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Windows turns 35: a visual history

The Verge

While Apple had been ahead in producing mouse-driven GUIs at the time, it remained focused on the combination of hardware and software. This approach to providing software for hardware partners to sell their own machines created a huge platform for Microsoft. Windows XP (2001). With Windows 1.0, Windows 95 (1995).

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Stop using your phone number to log in

Vox

But even before the iPhone changed the mobile game, there were concerns over using phone numbers as identifiers. Back in 2001 when I worked at Vodafone, we saw this problem coming,” said Marc Rogers, who is now chief security officer at the cybersecurity firm Q-Net Security. Use an authenticator app or hardware key instead.

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Pokémon might be famous for its games, but it also has some great gadgets

The Verge

So it’s not all that surprising that there have been many Pokémon -themed toys and hardware. And speaking of Pikachu-themed hardware. It was released in 2001 in North America and Japan and 2002 in Europe. The controller is also compatible with the huge mobile hit Pokémon Go. Image: Nintendo.co.jp. Pokémon mini.

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Fountainhead: Egenera PAN now available on Dell blades

Fountainhead

Since about 2001, Egenera has been selling its high-end hardware/software combination that unified re-purposing of physical and virtual servers. Mobile Work. (4). Mobility. (2). Today at Citrix I'm helping others understand opportunities and pathways for mobility and cloud infrastructure. / /. Marketing. (3).

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Fountainhead: First fruits from the Dell/Egenera deal

Fountainhead

This is the first of a pipeline of customers buying-into Infrastructure Orchestration (also referred to as Fabric Computing or Unified Computing) - first offered in 2001 by Egenera with their high-end BladeFrame + PAN Manager software, and now being mainstreamed as the Dell PAN System by combining PAN Manager with Dell hardware.

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Strategic positioning in the flow economy: 3 action steps

Trends in the Living Networks

Lonely Planet launched CitySync in January 2000, providing in-depth guides to four US cities plus Sydney for mobile devices running the PalmOS operating system. Nokia—and its peer mobile handset makers—at first view is a participant in providing the customer offering of mobile connectivity and services.

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With ‘Pluton’ chip, Microsoft shows strength, and proves Trustworthy Computing still matters

GeekWire

This mobilization of industry giants is reminiscent of Microsoft at the height of its power. Pluton can provide new defenses against the emerging class of hardware-based speculative execution that we saw emerging in 2018 with Spectre and Meltdown.

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