Bill Gates is slowly leaving Microsoft and passing his “Torch” to Steve Ballmer. This is no surprise because 8 years ago, Gates had gradually stepped down from the major positions at Microsoft and into only specific branch of Microsoft, chair of software architect. Last Friday was Bill Gates’ last day in the office. This event of him leaving Microsoft would be down in history books to mark the end of his reign in Microsoft for over three decades. In this timeframe, Microsoft was erected and shaped the world of software, much more, a way-of-life for over everyone internationally. Six versions of Windows were introduced. Gates Passing the Torch to Ballmer

• Windows 95
• Windows 98
• Windows ME
• Windows 2000
• Windows XP
• Windows Vista
• Windows 7 - A multi-touch Windows (Upcoming, expecting 2009 or 2010)

According to Bill Gates Zune is better than iPod. Almost he is getting involved to compete with all the other big gaints like Apple, Google, Yahoo and so on so forth.

“The planet will be better off with Gates focused on technologies and strategies for saving lives rather than defeating Steve Jobs. ” From Cnet

Google has chosen 50 finalists in the Android Developer Challenge, doling out $1.25 million in the process.

” Each of the 50 finalists will receive $25,000. Another 10 of them will get $100,000 and 10 will get $275,000, for a total of $5 million. That’s a nice coup for each of them and a great deal for Google, which got to review some 1,800 programs, and ended up paying a mere $2,800 for each of them. ” from AlleyInsider

List of Winners are…

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Stay tuned for the latest news on the 3G iPhone, Mac OS X 10.6, and an iSpaceship…

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Steve Jobs unveils the new 3G iPhone at WWDC.

Surprise Surprise Surprise !!!!! iPhone - 3G

iPhone Developer Tools to build applications, such as Xcode and Interface Builder.

Welcome to WWDC 2008 Masconi Center, SFO

Engadget.com

Engadget is providing their live coverage of the WWDC08. Link

MacRumors.com

Macrumors.com started posting live sessions of WWDC08. Check it out

CNET: Live Coverage of WWDC08

Tom Crazit from CNET will be blogging from inside Moscone West in San Francisco starting at 10 a.m. PDT, when Apple CEO Steve Jobs plans to take the stage to unveil (we think) a 3G iPhone, Mac OS X 10.6, and an iSpaceship.

Make sure to come back to our website for updated coverage of WWDC’08. Thank You

This post is for Wii game lovers. Four years back from now, i remember those days, me and other 4 friends we used to play Mario Cart in the Computer and it will be unlimited fun. Initially we used to plan a lot to study, but the result will be the other way we used to have unlimited fun by playing the game called Mario Cart.

And watch out the Wii top 10 Upcoming games.

Mario Kart Wii

” Genre: Racing
Release Date: April 27

Get back on track with the latest version of Nintendo’s famous racing game. Mario Kart Wii features a stable of familiar mascots powersliding around a wealth of crazy tracks, using new and classic power-ups to wreak havoc on opposing racers. ” From: Yahoo

Wii Fit

” Genre: Exergame
Release Date: May 19

Find your balance with Nintendo’s blood-pumping exergame, Wii Fit. Using an innovative balance board peripheral, you can track your health progress over time as you engage in stimulating aerobic workouts and relaxing yoga exercises. ” From: Yahoo

Guitar Hero: On Tour

” Genre: Rhythm
Release Date: June 2008

Rock it in your pocket with the first portable version of Activision’s musical masterpiece. A custom-built Guitar Grip attachment, a handy guitar pick stylus and a ton of exclusive songs keeps the fret-burning fun intact. ” From : Yahoo

Boom Blox

” Genre: Puzzle
Release Date: May 6

EA sets ‘em up and you knock them down in this explosive puzzler developed by iconic film director Steven Spielberg. Using the Wii remote, players are challenged to blast their way through over three hundred levels of brain-busting 3D puzzles, or even create their own using a handy built-in level editor. ” From: Yahoo

It’s a rare photo, do u recognize these people. YUP , they are Microsofties in 1978.

