Palm remained silent on some details, however, but Ars did dig up some information regarding the device and its SDK that Palm didn’t give out.Īpart from the above, Google’s Chrome also made the headlines with information regarding Chrome 2.0. Especially the card-based interface was met with positive responses from media outlets.
MacWorld and Windows 7 were expected, but no one really foresaw the positive impact Palm’s new webOS and pre mobile phone would make in the media. Microsoft: BitTorrent, BitTorrent: Microsoft.
The public beta arrived, but due to the fact that Microsoft announced a download cap of 2.5 million, the download servers were mashed into oblivion, and the company was forced to delay the public beta by about a day. During his keynote, Ballmer launched the Windows 7 beta to TechNet/MSDN/Connect, and promised a public beta by next Friday. The beta to Windows 7 was launched during Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s first keynote presentation at CES, a task which was previously performed by Bill Gates. Moving on from MacWorld, we go to Las Vegas to join in on the gadget orgy known as the Consumer Electronics Show, where two important announcements were made: Microsoft launched the first beta for Windows 7, and Palm surprised everyone by showing off their new mobile operating system and phone. Some wondered why Apple didn’t make any statements regarding Snow Leopard, although I personally thought that it made sense for Apple to remain mum on the subject for now. In addition, Apple claims a battery life of 7-8 hours, which is, by any standard, quite long for such a large and powerful laptop.
apple delivered new versions of iLife, iWork, and also updated their 17″ MacBook Pro offering to match the new features of the cheaper MacBooks and MacBook Pros, such as the aluminium unibody design. Various rumours had made their way onto the internet, but in the end, none of the extravagant ones had an bearing in reality. The company had already announced that instead of Steve Jobs, it would be Phil Schiller delivering the keynote. The week started off with MacWorld 2009, in San Fransisco, the last MacWorld attended by Apple. This week, the news was dominated by MacWorld, Windows 7, and Palm. We will close off each of them with My Take, a short random musing about whatever subject we please. You Fool!: A rare romantic example - Gessle's then-girlfriend sent him a note beginning "Hello, you fool, I love you!", which led to the signature line of the title track.This week, we start with a new regular occurence on OSNews: the imaginatively named Week in Review, where we do a quick rundown of the preceding week’s most important news, and maybe add in a few new items that didn’t make the cut earlier in the week.Truck Driver's Gear Change: "Fading Like A Flower".Spoken Word in Music: The album begins and ends with a carnival barker talking, first welcoming them and then directing them to the exits.Singer Name Drop: Marie reminds you that this is " Rox-ETTE!" toward the end of "Joyride".Rearrange the Song/ Re-release the Song: "Soul Deep" was a single from the band's first album, Pearls of Passion and appears here with (relatively) updated production and an emphasis on guitars over synthesizers."Fading Like A Flower" and "Spending My Time" both qualify. Power Ballad: Wouldn't be a Roxette album otherwise.One-Word Title: "Joydride", "Hotblooded".Intercourse with You: "Physical Fascination" starts with sex noises and generally satisfies trope requirements.God-Is-Love Songs: Inverted with "Church of Your Heart".Face on the Cover: The band members are shown standing with their backs against each other.Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, the album begins with a carnival barker encouraging listeners to "join the joyride" and ends with the same speaker directing everyone to the exits. Bookends: In a likely Shout-Out to Sgt."Say a prayer for a sinner and a saint, the tropes list's coming back!":