Make a Google Buzz (or anything you want) app!
By Eddie  |  30 days ago  |  4 CommentsGoogle, Microsoft

Make a Google Buzz (or anything you want) app!

You’ll have to admit that Google Buzz is quickly becoming interesting. It’s a way to share content with your Gmail friends. But, it is tied to Gmail, so it’s tied to your web browser. For some users, they can live with it. But what if your Buzz and Gmail account aren’t the same? What if you want Google Buzz to be more of an application...

By Imran Hussain  |  97 days ago  |  2 CommentsGoogle

Google Chrome Beta for Mac OS X and Linux released

After a long time, Google has finally released Chrome Beta for Mac OS X and Linux. This is a pleasant announcement for all those users anxiously waiting to try out Chrome on their favorite OS. While this beta release is an important milestone in Chrome’s development for these platforms, don’t expect total stability or functionality when...

By Muhammad Ali  |  130 days ago  |  2 CommentsApple

Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac brings support for Aero in Windows 7

Parallels has just released Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac. Parallels Desktop is a virtualization software for Snow Leopard. As the name implies, it enables you to run Mac and other operating systems in parallel. The just released virtualization companion for Mac enables you to run Windows 7, Linux and other operating systems on your Apple machine. ...

By Imran Hussain  |  138 days ago  |  9 CommentsGoogle

Chrome OS beta available for download (not by Google)

This just in via Gizmodo. Chrome OS is now available for download as a Beta version. It isn’t the official Google version, but it’s worth a shot if you’re into Linux, netbooks and Chrome browser. It also provides a lot more desktop apps than expected from the official Google Chrome OS. … ...

By Imran Hussain  |  251 days ago  |  19 CommentsGoogle

Google announces the Google Chrome Operating System

After years of speculation by different blogs and industry analysts, and the release of Android, Google has finally announced an x86 operating system called Google Chrome Operating System. Targeted to be available in the second half of 2010, Google Chrome OS will be an open source and light weight operating system targeted towards net books. Google...

Apps for Windows: A Review of The New York Times Reader 2.0
By Imran Hussain  |  308 days ago  |  10 Comments

Apps for Windows: A Review of The New York Times Reader 2.0

I had been planning on starting a section on Apps for Windows since some time now, and no better way to start with version 2 of one of my favorite applications, The New York Times Reader. Previously based on WPF, and now shifted to Adobe Air, for cross platform compatibility, the new Times Reader 2.0 is available for Windows, Linux and OS...

By Imran Hussain  |  340 days ago  |  3 CommentsMicrosoft

Another Laptop Hunters $1500 Ad by Microsoft. Meanwhile Linux Comes out to Play

Another new Laptop Hunter commercial by Microsoft which takes a bitter shot at Apple this time claiming they’re for kids. Even though Lisa, Jackson’s mom, thinks Macs are pretty and popular for her kid’s age, the kid rejects it! Talk about being smart. Instead they get a Sony VAIO FW with Blu-ray and a big screen so he can play games....

Unbelievable claims by Linux Foundation CEO
By Imran Hussain  |  340 days ago  |  12 CommentsMicrosoft

Unbelievable claims by Linux Foundation CEO

The Linux Foundation CEO Jim Zemlin made some tall claims at the Linux Collaboration Summit, which as expected, is lots of hyperbole. Just like Microsoft’s claim of having Windows on 95% of netbooks was met with criticism, I think a little reply is deserved by Zemlin’s claims. Here we go: He spoke about the implications of Linux’s...