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Microsoft Research TechFest ‘08
REDMOND, Wash — It’s that time of year again: A time when Microsoft researchers from all over the globe head back to the motherland (Redmond, Wash) to show off their projects for employees and a handful of press.
This year, expect applications and hacks revolving around mobility, search, graphics and security…as well as a few surprises. Things will officially kick off bright and early Tuesday morning with a tag-team keynote from Rick Rashid, senior vice president of Microsoft Research, and Craig Mundie, chief research and strategy officer. That will be followed by an entire afternoon of demoliciousness. We’ll also get to see if Microsoft has updated its soda since the last time we visited the labs.
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Apple’s Safari Browser is More Vulnerable to Online Fraud Than IE and Firefox With Paypal
GPC Mini Gives Mac Mini a Run for Its Money
Everex’s gPC mini is the third in its new lineup of cheap, Linux-powered computers. With smoothly rounded corners and a pearly-white paint job, it’s like a Mac Mini from another universe. And that’s certainly what its designers want you to think: At $500, it’s a mass market PC that comes in a similar tiny form and at an even tinier price.
The specs are good for the price: Check our a comparison chart at the bottom of this post. Its Intel T2130 CPU is not as powerful as the Mac Mini’s, and it has only 512MB of RAM to the $600 Mini’s 1GB, but it has more storage (120GB vs. 80GB), a DVD burner and various useful trimmings like an S-Video port, front USB port and a card reader. Like the Mini, it comes standalone: Bring your own mouse, monitor and keyboard.
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Logitech DiNovo Mini Remote Masters Your PC/ Home Entertainment Center
Beef Up Your MultiTouch with MultiClutch
Samsung Announces Tiny NoteBook With Sprinkling of Fairy Dust
Tiny notebooks were around for a long time before the MacBook Air, but Apple’s lovely laptop has kicked the category to the forefront of fashion. Samsung is the latest to show a skinny new ultra-portable. The P200, easily confused with Samsung’s cellphone of the same name, is a little heavier than the Air, at 1.89 kg (4.17lbs.) but shrinks down to an easily-baggable 12.1 inches.
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Blu-Ray Coming to Apple Soon
Apple Insider has made the startling prediction that Apple plans to put Blu-ray drives into Macs. The company signed up for Blu-ray almost three years ago, but we expect Apple was waiting for HD-DVD to finally die before committing to Hi-Def hardware. What is surprising in Apple Insider’s report, though, is that Blu-ray almost made the cut into the latest revisions to the MacBook Pro:
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MacBook Air Carbon Fiber Case Mod
Is the three pound MacBook Air a little heavy for you? Then dump the metal case and replace it with carbon fiber. That’s exactly what Makezine reader John has done with his brand new glamor-book.
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ZiPhone Is Easiest iPhone Jailbreak Yet
