Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Ballmer Hints at Possible Further Vista Delay!
Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer has played down the recent slide in the software giant\'s share price but hinted at a possible further delay to the release of its new operating system.
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Voyager 2 Detects Odd Shape of Solar System\'s Edge
Voyager 2 could pass beyond the outermost layer of our solar system, called the \"termination shock,\" sometime within the next year, NASA scientists announced at a media teleconference today.
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1000+ public domain images
Scanned remains of castles, deserted abbeys, old manor houses, mansions and stately homes; also engravings, woodcuts and pictures of Old England and Wales. Most are public domain unless otherwise noted, and can be used as historical reference in teaching, royalty-free stock images, scrapbook clip art and/or on websites.
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Retailers Gather Data the Same Way Spies Do
Racing at 6,786 miles per gallon (w/ pics)
The winners of the marathon weren\'t the fastest but the most fuel efficient. Teams had to use the least amount of fuel after completing seven laps of the Nogaro Circuit in southwest France. The first 27 teams broke the 1,000-kilometer-per-liter (2,825-mile-per-gallon) barrier, according to officials.
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Hot, spicy, and working hard to satisfy Debian users
The 7th annual Debian Developers Conference (DebConf6) brought close to 300 Debian developers, package maintainers, and other interested parties to Mexico\'s government-owned Oaxtepec Vacational Center last week.
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Microsoft, Lenovo Launch \'Pay As You Go\' Computer
Microsoft Corp. and Chinese-based computer maker Lenovo said Monday they will launch market trials for pay-as-you-go purchases of computers in China and India. Consumers will be able to purchase a Lenovo PC for about half its retail price and pay off the balance over time by purchasing pre-paid cards from Lenovo.
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Father of the Web Calls for Net Neutrality
Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the Web, has called for clear separation between Internet access and Internet content.
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HOT: First Athlon 64 5000+ Socket AM2 Review
Review of Athlon 64 5000+, one of the first AMD CPUs supporting DDR2 memories and based on the new AM2 socket. Check it out!
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46 Screenshots of Windows Vista Beta 2
Microsoft is unveiling Beta 2 of Vista. One of the significant differences in Beta 2 is that the implementation of UAC (user account control) privilege elevation is much more intrusive. Also, the elevation dialog doesn\'t just pop up; it switches Vista into what Microsoft calls \"secure desktop\" mode. Here\'s 46 images of Beta 2.
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eWeek\'s review of the new MS Office 2007 Beta 2
eWEEK Labs\' evaluation of Microsoft\'s Office 2007 Beta 2 unearthed compelling features and tools, and reminded us why enterprises continue to rely on the productivity suite.
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