As previously intimated here at DCT, Mozilla and Google have now agreed to terms and a new search agreement has been duly signed. Mozilla CEO Gary Kovacs confirmed the signing of a new three year deal in a recent announcement – “Under this multi-year agreement, …
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New look. Same great taste! Over the past 5 years DCT has been through many changes. I think most of them for the better and I hope I’m not in the minority. Moving to a blog format in August presented quite a few hurdles and …
On October 1st we reported predictions that Chrome would likely overtake Firefox as number 2 browser as early as December this year – HERE. The number crunchers at StatCounter Global Stats are declaring this has now actually happened: Google’s browser Chrome overtook Firefox for the …
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If you are not yet aware of the proposed Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) then you should be. This abominable piece of legislation has the potential to effectively cripple the internet and pretty much render it impotent. Wikipedia: SOPA SOPA has been universally condemned, there …
Did you know that Lavasoft, the company responsible for development and distribution of the once very popular Ad-Aware, was acquired by a Canadian consortium in January this year? Well, I must admit, it was news to me. Now, in a twist of irony, it appears …
For the uninitiated; Steam is a games distribution platform, developed by Valve Corporation, which is very popular among the gaming fraternity. News recently hit the headlines that Steam Forums, the associated discussion board, had been hacked. Now, Valve CEO Gabe Newell has announced that the …
News has been spreading over the past few days about the imminent demise of the iconic Kodak photographic company. Kodak was founded in 1880 by George Eastman and for a long a time, to the average family snapper, Kodak was the name for cameras, associated …
One of the killer features of WHS V1 was named Drive Extender. Drive extender technology allowed multiple drives to be added to a computer, but they were viewed by the OS as a pool of storage or one large drive. Drive extender also included the …
Microsoft has recently completed its $8.5 billion purchase of Skype Global, the publisher of the very popular Skype voip software – yep, that’s not a misprint…$8.5 billion! It certainly is a heck of a lot of money but I still consider it a judicious move …
Steve Jobs lost his 10 year battle with pancreatic cancer today at the age of 56. I’ll be the first to tell you that I am not a fan of Apple, or its products. From their draconian business practices to advertising that stretches the truth …
Speculation is rife that Google Chrome will soon replace Firefox as the the No. 2 browser of choice, behind Internet Explorer – and statistics tend to confirm that as a likely scenario. Some are even predicting Chrome will overtake Firefox as early as December this …
Kindle Fire is Amazon’s new entry into the small tablet market and, although pre-orders are being accepted now, it is not due for official release until 15th November. Kindle Fire is a 7″ tablet with 8GB internal storage running a special Amazon version of Google’s …
We want you! Have you ever considered writing? Do you love computers, tech, gadgets, gizmos, electronics? Do your friends refer to you as a geek? I would love to add more content and differing viewpoints to DCT in hopes of reaching a broader audience. To …
In 1978 a group of hippie college students left Albuquerque, NM for Seattle, WA. This ragtag group would become the core of a multinational multibillion company. Which company? Microsoft! This iconic photo is still on display at the Microsoft campus where it is the star …
