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Technology, Culture, Commentary on the Internet Revolution

June 26th, 2008

Nokia Buys Symbian: Developers, Developers, Developers

Now that Nokia has bought Symbian and plans to open source it, they hope to standardize the Symbian platform across all Symbian phones. Many a developer has cried over the need to build many versions of the same Symbian app for various Symbian phone models from multiple manufacturers. Soon, they will cry no more.
Tags: Mobile, […]

By Mike Abundo -- 0 comments

May 30th, 2008

Windows 7 Multitouch Girl?

With Windows 7 supporting multitouch, you have to wonder what its OS-tan will look like. OS-tans — Japanese fan mascots for various operating systems — take the form of cute anime girls with characteristics representative of their respective OSes. 2000-tan is businesslike, XP-tan is bouncy, etc.
Tags: Microsoft, multitouch, OS, OS-tan, Software Development, Windows, Windows 7

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By Mike Abundo -- 1 comment

May 23rd, 2008

Microsoft Gives Up on Technology

Few things are sadder than a technology company giving up on technology. That’s exactly what Microsoft’s been doing.
They’re paying an ad agency $300 million to rebrand themselves as “cool”. I have a better idea: how about they spend that money to build products that are actually cool? In a world where one guy can build […]

By Mike Abundo -- 0 comments

May 2nd, 2008

Anime Windows XP Girl

Her latest implants have been delayed and Ballmer’s trying to kill her, but she’s still more popular than her spoiled and flaky younger sister. I don’t care how much hype a girl’s got or how much bling she flashes; I’d rather she be rock-solid reliable. Long live XP-tan!
Tags: anime, cute, Japan, Microsoft, OS, OS-tan, Software […]

By Mike Abundo -- 2 comments