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Microsoft Releasing Kinect SDK This Spring
February 22, 2011 – 3:25 am | No Comment

Microsoft announced Monday that it will release a non-commercial SDK for the Kinect, allowing developers to create new uses for the motion-based system beyond gaming.

Major in the Universe
February 22, 2011 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Microsoft opening Kinect to PC apps
February 21, 2011 – 7:08 pm | No Comment

Software developers will be able to tap into the Kinect gaming system thanks to an application builder that Microsoft plans to release this spring, the company announced Monday.

Australian telco shares open-source code
February 21, 2011 – 10:08 am | No Comment

Telstra has made the open-source elements used in some of its products publicy available, after a developer pointed out it is a condition of the GNU licence ( ZDNet UK – Mobile Devices )

Apple iPhone 4 32gb Unlocked
February 21, 2011 – 1:37 am | No Comment

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Week in Apple: iPhone symbols, how do they work!?
February 20, 2011 – 8:00 pm | No Comment

The top Apple news was all over the map this last week. Apple announced its new (controversial) subscription system for the iOS App Store, iPhone nano and MobileMe rumors ran rampant, Apple published a new supplier responsibility report (with bonus “involuntary labor”), and we spent time analyzing what the symbols on the back of the [...]

Microsoft Retaliates: Mozilla, You Don’t Get It
February 20, 2011 – 2:50 pm | No Comment

The war of words continues.

Apple iPhone 5 May Be Smaller. Or Cheaper. Or…
February 19, 2011 – 12:57 pm | No Comment

Apple’s next iPhone is the subject of contrary rumors over its size, encapsulating both the excitement and confusion over the company’s upcoming releases.