As Microsoft kicked off the global launch of its long-awaited Windows Vista, the software giant’s new operating system also hit the streets of China – in pirated form. In an electronic market in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, scores of sellers were offering the brand new software for as little as 10 yuan ($1.66),… Continue reading Pirate Windows Vista Out Already

YouTube founder Chad Hurley has confirmed that his team was working on a revenue-sharing mechanism that would “reward creativity”. The system should be available in a matter of months and is to be supported on various forms of advertising, including short clips (up to 3 seconds) shown ahead of the actual film. The offer is… Continue reading YouTube Shares Ad Money

Market researcher IDC announced that mobile phone sales topped one billion for all of 2006. Handset vendors shipped a record high 294.9 million mobile phones (20% more than last year) in the last quarter resulting in a year total of 1.02 billion compared to 832.8 million wireless handsets sold in 2005. Nations in emerging market… Continue reading Mobile Phones Sales Top One Billion in 2006

Google has taken action against Googlebombing, the act of hundreds of Internet users linking up specific words with certain web sites in order to produce a desired (and usually comical) search result. To remedy the problem Google altered the algorithm by improving the way they analyze link structures on web sites. Google’s Matt Cutts says… Continue reading Google defuses Googlebombs

Mac OS X?s Aqua has matured very slowly over the last few years. It seems like many OS X users are tired of Aqua and ready for a new revolutionary GUI to compliment and enhance the experience of using a Mac. An increasingly popular theme for Apple?s latest applications have been smooth unified metal and… Continue reading Next OS X rumored to feature new GUI