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Geeks older than 40 are likely to remember the 90s well. The Internet was a sleepy village, PCs were expensive, hard disks were small and software came on floppy disks. And I have lots of floppy disks, from packaged software and magazine cover disks to drivers and trial software. A rough estimate is that there are around 500 3.5" floppy
For the past couple of months the Surface tablet from Microsoft has not only been vaporware, but also the subject of a lot of hatred from hardware makers who seem a bit put-out by suddenly having a powerful new rival. Yesterday the long-awaited pricing information was finally released, with tablets starting at $499. We also saw the first TV ad
Today I was relaxing in a cafe, taking it easy on Sunday. As I looked around the other tables, everyone else was either looking at a smartphone or else had one resting on the table. They weren't students or young professionals either; these were mums and dads, grandmas and grandpas. Here's the tally of what I saw: 3x Samsung Galaxies
The Summer isn't over yet. In some places, the new school year has yet to begin. My limited experience in retail was enough to show me that now is the time that retailers start rolling out their plans for the upcoming holiday shopping season. Microsoft is no exception to this rule of retail. Microsoft is planning on putting up several
Yesterday Microsoft held their mysterious event and unveiled the Windows Surface Tablets - both Windows 8 Pro and Windows RT versions. It was a rare time for Microsoft - the pre and post-announcement created Apple-like buzz. Fitting since the new tablets are expected to compete with Apple and Android in the marketplace. Of course, rivals Apple and Google were watching
It is time to say goodbye to the Zune. Microsoft has recently announced that it is switching over to Xbox Music. The emphasis is clearly focused on music, and it looks like there will be a way to stream music videos through Xbox Music as well. What about podcasts? A quick search of the Xbox Music website shows that it
Flame is a malware that was discovered recently by researcher at Kaspersky Lab. Flame is a malicious program that embeds itself in a system and steal data from that system by watching keystrokes It can steal valuable information, including but not limited to computer display contents, information about targeted systems, stored files, contact data and even audio conversation. It has