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The HTML 5 Test Shoot-Out
byMichael Baumert on July 20, 2010 12:05 PM
Wondering just how well your browser stacks up when it comes to HTML5 compatibility? We were, so we took a number of devices (both desktop and mobile) and sent them off to html5test.com to see how they performed.
Full disclosure; I realize that we really didn't give IE a fair shake here.. IE9 is about to be launched and should firm up the numbers and we didn't have a copy of the beta - though we've not heard great things.
Also the Blackberry score is from Blackberry 6 (not released yet) so take it with a massive grain of salt.
Microsoft Keeps The XP Party Going!
byMichael Baumert on October 3, 2008 10:46 AM
According to CNET, Microsoft has, yet again, extended the life of Windows XP and will continue to support the extremely popular operating system for a few more months. This is great news for angry users who want more reasons to mock Vista, not so great news for all those excited walk-ins waiting on Windows Mojave.
Ballmer To Industry: "Outlook Cloudy"
byMichael Baumert on October 1, 2008 3:35 PM
Engadget is reporting that Steve Ballmer will be unveiling a new 'Windows Cloud' Operating System at the MS Professional Developer's conference on the 27th. It's anyone's guess as to what, specifically this might end up being, we can't help but think it will bear more than a passing resemblance to MobileMe and GoogleDocs.. see our diagram after the break.
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