I have only used Blend for XAML design, but it's leaps and bound better than the editor built in to visual studio. However, when using it I always question why VS couldn't also have these features. I think this is a good move for MS because: 1.) As a developer also creating the UI I would have to switch between application to do code and UI work. 2) Any shop that is would have a need for Blend probably already has Visual Studio.

The problem here is that the Xbox 360 and the Wii U are not within the same generation of consoles. The Wii U will likely end up being more like the Sega Dreamcast compared to the PS2/Xbox/Gamecube when Sony and Microsoft release their next consoles. That is technology wise, not saying that the Nintendo and the Wii U will suffer the same way that Sega and the Dreamcast did.

Isn't the concept of privacy lost when you put that information online? To me it's the same as announcing something in a news paper and then hoping no one you knows sees it. If there is something about you that can be easily googled then it's not private and in this day and age you shouldn't consider it to be.

I thought they used Yahoo! Boss

Are they going to stop selling stand-alone copies with Windows 8? If you are still running XP you are better off just backing up your important stuff and doing a clean install. Anyway who updates Windows? Everyone knows the clean install is the way to go

When a company that I had worked for upgraded all the developers boxes to windows 7 the vb6 developers all ran the IDE in XP mode.

I installed CM7 on my vibrant a few days ago and it's stable enough now to be a daily driver. I get better performance and better battery life. I haven't had a chance to really test the GPS yet though.

Wouldn't that be the 9th iteration?

You have to OK all the things that an app can touch before you install it, if you go installing apps without looking at what it can possibly touch then that is your problem. That is unless there is an exploit that allows developers to access features that it does not specify in the application manifest.

I don't think anyone's fingers are slim enough to click on a link that's only a few pixels big since the screens are so small anyhow. These screens are small and made to be finger friendly, that type of accuracy is not needed I don't think. For larger screen that are meant to be used instead of mice then that's a different story.