
As a gift, YouTube user “dimamel” installed a program on his friend “Bigness’s” computer to simulate the Windows Blue Screen of Death, which then automatically triggers the formatting of a drive. Continue reading for the video — bonus included.
As a gift, YouTube user “dimamel” installed a program on his friend “Bigness’s” computer to simulate the Windows Blue Screen of Death, which then automatically triggers the formatting of a drive. Continue reading for the video — bonus included.
Microsoft has filed patent infringement lawsuits against Barnes and Noble “based on the Redmond company’s assertion that the Android operating system violates its intellectual property.” According to Microsoft, “the patents in dispute ‘cover a range of functionality embodied in Android devices that are essential to the user experience, including: natural ways of interacting with devices by tabbing through various screens to find the information they need; surfing the Web more quickly, and interacting with documents and e-books.'”
The Android platform infringes a number of Microsoft’s patents, and companies manufacturing and shipping Android devices must respect our intellectual property rights. To facilitate that we have established an industry-wide patent licensing program for Android device manufacturers.
[via Geekwire]
Amazon has the Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse for just $36.49 shipped, originally priced at $69.95. Its “touch-enabled scrolling allows you to flick to move quickly up or down on the page and tap to stop.” Product page. Continue reading for the video review.
Feel the speed and responsiveness to your touch. You can use this mouse on various surfaces – rough or soft with the BlueTrack Technology.
[via Amazon]
Just days after Nokia announced that they would be partnering with Microsoft, comes the first picture of a prototype handset, powered by Windows Phone 7. Technical specifications have not yet been announced, but we’re hoping it boasts at least a dual-core CPU and 1GB of RAM. Continue reading for a close-up shot.
The trio of keys adorning the new concept’s bottom give away its Windows Phone 7 ties, but also remind us that the N8 and E7 are highly unlikely to receive any WP7 upgrade love.
[via Engadget]
If Microsoft released an XP-inspired level for LittleBigPlanet 2, we can only hope it’s as cool as this fan-made creation. It does “a reasonably good impersonation of the operating system’s desktop, start menu, built-in timewaster games and, naturally, a blue screen of death.” Video after the break.
[via Kotaku]
Both Microsoft Windows and Apple OS X have their fair share of problems, but the former has always been the target, and these fan-made errors aren’t helping things. Click here to see them all.
[via Oddee]
Apple has just announced the availability of Office for Mac 2011. Available in Home and Student ($149.95) and Home and Business ($199.95) editions, these updates let users “experience a new sense of ease and speed with familiar applications including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; all three open and respond to your commands more quickly.” Video previews after the break.
Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 9 beta is now available for download, and general product manager Jeff Henshaw provides us with a “demo of a new set of Bing features that will be available to the general public within the next month.” Continue reading to watch.
Some features that were not included – which are some of our favorites – included drastically improved image browsing, but we still can’t stop looking at the improved interface, tabbed browsing and general navigation.
[via ReadWriteWeb]