Articles on Proprietary Software
DIY multitouch surface for under US$40 - May 29, 2009
Crave (Image credit: Wired) They say that necessity is the mother of invention. Well, there is another factor for innovation, and that is a tight budget. Berkeley student Yotam Mann leapfroged all ... Read story »Symbian's first open-source software released - Jul 10, 2009
Crave The Symbian Foundation has released its first open-source software package, the first step in the organization's plan to eventually open-source the entire Symbian mobile operating system. The Symbian Foundation was set ... Read story »Sony Vaio VPC-W115XG/P (Atom N280 Processor 1.66GHz, 1GB RAM)
Review Sony's first foray in to the world of Atom-powered laptops was the Vaio P-series Lifestyle PC, which sported a unique miniaturized design (about the same footprint as a standard business envelope), but was hampered by input issues (no touchpad) and the use of Windows Vista as its OS. At...Ubuntu 9.04 is as slick as Windows 7 and Mac OS X - May 4, 2009
Features Ubuntu 9.04 designers have polished the hell out of its user interface and it can now stand toe-to-toe with the Windows and Mac OSes. Read story »How to select the right Sony Vaio laptop - May 22, 2009
Features Sony Vaio laptops are among the prettiest in the market, but which model has the feature set to suit your needs? Find out in this guide. Read story »Digital vs. paper magazines - Nov 10, 2008
Blogs Being obsessed with keeping up with the latest gadgets and technologies, I burn through dozens of Web feeds eachday and at least half that number in monthly magazines. However, being in ... Read story »Windows Vista February CTP
Review Windows Vista February CTPAre DLNA-certified HDTVs worth it right now? - Nov 17, 2008
Features DLNA-certified multimedia streaming HDTVs are becoming increasingly common, but are they worth buying at the moment? Read story »HP unveils affordable DreamColor display for high-color fidelity - Jun 11, 2008
Crave BERLIN, GERMANY--Born out of a collaboration between HP and DreamWorks Animation, the HP DreamColor LP2480zx display was unveiled for the first time at the company's Connecting Your World event Tuesday. The ... Read story »3D handsfree motion-sensing - Jun 17, 2008
Crave If you're in love with Nintendo Wii's interactivity motion-sensing controller, wait till you check out Singapore's 3D handsfree flavor. Capable of measuring depth and immune to background disturbance, the A*STAR real-time ... Read story »Technology, animation and entertainment - Aug 2, 2007
Blogs I've been touring a few computer graphics studios the last few weeks, and I must say the myth of the unattractive geek is so a myth. Dreamworks Animation and Rhythm and ... Read story »Will the iPhone violate GPL 3? - Jun 30, 2007
Features Free Software Foundation raises specter that iPhone will violate General Public License. Read story »Nvidia turns on consumer GPU computing. Should you care? - Aug 14, 2008
Crave Nvidia's new graphics driver and its CUDA-based Power Pack downloads. With a new graphics driver and a series of free, "Power Pack" downloads, Nvidia has finally switched on the GPU computing ... Read story »Indonesian Government does Linux - Jun 19, 2006
Blogs After nearly two years of planning, consideration, trials and tribulations, at least one branch of the Indonesian Government is completely embracing Linux, the open source operating system. The State Ministry of ... Read story »The secret of Philips' long battery life - Aug 15, 2006
Features Ever wondered why Philips phones offer one of the longest-lasting batteries among cellular handsets? We spoke to its global product marketing director James E.K. Ang to find out. Read story »Jump to page: [1] 2



