You may be a UK license payer, but that means nothing to Microsoft. (IMO) Xbox 360 owners who were hoping for a BBC iPlayer experience may have to hold off a little longer (or maybe even for good). In my opinion the following comment made allegedly by a source close to the BBC shows exactly … Continue reading »
Posted in November 2009 …
Ubuntu Lucid Lynx 10.04LTS – Landmark release?
My last article saw details of GIMP being removed from the default packaging of 10.04LTS and whilst its not yet decided what its replacement will be, Im sure there will be a whole host of reasons put forward why it should be a Mono one[1]. That aside, what we do understand is that 10.04 will … Continue reading »
GIMP to go Mono to stay?
Since Im suffering with the seasonal flu that does its rounds, this article was intended to be published rather earlier, as such I have only just got around to spell checking and publishing. Its being reported that GIMP will be removed from default packaging with Ubuntu 10.04. To be honest I have never really been … Continue reading »
Digital Economy Bill – My interpretation
Over the last few months Ive covered many topics on piracy. Ive tried to suggest possible alternatives although from what Ive seen the argument falls into two distinct categories, those who wish to legislate with other the top and unnecessarily complex rules/operating polices/legislation and those on the other side of the argument who seem to … Continue reading »
Microsoft -”Do it our way, or not at all”?
It is being reported on the net that Datel Design has filed an anti-trust lawsuit in San-Francisco federal court against Microsoft. The reason behind this move? Because its alleged that a recent update caused 3rd party memory packs (namely Datels) to become incompatible. Of course since the memory packs don’t come from Microsoft, it appears … Continue reading »
Microsoft shareholders meeting – “you all look like a buffoon”
Here for your enjoyment are the best bits of the Microsoft annual shareholders meeting 19/11/2009. If you wish, you can download the complete document for yourselves here. Before we delve a little into that, lets consider what opinions on the net are saying about some Microsoft technologies, we are seeing Zune making attempts to dethrone … Continue reading »
News roundup 22/11/09
File sharers gone Gaga? Its being reported on Torrentfreak that after a million plays on Spotify, Lady Gaga received just $167. Of course many file sharers seem to believe that in some way this justifies file sharing and one of the common arguments in the justification of file sharing is that it gives artists/companies publicity. … Continue reading »
T-Mobile it’s data & what do file sharers think?
Is £5000 a deterrent? Its been well reported in the last week about the personal data that T-Mobile has alleged to have lost control over and subsequently it appears that some unscrupulous employee’s have sold that data on. The worth of that data being that rival companies could use it to sell new subscriptions … Continue reading »
Google Chrome OS – Built on Linux!
Information released! After much speculation (and a few faked screenshots) it appears we finally have word from Google as to what & when. Google Chrome OS is an open source, lightweight operating system that will initially be targeted at netbooks. Later this year we will open-source its code, and netbooks running Google Chrome OS will … Continue reading »
Zune coming to the UK! Lets have a party!
As long as its not a new year one! New year will be remembered by some as a bit of a flop. Thats if they were relying on a Zune to provide the entertainment for their festivities since it was well documented that some Zunes epic fail over the new year was something that … Continue reading »
