Microsoft today released a video, above, showcasing multi-touch apps developed for future versions of Windows. According to Microsoft: Touch is quickly becoming a common way of directly interacting with software and devices. Touch-enabled surfaces are popping up everywhere including laptop touch pads, cell phones, remote controls, GPS devices, and more. What becomes even more compelling [...]

PC World has released a list of its Biggest Tech Disappointments of 2007, and a lot of them are likely to resonate with anyone involved with new media. Here’s some of the article’s highlights: Amazon Unbox – The interface is cluttered and ugly–lacking both the simplicity and sophistication of the Apple iTunes Store or NetFlix’s [...]

Tascam has posted updated drivers for the FW-1082, FW-1804 and FW-1884 audio interfaces to support Windows Vista 32 and Vista 64, Microsoft’s latest operating systems. In addition, drivers for Tascam’s legacy USB products US-122, US-224 and US-428 have been updated. Nearly all of Tascam’s interfaces have been now been updated to support Windows Vista. “Windows [...]

Microsoft has released a patch for Windows Vista to fix serious compatibility problems with iPods: Today we’re publishing at the Microsoft Download Center a recommended final compatibility update for users of Windows Vista and the Apple iPod; this same update will be automatically available via Windows Update on Tuesday 22 May.¬† The release is for [...]

Sales of Apple Macintosh computers grew 30% year-to-year in the first quarter of 2007, despite interest in Microsoft’s newly introduced Vista operation system. The growth in units sold for all computer vendors was 2.9%, making the growth in Mac sales 10 times the industry average. Microsoft’s official consumer launch of Vista in January had very [...]

Microsoft has released several bug fixes for Windows Vista bugs, including one to resolve an issue where an Apple iPod can be corrupted by using the Safely Remove Hardware feature on a system running Windows Vista. Earlier this month, Apple updated iTunes to Version 7.1.1 to patch several Vista-related problems. At the time, Apple said [...]

Apple has introduced a new version of iTunes, version 7.1 for Macs and Windows: Using iTunes 7.1, you can now enjoy your favorite iTunes movies, TV shows, music, and more from the comfort of your living room with Apple TV. iTunes 7.1 also supports a new full screen Cover Flow and improved sorting options to [...]

Upgrading to Vista may result in the inability to play songs purchased from the online iTunes store and may corrupt your iPod. Apple Computer is warning customers who use the Windows version of its iTunes software to hold off upgrading to Windows Vista until it can release a patch to fix a number of serious [...]

A vulnerability in Microsoft’s recently released operating system appears to let an audio¬†podcast hack Windows Vista. Vista’s speech recognition feature can let attackers run malicious programs using recorded audio commands. Microsoft has confirmed the vulnerability: Microsoft‚Äôs initial investigation reveals that this vulnerability could allow an attacker to use the speech recognition feature in Windows Vista [...]