Author: Daniel

Ebay Sells Skype. Receives $1.9 billion cash as part of the deal

In a blog post Skype’s John Silverman says: “The investor group is led by Silver Lake, and includes Andreessen Horowitz, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), Joltid Limited and our founders Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis.” eBay retains approximately 30% of Skype, and the investor group led by Silver Lake controlling the remaining 70%.… Continue reading Ebay Sells Skype. Receives $1.9 billion cash as part of the deal

Workaround Restores Mac OS X 10.6.2 Compatibility With Intel Atom Processors

InsanelyMac reports that a member of its forums has created a workaround allowing users who have modified their Intel Atom-based netbooks into “Hackintoshes” in order to run Mac OS X to upgrade to OS X 10.6.2. The 10.6.2 update had specifically disabled native compatibility with those processors. The changes Apple made to the latest mach_kernel… Continue reading Workaround Restores Mac OS X 10.6.2 Compatibility With Intel Atom Processors

Cross-Platform Coding for Visual Studio Developers via Mono

Mono  is an open source, cross-platform, implementation of C# and the CLR that is binary compatible with Microsoft.NET Mono Tools integrates several key pieces of functionality directly into Visual Studio.s menu system: * Analyze for Mono Migration – Scan open projects for compatibility with Mono while developing, and navigate directly to issues from the Error… Continue reading Cross-Platform Coding for Visual Studio Developers via Mono

Apple Already Working on Mac OS X 10.7 Development

Less than three months after the launch of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, evidence has surfaced that Apple is already working on the next version of OS X, presumably to be designated Mac OS X 10.7. The information comes from an entry posted earlier today in a database of changes to the open source… Continue reading Apple Already Working on Mac OS X 10.7 Development

Google-Branded Phone Coming Early Next Year?

TechCrunch reports that Google is preparing to launch its own Android-based phone in the very near future, likely bringing yet another device designed to compete head-to-head with Apple’s iPhone. Most of our sources have unconfirmed information, which we describe below. But there are a few things we have absolutely confirmed: Google is building their own… Continue reading Google-Branded Phone Coming Early Next Year?

Bill Gates acknowledges the great work Steve Jobs on his return to Apple

Steve Jobs and Bill Gates are two people with vision and ability to do business in the world of technology. And much rivalry that may exist between the two companies (Microsoft and Apple), between these two figures shows a mutual respect. And one of the last samples were the statements that Bill Gates made in… Continue reading Bill Gates acknowledges the great work Steve Jobs on his return to Apple