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Friday, November 20, 2009
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SideKick is alive again, would you buy one?
HARDWARE, CLOUD COMPUTING, SECURITY NEWS
It all started on October 3 for T-mobile's SideKick – check out today's date. We have chronicled their subscribers’ painful data loss and frustration with woefully lacking forth right explanations from everyone involved.
On 11/18/2009 by John Oram... Comments (1) Read more
A step towards "Free Windows OS"? MSFT allows Win7 sponsoring
SOFTWARE, BUSINESS NEWS
In somewhat unprecedented move, Microsoft allowed third parties to buy their way into creating new themes for the OS. Is Coca-Cola, Mercedes-Benz or Vodafone-branded Windows 7 on the way?
On 11/16/2009 by Theo Valich... Comments (1) Read more

nVidia not involved in the Lucid MSI Dispute at all
HARDWARE ANALYSIS
After the big issue with Lucid and MSI we have finally heard form all parties. In the end the only thing we can be certain of is that nVidia is not involved and that they have no plans to block or hinder the production of Hydra.
On 11/13/2009 by Sean Kalinich... Comments (31) Read more
AMD execs have a Vision
HARDWARE, BUSINESS NEWS
AMD Financial Analyst Day 2009 At their Financial Analyst Day, AMD executives shared their vision of the company’s future with the audience. VISION, coincidentally is their new logo or branding attempt.
On 11/12/2009 by Darleen Hartley... Comments (1) Read more

UPDATED: Microsoft disconnects thousands of Xbox gamers
HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Today, Microsoft has made a move against piracy disconnecting hundreds of thousands of users who have been using mod chips and play pirate games.
On 11/11/2009 by Anshel Sag... Comments (0) Read more
Zune HD gets game[S], but are they any good?
HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT ANALYSIS, REVIEWS
So Microsoft has finally launched a series of 3D Games for the Zune HD. But are they worth the effort to get them?
We gave them a quick 15 minute look to let you know.
On 11/11/2009 by Sean Kalinich... Comments (0) Read more

Is Microsoft copying Apple's iPod receipe? Microsoft preps apps for Zune HD
HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, BUSINESS NEWS
Latest firmware update for Zune HD brings support for 3D games and apps. Does this means Microsoft is preparing to launch its own AppStore in a big way?
On 11/9/2009 by Theo Valich... Comments (9) Read more
Firefox is five years old today
SOFTWARE, BUSINESS NEWS
Twenty years ago, world was changed with the fall of Berlin Wall. Five years ago, Mozilla Foundation released Firefox to general audience.
On 11/9/2009 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more

ANALYSIS: Why is Intel being sued by New York State Attorney General?
HARDWARE, BUSINESS ANALYSIS
The attorney general of New York, Andrew M. Cuomo, filed a federal antitrust lawsuit Wednesday against Intel, the world’s largest chip maker.
On 11/5/2009 by John Oram... Comments (7) Read more
INTERVIEW: Chris Morley - MAINGEAR shifts the PC platform
GRAPHICS, HARDWARE, BUSINESS INTERVIEWS
MAINGEAR decided to pull a very hard move and focus itself on redefining the PC experience. Their new SHIFT line-up is offering top performance and support, but is it enough?
On 11/2/2009 by Theo Valich... Comments (4) Read more

30 days later: SideKick still broken, Microsoft lost in cloud
HARDWARE, CLOUD COMPUTING, SECURITY ANALYSIS
Has it been 30 days already? Since October 3, numerous SideKick users have been waiting for T-Mobile and Microsoft to find their address books, notes, photos, and calendars... lost somewhere in the cloud.
On 11/2/2009 by John Oram... Comments (0) Read more
DirectX 11 now available for Windows Vista SP2
GRAPHICS, SOFTWARE NEWS
Given the fact that Windows Vista SP2 relies on the same kernel as Windows Server 2008 and just launched Windows 7, we weren't surprised to see DirectX 11 trickling down to older OS...
On 10/28/2009 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more

First DirectX 11 benchmark released
GRAPHICS, HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
With the release of Win 7 operating system, everybody wants to see want to see DirectX 11 in action. Russian Unigine Corporation captures the pole position here.
On 10/23/2009 by Theo Valich... Comments (7) Read more
Microsoft rescues SideKick contacts, so they say
CLOUD COMPUTING, SECURITY, SOFTWARE NEWS
Microsoft issued a press release stating that My T-Mobile website now features a recovery tool to restore contacts Sidekick user may have lost during recent SNAFU, restoring the device to October 1st, 2009.
On 10/20/2009 by John Oram... Comments (0) Read more

UPDATE: Toshiba SNAFU delays Windows 7 free upgrade to December
HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, BUSINESS NEWS
If you purchased Toshiba's notebook in hope of receiving Windows 7 upgrade, unfortunately we don't have bright news [this time around]. Well, if you live in EMEA region, that is.
On 10/19/2009 by Theo Valich... Comments (6) Read more
Steam Hardware Survey September 09: Windows 7 surprise
HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT ANALYSIS
September's update of Steam Hardware Survey felt the effects of Back to School period, but it looks like the biggest winners are Microsoft and display manufacturers.
On 10/19/2009 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more

Exclusive: Sony PSP2 arriving in 2010, features PowerVR SGX543 graphics
GRAPHICS, HARDWARE, DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Following our disclosure of Nintendo-nVidia deal, we got contacted and ultimately, we managed to confirm the existence of next-gen PlayStation Portable handheld… and hardware in it.
On 10/16/2009 by Theo Valich... Comments (22) Read more
Good news, bad news for T-Mobile SideKick users
CLOUD COMPUTING, SECURITY, SOFTWARE NEWS
There was the good news and bad news from Roz Ho, Corporate Vice President, Premium Mobile Experiences about the recent crisis involving SideKick's customers’ data.
On 10/16/2009 by John Oram... Comments (2) Read more

nVidia Tegra wins contract for next-gen Nintendo DS
GRAPHICS, HARDWARE, DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT, BUSINESS NEWS
The answer who will power the next 100+ million Nintendo handhelds is here: according to our sources, nVidia managed to win the contract for the successor of DS.
On 10/13/2009 by Theo Valich... Comments (14) Read more
Microsoft's 128-bit indiscretion discloses AMD Bulldozer, Intel Haswell?
HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, BUSINESS RUMORS
Robert Morgan's LinkedIn profile opens a series of Internet-wide forum threads speculating about 128-bit Windows 8 and Windows 9. But what about the hardware involved?
On 10/12/2009 by Theo Valich... Comments (9) Read more

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IP address change delay

Greetings,

The planned network provider change will not happen as planned, due to our site administrator ending in hospital as a consequence of his gliding accident. The wounds are not life-threatening but Mr. Ivica Hosko is still in the hospital, four days after the crash with transportation to Zagreb in two days time. We send our best wishes and hope for a speedy recovery. As soon as Mr. Hosko returns to his daily post, we'll announce the details of our network provider switch.

The following message is for Mr. Ivica himself:  "Ivica, you nut - gliding around a 2km/6600ft mountain with changeable winds in November?"

Thanks for understanding,

Ed-in-chief

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