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What’s Wrong With Windows Mobile and How WM7 and WM8 Are Going to Fix It

Click to viewWe just got the scoop from Microsoft on Windows Mobile 7 and Windows Mobile 8, the two upcoming platforms that will fix what is undeniably broken about the Windows Mobile platform to date. This was originally going to be a piece about how Microsoft had no idea what the consumer wanted, where I…

Tech News Jason Chen

Zumobi Browser Beta For WM5 and 6 Now Live: Content Partners Announced

The Microsoft backed Zumobi browser is now freely available to download for anyone running Windows Mobile 5 or 6 (Blackberry and selected J2ME compatibility will be coming early in the second quarter of 2008.). They have also announced content partnerships with providers such as Amazon.com, MTV Networks, The Associated Press, AccuWeather.com, Traffic.com, FlightStats.com and OTOlabs,…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Bill Gates Reveals the Secret of his Success—and Where he Had His Zune Tattoo Inked

Bill Gates has scribbled a piece for the BBC News website on what he reckons you need to succeed in today’s world. As well as an ability to understand IT, surprise surprise, the Microsoftie talked about how a good knowledge of Math and Science was essential for people to get ahead in the 21st Century.…

Tech News AddyDugdale

Dealzmodo: Halo Legendary Edition For $60

The Amazon deal for the Halo Legendary Edition may have expired, but Wal-Mart also has a copy of the Helmet-tastic version up for $60. No rebates or coupon codes required. [Wal-Mart] https://gizmodo.com/halo-3-legendary-edition-60-shipped-at-amazon-326849

Tech News Jason Chen

Zune Social Gets Updates, Paste-able Profiles

The Zune Social, Zune’s social networking site, just got a slight upgrade yesterday. Besides general stability and performance enhancements, there’s navigation improvements that let you remove friends and view song and album information in send dialogues. The coolest thing is the Zune Gadgets page, which lets you embed a profile card (much like the Xbox…

Tech News Jason Chen

Bill Gates “I’m Riiich Biotch!” Snow Globes Bring Holiday Cheer

Holidays and snow globes go hand in hand —and so does Bill Gates and exorbitant amounts of money. When you put them together, that is a sure-fire recipe for good times. There are two Bill Gates versions to choose from, both of which feature “gold coin” and “green bill” glitter. All that is left to…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Windows 7 Getting Multi-Touch That Will “Blow Away” iPhone Users

One of the test engineers working on Windows 7, Hilton Locke, dropped a post today pimping Dell’s Latitude XT that also contained this little nugget: https://gizmodo.com/dell-latitude-xt-tablet-pc-gets-official-at-under-4-pou-332366 I will say that if you are impressed by the “touch features” in the iPhone, you’ll be blown away by what’s coming in Windows 7. Now if only we…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

PlaysForSure Mutates Into “Certified for Windows Vista”

Microsoft probably thinks they’re making things easier by rebranding its PlaysForSure program as simply “Certified for Windows Vista,” the sticker that’s slapped on all manner of gear and software. But they’re not—they’re folding apples into oranges, making for an even bigger flustercuck. Cue confused customers wondering whether newly “certified for Vista” media players will work…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Microsoft Withdraws Free Software Deal, Overwhelmed by Privacy-Hating Cheapskates

Remember yesterday when I told you that you could get a boatload of free software from Microsoft, including Vista and Office, for allowing them to track your computer usage for a few months? Well, apparently a lot of you jumped on it, as Microsoft shut down the offer yesterday afternoon. Too slow? Sorry pal, I’d…

Tech News Adam Frucci

Office 2007 SP1 Available For Download

It’s no Vista Service Pack 1, but Microsoft’s got some bug fixes, improvements, and a new feature that automatically scans Wikipedia and plagiarizes pastes in relevant info for your midterm paper. Get yours now wherever internetterwebs are sold. [Microsoft]

Tech News Jason Chen

Question of the Day: How Many PMPs Do You Own?

We’ve been digital portable MP3 players since they only hold about one album (or read MP3s off burned CDs), but we’re flying high with our Zunes and iPods now. So here’s a question for you: how many PMPs do you own? List them all in the comments and say which ones you currently use. We’re…

Tech News Jason Chen

Greenpeace Clash of the Consoles: Corny, Vaguely Informative and Pointless

Never one to take a PR opportunity lying down, Greenpeace is fashioning the hooplah over its goose-eggs for Nintendo on its green company survey into even more media fodder. (And we’re covering it!) Its latest gamer attention-grabber is Clash of the Consoles, a site that ranks the big three on their greenness with hokey, popcorn-y…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Xbox Live Marketplace Comes to Europe + Canada

Just like we said it would, the Xbox Live Marketplace has come to four parts of Europe: the UK, France, Germany and Ireland. It’s also in Canada.

