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 […]
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Why women love vampires and men don’t
When I try to explain my ardor for HBO’s trashy-fabulous soap opera “True Blood” to my dude friends, they either shrug and change the topic, or question whether I’ve been writing for ladyblogs for too long and am suffering from a form of Stockholm Syndrome.
Composer Lloyd Webber has prostate cancer, spokeswoman says
Andrew Lloyd Webber, the award-winning composer and producer of more than a dozen musicals including “The Phantom of the Opera” and “Cats,” has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, a spokeswoman said Sunday.
Three trapped Chinese miners rescued after 8 days underground
Eight days after they were trapped in an underground mine in northwest China, three coal mine workers were rescued early Sunday, state media said.
Andrew Lloyd Webber eyes future for Susan Boyle
She "dreamed a dream" on the TV show Britain’s Got Talent, but could Susan Boyle be living that dream as the star of a West End show? It’s a possibility, according to a spokeswoman for Andrew Lloyd Webber, the award-winning composer and producer of more than a dozen musicals including The Phantom of the Opera and Cats.