Tag: Microsoft
Zune and iPod, sitting in a tree, K.I.S.S.I.N.G.
Well, they're doing more than kissing, if I'm honest. It's full on HOT MP3 LOVE ACTION. At least they're both using DRM protection I guess, even if it is two different and mutually exclusive kinds. What worries me is what the love-children of such a union would look like…
Get your Hot Rocks on for Xbox 360
Standard Xbox 360s are heat-sensitive, of course – it’s why you shouldn’t play them in your home sauna. But now Microsoft’s console has got a properly heat-sensitive case too, the Hot Rock, which is made of translucent plastic that changes colour as the console heats up.
Daily Tech Hotlinks for 29-June-2007: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows virus, Beastie Boys, Flickr, EMI, DRM, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows Live Folders
– Virus-creators are getting relevant and timely, by releasing a worm disguised as a leaked copy of the new Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows novel, due to rear its cloaked head on July 21st. Brilliant things happen to your PC once infected, including the appearance of new Windows users named after characters in the books, and evil threats against J.K. Rowling.
– Proving that the end is nigh, and soon even Michael Moore will be cashing in his chips, the Beastie Boys have – gasp! – created an official Flickr account. Stay tuned for their official Tapatap account!…
How Zune music sharing SHOULD work
Stuart Dredge writes…
The killer app of Microsoft Zune was supposed to be its built-in Wi-Fi capabilities, which would let you merrily share music with other Zune owners, without fear of a big fat lawsuit from the music industry. And since iPod couldn’t do it, the feature seemed set to give Zune a real chance at toppling Apple’s market-dominating MP3 player.
2007 Tech Trends No. 5: Touchscreens
Fourth in a series of posts highlighting Tech Digest’s pick of big technology trends for the second half of 2007…
It may have escaped your notice, but there’s a new mobile handset called the iPhone coming out this Friday. I know, you’d think someone would have publicised it. One of the most intriguing elements of Apple’s handset is its tactile touch-screen interface, which goes further than merely dabbing at buttons with a stylus, and gets you using your fingers to swipe, slide and explore.
The Top 7 iPhone rumours you haven't heard yet
There’s acres of speculation humming around the iPhone this week, encouraged by Apple’s habit of releasing new info shortly before launch (see last week’s announcements of the iPhone’s boosted battery life and YouTube application).
Microsoft executive claims security flaws are patched quicker in Windows than other operating systems
Justified or not, Microsoft get a lot of flak for the security of their Windows operating system. Now, Jeff Jones, who is strategy director of Microsoft’s security technology unit, has posted findings to show that Microsoft releases patches for vulnerabilities in Windows faster than Apple, Novell, Red Hat, and Sun do for their respective operating systems.
Symantec (who we know aren’t exactly best buds with Microsoft) has acknowledged Microsoft’s findings.
The calculations show that Windows had under 29 days of risk last year, compared to 46 days for Mac OS X, 74 days for SuSE Linux Enterprise, 107 days for Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and 168 for Sun Solaris.
Flash Zune code-named Draco, rumours of sorcery unconfirmed
We’ve covered a lot of the rumours about the new Microsoft Zunes in the works so far, but now word has reached us via Zune Scene that the new flash Zune finally has a name – Draco. The odds of Bill Gates being a closet Harry Potter fan are very slim, so there’s probably another meaning behind the rather-sinister sounding name….
