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Today Boxee held an event where it made two big announcements: the Boxee Box and the beta of the software.  We already knew that the event would feature these two announcements, but now we’re able to actually see them.  The results look to be quite impressive, especially coming from an… Continue Reading »

After a few months of speculation, Google today finally decided to show us just what Chrome OS is going to be.  Contrary to what some were hoping, there is no real beta to be had as of now, and Google doesn’t expect to have one for another year.  What we… Continue Reading »

There’s a good chance this scenario has happened to you before: you just hear about something or are asked about something that you’re not sure about.  You don’t have Internet access, but you know once you have it, Wikipedia will most likely be able to answer your question.  Now you… Continue Reading »

Today on its blog, Pogoplug answered the burning question: “What happens if Pogoplug goes out of business?”  The group over at Pogoplug has taken the impressive and humbling step of thinking about what will happen to their customers if Pogoplug should ever go belly up.  You don’t come across such… Continue Reading »

Even if you don’t have a Mac or Ubuntu machine, it’s been hard to avoid any news about Boxee lately.  Most of the news has been whether or not Boxee can access Hulu at any given time, though that issue is now fixed according to the email Boxee sent out… Continue Reading »

With the excitement over the iPhone 3.0 preview next week it’s easy to forget about the other smart phone OSes out there that are vying for attention.  Even then, however, the main competitors are usually Windows Mobile and Android.  We tend to forget Symbian every once in a while, though… Continue Reading »

Boxee, the open source media center that has already established a huge presence on Mac and Linux, is expanding its presence on Windows.  Starting today, more and more Windows users will be invited into Boxee.  We talked to a Boxee representative and he told us that previously, very few invites… Continue Reading »

SMobile is putting out some software to protect your G1 called VirusGuard.  Android is a very open OS and plenty of people have thought about how to keep it secure.  While Google has a kill switch for apps, that doesn’t stop you from downloading and running malware.  This new application… Continue Reading »

In time for the arrival of the T-Mobile G1 handset to the hands of mobile consumers who ordered for it, Google has just released the Android source code freely for the public’s perusal.  And so Google has launched the Android Open Source Project.  What this means is that anyone can… Continue Reading »

Everyone knows that the G1 is coming out this Wednesday.  That is, unless you live in San Francisco.  You can get the G1 in San Francisco tomorrow, October 21st, at 6PM (Pacific Time) at the 3rd and Market store.  If you’re not heading to SF for the phone early, just… Continue Reading »