Apr 28

Microsoft announces record Q3 earnings: $16.43 billion revenue, $5.23 billion net income

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Well, it looks like the record quarters from tech companies just keep on coming — this time it’s Microsoft, which just reported $16.43 billion in revenue in its third-quarter results, a jump of 13 percent from the previous year, and well ahead of analysts’ expectations. Net income clocked in at $5.23 billion, a whopping 31 percent increase from the previous year, with Microsoft citing strong sales of Office 2010, Xbox and Kinect as key driving factors. The company also reiterated that it’s sold a staggering 350 million Windows 7 licenses so far, and said that its Entertainment & Devices Division has grown a full 60 percent year-over-year — again, largely fueled by those record-setting sales of Kinect and continued strong sales of Xbox 360 consoles and Xbox Live.

As for Windows Phone, Microsoft unfortunately isn’t providing much in the way of specifics — on its earnings call, it only went as far as to say that “product reviews are good” and “customer satisfaction is high,” and that developer interest has increased following its announcement of the Nokia partnership. It was unsurprisingly a bit more eager to divulge specifics for its gaming business, though, and revealed that it sold 2.4 million Kinect sensors in Q3, along with 2.7 million Xbox 360 consoles — the latter of which is a new third quarter record for the company.

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Apr 28

Happy Memorial Day…

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This article was written on May 26, 2008 by CyberNet.

It’s Memorial Day today here in the United States, so we just wanted to stop for a minute to honor the men and women of the military who died serving this country. Additionally, to those members of the military, both past, and those currently serving, we thank you!

Not only is this a day of remembrance, it’s also the unofficial start to Summer. Unfortunately the weather isn’t going to cooperate here in the Chicago area to get out and have a BBQ, but we are still planning to spend some time with our families, so this is the last post of the day.

To all of you in the U.S., have a great Memorial Day!

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Apr 28

Ubuntu 11.04 ‘Natty Narwhal’ brings new Unity UI, controversy to the desktop

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Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal

It’s April, the fourth month of the year, and that means it’s time for a new Ubuntu release. (This also true of the tenth month of the year — those Canonical folks like to keep busy.) Ubuntu 11.04, or Natty Narwhal as the kids are calling it, is here and packing some significant changes from earlier editions of the Linux distro. The most obvious being the arrival of the Unity desktop environment, which was previously relegated to netbooks. It’s got integrated search, a combination launcher and taskbar, and app menus that have been moved to the top of the screen à la OS X — basically it’s harvested the best ideas from Apple and Microsoft and splashed a pretty coat of aubergine paint on it. The new UI is not without its detractors and reportedly has some stability issues, but you can always choose “Ubuntu Classic” to stick with Gnome. The update also makes Firefox 4 the default browser and replaces the Rhythmbox music manager with the sleeker and more functional Banshee. Hit up the source link to download the 700MB ISO — it’s free and you can try it without installing, so what’s there to lose?

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Ubuntu 11.04 ‘Natty Narwhal’ brings new Unity UI, controversy to the desktop originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Apr 2011 16:18:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apr 28

iPhone app tells you if you drive like a jerk

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State Farm comes out with an iPhone app that measures criteria such as acceleration, braking, and cornering to tell you if you’re a menace on the road.

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Apr 28

First Look at Madden 12: Enough to save the NFL?

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We played the latest Madden in Times Square on the eve of the NFL draft, but is it enough to help rehabilitate a precarious NFL fanbase?

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Apr 28

The 404 809: Where it’s so hard to say goodbye to yesterday (podcast)

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The 404 Podcast simply wouldn’t exist in its current state without the help of Natali Morris, and today we’re throwing a big send-off for our favorite guest host, replete with flowers, gifts, special chat room liasons, best-of moments, Natali’s list things she will and won’t miss, and plenty of Boyz II Men.

We also can’t let her leave without doing a few choice impersonations, since she’s just so good at them. If you didn’t get a chance to say goodbye in the chat room this morning, you can wish her well on Twitter and follow her post-CNET career on her blog.

It’s not a goodbye forever, though–just the end of Natali Thursdays on The 404. You’ll definitely see her on future episodes, and we wish her the best in the meantime!

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Apr 28

Hulu Plus hits Xbox Live April 29, free for a week

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Hulu Plus debuts Friday April 29 on Xbox Live and will be free for an entire week to all Xbox Live subscribers.

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Apr 28

NVIDIA brings SLI support to AMD 990FX, 990X and 970 chipsets

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It’s not going so far as to expand support as far as AMD has with its CrossFireX multi-GPU technology, but NVIDIA has now at least taken one step in that direction. The company announced today that it’s finally bringing SLI support to AMD platforms — specifically, upcoming motherboards based on AMD’s 990FX, 990X and 970 chipsets. Those will be offered by ASUS, Gigabyte, ASRock, and MSI initially, with additional manufacturers said to be coming on board “shortly.” Hit up the source link below for NVIDIA’s complete statement on the matter — in which it also just so happens to point out that 93 percent of all multi-GPU systems in use today use SLI, according to Steam statistics.

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NVIDIA brings SLI support to AMD 990FX, 990X and 970 chipsets originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Apr 2011 15:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apr 28

The Tiny Probe That Stands Up to 200MPH Tornadoes [Monster Machines]

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Some would say that Tim Samaras is nuts. Why’s that? Because in 2003, Tim placed a couple cameras and three probes in front of an oncoming F4 tornado that was 100 yards away and blasting 200-mile-per-hour winds. And he did it all for science. More »

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Apr 28

Visualized: Growing up in arcades

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If you’re anything like us — and you are — you can get quite nostalgic (and often downright teary-eyed) when contemplating your geek past. That’s why we know you’ll just love our latest favorite Flickr pool, Growing Up In Arcades: 1979-1989. We’d like to stay and chat, but there are well over a hundred pictures featuring stonewashed denim, cheesy mustaches, and coin-op console games that we are dying to check out. Feel like joining us? Hit the source link.

[Photo credit: Daves Portfolio]

Visualized: Growing up in arcades originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Apr 2011 15:26:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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