Microsoft is in the Supreme Court this week aiming to overturn a near $300 million fine for patent violation. But it’s not just money at stake: instead the basis on which patent law works is also under discussion. To sum up a lengthy case, Canadian firm i4i successfully sued Microsoft for violating a patent on [...]
Stop everything you’re doing and go upgrade right now! :) Here’s a short video explaning everything there is to know about the new browser. [Download Firefox 4]
It’s here folks! Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) is now available for download via Windows Update or direct download. Hit up this page for all the details about the update, and this link for all the download options. Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 helps keep your PCs [...]
While there is always hope, we have to accept that the vast majority of GeeksAreSexy readers will never travel from space to their own street in a single smooth journey. But Google is offering the next best thing. In the current edition of Google Earth, its possible to zoom in so close that you move [...]
Here’s some very interesting demograpic information from Yahoo’s search engine statistics about Star Wars and Star Trek. It looks like Star Wars has a big lead in the female demographics for women aged 25-44, where Star Trek appears to keep a higher level of search from older men (35+). The information is pulled from a beta [...]
My post from a few weeks ago, detailing why I’d decided to switch to a PC from a Mac, really got some of your blood boiling. While there were a few folks utterly aghast at my decision to nix the shiny world of Apple for the starker, more sterile world of Microsoft, on the whole, [...]
If you follow me on Twitter, you might have noticed that I’ve been changing the computer regime over here. It isn’t that I don’t love the shininess of my MacBook. It isn’t that, given the money and all that, I’d just go out and buy a top-of-the-line Mac… because, honestly, I’d consider it. As important [...]
Since Google announced Google TV in May, there’s been a bit of speculation about just when it will be available and how it will work. According to CNN, Logitech has been at the forefront of device manufacturing for Google, but until today details were fuzzy. Well, now we’ve got plenty of details and a price: [...]
I haven’t used Norton security products for home use in years (Anyone here knows if they improved recently?), but even though if I’m not a big fan, I have to admit that the company’s last marketing campaign made me crack a smile. This week, following the same formula as their previous ads, Symantec released 2 [...]
Apple says it will allow app developers to more easily transfer Flash-based applications to the iPhone system, under certain circumstances. In a statement released today, the company said it was “relaxing all restrictions on the development tools used to create iOS apps, as long as the resulting apps do not download any code.” It’s billing [...]
Apple made some new announcements at their Apple Fall 2010 event, and if you’re an Apple aficionado, you’re going to want to check out the whole thing over at Engadget. However, one of the things that Apple mentioned is that Apple iPhone 4 users will soon be able to take High Dynamic Range photographs. You’ve [...]
A little earlier today, it seems that Microsoft Russia accidentally posted what appears to be an IE9 screen shot on its press site. The picture was quickly taken down, but fortunately, someone was fast enough to grab it in time. Check it out: Looks a little like Chrome doesn’t it? In the meantime, we’ll have [...]