Nokia Booklet 3G Overview

Price as reviewed / Starting price $299 ($599 without contract) Processor 1.6GHz Intel Atom Z530 Memory 1GB, 533MHz DDR2 Hard drive 120GB 4,200rpm Chipset Intel US15W Graphics Intel GMA 500 (integrated) Operating System Windows Vista Starter Dimensions (WD) 10.4 x 7.3 inches Height 0.78 inches Screen size (diagonal) 10.1 inches System weight / Weight with… Continue reading Nokia Booklet 3G Overview

Google hopes to remake programming with Go

Google has high hopes for Go. It’s designed to address some issues in getting software to take advantage of multicore processors that can perform multiple tasks in parallel. It has an approach to ease some of the pains of object-oriented programming. It has modern language features such as “garbage collection,” which helps programmers deal with… Continue reading Google hopes to remake programming with Go

Microsoft official admits Windows 7 design inspired by Mac OS X

When it looked to redesign its dominant operating system after the struggles of Windows Vista, Microsoft reportedly turned to Apple’s Mac OS X for the “look and feel” of Windows 7. Simon Aldous, partner group manager with Microsoft, told PCR that the graphical style of Windows 7 — which he calls “Vista on steroids” —… Continue reading Microsoft official admits Windows 7 design inspired by Mac OS X

Apple Releases Safari 4.0.4

Apple today released Safari 4.0.4, bringing improvements for JavaScript and History search performance, stability improvements in a number of areas including third-party plug-ins, and fixes for a handful of security issues. This update is recommended for all Safari users and includes improvements to performance, stability, and security including: – Improved JavaScript performance – Improved Full… Continue reading Apple Releases Safari 4.0.4