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Today we bring you Win XP’s birthday, and news about Windows 8. Also of interest is news on the Jailbreaking of the Apple TV.

Read on for more.

This Day In Computer History

October 25, 2001

Microsoft Releases Windows XP

The name stands for “Experience.” I, being me, would like to add “Bad.”

Today Windows Bad XP is nine years old. Nine years old it is still better than Bad Vista, and I have many of my years of paid IT support to owe to good old XP.

Read about it at COMPUTER HISTORY DOT ORG

Google launches ‘Question & Answer’ product for Ghanaian audience

I love Africa, and I love when something good happens in Africa. Today we can share the excitement with Ghana as Google launches a Q&A service localised to Ghanaian Internet Users.

My Joy Online has the story.

Amazon, Facebook, Zynga team up on social media fund

Social Media is the new Web Trend. Now some big players in the Online World – one of them a company that brings you all those irritating Facebook Games – are teaming up to invest in new Social Media Startups.

Question: So we reallyreally need more social media networks?

Reuters.com

‘Harassmap’ technology to allow women report to harassment through Twitter

Anti harassment technology. In Egypt no less. And using Twitter.

Meh, I guess it is a good thing…

Read all about it @ oneindia.in

NitoTV – The First Jailbroken Apple TV Application

It had to happen. The Apple TV has not only been jailbroken – it has its first app. Yep, there is an app for getting out of the Apple walled garden, and it is called jailbreaking.

Neato indeed :)

Via Softpedia.com

MySpace shared user data

Oh. So not only Facebook is sharing user data, MySpace is getting in on the act too…

They have been giving advertisers IDENTIFIABLE data on their users.

Wonder how long before there will be a “Dump Myspace” Facebook group…

Via News24.com

Microsoft to significantly reduce boot time in Windows 8

I dunno. Even though I am a Linux geek the thought of a new version of Windows in two years time excites me. Linux needs good competition, and Win8 will be good if Win7 is the starting point for improvement.

Lowering boot times? Meh, to paraphrase a local ad: WE’VE BEEN HAVING IT!!!

Bringit, Microsoft. Bring yo’ a game.

Via Seerpress.com

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