Mike Nash recently announced on the official Windows Vista blog that they have already shipped Windows Vista SP1 to the manufacturers. Meaning that in the next two months you will be able to get your hands on it through one of various means.
Windows Vista has had a very bumpy road. From it’s promising beginnings to […]

Since yesterday I gave Vista a bit of bashing, I thought it would only be fair to refer to an article that brings out some of the best aspects that the company has.

Microsoft helped shape the Information Age - Yes, IBM and Gary Kildall’s work played a big factor, but it was really Microsoft that […]

As most of you already know already, Apple has officially announced Leopard’s shipping date, and Apple has re-lit it’s advertising campaign for the eagerly awaited 64bit Operating System. They were even kind enough to place most of those 300+ new features on a single page.
Besides all of the invisible work done to the OS, like […]

A while back I did a small preview of the then upcoming Winamp 5.5 which featured the completely new “Bento” skin which brought a lot of innovations to the player, but not really to the whole media player scene.
Not much has changed since that preview, except for perhaps it’s stability. But what I said then […]

The folks over at Neosmart have written a small analysis of the upcoming SP3. According to their analysis, most of the changes are OS-deep, so from a aesthetic perspective, you probably wont notice anything. Right now SP3 is a collection of Windows XP bugfixes and a few backported functions that Vista has.

New Windows Product Activation […]

DreamScene, the Windows Vista Ultimate add-on that changes your background from a static image to a full-motion video, is now available. 
In conjunction with Stardock, we’re pleased to also offer a number of cool, new animated DreamScene desktops, including “Aurora”. Additionally, you can use your own videos as DreamScene desktops or visit Stardock’s Dream.WinCustomize.com website to […]

Gateway is taking a page from the Apple playbook, and is holding a special event scheduled for 9AM EDT on September 27th. the teaser ad posted above has a very Apple-like feel to it, and the computer is being billed as an asthetically pleasing All-in-One computer.
Sounds like Gateway’s answer to the iMac to me.
Not […]

As if Microsoft wasn’t had a hard time already trying to sell it’s Office productivity suite for that ridiculous price we all know (unless you’re a student), IBM has decided to release it’s own Office suite for free.

Although it’s only compatible with the most used files (.doc, .xls, .ppt) it’s more than enough to do […]

There has been a 15 month deliberation into Microsoft’s appeal to the European ruling in their anti-trust case. Today, that deliberation is over, and it’s bad news for Microsoft. Gates and Co will have to pay the $688 million fine imposed in 2004 stands and they must also pay 80% of the Commission’s […]

Are you lonely? Do you like being on the Internet because of your tatoos? Well…this guy does. He’s been on Engadget twice previously because of his Zune logo tattoos, and now he’s done it again. This man is either the biggest Zune fan in history, or a guy so desperate for attention […]

Well, the answer is actually enabling easy Video Calls…although it might be stealing your soul as well, I really have no way to prove or disprove that.
Regardless, the Lifecam VX-7000 and NX-3000 don’t really do much different than any other Web Cam out there, but they do have one cool button. That button is […]

If you’re a college student, and looking for obligatory software to buy, then Microsoft Office will almost certainly be one of those items, unless you’re choosing a non-legal, or open-source route. Starting from today, Microsoft will be selling the “Ultimate” version of their Office compilation for only $60, which is quite a price drop considering […]

Dell today announced the release of their M63000 mobile workstation. The system is designed to free up “ree engineers, artists, developers and other professionals to run business-critical applications wherever they go with true desktop-level performance.”
From the pics, the thing looks kind of thick, and I would imagine it’s going to be a bit on […]

APCMag has gotten a look at a leaked version of the Windows Vista Service Pack 1, which is named - you guessed it, SP1. The service pack features pretty standard upgrades, including several bug fixes and performance updates. The only real noticeable feature is the ability to create a recovery disk. […]

 Virtual storage is becoming more and more important as the world becomes more and more mobile.  It’s not always prudent anymore to keep your pictures, videos and other documents exclusively on the computer, and virtual storage is becoming the answer to that. 
Today, Windows Live launched SkyDrive, formerly Windows Live Folders.  SkyDrive gives you 500 MB of storage, accessible […]

Vista users take note, the Keyspan Remote may be of interest to you if you’re looking to do the whole media PC in the living room thing. This new remote designed specifically for Windows Vista works up to 90 feet away from the machine, and all you have to do is plug that little […]