Tech News Tube - It's a series of NEWS! - Latest Tech News...

 

Stack & Tile Project Reworked

3 September 2010, 3:34 pm by:
Clemens Zeidler, one of the spearheads for the Stack & Tile implementation on Haiku, has let the Haiku development mailing list know that a new and improved (and refactored) version of the feature has been committed to the Haiku source tree. This new...

Duke Nukem Forever Returns, Will Really Be Released in 2011

3 September 2010, 2:45 pm by:
We don't do a whole lot of gaming news (a few reviews every now and then, just for my own personal fun), but in this case, I'd like to make an exception. Iconic and legendary, Duke Nukem is going to really really really return to the main stage of ga...

iTunes 10: Snappier Performance, Questionable UI Choices

3 September 2010, 9:12 am by:
"By now, most iTunes users have already downloaded and installed iTunes 10. We've already given you the low-down on the biggest addition to the new version of iTunes - the Ping social network - but we also wanted to give our impressions on two 'impro...

Ping: Why Bother?

3 September 2010, 7:32 am by:
Ping would have been a great thing for Apple to have done about 3-4 years ago, but at this point, the Social Networking thing has pretty much played itself out, picked its winners, and we've all moved on. Apple went to all the trouble to make a deal...

Apple Violated Facebook's Terms of Service

2 September 2010, 4:13 pm by:
Well, this is an interesting double standard. Remember Apple's reaction to Palm trying to tap into iTunes? They were pretty pissed, right? Well, it seems that in Apple's world, it's not okay to access their services unauthorised, but when Apple needs...

Chrome Celebrates Second Birthday with Sixth Release

2 September 2010, 3:45 pm by:
"Google is celebrating Chrome's second birthday by releasing a new stable version of its rapidly evolving browser, offering a slightly simpler user interface, an automatic form filler, and the ability to synchronize extensions and form data across ma...

Samsung Unveils Galaxy Tab

2 September 2010, 2:40 pm by:
The iPad pretty much has the tablet market all to itself at this point, since no serious competitor has yet been released. We've been teased to death with the first real competitor, a device from Samsung called the Galaxy Tab. It has been officially...

Windows Phone 7: Done

1 September 2010, 2:41 pm by:
It's been only a mere six months since its first unveiling, but Microsoft has already announced that Windows Phone 7 has been released to manufacturing. This means device makers can start tuning the software to their hardware, leaving plenty of time...

Commodore USA Threatens OSNews with Legal Action

1 September 2010, 1:24 pm by:
Well, this was rather unexpected. As it turns out, Commodore USA's CEO Barry Altman isn't particularly pleased about the article I wrote earlier today in which I placed a considerable amount of scepticism with regards to Commodore USA and its busines...

Apple Shows iOS 4.1, 4.2

1 September 2010, 12:08 pm by:
A whole lot of Apple news of course, but we've never really done music players or streaming devices, so let's skip the barrage of new iPods and the new Apple TV (streaming-only? Fail). The real meat is of course iOS 4.1 and 4.2, both of which were de...

Patent Troll or Not, Paul Allen Finds a Friend in Steve Wozniak

1 September 2010, 7:26 am by:
Well, this is kind of funny. Steve Wozniak, still an Apple employee, has defended Paul Allen and patent trolls in general. "I'm not at all against the idea of patent trolls cause I've had friends who just got forced into bankruptcy by bigger people w...

Commodore Gets Rights to Amiga, Hyperion Takes Legal Action

1 September 2010, 5:57 am by:
Just when you thought the Amiga world was finally getting its act together, finally making things a little less obtuse for outsiders, this happens. So, we have the AmigaOne X1000 coming up, a brand-new PowerPC computer, running the real deal - AmigaO...

KDE Software Compilation 4.5.1 Released

31 August 2010, 3:28 pm by:
"KDE has released a series of updates to the Plasma Desktop and Netbook workspaces, the KDE Applications and the KDE Platform. This update is the first in a series of stabilization updates to 4.5.0, coming every month, as if delivered by a cronjob. 4...

Autodesk Reintroduces Its AutoCAD Design Software for Macs

31 August 2010, 3:26 pm by:
"When it comes to Apple products, the iPad and the iPhone get all the headlines. But in recent years, the company's Macintosh line of computers has enjoyed a remarkable revival that has been vital to Apple's emergence as the most valued technology co...

Obama Administration: Piracy Is Theft

31 August 2010, 3:09 pm by:
Despite doing what I think are some great things for the American people, the Obama administration has a dark side. Joe Biden and many others on staff come straight from the RIAA camp, and it shows. Today, the Obama administration disregarded every U...