Out the Windows: Microsoft’s new Windows 10 operating system debuts today and more closely resembles Windows 7 than its last update, Windows 8, the tile-like design of which alienated some.
And if you’re wondering what happened to Windows 9, it was sent to the Isle of Misfit Microsoft Products, along with the Windows Phone, Zune, Clippy and Steve Ballmer.
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The buzz above: Amazon.com, still hoping to use drones for deliveries, has proposed regulations that would prevent collisions among drones and other aircraft. Drones, Amazon suggests, should only be allowed in a narrow band of low-altitude airspace, follow flight plans and communicate with a central computer system.
Oh, and if Amazon could get the same sweet deal that railroad companies have with railroad rights of way, that would be super.
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Don’t know much about history: On this day in 1914, transcontinental telephone service began with a call between New York and San Francisco.
But the San Francisco operator hung up when she heard, “Hello, this is a recorded message from the Bull Moose Party. …”
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