The major corporations episode. First we take a moment of silence for Michael Crichton. Then we discuss Microsoft news which include windows 7, windows Azure, windows mobile 6.5. Firefox also broke 20% market share, and finally received porno mode. Apple’s iPhone and new trackpad news. Android is jailbroken and then not, and it is coming to AT&T but not really. And internet use is good for the brain! The beginning of maintenance droids.

• Tribbles
  • And yes, Gary does know what they are, just not by name.

• moment of silence for Michael Crichton
  • most known for writing The Andromeda Strain, Jurassic Park, The Lost World, and creating ER.
  • He died November 4th from cancer
  • http://entertainment.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/11/06/0019253&from=rss

• Microsoft
  • PDC last week, WinHEC this week
  • http://scobleizer.com/2008/11/01/never-underestimate-microsofts-ability-to-turn-a-corner/
  • windows cloud -> windows azure
    • like EC2 from Amazon
  • windows 7
    • really cool
    • libraries
    • start bar
    • snapping
    • boot times
    • shipping middle of 2009
      • http://gizmodo.com/5079563/its-official-windows-7-shipping-mid+2009
    • can run on netbooks:
      • http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/video-windows-7-device-stage-on-eee-pc-s101-running-dual-core-a/
      • http://community.winsupersite.com/blogs/paul/archive/2008/11/05/dell-9-mini-running-windows-7.aspx
    • one ready sticker
      • http://gizmodo.com/5078088/windows-7-will-only-have-one-ready-sticker-down-from-vistas-four
    • much faster boot times:
      • http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/video-windows-7-promises-faster-boots-and-up-to-15-better-batt/
      • http://gizmodo.com/5077513/windows-7-loading-20-faster-than-vista
    • geo-location in 7
      • all or nothing
      • nothing stopping MS from tracking you
      • http://www.webmonkey.com/blog/Windows_7_Will_Let_Microsoft_Track_Your_Every_Move
    • windows 7 definitely out soon, driver manufacturers should get cracking since no winHEC right before release
      • http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/11/05/2315227&from=rss
  • windows 3.x finally discontinued
    • http://gizmodo.com/5077047/windows-3x-discontinued
  • windows mobile 6.5
    • better UI
    • zune software
    • http://gizmodo.com/5079437/steve-ballmer-confirms-windows-mobile-65
  • since, Google and Yahoo split up
    • Jerry yang said it would be good for MS to buy it
    • MS “no way”
      • http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/11/steve-to-jerry-sorry-i-m-not-taking-you-back

• Ubuntu 8.10 Interpid Ibex is out
  • http://ubuntu.com

• Vista on PS3
  • http://hackaday.com/2008/08/05/vista-on-a-ps3/

• Zune Guy

• Olin Shivers, a Professor at Northeaster College of Computer Science gets a grant from Mozilla

• Firefox
  • hit 20% market share
    • http://lifehacker.com/5077227/firefox-browser-share-hits-20
    • http://www.webmonkey.com/blog/Firefox_Hits_20PERC_Browser_Share_Worldwide
  • preview tab pane
    • http://mozillalinks.org/wp/2008/11/meet-firefox-31-new-tab-preview-panel/
  • porn mode
    • http://www.ghacks.net/2008/11/05/first-look-at-firefoxs-private-browsing-mode/

• Camino Browser

• Windows Keyboard Shortcuts

• Apple
  • 3G tether coming to iPhone
    • http://gizmodo.com/5078562/confirmed-3g-tethering-coming-to-iphone
  • iphone hacked with physical keyboard, loses it’s sleekness
    • http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/05/jailbroken-iphone-3g-gets-external-keyboard-says-hello/
  • new trackpads losing clicks every 50 clicks, fix coming soon
    • http://gizmodo.com/5077283/stevemail-promises-software-fix-for-glitchy-macbook-trackpads

• Google
  • Android Jail broken
    • http://gizmodo.com/5076790/android-g1-jailbroken-already
  • and already patched
    • http://gizmodo.com/5079259/google-seals-up-android-jailbreak-in-automatic-update
  • android coming to AT&T
    • http://gizmodo.com/5078628/android-coming-to-att
  • thought, possibly, not yet
    • http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/not-so-fast-android-isnt-coming-to-atandt-just-yet/

• Internet use good for brain
  • http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7667610.stm

• Games and Movies:
  • Dead Space
  • Wall-E
  • BioShock

• SPHERES (for Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellites)
  • could turn into maiteinance droids
  • http://io9.com/5078552/the-twelve+sided-die-++-in-space

• mouse clones from frozen flesh
  • http://dvice.com/archives/2008/11/jurassic_mouse.php

• new fujitsu laptop with a touchscreen app launcher
  • http://gizmodo.com/5075655/fujitsu-lifebook-n7010-equipped-with-integrated-touchscreen-app-launcher

• fungus makes biodeisel
  • http://gizmodo.com/5075705/rainforest-fungus-makes-biodiesel-not-soup

 

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