Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 22nd Sep 2005 11:06 UTC (OS News)
Speaking yesterday at Apple's European conference, Apple Expo in Paris, Jobs said: "Microsoft is copying us with its operating system... Dell's trying to copy us with its hardware. That's fine but we'd like to not give them a map and show them where we're going to go.

Apple's games strategy looks beyond consoles (Macworld UK)
It's no secret that Apple Inc. has been on a hardware tear. In the last year alone, there has been a flurry of developments: The company branched into the mobile phone arena with the iPhone. It reinvented the MP3 player with the introduction of the iPod touch. It worked its way into living rooms with an updated Apple TV.

Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 9th Aug 2006 21:01 UTC (OS News)
To date, with its Genuine Advantage anti-piracy programs, Microsoft has targeted consumers. Windows and Office users have been required to validate their products as 'genuine before being able to obtain many downloads and add-ons.

Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Thu 13th Sep 2007 08:14 UTC, submitted by Anonymous Reader (OS News)
"My verdict: Even in the relatively slick Ubuntu variation, Linux is still too rough around the edges for the vast majority of computer users ", says Mossberg . Among others, he complains about one of the things I did too when I was writing my stream of Ubuntu reviews back in Spring.

MWg specs up 2008 handset roadmap (The Register)
Windows Mobile 7 device en-route The Mobile and Wireless Group (MWg) has given Register Hardware a sneak peek at four upcoming handsets, including its first Windows Mobile 7 device, during the official launch of the firm's two latest handsets: the Atom V and Zinc II.…

Russia Holds First Red Square Military Parade Since Soviet Collapse (Voice of America)
Troops, tanks, warplanes and missiles paraded across Red Square in Moscow Friday for the first time since the Soviet collapse. The display came as Russia celebrated its May 9 Victory Day over Nazi Germany.

Why Apple should release a game console (CNET)
Featured links from the CNET Blog Network Why Apple should release a game console -- As more people trust and enjoy Apple products in the home, the company could easily capitalize on its success elsewhere and create a gaming console that could do the same. Nvidia CEO discusses his beef with Intel --Jen-Hsun Huang describes his company as laser focused on just one thing: visual ...

MW: The New Rules for Buying a Mac (The Mac Observer)
The old purchase rules, based on the previous limitations of the Macintosh platform, no longer apply, according to Macworld on Thursday. Some buying myths that have persisted need to be rethought by the prospective buyer

OpenOffice 3.0 beta Released for Mac OS X (The Mac Observer)
OpenOffice.org has released the first beta of OpenOffice for Mac OS X. This version doesn't need to run in the X11 environment as version 2.x did; instead it runs natively on the Mac.

Mailplane 2 Beta Includes OmniFocus Support (The Mac Observer)
uncomplex announced the immediate availability of a public beta of Mailplane 2.0 on Friday. The new version of the Gmail-specific email application added the ability to create OmniFocus tasks and improved drag-and-drop message attachment support