Day: October 9, 2013

PC sales decline is finally slowing, IDC says

But analysts warn that their report shouldn’t be construed as a comeback for the global PC industry…….


Microsoft store staff to hold all night vigil for Surface 2

Rapper Pitbull to lead charismatic group prayers for slablet revival……


Passenger Lands Plane After Pilot Collapses and Dies At the Controls

Hugh Pickens DOT Com writes “NBC reports that flying instructors at Humberside Airport, near the city of Hull in northeast England, told a passenger who had never flown before how to land a four-seater Cessna 172 after the pilot collapsed and died at the controls. Passenger John Wildey explained to air traffic controllers that he…


Hey, put away that scythe, Death: Pulse found in HP’s 2014 financials

Whitman’s bleach just might be stopping the rot……


Trying to run someone over in your next Ford? No dice, it won’t let you

it’s the end of jokes about women parking, too……


Get hired with these five Windows Phone apps

Stay on top of your job hunt and build your professional network on the run with these apps on Windows Phone…….


Create a file manager desktop background image in OS X

If you regularly use your desktop to organize files, then you might benefit from creating a custom image to manage your workflow…….


Motorola readying 6.3-inch Xplay and Droid Quantum?

According to one report, Motorola could take on the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 with a massive 6.3-inch experience of its own. Also, a Droid Ultra successor is reportedly already in the works…….


IBM checks itself into therapy after touting Frankencloud to the CIA

Gobbled SoftLayer mutant tech offered to Uncle Sam’s other spooks……


Firefox OS 1.1 Released, Mozilla Prepares For 2nd Round of Device Launches

SmartAboutThings writes “Mozilla has officially introduced the first update to its mobile Firefox OS. The very first update to Firefox OS adds some important new features, performance improvements and additional language support. Some of the most important changes include MMS support, Push Notifications API, Contact Management enhancements, Firefox browser downloads, Keyboard improvements and much more….