Now here’s the key difference for Windows 8: as in Windows 7, we close the user sessions, but instead of closing the kernel session, we hibernate it. Compared to a full hibernate, which includes a lot of memory pages in use by apps, session 0 hibernation data is much smaller, which takes substantially less time […]
In the latest in a series of unconvincing announcements, Microsoft is claiming Windows XP really will die in 2014. All those previous announcements were just for show, but this time the company really means it. Honest. Microsoft’s Stephen Rose has issued a statement that is, perhaps unwittingly, extremely telling about the company’s history over the […]
Haven’t heard about the ChromeBook yet? Here’s a fun and informative video that will teach you everything you need to know about the new Chrome OS-powered laptops. Samsung Series 5 Wi-Fi Chromebook Samsung Series 5 3G Chromebook
Microsoft has just posted the first video of what apparently will be many showing some of the features of their upcoming Windows 8 OS. Check it out: I don’t know about you guys, but this pretty much looks like something that would run exclusively on a touch-enabled tablet PC (or a desktop with a touchscreen.) […]
I have been relatively happy with my Nook Color as an e-reader in general. However, given its price tag and the adaptability of the Android platform, I’ve always thought that that the software was severely limited. It really never could play even Youtube videos properly, and websites were hit and miss. Also, I’ve really missed […]
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Click Picture to Enlarge Yep geeks, the Linux Foundation is celebrating 20 years of Linux, and for the occasion, they’ve released a commemorative infographic (above), as well as an informative video titled “The Story of Linux” (below). So, how many of you guys are hardcore Linux users? Got any special stories about the platform you […]
HP paid more than a billion dollars for smartphone maker Palm. And by golly, it plans to get its money’s worth. The buyout was something of a surprise given HP had no previous involvement in the phone market, but it soon became clear the real target of the acquisition was WebOS, a generally well-regarded mobile […]
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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, […]