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Microsoft Kinect makes moves on computers
June 16, 2011 – 6:01 pm | No Comment

Microsoft on Thursday began letting software developers imbue computers with voice and motion-sensing technology from its Kinect controller for the Xbox 360 videogame console.

Apple patent hints at ‘find my iPhone’ enhancements
June 16, 2011 – 5:05 pm | No Comment

A new patent suggests Apple may be cooking up a more complex version of its “find my iPhone” service that will be better equipped to help find lost or stolen iOS devices.

Manual Override
June 16, 2011 – 12:00 am | No Comment
EC’s Microsoft ruling–a big mistake
June 15, 2011 – 8:18 pm | No Comment

Push aside for a moment any antipathy towards Microsoft you might harbor and imagine what it would be like to have bureaucrats in Brussels dictate what you are allowed to include in your OWN software.

First Stable SparkleShare (Open Source Cloud Sync Tool) Version Released
June 15, 2011 – 1:50 pm | No Comment

Web Upd8: “Sparkleshare is an open source tool to synchronize your files in the cloud and it can use a GitHub, Gitorious or your own private GIT server.”

Apple Unlocks iPhone 4 in US
June 15, 2011 – 8:00 am | No Comment

For the first time ever, Apple Inc. will be selling the “unlocked” version of iPhone 4 in the US.

Apple to Sell Unlocked IPhone 4
June 14, 2011 – 5:37 pm | No Comment

Apple today began selling unlocked versions of its iPhone 4, allowing people to use the device overs

Microsoft Patches Critical IE9, Windows Bugs
June 14, 2011 – 5:24 pm | No Comment

Microsoft today patched 34 vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer, Office and other software, 15 of them labeled “critical” by the company.