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5-inch Android-powered Archos Internet Media Tablet landing in September {Engadget}

Jul 4th 2009 12:24PM What will make Android any better than Windows 7 on a tablet? For now, I'm sticking with Windows 7.

Windows 7 Beta automatic shutdowns begin today, RC users safe until March 1st {Engadget}

Jul 1st 2009 11:09AM @Paul: You said, "Here's a reason. It has a dock like OS X and a copy of Expose, something that Apple had like five years ago. The next version might have something like Time Machine, Spaces, Stacks, Quicklook, iPhoto, Garageband, iMovie, iWeb, iDVD and Photobooth"

Windows Vista already has had Shadow Copy (or what you would call 'Time Machine') since it launched, which it inherited from Server 2003. Microsoft already has something called Virtual Desktop Manager (what you'd call 'Spaces'), Windows Explorer has a Details pane (what you'd call Quicklook) and Windows Vista has its own simple set of creativity software. iPhoto, Garageband, iMovie, iWeb and iDVD shouldn't count because they're not a part of OS X technically. Photobooth is more of a play application, than anything.

Windows 7 will already have access to all these 'missing' features.

Windows 7 Beta automatic shutdowns begin today, RC users safe until March 1st {Engadget}

Jul 1st 2009 11:05AM @Paul: You said, "Here's a reason. It has a dock like OS X and a copy of Expose, something that Apple had like five years ago. The next version might have something like Time Machine, Spaces, Stacks, Quicklook, iPhoto, Garageband, iMovie, iWeb, iDVD and Photobooth"

Windows Vista already has had Shadow Copy (or what you would call 'Time Machine') since it launched, which it inherited from Server 2003. Microsoft already has something called Virtual Desktop Manager (what you'd call 'Spaces'), Windows Explorer has a Details pane (what you'd call Quicklook) and Windows Vista has its own simple set of creativity software. iPhoto, Garageband, iMovie, iWeb and iDVD shouldn't count because they're not a part of OS X technically. Photobooth is more of a play application, than anything.

Windows 7 will already have access to all these 'missing' features.

Video: iPhone copy and paste is a 'pretty incredible thing'... for 1999 {Engadget}

Jul 1st 2009 10:21AM @Paul: I took a look at the video you linked to, and I watched it, and I didn't need to replay the video to know how it works. Maybe you're a bit slower (that's not a bad thing), but I'm quite sure most people who watched that video probably didn't need to rewind it to see how it works again, because it's not the difficult if you can read a menu.

I also don't have too much experience with Windows Mobile phones, but it doesn't really seem that hard if you can read a menu. Sure, it's not as pretty looking as the iPhone's, but if you're literate you can understand how to copy & paste on a WinMo phone.

Control Windows volume with keyboard shortcuts with 3RVX {Download Squad}

Jun 30th 2009 2:12PM I have a nice knob on my keyboard if I want to turn the volume up :)

Microsoft outs educational, inspirational Windows 7 tour videos {Engadget}

Jun 30th 2009 1:24PM I don't think Windows is at all hard to use. I remember when I was first introduced to Windows 98, there were only a few things I didn't understand, so with a little help I got it. It really isn't that hard if you understand the terminology and the functions.

Skype 3.0 for Windows Mobile released {Download Squad}

Jun 29th 2009 6:38PM I'll try it out.

Ask Engadget: Best gaming laptop for under $1,500? {Engadget}

Jun 26th 2009 12:00PM Mac might be fine enough for gaming, but the fact that there are more games for Windows and that Macs don't run Windows by default, means this guy is going to have to shell extra cash to run Windows to play more games. That takes time, and money, and that's not be way to be gaming.

Sprint takes a bite out of the Apple, touts innovative Pre features like 'multitasking' {Engadget}

Jun 26th 2009 11:51AM HTC Touch Diamond2!

I kid.

Much ado about Outlook 2010's lame HTML rendering {Download Squad}

Jun 26th 2009 12:37AM HTML rendering in Windows Live Mail and Windows Mail on the other hand are surprisingly much better.

Civiballs is a beautiful, soothing physics puzzle Time Waster

I have an absolute weakness for physics games, and while Civiballs isn't the strongest physics-based game, what it lacks in the physics department it makes up for a few times over in style and fun.

In Civiballs, you are presented with a few colored balls, and your goal is to get those balls into the same-colored urn on the level. The "civi" part of Civiballs is that there are 3 sets of levels to play, each representing a different civilization. While the civilization doesn't affect gameplay, the artwork for each level is beautifully themed to it's appropriate era.

To play the game, you are given only one tool - a sword with which to cut the chains that are holding the balls. The puzzle part of the game is in figuring out what order, and with what timing to cut each chain. Do it right, and all the right balls end up in the right urns, with no stray balls entering an urn (a no-no). Do it wrong, and you get to start over again.

Civiballs is not terribly deep on gameplay; the entire game can be completed in about 15 minutes. But if you enjoy this type of game, it will be a very enjoyable 15 minutes.

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