Archive for category: World IT

/ January 9, 2012 09:27

Interview with Brian Swan from Microsoft

Did you know that Microsoft has offered large portion of code to the linux kernel, and that the company maintains open source departments to the benefit of their customers and the FOSS world in general? It may sound strange at first and that is why we did an interview with Brian Swan who explained the reasons and objectives behind Microsoft’s

/ January 7, 2012 12:25

Windows 8: Refresh and Reset your PC

As we getting closer to Windows 8 release, more and more tips and tricks are coming into play. This time, we are happy to introduce you to a new Windows feature called Refresh.  Instead of formating your PC and installing a new Windows installation afresh, now you can simply refresh the operating system. To put it in simple words, by

/ January 4, 2012 07:10

Promote the failure: Microsoft IE6 drops under 1% usage in USA

Promote the failure! This is a quite interesting marketing plan by Microsoft nowadays, yet it’s sad but true. Its name was Internet Explorer 6 and has extremely high-risk vulnerabilities in security. Internet playground for exploits maybe rather than a browser nowadays; although Microsoft celebrates that. In fact, we’re in 2012, in an era of modern web standards, it’s time to say goodbye

/ January 4, 2012 07:05

Intel Engineers go to Jail

According to the latest headline news at TechEye.net four Intel OEM Engineers have been arrested trying to sell ES Intel CPUs on eBay. Each ES – Engineering Sample CPU is meant only for testing purposes under a Non-Disclosure-Agreement (NDA) thus selling is not permitted. These chips are remarkable for their overclocking performance and well-known to overclocking communities as ‘little diamonds’. So,

/ December 28, 2011 12:43

Firefox Flicks: Global video contest

Firefox Flicks wants to put you in the director’s chair in order to help spread their message. The only thing you have to do is just use your talent and creativity all in one short video clip. You have to create a short video for a chance to win some amazing prizes. You’ll get a Firefox prize pack just for

/ December 27, 2011 15:35

Firefox 9: Heats things up for the Android

  Firefox update, roger that! Maybe some of us use Firefox as their secondary browser, but now it is likely to become our primary choice in our devices.  After their exceptional work in the 7th edition, today comes the 9th edition along with several important improvements concerning the speed and the overall experience of browsing. Specifically, the changes include: Faster