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How To Get Music Onto Your Palm Pre (Now That iTunes Hates You) [Palm Pre]
If you’re one of those unfortunate Pre users that updated to iTunes 8.2.1 without seeing our warning, there are two options. You could either downgrade to iTunes 8.2, or use one of these alternative apps and future-proof yourself.
The problem with downloading to iTunes 8.2 from 8.2.1 is that isn’t quite as straightforward as replacing the [...]
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Microsoft confirms retail stores coming this fall
Well, this is going to be fun! Microsoft, which hired former Wal-Mart exec David Porter to be its corporate vice president of retail stores back in February, has just confirmed that stores are, indeed, on the way — and soon. COO Kevin Turner confirmed the plans at the Worldwide Partner Conference in New Orleans yesterday, [...]
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Microsoft trademark application hints at cross-platform "OneApp" app store
Microsoft’s attention may now be focused on Windows Marketplace, but a recently filed trademark application seems to suggest that the company could maybe, possibly have something even bigger in store for the future. As noted by istartedsomething, Microsoft is going after the name “ONEAPP” (or “One Application”), which it describes as a trademark for “online [...]
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Snow Leopard 10A411 Seeded to Developers, Brings Minor Cosmetic Updates [Os X]
Like the last few Snow Leopard builds released unto the world, 10A411 is billed as an under-the-hood enhancement; basically it is. But there are few noticeable upgrades scattered around, if you look reaaaall close.
Macrumors forums users, the dev-build-having, detail-discerning lot that they are, found a modest bounty. Quicktime X, seen below, gets a slightly overhauled [...]
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Windows 7 pre-orders begin in UK, selling out fast
If you’re hoping to get in on discounted pre-order pricing for Windows 7 in the UK then you’d best get to clicking, son. We’re hearing that copies of the £50 Windows 7 Home Premium E are already sold-out on Amazon but still available at Play.com, for example. Stocks of Windows 7 Professional E look plentiful [...]
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Bill Gates: Natal for Windows coming to an office near you
The idea of bending over to pick up a virtual tennis racket in front of that 50-inch flat screen in our living room makes perfect sense to us. In fact, we can’t wait to see Natal come to the Xbox platform. However, the idea of manipulating an excel spreadsheet on a 15-inch screen within a [...]
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Rumor: Acer Will Launch Their Android Phone in September [Acer]
Acer said they’d churn out one Android phone by the end of the year; that was all the way back in April, and they’ve since taken their relationship with Google’s OS to the next level. (But not too far!) It’d be far from crazy, then, for the company to hit a September release date, as [...]
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Steve Ballmer calls Chrome OS "highly interesting," says Google "can’t make up their mind"
You just knew Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer would have some choice words about Google’s Chrome OS at today’s Windows Partner Conference, and he didn’t disappoint, saying that while he finds the project “highly interesting,” the late-2010 ship date and existence of Android have him wondering exactly what it’s supposed to be. “I don’t know if [...]
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Samsung Giorgio Armani 2 specs leaked by Bluetooth SIG
As best as we can tell, that June 11th Armani event with Samsung and Microsoft came and went with nothing more than a new ad campaign featuring David Beckham in his knickers, and Sammy’s June 15th solo fête was devoted to the Omnia lineup and said nothing of any impending Windows Mobile fashionphone. So whatever [...]
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CBS, Comcast On Demand Online partnership faces off premium vs. free internet streaming; 17 cable channels jump onboard
After stocking up on premium networks with HBO and Starz, Comcast’s On Demand Online project has added its first broadcast TV partner, CBS. One of the worries regarding TV Everywhere / On Demand Online has been what it would mean for free streaming portals like Hulu, with broadcasters potentially shifting content behind pay-tv walls to [...]
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Why Windows 7 RTM Doesn’t Mean Windows 7 Is Done [Windows]
Windows 7 may be Released to Manufacturing, but that doesn’t mean it’s done. Nope. When you’re Microsoft and have many companies to work with, you need to make sure they’re ready too, lest you want Vista Launch 2.0.
The two major things left to do before Windows 7 launches are language packs, since Windows can’t launch [...]
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$400 eMachines EZ1601-01 All-In-One [PCs]
If you are looking for a low-cost All-In-One that somehow reminds me of a Darth Vader version of Humpty Dumpty, the Atom 1.6GHz-powered eMachines EZ1601-01—loaded with Windows XP and 1GB of RAM—may be the ticket for just $400.
eMachines EZ1601-01 All-in-One Desktop • $399.99 (MSRP) • Microsoft® Windows® XP Home • Intel® Atom(TM) Processor N270 (1.6GHz, [...]
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SmartSwipe USB Credit Card Reader Comes To US Shopaholics [USB]
Previously only available in Canada, the SmartSwipe credit card reader is now available to US online shopaholics. The device plugs into any USB port and allows the user to securely swipe their card to make purchases.
“Until now, there hasn’t been an affordable and effective solution for consumers to securely protect their credit card data while [...]
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Rock delivers BD / Core i7-equipped Xtreme 790 and Xtreme 840 gaming laptops
Can you believe it? It’s been practically a year to the day since we’ve seen any new fragging machines from the lads over at Rock, but thankfully things are still moving after being rescued by a rolling Stone. The latest duo to take Europe by storm involves the Xtreme 790 and Xtreme 840, both of [...]
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Windows Marketplace taking app submissions on July 27, coming to WinMo 6.0 and 6.1 later this year
Windows Mobile devs should start dotting their I’s and crossing their T’s, because Microsoft’s going to be ready to take a good, hard look at their latest and greatest apps come the 27th of this month when the company finally swings open the doors to the submission processes for inclusion in the Windows Marketplace. The [...]
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eMachines offers up stylish, underpowered EZ1601-01 all-in-one PC
Remember that EZ1600 we peeked back in April? Seems its long lost cousin just got official courtesy of eMachines, as the EZ1601-01 all-in-one retains that same PC-in-a-monitor feel yet sports a clearly different model name. Or, you know, maybe eMachines just changed the label up on us. At any rate, the newest member of the [...]
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Windows Marketplace for Mobile Will App-ify All 6.x Handsets, Not Just 6.5 [Windows Mobile]
Fantastic news for current Windows Mobile users: Windows Marketplace for Mobile, Microsoft’s forthcoming app store, will work on 6.0 and 6.1 handsets as well. When? Still a cryptic “Fall,” unfortunately.
Developers will be able to submit applications to get started on the vetting process as soon as July 27th, giving Microsoft a little lead time to [...]
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Verizon to its smartphones: thou shalt have no other app store before mine
Verizon’s getting very keen on entering the app store industry, but not without some rough decrees to its smartphone partners. According to GigaOm, VP Partner Management Ryan Hughes said in an interview Friday that its VZW-branded shop will house content from all the major platforms under one roof, with purchases being billed through the customer’s [...]
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Windows 95 on iPhone: the worst Parallels installation you’ve ever seen
Give a guy an iPhone, a jailbreak, and an open-source, cross-platform x86 emulator, and it’s just a matter of time before hilarity ensues. In this case, said hilarity involves getting Windows 95 to boot on an iPhone 3G, a process that takes 5-10 minutes worth of pure boot time only to yield an environment useless [...]
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This Would Make For an Interesting Coffee Table [Downloads]
As DeviantArt artist DivineError noted: Windows are made glass, so why not glass Windows? Download the wallpaper at DA. [Deviant Art]
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