March 16, 2010 - 3:20 am
Tags: clips, fusion, graphics, mac, mware-fusion, none-solid, parallels, parallels-thrashes, popular-options, video, vmware vs parallels
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There are two popular options for virtualization software: VMware Fusion and Parallels. But which is better? MacTech did a detailed comparison and they found out that there was an obvious winner when it came to handling graphics.
March 16, 2010 - 2:10 am
Tags: cellphones, handsets, microsoft, mix10, morning, phone, posts-tagged, the-handsets, windows phone, windows phone 7 samsung
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We’ve become acquainted with Windows Phone 7 handsets from Asus and LG , but during this morning’s demo , we saw a new one from Samsung. So, what do we know about this—or any—of the handsets we’ve seen so far? More
March 16, 2010 - 1:00 am
Tags: app store, apps, interview, microsoft, one-lingering, possibly-catch, posts-tagged, windows, windows phone, windows phone 7, windowsphone7
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Microsoft’s already done a lot right with Windows Phone 7 , and it’s not even out until late this year. But after today’s announcements , there’s one lingering question: How can Windows Phone 7 possibly catch up, in terms of apps? More
I hated the collection of throbbing penises and pointless babbling that is Chatroulette. Then I saw the Chatroulette pianist, improvising songs based on people’s looks and actions. Connecting with him is like watching the Flight of the Conchords live.
March 16, 2010 - 12:20 am
Tags: military, none-solid, one-time-use, posts-tagged, robots, rum, underground, unmanned-ground, vehicle-having, weapons
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The US Defense Threat Reduction Agency wants a robot capable of navigating underground—drilling through soil and rock—to deliver an explosive load. A “one-time use, air-delivered, highly mobile vehicle having certain characteristics similar to an unmanned ground vehicle”.
We love Hulu. And we wish it lived on TVs, phones, tablets and places other than laptops. StreamTransport, a Windows Hulu ripper, is a start.
March 15, 2010 - 10:00 pm
Tags: bluetooth, bluetooth headsets, creepy, headset, headsets, helps-plantronics, none-solid, plantronics, video, wall of ears
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Sometimes companies release video propaganda designed to show how fun/happy/professional they are. Others, like Plantronics, inadvertently turn us off their products for life
Form, meet function. The 42-story Strata Building —also known by its much cooler nickname, ” The Razor “—will get 8% of its energy from three wind turbines built into its façade
March 15, 2010 - 9:33 pm
Tags: 100-million, clean energy, fcc, government, known-some, main-long-term, major, million-homes, mobile, national, national broadband plan, none-solid, posts-tagged
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We’ve known some of the major details about the FCC’s sweeping National Broadband Plan —namely 100Mbps broadband in 100 million homes —for a while now, but today they’ve made it official. It’s a sweeping proposal, with six main long-term goals: More
March 15, 2010 - 9:10 pm
Tags: apps, briefly-thought, iphone, marketplace, microsoft, mix10, phone, platform, posts-tagged, windows phone, windows phone 7
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What many feared (or briefly thought about without much emotion either way) has turned out to be true: Microsoft PR has confirmed that Windows Marketplace for Mobile will be the only source for Windows Phone 7 apps, meaning that you can’t sideload apps, and that Microsoft will be the sole gatekeeper for all apps on the platform.
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Objectified, Gary Hustwit’s look at the world of
industrial design, featured
a lengthy section on Apple Chief Designer
Jon Ive—and now that clip is online for impatient Apple fans to see. [
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