News tagged with desktop programs

Review: Thunderbird innovates, but Web mail wins

The last time I relied on email software for personal messaging, George W. Bush was starting his second term, Pluto was still a planet and the Motorola Razr was America's most popular mobile phone.

Technology / Software

created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (11) | comments 4

Embedded systems -- the whole picture

(PhysOrg.com) -- Embedded computer systems must be fast and efficient. A European consortium has created a new modelling framework that lets designers strike the best balance between static, reconfigurable ...

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Next version of Microsoft Office coming in 2010

(AP) -- Microsoft Corp.'s next version of its Office desktop programs will reach consumers next year, though not likely in conjunction with the Windows 7 operating system.

Technology / Software

created Apr 15, 2009 | popularity 1.4 / 5 (5) | comments 1




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New Kindle Touch is an impressive e-reader

When it comes to reading digital books, tablets are all the rage. But there's a lot to like about simple e-readers, which over the past year have become both a lot cheaper and a lot less clunky.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Haptic cube lets you feel tomorrow's temps

(PhysOrg.com) -- Will it be an invention joining a storage room of other inventions? Or kicked further up to gadget boutiques for the very rich? Or a popular gadget for many worldwide? Whatever its destiny, ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (7) | comments 6 | with audio podcast report

Making the most of your CT scan

X-ray photography has been used for decades for medical purposes. Now, scientists have found new ways of obtaining precise and comprehensive data from x-ray computer tomography. In the project BIO-CT-EXPLOIT, ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Review: Software extras ease do-it-yourself taxes

(AP) -- It's never been easier to prepare your own tax return.

Technology / Software

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Dropbox co-founder aims to build his own Google, not sell to them

Four years ago, Drew Houston was just another super-smart hacker with ambitions of starting his own company.

Technology / Business

created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 3

Windows 8 readies push-button PC refresh, reset

(PhysOrg.com) -- Windows 8 is to deliver two new features that could help mute a past history of being the company that delivers blue screens of death and malware magnets. Briefly, Windows 8 is going to make ...

Technology / Software

created Jan 05, 2012 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (14) | comments 17 | with audio podcast report

Is that Mozart or a machine? Software can compose music in classical, pop or jazz styles

(PhysOrg.com) -- Steve Engels clicks on a file on his desktop and a classical piano piece flows out of his computer’s speakers. He lets it play for a minute or so, and then clicks on a different file. After a short wait, ...

Technology / Software

created Dec 16, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 10

Hitachi ships two new 4TB hard drives

For many, the hard drive is the hub of a digital life. It’s a workhorse in your Mac or PC. It’s a place where you edit video, store digital memories, watch home videos and movies, and save your most important files. ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Dec 13, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Streamlining chip design

In the same way that computing power moved from mainframes to the desktop in the 1980s, it’s now moving from the desktop to handheld devices. But that’s putting new demands on chip designers. Because ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

With 'Google Earth' for Mars, explore the red planet from home

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new software tool developed by the HiRISE team in the UA's Lunar and Planetary Lab allows members of the public to download high-resolution images of the Martian landscape almost instantaneously ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 30 | with audio podcast


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