarn, filament, wool or grey goods. In view of the keep increasing price of textile material around the world, material resources planning become an important...
- Software downloads 2009-10-23
- FiberNet 3.38 (Windows)
- FiberNet is designed for MRP, warehouse, logistic, and distribution operation of cotton traders & spinning mill. For cotton, wool, or synthetic fiber whatever spun or filament. In view of the keep inflation of textile fiber around the world, material resources planning become an important issue for all spinner to keep...
- Software downloads 2009-10-23
- People + Processes + Technology: Creating a Winning Formula for Customer Support
- You might have the world's best support professionals or the most sophisticated technologies - but if you don't effectively combine the two, your service and support will be run-of-the-mill or even mediocre. This new SupportIndustry.com white paper explores the critical relationships between people, processes and technology and provides best...
- White papers 2009-10-20
- Will Windows 7 have the right touch?
- The touch interface has arrived on smartphones, thanks largely to the iPhone. But it hasn't found much mainstream success on the PC despite years of trying. The imminent arrival of Windows 7, which has multi-touch support built-in, and a separate Touch Pack with sample apps and games, has rekindled interest...
- Blog posts 2009-10-19
- Hotmail hacked: Thousands of account details published online
- Facts...have never stopped Zack from sensationalizing a story into an anti-Microsoft rant before....wrong headlinewhile I punch M$ every time it deserves it, phising points to user stupidity not to some sort of hacking or intrusion.That could potentially happen to ANY online email provider...just replace the phising screen.Hacked?If people gave up...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-05
- Israeli firm claims patent on URL shortcuts
- At least get the right patent document!The issued patent is Number 7,596,609. You linked us to the pre-grant publication of the divisional which was filed late last year and won't be issued for probably a few more.RE: Israeli firm claims patent on URL shortcutslol, good luck enforcing it..RE: Israeli...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-02
- Sound Mill 2.10 (Windows)
- An audio file player, manager and automation tool for sound design in theater and radio; in-store and public venues with music and announcements; amusement attractions like haunted mansions, museum displays; mobile entertainers, magicians. Fading, true 3D Sound and Fx effects (echo, reverb, etc). Create basic projects in minutes or use...
- Software downloads 2009-09-29
- NIDA Online 0.90l3 (Windows)
- Vibrant Graphics: Unlike ordinary 3D games that only accentuate realism, NIDA Online's colorful and unique visual style gives the feeling of intimacy. A wide array of special effects makes full use of 3D graphics to provide a highly immersive gaming experience. Distinct Items: NIDA Online boasts a unique equipment system...
- Software downloads 2009-09-28
- Top digital camera phones on the market
- Check your specs on the NokiaThe 4x zoom is digital, not optical. With that said the best camera phone I have used thus far was the Nokia N82. Very similar specs to the N97, but with a Xenon flash. That made a huge difference indoors.I generally like...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-25
- Red Hat CEO vs. Torvalds: More Linux features don't equate to bloat
- Linux distro appliances are the futureCompanies are wising up and getting away from MS 20G worm/virus operating systems and going to Linux distro driven appliances.It is the future with appliances no one needs a Windows OS with Office for someone to open a (.doc) to edit it is a security...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-24
- How health reform and health IT reform are linked
- Socailist Government controlGovernment to 'peasant':I know your medical history.I know when you go.I know how many ailments you had.I will ration you on treatment.This may be viewable to a potential employer.Dictator driven government by someone who will call people un-American for not wanting this, or they are a fringe when...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-21
- Report: 9.6" Apple Tablet due in February, for about $900
- If true, very strangeOnly Apple could introduce such a product at such a foolish time of the year.I was really hopingThe Apple rumor mill would take a few weeks off before firing up again. Oh well, I guess one of these rounds it might actually be correct. LOL.RE: Report: 9.6If...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-15
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