Apple dumps Flash from Mac OS X

From InfoWorld: Apple will stop bundling Adobe's Flash with Mac OS X, the company has confirmed.

The new MacBook Air, which debuted last week, is the first Flash-less system from Apple. Other systems will follow suit as the company clears out inventory of Mac desktops and notebooks...

Adobe AIR Breathes Life Into RIM PlayBook App Development

From PC World: Adobe has released version 2.5 of its Air runtime environment, which will be used to develop applications for Research In Motion's (RIM) upcoming tablet PlayBook, Adobe and RIM said on Monday at the MAX conference in Los Angeles.

AIR allows developers to use HTML...

Wi-Fi Alliance now certifies Wi-Fi direct products

From CNET News.com: First demonstrated at CES 2010, Wi-Fi Direct has just now gotten another major step to become part of the Wi-Fi usage spectrum.

The Wi-Fi Alliance, the group that test and certifies Wi-Fi products to make sure they interoperate, announced today that it has begun...

Microsoft says Windows 8 roughly two years away

From CNET News.com: In its most concrete comments yet about the next version of Windows, Microsoft said in a blog post on its Dutch Web site that Windows 8 is about two years from hitting the market.

Microsoft is working on the next version of Windows, the blog says in Dutch, but it...

Chilean Miners Entertained By Samsung Galaxy Beam

From DailyTech: Unless you've been stuck in a coal mine yourself, the phrase "Chilean miners" needs no further explanation. Their hopeful story has been told and re-told throughout the media for the last few months, and will ultimately go down as one of the biggest news stories of...

Bugs, Crashes Plague Apple Media Suite iLife's New Release

From DailyTech: Apple transformed itself over the last decade into one of the world's largest electronics makers by pumping out attractive products and maintaining a focus on trying to give its customers simpler, more reliable products. Unfortunately the reliability part of that...

Hybrid Drives Will Outlive Solid-State Drives - Seagate

From X-bit Labs: Seagate, one of the world's largest maker of hard disk drives, said that solid-state drives (SSDs) will be survived by hybrid drives that feature both flash memory and traditional magnetic media. Moreover, according to Seagate, only a fraction of expensive computers...

Nintendo: Apple Is More Significant Threat Than Microsoft

From X-bit Labs: The president of Nintendo's America's business unit considers Apple and its iPhone and iPad platforms a much heavier threat than mighty Microsoft. The reason? Those platforms are appealing to all types of customers, which is why there may be more gaming content...

NZXT Phantom Review (Page 1 of 4)

November is fast approaching. And when I think about November, I tend to associate Christmas holidays that follow right around the corner. Many stores start their holiday shopping season early, and this year will be no different -- with many of them lining up promotions upcoming sales in their conference room already. For myself, while October has been filled with work, midterms and even more work, here is one review you don't...

Sharp Scaling Back on Laptops to Focus on Tablets

From PC World: Sharp is scaling back its laptop PC operations and will focus resources on its recently announced Galapagos tablet PC and mobile terminals, the company said Friday.

The move comes as Sharp looks to change its business model from one of just selling hardware to...

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