Saturday, January 24, 2009
Software
Windows 7 Beta Downloads Available Through Feb. 10
2:17PM Matt Buchanan | Even though the Windows Team said they were removing the download cap on Windows 7 on Jan. 24, they didn’t mean downloads would end on Jan. 24. Windows 7 will be available through Feb. 10. More »
Software
Win 7 Tip: Maximise and Dock Your Windows by Dragging to the Screen Edge
1:10PM Adrian Covert | One of the minor, more handy features of Windows 7 is a new way to resize windows by just dragging them to the edge of the screen in a gesture-based action. More »
Peripherals
Hulk Smash USB Button Masks Your Computer Activities
12:40PM Gizmodo US Edition | When you’re stressed at work, you might find yourself “goofing off” to ease your frustrations. But when a coworker waltzes in looking for you, what do you do? Quick, hit the Hulk Smash USB button! More »
Games
Image of the Day: If Microsoft Ever Bought Target
12:20PM Jason Chen | Some Halo player imagines what it would look like if Microsoft ever purchased Target. Hah. [Halolz - Thanks Marco!] More »
Vehicles
NASA Electric Lunar Rover Looks Silly In Obama’s Inaugural Parade
12:11PM Wilson Rothman | Call me old-timey, but I prefer my lunar rovers on the moon or—barring that—on some sort of rocky facsimile, not rolling up Pennsylvania Avenue. Only thing worse? Dudes wearing spacesuits on earth. [More at Jalopnik] More »
Gadgets
Car Breathalyser Mistakes Ice Cream for Alcohol, Doesn’t Let Man Drive Home
12:00PM Adrian Covert | You may want to hand your keys over after a pint of Ben and Jerry’s, because in Australia, a man’s car breathalyser refused to start his engine after he ate an Ice Cream Bar. More »
Business
Intel Boss Craig Barrett Quits the Chip Biz While Still Ahead
11:47AM Wilson Rothman | We’re sorry to learn that our new friend Intel chairman Craig Barrett plans to retire this summer after 35 years revolutionising the microchip and PC industries. He could not be leaving at a worse time. More »
Software
SetteMaxer Download Easily Tweaks Windows 7 Settings
11:40AM Sean Fallon | If you are one of the many trying out the Windows 7 beta, you may be interested in downloading SetteMaster as a one stop shop for common performance tweaks. More »
Games
Resident Evil 5 Xbox 360 Is Red Like Dead Zombie Blood
11:20AM Matt Buchanan | Ars has the scoop on Microsoft’s sick Resident Evil 5 Xbox 360 bundle: Red Xbox 360 and controller, Resident Evil 5, theme AND free download of Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix. Hot. [Ars] More »
Design
