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Windows 7 without Internet Explorer ?

Omer Niah — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 06:18:16 +0000

Source: arstechnica Microsoft has announced that it will ship a special version of Vista's successor in Europe, titled Windows 7 E, without Internet Explorer 8. The browser-less version, a reaction to an antitrust investigation by the EU into whether Microsoft is abusing its dominant position with Windows and Internet Explorer, will be distributed in all member [...]

Tiny video projector for iPhone

Omer Niah — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 06:05:34 +0000

Thanko has released a new tiny projector, which measures 61 x 37 x 60mm and weighs in at just 142g. It can be used with your iPhone, iPod, or PC and it can project an image up to 45 inches with a resolution of 640 x 480 and a 200:1 contrast ratio with 10 lumens brightness. You [...]

Twitter’s Growth May Be Illusory, Says HubSpot Report

Omer Niah — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:51:47 +0000

Tweet, tweet,” chirped the robin outside my window yesterday. Given the Wall Street Journal’s report last month that 32.1 million people now have Twitter accounts, it seems like much of humanity is poised to join the robin and his avian cohorts in tweeting.Not everyone who has a Twitter account is using it though, according [...]

Google polishes competition charm offensive

Omer Niah — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:45:23 +0000

Source CNET SAN FRANCISCO--Google continued to lay the groundwork Wednesday for an antitrust defense in the event that the federal government decides to take a formal look at its core business. U.S. regulators have been scrutinized parts of the company in recent months, probing topics such as Google CEO Eric Schmidt's role on Apple's board of directors [...]

Apple Design Awards ceremony celebrates great iPhone, Mac apps

Omer Niah — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 05:25:28 +0000

Source: MachWorld.com The annual Apple Design Awards are a bit like the Oscars. Sure, in the week-to-week of the film industry, people might be more concerned about the box-office take, but it’s the critical reception that really helps the high-quality products shine. Similarly, the listings for the top-selling programs in the App Store might grab the [...]

Microdisplay right into your glasses

Omer Niah — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 05:19:21 +0000

German researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems have embedded a microdisplay into a pair of glasses - allowing the user to access and manipulate data with simple eye movements. The holder could scroll through menus, move elements and pull up new info by simply focusing on a particular area or moving their eyes in [...]

Mouser - a mouse for geeks

Omer Niah — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:15:30 +0000

Designed by Andrey Chirkov, the Mouser is made from two materials with different qualities and texture. The wood gives the mouse an artist retro look while the metallic material used for the buttons takes it back to the modern age. There are very few mouses that can be considered artistic and this is one of them [...]

Is Microsoft Following GM’s Road Map?

Omer Niah — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 06:20:32 +0000

Source: visit InfoWorld.com It's always shocking when a stalwart of any industry topples. It makes people pause and lay blame in a variety of directions. Some may be slightly confused that GM is not going out of business, as the taxpayers are going to now have a 60 percent stake in the company. However, many different [...]

Microsoft’s Bing feeds you, tries to keep you captive Fully featured Google inertia beater?

Omer Niah — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 06:16:37 +0000

Source: Register.Co.UK Review Considering the amount of time, money and effort that's gone into Bing, Microsoft's made some truly odd decisions in connection with its new search engine. Never mind the odd name. Did Microsoft really not foresee that Bing could be used as a handy way to side-step porn filters? And was it really necessary [...]

Smalles notebook from Lenovo

Omer Niah — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 10:32:37 +0000

Lenovo Pocket Yoga is a netbook with an almost full-sized keyboard that supports a touchscreen which is designed for a stylus. It also can be flipped into a little tablet PC. This pictures appeared on the Internet a while ago and everybody wondered what is this cool gadget. Johnson Li, Director of Lenovo's Beijing Innovation Center, declared [...]