Today’s Tech News - Feb. 11, 2007
Win a Tech-tastic Toilet - PC World
Why leave any minute of the day unused? If you’re the lucky winner of the Pimped-Out John, you may be able to check your email, buy tools from Amazon, or play Gears of War, all from the comfort of your bathroom.
Microsoft Plans 12 Patches For Its February Patch - Playfuls.com
by Mihai Alexandru. Microsoft announced 12 fixes for next week’s Patch Tuesday monthly security update. According to a notice posted on the company website five Microsoft Security Bulletins will address Microsoft Windows.
Can Amazon and TiVo win TV download supremacy? - iTWire
By Alex Zaharov-Reutt. The race to be the video content provider of choice into homes, ultimately offering any video and multimedia content you desire on demand, has only just begun hotting up following big moves by major players.
Premium Microsoft Vista PCs Fare Well in First Week - PC World
Higher-end Home version of the Microsoft OS appears in PCs sold in first week of Vista’s availability. Microsoft Corp.’s wish that consumers purchase the premium versions of Windows Vista rather than the most basic version of the OS may be coming true, …
Microsoft could soon be releasing a Zune-based iPhone competitor - DailyTech
According to a report from Dow Jones’ MarketWatch, Microsoft submitted a filing to the FCC on Monday seeking approval for a prototype wireless device that could be used to talk over the Internet.
Apple’s iPhone will contain no less than three ARM chips - DailyTech
Earlier this year during MacWorld 2007, Steve Jobs introduced the world to Apple’s iPhone. The phone, which is available in 4GB and 8GB varieties, set many hearts ablaze with its sleek, touch screen interface and music/widescreen movie playback …
Yahoo! Pipes and the mashup pipedream - ZDNet
Ever since I first started playing with RSS feeds, I’ve always dreamt that one day someone would come up with an online tool that makes it easy to aggregate multiple feeds.
Gadgetry fails in fruitless search for Microsoft man - The Age
JAMES Gray was one of the world’s foremost computer scientists, a man whose work had helped build some of America’s most advanced technology. Almost two weeks ago he set off in his 12-metre boat from San Francisco harbour. He has not been seen since.
Battlestations: Midway - Playfuls.com
What a view! The sky covered in squadrons of planes set on chaotic trajectories, the murky waters pierced by ship hulls, the dark presence of the mechanical creatures, known as submarines, carried out by radar beeps and rapidly transformed into echo.
