anuseems Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 (edited) Windows XP Refuses To Die Bill Gates just broke into Microsoft offices and released Windows XP Service Pack 4 and extended support to 2016. #SeattleRiot Chris Bannon (@b4nn0n) February 3, 2014Despite pleas from Microsoft for people to move onwards and upwards, Windows XP refuses to die. The latest figures from Net Applications (as reported by CNET) show that the market share Windows XP boasts amongst desktop operating systems actually rose between December 2013 and January 2014.The rise, from 28.98 to 29.23 may have been small, but its still significant when were talking about a 12-year-old operating system. Microsoft will no longer be supporting Windows XP from April, so the fact that almost one-third of PC owners are still reliant on the aged OS is a worry.The figures also show Windows 7 dominant on 47.49 percent, with Windows 8 sitting on just over 10 percent. Windows XP is clearly sticking around for the time being, at least in the hearts and minds of consumers, though clearly not Microsoft. Itll be interesting to see how the situation changes come April. If, indeed, it does.Yahoo Wants Back In The Search Game The most searched word in the yahoo search engine is google. That is a REAL kick in the teeth for yahoo. Yahoo feels used. X Sam Petersen (@mrsammyp) February 1, 2014Its looking likely that Yahoo will be making a concerted effort to end the search and advertising deal it forged with Microsoft in 2009. The deal, which came after Microsoft failed to buy Yahoo as a whole, means Bing powers Yahoo search, with the two companies splitting the revenues.According to Re/code, Yahoo CEO Marissa Meyer is determined to get back in the search game. She has ordered two new projects, Fast Break and Curveball, which could potentially lead to a new search engine being launched; one focused on mobile rather than desktop. This could be Satya Nadellas first crisis as the new CEO of Microsoft, assuming Redmond actually gets around to naming him anytime soon.iPhone Catches Fire, Burns Teenage Girl Lol yup. @CNET: iPhone catches fire, teen girl burned http://t.co/CJw1HBgLyM way to go, Apple. #baddesign Karol Brennan (@codemasterkarol) February 3, 2014An iPhone has allegedly caught fire in the pocket of a teenage girl, leaving her with first- and second-degree burns. USA Today reports that the incident occurred when the 13-year-old sat down with her phone in her pocket. The mobile device made a popping sound, suggesting the battery had shorted out.Apple has so far not commented on the incident, but it should be noted that there have been multiple reports over the last few years of smartphones catching fire. The problem isnt limited to the iPhone, and has instead been suffered by a number of different makes and models. So, just another reason not to buy a smartphone, I guess.Indie Devs Fight Candy Crush Saga I am going to trademark the game Candy Crush Crush where I crush the phone or laptop of anyone who sends me Candy Crush invite on Facebook Ben Dickson (@Alien2human) February 1, 2014King, makers of the insanely popular Candy Crush Saga, was recently granted a trademark for the term Candy in relation to mobile games. This didnt go down well with certain sections of the Internet, which is now embarking on a campaign to Fight Trademark Trolling.Candy Jam is a collective effort to see as many games as possible submitted to the App Store with the name Candy in the title. Kings bullying behavior on this issue isnt winning it any friends, and does seem a little ridiculous when the protesters are claiming that many of the companys games, including Candy Crush Saga, arent exactly original. Well let you make your own minds up.ABC Orders A Selfie ABC just ordered a show called Selfie because, uh, the kids all love takin selfies and ABC is out of ideas. http://t.co/fy89kGqxmT Jason Feifer (@heyfeifer) January 30, 2014And finally, fans of good television should look away now After becoming a major presence on social media sites, selfie was named Oxford Dictionaries Word Of The Year for 2013. And now US television network ABC wants to make a whole show based on the vainglorious act of photographing oneself.According to Entertainment Weekly, ABC has ordered a pilot of Selfie, a comedy in the vein of My Fair Lady. The plot follows a self-obsessed 20-something woman who is more concerned with likes than being liked [who] enlists the help of a marketing expert at her company to help repair her tarnished image. Its certainly in the zeitgeist, but is that enough to make it worthwhile?http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/windows-xp-lives-iphone-catches-fire-selfie-secures-sitcom-tech-news-digest/ Edited February 3, 2014 by anuseems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calguyhunk Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 ***********************************An iPhone has allegedly caught fire in the pocket of a teenage girl, leaving her with first- and second-degree burns. USA Today reports that the incident occurred when the 13-year-old sat down with her phone in her pocket. The mobile device made a popping sound, suggesting the battery had shorted out.***********************************Moral of the story - Ditch Cr@pple. Go Android. :tehe: :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miraix Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 ***********************************An iPhone has allegedly caught fire in the pocket of a teenage girl, leaving her with first- and second-degree burns. USA Today reports that the incident occurred when the 13-year-old sat down with her phone in her pocket. The mobile device made a popping sound, suggesting the battery had shorted out.***********************************Moral of the story - Ditch Cr@pple. Go Android. :tehe: :PYeah. And NO Samsung. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesiPirate Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Bill Gates just broke into Microsoft offices and released Windows XP Service Pack 4 and extended supportI only see this in the above post.Where can I download SP4? :naughty: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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