From the age of 4 in 1979, two years before the IBM PC was invented, Alex\'s father had the foresight to buy him a personal computer. Since that time Alex has lived and breathed almost every aspect of modern tech with an obvious, undeniable and incorrigible passion. http://www.itwire.com Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:11:50 -0600 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.itwire.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://www.itwire.com From the age of 4 in 1979, two years before the IBM PC was invented, Alex\'s father had the foresight to buy him a personal computer. Since that time Alex has lived and breathed almost every aspect of modern tech with an obvious, undeniable and incorrigible passion. http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=27997&Itemid=1103 Thinking of buying a really fast new laptop computer? Some retailers in the US (and soon around the world) are now offering notebooks that finally sport the mobile version of Intel’s fastest and smartest processor, the Core i7, while the latest developments at Intel’s twice-yearly developer conference are also proving very newsworthy! Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:44:35 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=27766&Itemid=1103 Australia’s federal government has come out with an offer that Australia’s dominant and supposedly independent telco, Telstra, seemingly cannot refuse: structurally separate the company or the government will do it for you. Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:14:08 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=27763&Itemid=1103 Sony has ushered in its new “Spring Summer Collection 2009” of high quality consumer electronics, along with a new group-wide philosophy of “make.believe”, where the spirit of creativity and imagination can make anything possible, replacing the previous “like.no.other” slogan. It’s easy to believe this new strategy will be quite a success! Tue, 15 Sep 2009 07:04:37 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=27705&Itemid=1103 Although the new iPod Touch was touted to come with a camera, Apple surprised us all by including a video-only camera (and a host of other cool features) in its new iPod nano instead, pointing towards yet another very iPod-y Christmas and holiday shopping season for Apple and millions of existing and new customers. Mon, 14 Sep 2009 01:00:56 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=27641&Itemid=1103 It’s been an interesting few days at Microsoft’s annual Tech.Ed event, with this year naturally focusing on all of Microsoft’s big guns – Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, virtualisation, software development, Office 2010 – and just how nicely Win 7 RTM runs on netbooks! Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:50:19 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26440&Itemid=1103 256GB, or a quarter of a terabyte, is now available from Flash manufacturer Kingston Technology, which it says “allows users to store and carry an entire digital library in a small mobile device”, but early adopters will need well over $1000 to pay for the privilege! Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:49:32 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26437&Itemid=1103 Microsoft’s “Windows Team Blog” and one of its bloggers, Brandon LeBlanc have previously announced that Win 7 RTM will come in “late July”, but now there’s additional detail on exactly when different groups of people can officially get their hands on RTM code. Read on! Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:07:09 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26380&Itemid=1103 Blending the “S-Class User Interface” seen on the LG Arena with an 8 megapixel camera, LG has launched the successor to the original Viewty, but is the Viewty Smart a beauty? Sun, 19 Jul 2009 22:24:26 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26378&Itemid=1103 Stung by criticism that LG’s iPhone-clones didn’t offer an app store, something most notable on the recent new “Arena” handset, LG promised to deliver its own “app store” – and has just come through with the goods in beta form. Sun, 19 Jul 2009 21:12:02 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26227&Itemid=1103 After the curious “chk chk boom” Kings Cross shooting commentary video that a Channel Nine Australia cameraman captured, which first enthralled online video viewers because of its content and then because the commentary turned out to wholly imaginary, “ninemsn” has decided to re-launch its video site – presumably to ensure video viewers continue their “chk chk boom” trajectory growth! Sun, 12 Jul 2009 20:46:15 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26152&Itemid=1103 Another new “Blue Tick” handset designed for better reception in rural and regional areas has been unveiled by Telstra, and it’s the musically capable Sony Ericsson W508 sporting Telstra’s custom designed “TelstraOne Experience”. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:49:40 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26122&Itemid=1103 Presumably still months before any Apple “MacBook iTablet” will appear, TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington’s “CrunchPad” will go on sale, booting through Linux into a Webkit based browser for what could be the best low-cost cloud computing touch-tablet experience thus far – and it’s sure to be very quickly hacked! Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:48:26 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26091&Itemid=1103 The current half price upgrade deal in the US runs out on July 11, but Microsoft has promised more deals to come, while licensing terms indicate a 3 user license “family pack” for Win 7 is coming at last – but as always, is it enough?! Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:40:24 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26054&Itemid=1103 Anticipation over an iPhone 3GS launch is still not over for 3 Mobile customers who have to wait just over two weeks before they can buy one, with exact pricing still to come! Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:14:27 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26037&Itemid=1103 Now that Microsoft’s Windows 7 pricing has been unveiled, changing very little from Vista pricing (aside from a cut in price for Windows 7 Home Premium), it’s clear that Microsoft’s policy of charging full price to Linux and Mac users has changed very little, too. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:45:24 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26027&Itemid=1103 Although Nokia seems to let phone retailers sell its phones sometimes weeks before any company launch, the long-awaited N97 has finally launched on an official basis, along with the official Australian unveiling of the Ovi “app” store, now with a claimed 20,000 apps! Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:58:16 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25888&Itemid=1103 Sygic’s turn-by-turn “Mobile Maps” GPS iPhone app is the first publicly available app of its kind for the iPhone 3G and 3G S, has launched in Australia through Sensis and Telstra, but what do users think, and is criticism of the $79 price justified? Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:14:24 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25632&Itemid=1103 The launch of Sony’s new Z5500 series 52 inch LCD TV and its “2nd-generation 200Hz” technology is competing with LG’s new 200Hz models, while Samsung and Panasonic are upping the plasma ante with “600Hz”screens they naturally say deliver better picture quality than 200Hz LCDs – but your eyes will have to be the judge! Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:44:05 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25617&Itemid=1103 Although Microsoft itself is lowering expectations of large new hardware sales thanks to Windows 7, and could yet set its Win 7 upgrade and retail prices lower in response to the $29 OS X 10.6 challenge, one of Windows 7’s very touching benefits is something you’ll want to put one, two or even more fingers on! Thu, 11 Jun 2009 05:04:57 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25584&Itemid=1103 Although the iPhone 3G S launched with US dollar pricing known before the keynote was over, Australian telcos are making us wait on finding out exactly what an iPhone 3G S will cost to buy outright, upgrade to or have to pay per month on a 24 month contract - should we expect any surprises? Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:54:12 -0600