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Sunday, 07 December 2008 |
Wow – the Internet sure works fast. Only yesterday did the news come
through that Windows 7 build 6956 was leaked as a VHD from China’s
Microsoft WinHEC conference. “Chinese hackers” promised to convert the
VHD into an installable ISO, and within 24 hours, it has happened - and
is eagerly being illegally downloaded worldwide!
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Saturday, 06 December 2008 |
Have you illegally downloaded the leaked Windows 7 6956 build, which is
a VHD instead of an installable ISO, and are now wondering how to
install it? Amazingly, hours after the leak went online, detailed
instructions are now available.
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Saturday, 06 December 2008 |
First the Linux Hater’s blog ended, and now there’s a claim that the
Linux Hater’s Redux has gone to the great kernel panic in the sky. Now
a mysteriously named person called “Oiaohm” is trying to re-incarnate
some of the hate in a new “battle ground” but his sights aren’t set on
Linux alone.
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Saturday, 06 December 2008 |
Although there’s no official notification on YouTube’s blog as yet, the
option to watch videos in much higher quality “HD” mode has now
launched, replacing the previous option to watch in “high quality”,
with the “watch in normal quality” option still available for those on
slower networks or lower download limits.
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Saturday, 06 December 2008 |
It has been claimed that an attendee at the Chinese WinHEC conference
has managed to leak a Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) image of the previously
unreleased Windows 7 6956 build to torrent sites on the Internet. Some
have claimed success in downloading the file and running as a VHD,
others claim no success and say that “Chinese hackers” are trying to
convert the VHD into an installable ISO instead.
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Friday, 05 December 2008 |
LaCie have minted two new USB drives that look like bronze and silver
coins, giving them the currency inspired name of the “CurrenKey” in 4
and 8GB sizes. Will consumers be impressed and flash their cash for
these coin-like flash drives?
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Friday, 05 December 2008 |
Although camcorders with “YouTube” recording modes aren’t new, Samsung
has finally joined the YouTube revolution by releasing a camcorder with
a dedicated YouTube mode.
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Friday, 05 December 2008 |
After initially saying that the Australian Federal Opposition
“sabotaged” the definite rollout date for digital TV in Australia,
Federal Communications Minister Senator Conroy now says the Opposition
has instead “backed down” and has decided to help deliver a clear
signal on when analog will be no more, and digital will rule the day –
the 31st of December, 2013.
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Thursday, 04 December 2008 |
The beta versions of Vista SP2 and Window Server 2008 SP2 have now
landed for MSDN and TechNet users, and should be available for the
“general public” to also try tomorrow, while a Microsoft executive
tells CNET US that Windows 7 is not just a Windows Vista service pack.
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Wednesday, 03 December 2008 |
Despite rumours that the first official Windows 7 beta would arrive in
December, even though Microsoft has always officially targeted January
2009, the latest evidence seems to point to January 13 being the day
the beta goes live.
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Wednesday, 03 December 2008 |
We’ve already seen on iTWire today the search terms popular in the US,
now here are the Australian ones that Google has gathered, with
Stephanie Rice, Barack Obama, Miley Cyrus, the iPhone, Australia and
The Dark Knight, among many others, all appearing as expected.
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Tuesday, 02 December 2008 |
One of Twitter’s main competitors, Pownce, started off with a lot of
hype but inexorably lost out to Twitter’s charms. Now, it’s new owner
Six Apart, will shut the service down, promising “great things” in the
future and inviting Pownce users to try Six Apart’s Vox service
instead.
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Tuesday, 02 December 2008 |
All-in-one’s or multi-function centres (MFCs) – call them what you will
–can print, scan, copy and usually fax, too. Now Brother has decided
it’s time to bring one to market that can handle A3 sized paper!
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Monday, 01 December 2008 |
Looks like every TV manufacturer is trying its hand in giveaways to get
you to buy an HDTV this Christmas season, with Toshiba offering its
8.9-inch NB100 netbook computer as a free bonus.
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Monday, 01 December 2008 |
An online hardware review website has come out with news from a
“confidential source” that Windows Vista SP2 is due to go RTM in April
2009, with the “Release to Web” (RTW) still "to be advised".
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Monday, 01 December 2008 |
The Wi-Fi “digital virtual anything viewer” that is the Chumby has come
to Australia courtesy of local ISP Internode, and to boost the amount
of Australian content available, Internode is launching a month-long
contest with a $2000 prize pack to be won. You don’t even need to own a
Chumby to enter!
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Monday, 01 December 2008 |
Dell’s 12-inch netbook is finally available in Australia, but with a
hardware limit of 1GB and only Windows Vista Basic on offer (unlike in
the US, where Ubuntu is also available), is the Inspiron Mini 12 worth
it?
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Monday, 01 December 2008 |
Having “unofficially” heard from one major electronics manufacturer in
the last few weeks that price rises were coming in 2009, the official
news that price rises due to the Aussie dollar’s fall can no longer be
hidden. A big boost in Christmas sales could well the be result but
what will 2009’s sales figures look like?
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