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Thursday, 21 May 2009 |
Toshiba’s new NB200
netbook is a big improvement on its predecessor, the NB100, finally
giving Toshiba a much better netbook to compete with. What’s inside,
and what makes it stand out a bit more in the netbook world of same,
same but not that different?
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Tuesday, 19 May 2009 |
Questions have emerged about whether the new education-focused Dell
Latitude 2100 netbook is “worth the price”, but after having actually
used one, my initial thoughts are that, despite cheaper units being
available, the extra features definitely seem worth paying for. Why? Read on!
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Tuesday, 19 May 2009 |
Had your fill of pre-release and now release candidate Windows 7 from
Microsoft, and want something else shiny and new to try out? Step right
up and take your chances with the law while downloading a “pirate” copy
of the Office 2010 Technical Preview, now available at all those
endangered torrent sites near you.
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Tuesday, 19 May 2009 |
Although Asus originally intended its first Eee PC 701 to be used in an
educational setting, rather than being the catalyst that ignited the
netbook revolution, Dell is the first company to have properly designed
a netbook that can withstand the rigours of teenage and classroom life
– and have outfitted it with a(n optional) touch-screen, while also
making Ubuntu 9.04 an Australian netbook option for the first time.
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Monday, 18 May 2009 |
On June 8, the world will learn even more about the iPhone OS 3.0, Mac
OS X “Snow Leopard” 10.6, and hopefully some clues to the actual 2009
iPhone and other iPhone-like designs at Apple’s WWDC. So far, the
rumours around the iPhone 3.0 hardware sound a lot less “insanely
great” than the iPhone 3.0 OS itself…
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Saturday, 16 May 2009 |
With some new designs for its notebooks, netbooks and desktops, and a
new shopping site aimed at women, Dell is clearly trying to up the ante
in the “cool” stakes against competitors like HP, Apple and others.
What’s missing?
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Thursday, 14 May 2009 |
Back on December 18 last year, Toshiba announced it would have a 512GB
SSD in volume production by around April this year. That promise
fulfilled, Toshiba has now launched the world’s first notebook with a
2.5-inch 512GB solid state drive, but as with all cutting edge
technology, being the first with the latest will cost you a pretty
penny!
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Wednesday, 13 May 2009 |
Although Microsoft has been officially saying that Windows 7 would
launch “3 years” after the general availability of its predecessor,
Windows Vista, thus signifying a January 2010 release timeframe,
Microsoft has now announced it expects Windows 7 to launch before
2009’s “holiday season” in a move that has been long expected.
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Wednesday, 13 May 2009 |
Months after the “Blackberry-esque” Nokia E71 launched for 2100MHz 3.5G
networks, Telstra has finally brought an 850MHz “Next G” capable model
to market for its customers – but where’s a Next G capable Nokia E75?
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Wednesday, 01 April 2009 |
In an exclusive, long sought after interview with Microsoft’s CEO and
Lord of the Dance, Steve Ballmer, a startling revelation on the future
of Windows has emerged, set to shock, surprise, delight and dismay.
Which emotion will you feel today?
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Monday, 09 March 2009 |
A few months after SanDisk brought the 16GB microSDHC card to life,
Kingston has also joined the fray, bringing more competition into the
market, something that is sure to see prices go down even faster!
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Monday, 09 March 2009 |
Rumours suggest the top-end Xbox 360 Elite may soon be phased out by
Microsoft as retailers complain the Elite models take longer to sell
than the cheaper Arcade and Pro editions, although Microsoft is said
not to have yet made any final decision.
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Monday, 09 March 2009 |
The new SDXC or “eXtended Capacity” format, promising cards with up to
2TB of storage, has now come to life with Pretec announcing its first
32GB SDXC card, although shipments of the card haven’t yet started as
no SDXC compatible devices are yet available to buy.
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Sunday, 08 March 2009 |
Although the 64-bit version of Windows 7 build 7048 has been widely
available on bittorrent sites, the 32-bit version was missing in
action. But no longer, for it too has escaped Microsoft’s clutches and
is available to any pirate that wants it!
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Thursday, 05 March 2009 |
Cheeky Australian direct online retailer Kogan, famed for inexpensive
pricing and the Kogan Agora Android phone no-show, has launched a new
37-inch LCD TV called the “KEVIN37”, priced at AUD $900 and poking fun
at Australia’s illustrious "toxic bore" of a Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd –
AKA Kevin07, Kevin247 and Kevin747.
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Saturday, 21 February 2009 |
A news report suggests netbook pioneer Asus has assembled a team to put
Google’s Android OS on its popular range of Eee netbook PCs, but as the
project is still “in development”, an Android Eee is not guaranteed.
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Friday, 20 February 2009 |
With 2008 showing just how big the “underground economy” has become,
and with numerous examples of banking Trojans and malware reaching new
heights of nefariousness, 2009 is a do-or-die year for the banking
industry – especially in the midst of the global financial crisis.
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Sunday, 15 February 2009 |
The 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth, and the upcoming 150th
anniversary of his famous book, The Origin of Species, has been in the
news all week, but less than half of polled Americans still think the
book is bunkum.
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