Archive for September, 2006
Correct me if I’m wrong, but I think the only thing that came out from Apple at Photokina today was Aperture 1.5. Though this is a let down to those who would have wished for new MacBook Pros, Apple have made significant improvements over the previous version of Aperture. The main new features of Aperture [...]
Core 2 Duo iMacs have 802.11n?
0 Comments Published September 25th, 2006 in Apple, Noteworthy, Technology, WirelessAccording to a poster in the MacRumors forum, who goes by the name Peace, the new Core 2 Duo iMac apparently has a 802.11n chip built in. Well at least, Vista ‘recognises’ the ‘chip’ that is supposedly there that it is a Broadcom 802.11n Network Adapter. The poster does stress that he did not fake [...]
1080p on the Xbox 360, complicated!
2 Comments Published September 24th, 2006 in Gaming, Microsoft, TV's, TechnologyIn an effort to try and whip Sony in the HD war, Microsoft forgot to mention the fact that 1080p on the 360, won’t be so simple. Depending on the method you’re using to connect your 360 to your set, you will get different outcomes of games and movies. A Microsoft insider, on the AVS [...]
Links for 24/09/2006
0 Comments Published September 24th, 2006 in Apple, Gaming, Internet, Microsoft, Random Stuff, TV's, TechnologyShorts for 24 September 2006.
Amazon UK attribute the Zune to “Apple Computer”, recently fixed it (above) [link]
Xbox 360 add-on HD-DVD drive adds 1080p, for $170, to be released on November 22nd in Japan [link]
Digital fingerprint lock broken by MythBusters’ photocopied fingerprint! (video) [link]
It seems that in an attempt to create a new line of VAIO’s — which I have always liked the design of — Sony took some, or rather, a lot of inspirational design ideas from the MacBook.
The VAIO N10 series is for everyone who wants a practical, general purpose notebook for use at home or [...]
All Vista versions to come on one DVD!
0 Comments Published September 21st, 2006 in Microsoft, Software, TechnologyMicrosoft has apparently confirmed to IDG News Service, that all six versions on Vista will ship on one DVD. This means Microsoft only have to make one DVD and then apply stickers for relevant versions. This gives consumers an easy way to upgrade, if they like Vista and want more benefits from the more expensive [...]
Links for 21/09/2006
1 Comment Published September 21st, 2006 in Apple, Microsoft, Movies, Noteworthy, Shorts, Software, TV's, TechnologyToday’s shorts for 21 September 2006.
USBCell provides a rechargeable NiMH battery in the shape of an AA battery to use in normal devices (above) [link]
Office 2007 details revealed for Mac, including new UI, with the ‘ribbon’ from Office 2007 for Window [link]
Microsoft steals Zune P2P idea from WeedShare? [link]
Apple sells 125,000 movies on the iTunes [...]
As many of you may have noticed, the site was unaccessible for a few days. This is due to my hosting provider, which had a driver failure on one of their main servers. Fortunately all was rescued, and a few things were sorted out, but we are back up now. You may have also seen [...]
Wii will be region-locked!
1 Comment Published September 16th, 2006 in Gaming, Noteworthy, Software, TechnologyIt turns out that the both the Wii itself, and first party games will be region locked. This comes as a blow to many who felt that Nintendo made a good decision in keeping the Wii region-free. Nintendo of America’s Vice-President of Marketing & Corporate Affairs Perrin Kaplan stated that “Like the Nintendo DS, the [...]
Wii developer kit photos in the wild
0 Comments Published September 16th, 2006 in Gaming, Noteworthy, TechnologyAnd it’s green! Leave it upto Nintendo to do such a radical and cool thing to the dev kits. I think it looks very retro. An anonymous tip was sent to Engadget with this, and another 4 photos of the Wii, including multiple angle shots. There is a photo of it next to a keyboard, [...]
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