Posts Tagged ‘software’

A Hypothetical Look Inside the Webcam-Spying Principal’s Office [Humor]

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

You’ve probably heard about the school district that installed spy software on laptops issued to its students so they could spy on them without their knowledge. Creepy! Well, here’s a peek at the principal who came up with the idea.

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Windows Phone 7: First Videos

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

As we see in this first ever video, the Windows Phone 7 interface is filled with simple, beautiful animations not so dissimilar to the Zune HD. UPDATE:

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All the Smartphone OSes: A Beginners’ Guide

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

f0e454ccdcacross All the Smartphone OSes: A Beginners GuideWindows Phone Series 7 is here, and it’s like nothing we’ve seen from Microsoft—or anyone else—before. But how does it measure up? And where does every other smartphone OS stand?

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LEAK: The New Nook 1.2 Firmware You’ll See Later Today

Friday, February 5th, 2010

9ac8410636pdates LEAK: The New Nook 1.2 Firmware Youll See Later TodayA B&N employee (who’d just updated their store’s Nooks) sent us all information on the new Nook firmware update that, according to the date on this memo, should hit later today.

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Tablet Sutra: How Are We Supposed to Hold This Thing?

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

6fa040b0c94 copy Tablet Sutra: How Are We Supposed to Hold This Thing?Speculation and guesswork aside, if Apple’s got a tablet, we need to know how to handle it, physically. So, with two pieces of cardboard, scotch tape and Photoshop, we crudely mocked one up. It was… unusual.

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Apple Genius War Stories: "I Got Punched in the Face" and More

Saturday, January 23rd, 2010

ff21dd65b1spunch Apple Genius War Stories: "I Got Punched in the Face" and MoreThis is the life of an Apple Genius: Computers caked in toxic waste, screaming customers, dead cats, violent homophobes, and oh yeah—getting punched in the face.

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A Visual Guide to Android 2.1

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

576ee3e31e138 01 A Visual Guide to Android 2.1Android 2.0 is very much looking like it was just a beta for Android 2.1, which seems, quite frankly, awesome. Let’s take a look at everything it has to offer.

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You Don’t Need to Regularly Reinstall Windows; Here’s Why

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

7e6b77660fll1228 You Dont Need to Regularly Reinstall Windows; Heres WhyOne of the most continual myths about Windows is that you need to reinstall the operating system regularly to keep it running at top performance. Let’s take a look at the real problem and how to fix it.

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How To Guides: The Best of 2009

Saturday, December 26th, 2009

5b623aec66mp 1 How To Guides: The Best of 2009As any diligent weekend reader knows, we don’t just find and explain the news around here, we like to do stuff; grapple things; make gadgets better. Here’s the cream of this year’s how to guide crop:

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Most Popular Free Mac Downloads of 2009

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

e0a93c4d03ac dls Most Popular Free Mac Downloads of 2009Nothing beats finding just the right application to fill a common need, fix a problem, or boost your productivity. Give yourself an primeval present this holiday season with 15 of the most favourite Mac downloads of 2009.

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