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Flash, the ubiquitous plug-in that as of now is the go-to for Internet video or audio among other uses, looks to be improved greatly in the new 10.1 beta.  Adobe is pushing to bring Flash to every platform, both desktop and mobile (excluding the iPhone thanks to Apple), and is… Continue Reading »

The official word on the Google’s Chrome OS mentioned that we would see “more updates in the fall” and that it would not be available for download until the “second half of 2010.” That said, things sometimes change, and sometimes they become the subject of rumor. In this case, we… Continue Reading »

I am not really sure how this one got by me yesterday, but given I tend to obsessively follow ebook reader news and still missed it, I figured someone else may benefit from the news. With that, Amazon has released the promised Kindle for PC app. Which means that Kindle… Continue Reading »

With the economy on the mend, Microsoft is upping the pressure on it’s sales team to sell Exchange 2010.  Microsoft’s new pitch?  Save money.  Save lots of freaking money.  In fact, if you upgrade now, you’ll be rolling in cash - enough to upgrade everything to Windows 7 (haha, small… Continue Reading »

Windows 7 saw a pretty good amount of coverage coming from the tech blogs, after all I would say that a fair amount of tech bloggers were using it on a regular, if not daily basis since the public beta was released back in January of 2009. That said, I… Continue Reading »

This week stands out for me and my mobile phone addiction.  Big announcements in the tech world get us all excited until we stop to ask some questions.  Then we get kind of pissed off and start turning on the hype.  Behold the gems I turned up this week: Sears… Continue Reading »

Only one week removed from the release of Windows 7 we have yet another new operating system.  Canonical today released the newest version of its popular Linux distribution, Ubuntu 9.10 “Karmic Koala.”  The new version doesn’t pack in as many changes as an X.04 update does, but it does have… Continue Reading »

Microsoft’s retail and online stores will be selling a line of signature PCs. When you usually buy a PC, you have to spend time removing all of the pre-installed applications on the computer.  These can include 30 day music trials, limited anti-virus protection software and photo editing tools you probably… Continue Reading »

Retina-X Studios has announced the immediate release of their software, Mobile Spy.  Mobile Spy will now be usable on RIM BlackBerry devices, after previously being launched for iPhone, Windows Mobile and Symbian smartphones.  Features of Mobile Spy include the ability to monitor GPS locations, text message history and call logs… Continue Reading »

Welcome back to InterrupTech.  Catch up on the week’s most important tech stories in a hurry.  We cover the Barnes & Noble Nook, Windows 7, Moto’s Droid, Apple’s latest computers, Dell’s new Adamo XPS, RIM’s new BlackBerry watch, VW’s new iPhone app, and Google’s music service.  Continue Reading »