Since WGA launched in July 2005, over 512 million users have attempted to validate their copy of Windows, Microsoft said. Of those, the non-genuine rate was 22.3 percent. 56,000 reports have been made by customers of counterfeit software, which grants that user a free replacement copy of Windows.

Microsoft disclosed Monday that over one in five Windows installations were deemed non-genuine through the company’s Windows Genuine Advantage program, which requires users to validate their operating system before downloading updates from the company.

Since WGA launched in July 2005, over 512 million users have attempted to validate their copy of Windows, Microsoft said. Of those, the non-genuine rate was 22.3 percent. 56,000 reports have been made by customers of counterfeit software, which grants that user a free replacement copy of Windows… more

Here’s why…

If you needed a reason to be one of the 3,000 applicants per day… check out this inside look from MSNBC (Jan 2007) about Google’s work culture–the massages, the free food, the game rooms… the list goes on!

The recent Consumer Electronics show Sony’s booth only had one playable game, which did not live up to the hype of PS3. Microsoft showcased several new titles as well as new firmware enhancements that will continue to make it hard for the PS3 to make up any ground. Microsoft has sold over 10 million consoles internationally and lead the race against Sony and Nintendo.
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San Francisco – First there was iPod, now there’s iPhone.

The next phase of Apple’s plan to reinvent itself as a consumer electronics company was unveiled on Tuesday by Apple CEO Steve Jobs.

The touch-screen-controlled device plays music, surfs the internet and delivers voice mail and e-mail differently than any other cellphone.

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TwinMOS Technologies have developed a device that will take Flash Drives to a whole new dimension.

The U3 Smart Drive not only acts as a normal Flash Storage Device but also doubles as a Mobile Profile Device.

Essentially, this means that aside from storing your normal day-to-day data, it also allows you to transport your desktop, profile and OS settings as well. An added feature is the ability to carry software around with you as well.

So, you install your software, set up your desktop, make your OS configurations/settings/preferences and off you go. Every machine that you connect the device to will automatically adjust itself accordingly and the software you’ve installed will be accessible from anywhere, even those machines that haven’t had it installed on.

Unfortunately, the current maximum size is 1Gb, which is laughable if you’re planning on installing software as well, but TwinMOS advise that they are hoping to multiply that number by 100 by the end of the year.

An 18-year-old North Carolina man, suspected of stealing two PlayStation 3 consoles, was shot dead by police executing a search warrant at his residence.

Peyton Strickland was gunned down in his house by deputies as he answered the door, the Wilmington Star News reports.

He was unarmed, according to witnesses. University of North Carolina police had investigated the alleged robbery, and asked the Hanover County Sheriff’s Department to assist in serving the warrant. It was a sheriff’s deputy, not a university officer, who killed the young man. The trigger-happy deputy also shot dead Strickland’s dog for good measure.

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“rAge. Coca Cola Dome. Be there!”

Thats the words uttered to me before I got handed my Press Passes to this event. I looked down at these 2 red swing tags, with a bold PRESS written all over it.

“Err, ok” I stammer. Being a Capetonian, I dont know what this ‘rAge’ is all about. I pop onto their website quickly to check out what its all about.

“The ultimate computer, gaming and technology expo! Now with 60% more floor space!”

“Thats great”, I think to myself. But is it going to be any good? I’ve been to several Computer things in Cape Town, and while they were informative, and nice to go to on a boring Saturday afternoon. But was this to be something extraordinary? Seeing as I AM in Jozi, where everything is surposed to be bigger and better.

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