byging says "Your Shape will get on your nerves." about Your Shape for Nintendo Wii

My husband surprised me with a Wii and Your Shape featuring Jenny McCarthy game for Christmas. I was excited and set it up right away. It was very easy to set up, but you can’t get started right away because you have to go through all these menus to set up the game first. So [...]

nicholeparshall says "Dont buy this phone." about Samsung – r450 Cell Phone

I pestered my husband forever to get me this phone and when he finally did i was so very dissapointed. I should have stuck with my old motorola sliver phone. I really wanted the keyboard badly and the quicker text messaging capabilities is the only plus i can find with this phone. If you are [...]

ncgirlforever says "This samsung phone gets on my nerves!" about Cricket – Samsung Cell Phone

This phone is not bluetooth compatible, wont get reception in the  woods, drops calls like a bad habit, and costs too much. it is somewhat affordable if you dont text a lot. Text messages cost 10 cents each and you have to pay for long distance. You can be in the same state and the [...]

Windows 7 Passes The Test, Is Ready For Manufacturing

Microsoft’s newest version of its operating system, Windows 7, is finally in the release-to-manufacturing (RTM) stage, so the OS will soon be preloaded on new computers. Though not officially released yet, Windows 7 is expected to be a hit. For instance, after just eight hours on Amazon UK, Windows 7 pre-orders outpaced the total [...]

Post Royalty Rate Agreement, Wowza Seeing A Big Uptick In Streaming Radio Interest

After years of uncertainty and talk of shutting down, Internet streaming radio finally got the break it needed a few weeks ago. SoundExchange, the group responsible for setting the listening rates being charged to the Internet radio services, agreed to cut its proposed rate hikes in exchange for trade-offs such as a higher guaranteed rate. [...]

Microsoft upgrades web platform with Silverlight 3

Microsoft has launched the next wave in its battle to provide the dominant platform for web media and applications with the release of its Silverlight 3 platform, and of Expression 3, its tool for building web applications.
Silverlight 3 actually became available for download yesterday, but today is the official push. The company says Silverlight has [...]

Everything You Need To Know About Microsoft’s Silverlight 3

Microsoft’s “Flash-killer,” Silverlight released the third version of its rich media application platform, Silverlight 3, on the web yesterday. This morning, Microsoft is holding the official launch of Silverlight 3, which is a cross-browser, cross-platform, and cross-device plug-in for delivering media experiences and interactive applications for the Web. The first version was launched in [...]

Microsoft VP says Google’s playing defense with Chrome OS

Microsoft founder Bill Gates may not want to comment on Chrome OS, the just-announced operating system from Google. But Walid Abu-Hadba, the software giant’s Vice President of Developer and Platform Evangelism, was more forthcoming tonight about his thoughts on the search giant’s supposed threat to Windows.
I spoke to Abu-Hadba at a dinner in San Francisco [...]

Silverlight 3 out of beta, joins forces with your GPU for HD streaming

A day earlier than expected, Microsoft has launched its third edition of Silverlight and its SDK. As Ars Technica notes, some of the bigger improvements on the user side are GPU hardware acceleration and new codec support including H.264, AAC, and MPEG-4. If you’re looking to give it a spin, there’s a Smooth Streaming demo [...]

Remains of the Day: Life After Cable TV Edition [For What It's Worth]

Microsoft drops Silverlight 3 a day early, Kevin talks all about life after cable TV, and we take a look at fake Google Chrome OS screenshots.

Silverlight 3 arrives early Microsoft’s answer to Adobe’s Flash Player, Silverlight updates to version 3 today, a day earlier than expected. [Ars Technica]
Acer, Asus and HP have all signed on, [...]

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