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CNet is reporting that Microsoft has announced plans to lower the cost of the Windows Vista operating system. “For those in the U.S., Microsoft is cutting prices only on the higher-end versions of Vista, and only for the upgrade version used to move from XP or another copy of Vista. The suggested price for Vista Ultimate drops to $219 from $299, while Home Premium falls to $129, from $159.” Could this be a sign of struggling sales? One would think so, considering how relatively new Vista is in the PC market. But with such mixed reviews, and with the still recent massive migration to Apple’s Leopard OS (which released at $129 to rave reviews), maybe Microsoft figures anything that makes their software more accessible will be a good move. With Apple’s iWork (which is 100% Microsoft Office compatible) still at $79 versus the $300-$400 price tag for Office on either system, it was only a matter of time before prices started to drop. Combined with the growth spurt in the open source software market (Linux, OpenOffice, etc…), these price drops will probably become more of a trend as things unfold. Posted in: Tech | Comments (0) |
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“The Wii’s lead on the PS3 appears to be widening: In January, Nintendo’s game console outsold Sony’s by almost 3-to-1. Nintendo’s own Super Smash Bros. Brawl for the Wii became the best-selling software for the month in Japan, with 1.33 million units sold, followed by the Wii Fit home fitness game, which sold 309,311 units in the four weeks, Enterbrain said.” Posted in: Video Games | Comments (0) |
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Coming at ya’ like a fist! Posted in: Television | Comments (0) |
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The Black Keys’ Attack & Release will be available on April 1. The Danger Mouse produced album contains eleven tracks of the foot stomping blues fans of the group are used to. Will Danger Mouse bring any hip hop flare to the table? Let’s hope not. Click MORE for track list. (more…) Posted in: Music | Comments (0) |
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Apple is being sued over the caller ID feature of the iPhone. It seems as though someone has a patent which covers matching the phone number of an incoming call with a database to display who is calling. According to TechDirt, the patent also mentions a two-line LCD display with a separate receiver which isn’t a part of the iPhone. I’m sure Apple’s lawyers will exploit that if it should go to trial. Posted in: Legal, Tech | Comments (0) |
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Myspace and Harvard Law School’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society have teamed to form a new task force focusing on internet safety for children. Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo! are also involved in the project. The group hopes to develop safety measures and tools to be used across the internet with age verification being the main concentration. Posted in: Websites, Tech | Comments (0) |
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