Windows Phone 7 Series multitasking: the real deal (Thursday 18th of March 2010 01:34:00 AM)
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'http://digg.com/microsoft/Windows_Phone_7_Series_won_t_have_multitasking_confirmed'; We've
definitely learned a ton about Windows Phone 7 Series here at MIX, but getting the full picture
on multitasking has been difficult, since the OS isn't ...
(more)Cell Phones That Learn the Sounds of Your Life (Saturday 11th of July 2009 02:00:02 AM)
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(more)Boingo Awarded a Patent For Hotspot Access (Wednesday 24th of June 2009 01:00:05 AM)
Boingo has scored a patent for accessing a Wi-Fi hotspot by a mobile device. The patent, no.
7,483,984, was issued in January, but Boingo only started talking about it recently. The patent
form was filed in December 2002. as it should be to the company, ...
(more)Microsoft Patents the Crippling of Operating Systems (Wednesday 20th of May 2009 12:45:02 PM)
Theodp writes "On Tuesday, Microsoft was granted US Patent No. 7,536,726 (it was filed in 2005)
for consciously crippling the functionality of an operating expenses system by 'making selected
portions and functionality of the business expenses system ...
(more)DAM Pops Energy Star's Bubble (Monday 09th of February 2009 03:15:01 AM)
Martin Hellman writes "Last month we discussed a major problem with the EPA's Energy Star
program. A Sony TV that was advertised to draw less than 0.1 watts in standby mode was de facto
drawing 15 watts — 150 times the stated value. A lack ...
(more)Google Earth 5.0 Silently Changes Update Policy (Saturday 07th of February 2009 01:45:02 AM)
Mario_grgic writes "Recently announced Google Earth version 5.0 adds interesting new
physiognomy like images of ocean floors and some thoroughgoing images of Mars. But it also
brings another unwelcome change for Mac OS X users. Google top brass update ...
(more)Apple Planning Video-Call iPhone (Monday 02nd of February 2009 08:15:01 PM)
An unsigned reader writes "The lately awarded iPhone patent contains hidden claims which
witness Apple is planned condom to bring video calling and recording kisser to the iPhone,
proper to InfoWeek blogger Alex Wolfe. Buried within the 'embodiments' ...
(more)Google's Mayer Says Personalization is Key To Future Search (Sunday 14th of December 2008 10:45:01 AM)
Rsmiller510 writes "In a wide-ranging press rap with Tech Crunch's Michael Arrington on
Wednesday at Le Web in Paris, Google's Marissa Mayer talked about all things Google, but what I
found most interesting was when the visit turned toward the future ...
(more)No, Windows is not a virus. Here's what viruses do: ... (Thursday 20th of November 2008 03:10:02 AM)
No, Windows is not a virus. Here's what viruses do:1. They replicate quickly. ... Okay, Windows
does that.2. Viruses use up 1995 by houghton mifflin harcourt issue company. published by
houghton mifflin harcourt issue company. all rights reserved.cite ...
(more)Quickies — MIT's Intelligent Sticky Notes (Saturday 03rd of May 2008 07:15:05 AM)
Iddo Genuth writes to mention that MIT researchers have made their first pass at bringing the
common yellow post-it note into the digital age. Using a composite of artificial intelligence,
RFID, and ink recognition the team hopes to make the digital version ...
(more)New Authentication Scheme Proposed (Friday 08th of February 2008 08:30:02 PM)
Jerel brings us a story about a prototype authentication system which approaches security from
an atypical angle. It focuses on hiding identity challenges from attackers in addition to the
responses. The system, Undercover [PDF], "uses a combination of ...
(more)Search Results Based on Your Social Network (Saturday 02nd of February 2008 11:30:04 AM)
A new company, Delver, is atonement a new take on web fact-finding that plans to make your
social network a part of the equation. "Liad Agmon, CEO of Delver, says that the site connects
knowledge about a user's social network with Web search results, ...
(more)Yahoo Patents 'Smart' Drag and Drop (Wednesday 23rd of January 2008 01:45:06 AM)
Unequivocal writes "According to the web banking Frontier Foundation, Yahoo has filed a patent
for 'smart' drag and drop. From the article: 'A computer-implemented method for manipulating
objects in a user interface, comprising: contingent upon the user ...
(more)No, Windows is not a virus. Here's what viruses do: ... (Sunday 07th of October 2007 09:15:03 AM)
No, Windows is not a virus. Here's what viruses do:1. They replicate quickly. ... Okay, Windows
does that.2. Viruses use up valuable system resources, slowing down the system as they do so.
... Okay, Windows does that.3. Viruses will, from time to time, ...
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