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Week in Microsoft: multicore OS rewrites, WinPhone 7 casualties, IE security
A Microsoft engineer last week said that to properly handle multicore processors, future operating systems should discard the multitasking systems of today, in favor of dedicating cores to specific tasks. This seems more than a little surprising. The lack of native code development on Windows Phone 7 Series was always likely to discourage developers with […]
Obama iReports flood in
The shooting at the Balderas station in central Mexico City happened after police stopped Luis Felipe Hernandez Castillo, 38, from writing graffiti on the wall of one of the subway platforms. Hernandez Castillo was writing “Este gobierno de criminales,” or “this government of criminals,” federal District Attorney Miguel Angel Mancera said.
Schneider: Why party conventions still exist
Conventions are relics. They don’t decide the nominees anymore — that’s been turned over to primary voters.
Army major answers Christmas call of duty
Santa strapped on his body armor and sidearm Monday and got an early start on his rounds, taking candy canes and holiday wishes to U.S. troops in Iraq.