“ Given the youthful, “hippie” appearance of the Microsoft Corporation in 1978, would you have invested? If a corporation started today with a similar informal look, would it secure numerous investors? What does it take today for people to inspire confidence? And should appearance matter? ” Photo

And they are going to reunion again on June 3rd.

Today its about Microsoft, its not Apple for a Change.

This is the chance to meet Bill Gates

Hey Microsoft officially announced that Early Bird registration is been extended to April 18th, friday, 2008.

It’s a huge event for the Microsoft lovers, Don’t miss it.

“This year, for the first time in the United States, Tech·Ed offers a premier technical education conference just for developers. Don’t miss the excitement on June 3 when we kick off the event with a Keynote address from Bill Gates. For four days, you and 5,000 of your peers will experience what Tech Ed Developers is all about: more than 615 learning opportunities covering the latest Microsoft technologies. To begin, take a look at the 16 Technical Tracks. Then check out the Session Catalog and design your own personalized schedule. Don’t miss this first-rate educational Microsoft event for developers! ”

“Register by Friday, April 18, 2008, to receive the discounted rate of just US$1,795—that’s US$200 off the regular rate of US$1,995.”

Source: Microsoft Event

A year ago, Steve Jobs introduced and demo Leopard features in his World Wide Developer Conference keynote address from San Francisco’s Moscone West. The WWDC 2007 Event can be viewed here:

http://www.apple.com/quicktime/qtv/wwdc07/

This year’s WWDC is around the corner and we at Simori.com would like to contribute some effort in reporting some incredible findings. So far according to MacRumors, there’ll be 150 technical sessions in this year’s WWDC.

The official link of WWDC 2008 is here.

“This year’s WWDC takes place from June 9th - 13th in San Francisco. The event falls near the release of the iTunes App store and understandably has a large focus on iPhone application development as well as Mac development.” -MacRumors.com

It’s amazing how whenever I search for “Android” on Google or Yahoo! the first link that comes up is Google’s Android. It almost seems that the original humanoid term has been outdated. So here’s a post on the top three updates on “Androids”.

“An android is a robot designed to resemble a human, usually both in appearance and behavior.” -Wiki

“Thus far, androids have largely remained within the domain of science fiction, frequently seen in film and television. However, some humanoid robots now exist. The word droid, a robot in the Star Wars universe, is derived from this meaning.” -Wiki

1. New Asimo humanoid

The Robotics Institute of CMU: ASIMO’s Fancy Footwork

A humanoid robot is a robot with its overall appearance based on that of the human body. In general humanoid robots have a torso with a head, two arms and two legs, although some forms of humanoid robots may model only part of the body, for example, from the waist up. Some humanoid robots may also have a ‘face’, with ‘eyes’ and ‘mouth’. Androids are humanoid robots built to resemble a male human, and Gynoids are humanoid robots built to resemble a human female.

Source: New Asimo

2. Pal Technology of the UAE

United Arab Emirates has announced a very sophisticated new humanoid called REEM-A. It stands 1.45 m tall, weighs 41 Kg. and has 30 DOF (Degrees of Freedom). ” REEM-B is the evolution of the first humanoid created by Pal Technology Robotics, the REEM-A. The first prototype was designed to play chess with the Hydra chess engine and to be used as development platform. With REEM-B, Pal Technology comes astonishingly close to its final goal; to create a humanoid service robot that will be able to help humans in the future with sophisticated tasks. Our robot can walk dynamically, recognize and grasp objects, lift heavy weights and go around by itself inside any building complex, avoiding obstacles.” Source : Pal Technology

3. Actroid DER2 fembot loves Hello Kitty

Kokoro and Osaka University have developed a new life-like android called Actroid DER2. This android looks very human and talks and moves its head, arms, hands, and body. The android is available for rental now at the rate of $3,500 for 5 days. Actroid DER2 is an upgraded version of Kokoro’s previous fembot, Actroid DER, who has made quite a name for herself by providing services at a number of events, including the 2005 World Expo. Compared to the previous model, DER2 has thinner arms and a wider repertoire of expressions. The smoothness of her movement has also been improved, making it now even more likely for the uninitiated to confuse her with an actual human being.

Source: Kokoro Android Projects

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