Microsoft now has plans on producing a cooler (as in less heat dissipation) Xbox 360 by next year. They will do this by upgrading the CPU using a 65-nanometer manufacturing technique which will lower the heat that the Xbox releases.
To honor the anniversary of Joan Miro, a Spanish surrealist, Google had altered their logo to what you see in the image on the side. Joan Miro was born in 1893 and passed away in 1983. Joan Miro's family had contacted Google and requested that the logo be removed because of underlying copyrights that were violated. Google complied with the request and promptly removed the logo from their page.
While browsing around I happened to stumble upon a very good Dell Deal. You can get 40% off of a desktop computer that is $999+, or $750 off of a laptop that is $1999 or more, and $300 off of an Inspiron that is $900 or more! Here are the details on each coupon:
If you are a Mac G4 or G5 user then make sure you stop over to the download site below and pick up the optimized version of Firefox 1.5.0.2! This is a nice piece of work that will help Firefox run smoother on your Mac. With the popularity of Firefox (it has gained more than 10% of the market share) these builds should definitely appeal to those running a G4 or G5.
Is it possible that Microsoft has an insane amount of Macs? It sure is, and they have them all in their Mac lab.
Everyone thought that the next CTP of Windows Vista was going to be released to beta testers last Monday. However, this was not the case and it disappointed many people. It does appear that Windows Vista 5365 is undergoing some final 'inspections' and could possibly be released tomorrow (Friday).
Opera 9 has finally reached the beta stage and for those of you who have not tried it you will be quite impressed. They have a widget engine that will allow you to add widgets that have been created by other people...similar to the Yahoo Widget Engine.
With the recent release of Firefox 1.5.0.2 you knew that Thunderbird would be right around the corner. Well, it is here with more stability and better security. It is a small application that most people would say is much better than Outlook Express.
For those people that are using your GMail accounts for file storage then you might want to grab this update to GMail Drive (if GMail Drive is what you are using, there is also a Firefox extension that does this). The GMail Drive update fixes a bug where it would tell you that there is no room left to upload files, but in reality you would have plenty of room.
Microsoft appears to be working on a file storage system that it can provide to its users. They are calling it "Live Drive" to coincide with the release of multiple Windows Live services. They have hopes to get users to put all of their data on to these servers, even your most personal files.
It appears that search engines are all doing some redesigns: Yahoo is working on a new homepage, Microsoft is working on Windows Live, and now Google is redesigning their search layout. The new layout will provide more information to users about a site simply by selecting the expandable arrow.
That's right! The new build of Windows Live Messenger has been leaked to the web. It has the improved user interface that everyone couldn't wait for as well as several new features. It also has a new icon package that is bundled with it for the installation and some visual customizations (like the option to add shadows or animations).
It appears that Yahoo is testing out a new homepage with a completely redesigned layout. From the image you can tell that they are trying to condense all of their navigation into a few key spots (notably the sidebar). I believe that this is a nicer interface than the current Yahoo Homepage but it still seems to have a lot of information stuffed on to one page.
With Google's latest release of the Google Toolbar for Firefox, many users were disappointed to see a lacking of functionality. Everyone thought that they would implement similar features to what the toolbar for Internet Explorer has.
Microsoft has started to work on a solution that will compete with Google's recent patent of voice search technology. Microsoft's photo searching, called Photo2Search, will allow cell phone users to quickly query the web just by snapping a photo.
Wikipedia now has a page that is dedicated to the multiple services and sites that Google provides. Unlike many other lists that are floating around the Web, this list actually has a description for each site it links to.
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but it looks like the April CTP of Windows Vista will not be released today. Bink.nu has posted a letter from Paul Donnelly that was directed to the Windows Vista Beta Tester's Newsgroups that says they have no intentions of releasing the next CTP of Vista today.
If you never thought it was possible, then you better think again. This guy filled his entire 2.7GB GMail account in less than 24 hours. He did intentionally fill his account by repeatedly sending himself a 7.81MB text file, but he originally tried to signup for all of the spam that he could.
Windows Vista 5365 is going to be the build that beta testers are going to receive on Monday around 1:00 PM EST. A few days ago build 5361 images were leaked to the Internet and struck some as interesting when they saw that Internet Explorer was labeled as version "7+".
Microsoft has frustrated many people by making Windows Live Messenger an invite only service while it was being tested, but the frustration is now over! If you would like to test out the latest version of Windows Live Messenger then simply follow the link below and under the section that says "Windows Live Messenger beta" select "Sign Up".
