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APK puts Windows 95, 98 and XP, plus Linux on the EVO 3D

And here you thought Microsoft bringing Windows 8 to ARM was big news. Turns out, a member of the xda-developers forum has managed to make an APK that puts a variety of Redmond’s x86 operating systems on the HTC EVO 3D and its 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon silicon — Windows 95, 98, XP and even your favorite flavor of Linux are all available for the three dee-equipped handset. All you need to do is install the Bochs Pentium emulator APK and the OS disk image of your choice, modify a couple files, and you’ll be doing yesteryear’s desktop computing on a handheld in no time. Feeling nostalgic? Detailed instructions how to do it yourself and the necessary files can be found at the source link below, but all we want to know is: does it do the blue screen of death or the force close dance when things go awry?

APK puts Windows 95, 98 and XP, plus Linux on the EVO 3D originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Jan 31, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post

Report: Windows Phone Tango to support 120 languages, C++ development

When Microsoft confirmed Windows Phone “Tango” back in August, it emphasized its focus on developing country markets that other heavyweight manufacturers tend to neglect. Today, new details have emerged to corroborate these claims about Redmond’s forthcoming update, which will reportedly support a wider range of languages than its Mango-flavored predecessor. As WP Sauce reports, a Microsoft representative confirmed the news at a developer event in India today, telling attendees that Tango will support a full 120 languages, compared to the 35 tongues that Mango currently support. (iOS, by comparison, supports 34 languages, while Android boasts 55.) One of the speakers also reportedly confirmed that Windows Phone would add support for C++ native coding, though it remains unclear whether that will apply to Tango, or Windows Phone 8 (codenamed “Apollo”). We’ll have to wait and see whether or not any of this actually comes to fruition, though it’s worth noting that WP Sauce has since pulled its report on today’s news, apparently at the request of Microsoft.

Report: Windows Phone Tango to support 120 languages, C++ development originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Jan 30, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post

First look at SlingPlayer for Amazon’s Kindle Fire

Jan 30, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post

Nook Tablet gets easy root shortcut via SD card (video)

As the (admittedly niche) battle for root access wages on between the Nook Tablet creators and its end users, a new shortcut’s been discovered for unlocking the Android-based slab — and you’ll need an SD card to do the business. The new technique, courtesy of xda-developers forum member Indirect, works on all tablets up to version 1.4.1, requiring the installation of some key files onto the card and a reboot to unleash the might of Google’s Android Market. Those interested in a Google app hook-up for their Nook should check the video below and visit the source for those all-important files.

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Jan 29, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post

Nook Tablet gets easy root shortcut via SD card (video)

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Jan 29, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post

Note to Startups: If you’re going to steal from others… well, just don’t steal from others

The internet is rife with theft. People take content and concepts from others on a regular basis and pawn it off as their own. It’s so common that many websites (including this one) have given up on fighting content-scrapers, spammers, and intellectual property thieves altogether. If you can get by without being too-badly hurt by them, it often isn’t worth the fight.

Jan 29, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post