Closed Friday the 3rd of July
Written on 6/30/2009 01:40:00 PM by Marc Crow
I will be closed this Friday. Taking a long holiday weekend. Everybody body have a safe and fun 4th.
Acer appears poised to overtake Dell as the world’s second-largest seller of personal computers.
Written on 6/28/2009 09:40:00 AM by Marc Crow
Acer’s Everywhere. How Did That Happen?
About three months ago, Gianfranco Lanci flew into San Francisco International Airport, got off the plane and made his way to the passport control stations. As he pulled out his documents, the passport agent immediately recognized him as the chief executive of Acer.
“It was the first time in my life that has ever happened,” he says.
Mr. Lanci may need to come to grips with his growing celebrity. After all, he has turned Acer, the personal computer seller based in Taiwan, into a finely tuned organization that’s obliterating some of the computing industry’s longest-standing traditions and leading Taiwan’s charge up the technology food chain.
This year, Acer appears poised to overtake Dell as the world’s second-largest seller of personal computers, which would put a real dent into one of America’s favorite dorm-to-empire business stories. And if this comes to pass, Acer would trail only Hewlett-Packard; no computer company based outside the United States has ever climbed so high.
VIA: The New York Times
Windows 7 official pricing announced
Written on 6/26/2009 09:46:00 AM by Marc Crow
Microsoft just laid out the Windows 7 pricing grid for us, and here's the big takeaway: Vista and XP users will need to pony up $119.99, $199.99, or $219.99 on October 22 to score their Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, or Ultimate upgrade, and those of you who want a full retail disc will need to roll up with $199.99, $299.99, or $319.99 respectively. It's not quite that simple, though: starting tomorrow, June 26, you'll be able to pre-order upgrades at much cheaper prices -- $49.99 for Home Premium and $99.99 for Professional.
VIA: Engadget
iPhone 3.0 Firmware is out Tomorrow.
Written on 6/16/2009 07:17:00 PM by Marc Crow
For all you iPhone owners out there, a new firmware will be available tomorrow. This new firmware has a lot of new features that should get everybody excited.
Just to name a few:
Copy/Cut/Paste
MMS
Landscape Keyboard
Voice Memos
Note Syncing With iTunes
Turn By Turn Navigation
Tethering
You can read more about the new features and how they work here.
And the new iPhone 3G S will be in stores Friday.
Microsoft going to try it again with a new Anti-Virus service
Written on 6/11/2009 05:15:00 PM by Marc Crow
Microsoft is getting ready to unveil a long-anticipated free anti-virus service for personal computers that will compete with products sold by Symantec Corp and McAfee Inc.
A Microsoft spokesman said on Wednesday that the world's biggest software maker is testing an early version of the product with its own employees. Microsoft would "soon" make a trial version, or product beta, available via its website, he added, but declined to provide a specific date.
Three years ago, Microsoft entered that market with Live OneCare, which turned out to be a commercial flop. It announced plans in November to kill that product suite, saying it would launch the free Morro service by the end of 2009.
Microsoft has said it will provide protection from several types of malicious software including viruses, spyware, rootkits and trojans.
VIA: Reuters
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