New Apple mouse really is 'Magic'

Even though a computer mouse rightly can be thought of as one of the more peripheral of peripherals, a new one just arrived that can honestly claim the adjective "transformative."Apple Inc.'s $69 Magic Mouse truly brings change this reviewer can believe in.Until now, a mouse had a singular purpose, more or less: to move a cursor, or pointer, around the screen in a graphical environment such as Microsoft Windows or Apple's Macintosh operating systems. A "click" function would let you select from...

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Microsoft Banning Modded Xbox 360 Consoles

icrosoft has gone ahead with its plan to ban from the Xbox Live service those users that have modified their gaming consoles and are using it in order to run pirated videogames. The move comes as more and more developers, as revealed by a survey from TIGA, are saying that they are afraid of the impact piracy can have on their businesses and are actually looking for new ideas, like digital distribution and free-to-play models, in order to combat it. A representative of Microsoft told Gamesindustry.biz...

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Microsoft Windows 7 Hit By Zero Day Vulnerability

Laurence Gaffié, a security researcher, has discovered a weakness in Windows 7 and published all the relevant details on the full disclosure mailing list archives at Insecure.org.The bug has been recognised by Microsoft but its importance has been minimised by the software company. On his blog, Gaffié went as far as providing with a proof of concept which he used to remotely crash Windows 7 (and Windows Server 2008 R2) on a local area network.Such an attack is also possible through any version of...

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Microsoft to launch Office Mobile 2010 for Windows Mobile 6.5 OS

Bangalore: Microsoft is reportedly preparing for the launch of new software for the Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system (OS), the latest version of its platform for mobile phones. The new software is none other than Office Mobile 2010, which might not make users of a WinMo-based device wait too long before it becomes available for them. Office Mobile 2010 can be launched from one's start menu on any phone running Windows Mobile 6.5.4. One can also open Office file attachments within his/her e-mail...

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Brightcove 4 Adds Support For The iPhone, Facebook, Live Video, And More

It’s been about a year since Brightcove released the last upgrade to its professional online video platform with Brightcove 3. On Monday, it’s going to release Brightcove 4, and it’s a massive upgrade.Brightcove 4 now supports a native video player on the iPhone, in Facebook, and live video streaming on the Web. It’s got Twitter integration for sharing videos, faster-loading video players, the ability to switch between Flash streaming and HTTP, adaptive streaming based on a user’s device and bandwidth,...

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Apple Launches New iPod with Camera

Apple has launched the new line-up of world’s famous portable music player iPod Nano, and by continuing further with its innovations, it has added a built-in camera, mic and speaker to these new models of iPod Nano.The new iPod Nano will enable you to shoot videos and you can easily share them using YouTube, it also has a FM radio on it, and has a new thin design, a display of 2.2 inches and available with polished aluminum and glass enclosure in nine different colors. These new iPod Nano models...

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Judge Stays Microsoft Word Ban

Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) can continue to sell its Word document processing application until an appellate court hears the company's appeal of an earlier ruling that found the product violates the patent of a Canadian software maker.The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday effectively stayed a lower court's ban on Word sales that would be effective in mid-October if upheld. Microsoft's appeal is slated for Sept. 23. Microsoft Office, which includes Word, accounted for more than $3...

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Is Windows Mobile 7 in beta already?

What if Windows Mobile 7.0 wasn't as far off as some would expect? What if the operating system was already in early beta testing phase somewhere deep inside the caverns of Redmond? What if Windows Mobile 7.0 devices arrived less than a year after the first Windows Mobile 6.5 devices? Microsoft might just stand a chance then. It's a long stretch, but Hand Huang's LinkedIn profile, which says he's a Chinese Senior Engineer at Motorola, puts the words "Windows Mobile 7.0" and "Beta" right beside each...

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