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Comment Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols (Score 1) 309

by ChicagoDave on Thursday May 09, 2013 @03:38PM (#43678469) Attached to: Microsoft's Most Profitable Mobile Operating System: Android

If you pay attention to Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols at all, you'll know he always frames fact and opinion in a way to try to make you think Microsoft is evil and bad and about to die. He has zero credibility.

Submission + - Computer defeats human at Japanese chess (newscientist.com)

Submitted by Calopteryx on Tuesday October 12, 2010 @11:03AM

Calopteryx writes: A computer has beaten a human at shogi, otherwise known as Japanese chess, for the first time. As New Scientist reports, computers have beaten humans at western chess before, but that game is relatively simple, with only about 10^123 possible games existing that can be played out. Shogi is a *bit* more complex, offering about 10^224 possible games.

Comment Before you scoff, Try it (Score 5, Interesting) 391

by ChicagoDave on Monday October 11, 2010 @01:14PM (#33860726) Attached to: Microsoft Unveils Windows Phone 7 Lineup

I've played with a developer phone in the last month and I'm currently an iPhone user. I have to say I think they're on to something. I like the iPhone, but I'm probably going to switch to WP7 in November. The integration between app and data is an order of magnitude higher than any other phone out there.

Microsoft Unveils Windows Phone 7 Lineup 391

Posted by CmdrTaco on Monday October 11, 2010 @01:09PM from the we-can-do-it-too dept.

adeelarshad82 writes "Microsoft officially unveiled its Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system, announcing that it will be available on a total of five devices in the US. Windows Phone 7 handsets from AT&T and T-Mobile will begin shipping in November, while devices from Sprint and Verizon will be available next year. In all, Microsoft announced nine Windows Phone 7 phones, the remainder of which will be available in Canada, Mexico, the UK, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Singapore, and Australia. It will debut in some European markets on Oct. 21. While early signs are encouraging for Windows Phone 7, it is being deemed as do or die for the future of Microsoft's business."

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