July 15, 2010 – 12:56 pm | No Comment

I hope fring and skype work this out. It is not good for the users when companies such as Skype don’t play well with others. Think “What Would Google Do?” Google wants users to come to their service through any means. Regardless of how we use Skype, Skype is still benefiting from the use.

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Microsoft’s Kinect to hit EMEA stores Nov 10
August 17, 2010 – 5:03 am | No Comment

Microsoft’s motion-sensing game system Kinect will hit European retail stores before Christmas, the company said, as it battles for customers with rivals Sony and Nintendo.

Linux KVM Eyes ‘World Domination’
August 16, 2010 – 7:17 am | No Comment

Datamation: “Kernel-based Virtual Machine, or KVM, is a growing Linux technology for virtualization. Speaking at LinuxCon this week, Red Hat Senior Engineer Chris Wright noted that the open source project is on track to meet …

Apple iPhone repairs ‘a rip-off’
August 16, 2010 – 2:42 am | No Comment

Apple has been accused of “ripping off” iPhone users over the amounts it charges to repair handsets.

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August 15, 2010 – 11:00 pm | No Comment
Microsoft to release IE9 public beta on Sept. 15
August 15, 2010 – 8:58 pm | No Comment

Microsoft on Thursday announced it will release a public beta of Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) on Sept. 15, a little less than five weeks from now.

Oracle, Amazon offer new ways to run Linux from afar
August 15, 2010 – 5:43 pm | No Comment

Organizations hoping to streamline their deployments of Linux got two new options this week for running the open source OS remotely.

Apple iPhone repairs ‘a rip-off’
August 14, 2010 – 2:36 pm | No Comment

Apple has been accused of “ripping off” iPhone users over the amounts it charges to repair handsets.

Microsoft sets sights on MySQL with migration tools
August 14, 2010 – 10:00 am | No Comment

Microsoft has released its first SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA) forMySQL and refreshed its existing SSMA family of products for Oracle Sybase andAccess with the latest v4.2 release.