Tech News Jason Chen

Microsoft Offers Free Software in Exchange for Your Privacy

Want a free copy of Windows Vista Ultimate direct from Microsoft, no piracy required? Don’t care about your privacy? Have I got a deal for you! Microsoft is offering up free copies of Vista Ultimate, Office Ultimate, Money Plus Premium, Student with Encarta Premium and Streets and Trips, all for free. All you’ve gotta do…

Tech News Adam Frucci

BusinessWeek Says Blu-ray Ahead; Analysts Predict HD DVD FTW

Too long since your last shot of format-war speculation? BusinessWeek uses three indicators to call Blu-ray (and Sony) the current leading contender: 1. Blu-ray has sold more than twice as many discs as HD DVD this year. 2. While HD DVD has a larger number of dedicated players in the market, 2.3 million PS3s offer…

Tech News Wilson Rothman

USB MSN Missile Launcher Ads Video Streaming to Office Warfare

We’ve been following USB missile launcher development for some time now. And what we have witnessed today, ladies and gentleman, may be the greatest watershed moment in USB armament history. The USB MSN Missile Launcher features a webcam that, when coupled with MSN messaging service, allows your friends to shoot you from anywhere in the…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Toshiba T31 Ships with XP and Vista

Has anyone else seen the episode of this season’s Curb Your Enthusiasm when Larry David accosts a woman for not being able to make up her mind as she samples various flavors of ice cream? That how this Toshiba Dynabook T31 makes me feel. As the first laptop to ship with a copy of both…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Life’s Mysteries: Why Xbox Live’s Point System Makes No Sense

One of the most annoying things about Xbox Live is the currency setup. The points aren’t 1-to-1 with real money (like on the Wii where $5=500 points), and you’ve gotta buy ’em in bulk—the bulk aspect made worse by the non-direct setup. There’s a good reason for that, right? Well, Xbox Live’s Aaron Greenberg actually…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Vista SP1 Bringing Huge Networking Speed Improvements

Besides not shutting your pirated version of Vista down when you fail to activate, Service Pack 1 will also bring a huge performance boost when you transfer both small and big files over your network. As you can see from the chart, throughput to and from Windows Home Server will jump to 3x, and throughput…

Tech News Jason Chen

Man Proposes to Girlfriend Using Zune, Glenn Medeiros, Cheese and Love

Gizmodo reader Ben Podbielski proposed to his girlfriend on Wednesday, using a pink Zune Original. Uploaded onto the player was a video set to a romantic ballad. As the ’80s music faded out there was an instruction to turn the Zune over: “Will you marry me?” was inscribed on the back. Says Ben: “I figured…

Tech News AddyDugdale

What’s Wrong With Windows Mobile and How WM7 and WM8 Are Going to Fix It

Zumobi Browser Beta For WM5 and 6 Now Live: Content Partners Announced

Bill Gates Reveals the Secret of his Success—and Where he Had His Zune Tattoo Inked

Dealzmodo: Halo Legendary Edition For $60

Zune Social Gets Updates, Paste-able Profiles

Bill Gates “I’m Riiich Biotch!” Snow Globes Bring Holiday Cheer

Windows 7 Getting Multi-Touch That Will “Blow Away” iPhone Users

PlaysForSure Mutates Into “Certified for Windows Vista”

Microsoft Withdraws Free Software Deal, Overwhelmed by Privacy-Hating Cheapskates

Office 2007 SP1 Available For Download

Question of the Day: How Many PMPs Do You Own?

Greenpeace Clash of the Consoles: Corny, Vaguely Informative and Pointless

Xbox Live Marketplace Comes to Europe + Canada

Microsoft Offers Free Software in Exchange for Your Privacy

BusinessWeek Says Blu-ray Ahead; Analysts Predict HD DVD FTW

USB MSN Missile Launcher Ads Video Streaming to Office Warfare

Toshiba T31 Ships with XP and Vista

Life’s Mysteries: Why Xbox Live’s Point System Makes No Sense

Vista SP1 Bringing Huge Networking Speed Improvements

Man Proposes to Girlfriend Using Zune, Glenn Medeiros, Cheese and Love

An Embarrassing Mistake May Have Skewed Microplastics Research All Along

Samsung Galaxy Tab A11+ Drops to All-Time Low as Amazon Shifts Into Clearance Mode After Spring Sale

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Avast Premium Isn’t Flashy — But It Might Be the Smartest Cheap Antivirus Right Now

Data Centers Create Heat Islands Stretching 6 Miles, Study Finds

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