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Educate Yourself

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There is a lot to be learnt at every juncture in life. One has to learn how to behave in different situations. One has to learn to lead a company. One has to learn to lead a team. One has to have basic qualifications these days even to think of learning all other things in [...]

Windows 7 for the mobile

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Steve Ballmer announced that Microsoft is already working on version 7 of the Operating System for Smartphones, Windows Mobile, and that it will be available in 2010. These statements are surprising to many, since the version 6.5 is pretty new.
Likewise, many users may decide to wait for the new version before embarking on the newly [...]

Apple gets right to the Dock!

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Apple has obtained a patent for the popular shortcut bar for its operating systems, installed from Mac OS X 10.0. The U.S. agency responsible for registering trademarks and patents (United States Patent and Trademark Office) has granted a patent for the Dock after nine years of long wait.
The Dock, as we know it first appeared [...]

Intel interested in the software for multicore processors

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Intel acquired in the last 30 days, two companies specialized in the development of multithreaded applications, with the clear objective of achieving a breakthrough in the development of parallel computing.
The companies are acquired by Intel are Cilk and Rapidmind (this week), both small companies with fewer than 50 employees.
According to director of marketing and sales [...]

The Linux-based operating systems grew 23.4% in 2008

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Good news for the software community based on open source. The Linux operating system grew by 23.4% between 2007 and 2008. This trend will continue with increases of 16.9% annually, according to an IDC study.
Confirming the predictions, this type of software for the first time will reach 1,000 million dollars in revenue in 2012, getting [...]