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Windows 7 Launch Parties Fizzle

PC World reports The Windows 7 launch party concept was a complete and utter failure.  The YouTube video Microsoft created to market the launch party concept certainly got attention, but for all the wrong reasons. It was almost universally mocked … Continue reading

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Save the internet by banning Windows OS

I just read this interesting article in PC World on how Windows based computers are responsible for internet attacks, especially DDoS. Some of the examples include latest attack on Twitter, attacks on South Korean and American websites in July etc. … Continue reading

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Windows 7 not much faster than Windows Vista

Windows 7 is being touted as being faster than Vista. I installed Windows 7 RC day before yesterday. I’ll write more about my experience later. Windows 7 seems slightly faster than Vista to me, but I haven’t installed many programs … Continue reading

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Survey Shows Ubuntu Not Just for Desktop Anymore

According to PCWorld Ubuntu should not be considered merely the desktop Linux distribution of choice anymore if a new survey conducted by Canonical and open-source analyst firm RedMonk is an indicator. The majority of nearly 7,000 businesses surveyed that are … Continue reading

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Verizon wireless to introduce Linux phones

Verizon Wireless along with Mozilla joined the Mobile Linux group (LiMo). It’s the first U.S. carrier to join the LiMo Foundation. LiMo already has the backing of large Asian and European carriers, as well as handset makers like Motorola Inc., … Continue reading

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HD VMD – Another high def player

I somehow missed this news. I accidentally came across this news in PC World today. The news was 3 months old. It was talking about a new technology, namely HD VMD (Versatile Multilayer Disc) which was supposed to be cheaper … Continue reading

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Wifi Detector Tshirt

ThinkGeek has released a Wifi detector tshirt, which displays the 802.11b or g signal strength with glowing bars in front. The glowing bars in front dynamically changes based on the signal strength. You don’t have to open your laptop to … Continue reading

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