The Daily Roundup: here’s what you might’ve missed
Jul 31, 2009 Hardware & Gadgets
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Windows 7 RTM reviewed
Jul 31, 2009 General
I've spent much of the past six months using Windows 7, tracking its development from beta to release-to-manufacturing. There's a lot to like, some dislikes, and overall it's a step in the right direction.Tags: Beta, Dislikes, Rtm, Six Months, Step In The Right Direction
Brain Carpet microelectrodes could help translate thoughts into actions more effectively
Jul 31, 2009 Hardware & Gadgets
Researchers at the University of Utah have developed a new, more precise way of placing microelectrodes on the surface of the brain to enable patients to...Tags: 2mm, Brain Machine, Carpet, Computer Screen, Control Arm, Cursor, Electric Signals, Electrodes, Engadget, Epileptics, Fri, Greger, Handful, Interface Devices, Machine Interface, Microelectrodes, Nbsp, Prosthetic Limbs, Skull, University Of Utah
Quick hands-on with the Zune HD
Jul 31, 2009 General
Microsoft's next version of its MP3 player might be a contender.Tags: Contender, Hd, Microsoft, Mp3 Player, Zune
FCC queries AT&T, Apple on Google Voice iPhone app rejection
Jul 31, 2009 Hardware & Gadgets
digg_url = '/showmenow/digg.com/apple/FCC_queries_AT_T_Apple_on_Google_Voice_iPhone_app_rejection'; Yeah, we're pretty much all peeved by Apple ...Tags: 3g Network, Doodles, Exasperated Sigh, Exorcism, Fcc Chairman, Federal Communications Commission, Google, Google Apps, Interesting Story, Iphone, Peeved, Phone Manufacturer, Report Doesn, Skype, Slingbox, Stick Figure, Techcrunch, Three Letters, Wall Street Journal, Wireless Marketplace
Microsoft: No browserless Windows 7 after all
Jul 31, 2009 General IT
Microsoft's proposed "ballot screen" that would let users in Europe choose which browser they want on their PC.
(Credit: Microsoft)It looks like there won't be a browserless version of Windows 7...
Tags: Ballot, Europe, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, Windows Microsoft
Microsoft: No browserless Windows 7 after all
Jul 31, 2009 General
After earlier suggesting it would wait for a ruling from Europe before fully shelving Windows 7 "E," Microsoft now says it will ship the same version of the operating system globally on October 22.Tags: Europe, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, Operating System, Shelving, Windows Microsoft
LEDSAUR Tyrannosaurus Rex desk lamp makes chewing through paperwork less monotonous
Jul 31, 2009 Hardware & Gadgets
We'll be straight with you: it was pretty much love at first sight for us and dinosaur bones, and while we've always harbored a secret desire to someday acquire a real T-Rex f...Tags: Crunchgear, Desk Lamp, Dinosaur Bones, Engadget, Fossil, Fri, Household, Japan, Lighting, Love At First Sight, Nbsp, Paperwork, Private Collection, Remote Control, Secret Desire, Shape, Stainless Steel, T Rex, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Vertebrae
Windows 7 on MacBook Pro: Nice, but still has poor battery life
Jul 31, 2009 General
Windows 7, like Windows Vista and XP, drains battery life fast on Intel-based Mac laptops.Tags: Drains, Intel, Life Windows, Mac Laptops, Poor Battery Life, Windows Vista, Windows Xp
Demand for High-Definition on Mobile Devices Is Growing - ARM
Jul 31, 2009 Hardware & Gadgets
More Developers License HD GPUs from ARMTags: Developers, Hd, High Definition, Mobile Devices
