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Well, a lot has happened this past week and this is just a little recap for those of you that aren’t big fans of back reading through pages of articles. I highly recommend you at least skim through and make sure there isn’t something really interesting that you missed, but here’s a brief overview.
Sure its just a concept right now, but the idea is to use Intel’s Atom processor in this device along with your usual plethora of wireless connections. They are also possibly adding 3G and EDGE to the list of available connections on the device.
The extension, at least for now, only applies to manufacturers of low cost computers such as those of Everex, Asus, Intel, and so on. That means that a year from now you’ll have to go buy an Eee PC in order to get your hands on one of the best OS’s ever.
We have some more details; first off, apparently it will only be showing up in ATT’s “Experience” stores. Those are 12 stores located in NYC, ATL, San Antonio, and San Francisco starting on April 7th.
Microsoft’s Surface is a 30” multi-touch display that is crafted into a table and has tons of other features as well. One such feature, the ability to recognize and connect to mobile phone, is one that ATT plans on capitalizing on.
The real headline was that such a system might sell at a loss, but looking back its been Microsoft’s strategy to sell their systems at a loss just to be the cheapest in hopes that game sales would eventually push them back into the black, and they always have, as far as I know. Problem [...]
Windows Mobile 6.1 has lots of new features, let’s start with the new version of Internet Explorer that comes with the bundle and offers up the ability to view full-sized web pages and even multimedia on the web pages. The browser has technologies from IE6 built in alongside support for H.264, Adobe Flash, and Microsoft [...]
Since I heard that Microsoft was cracking down on Xbox Live cheaters I’ve had mixed feelings. Don’t get me wrong, cheaters are a plague on the gaming world and should be taught harsh lessons. I fully support what Microsoft is doing to them, however, it’s the no-appeal aspect that has me worried. Fortunately [...]
We’ve all heard horror stories about the Xbox 360’s RRoD. Hopefully you’ve never had to experience this issue yourself, but if you have, you may have had bigger issues than just trying to get it fixed. In fact, Microsoft has made it much easier to get your 360 repaired, however, if your console gets [...]
No one likes a cheater. Unfortunately in the world of online game, cheaters seem to run rampant. For some reason these people get their jollies by pwning n00bs without even touching their controllers. These 1337 cheats also love to dishonestly earn the highest Gamerscores possible, and Microsoft is finally cracking down on them.
