By Peter | Published:
March 16, 2006
The prize for creating a method to boot Windows XP on an Intel-based Mac has been won. Contest organizer Colin Nederkoorn announced on his website this morning that the total prize money of $13,854 will be awarded to two California men he referred to as “narf” and “blanka,” and added that he has tested the [...]
By Peter | Published:
February 28, 2006
At the media event February 28th, Apple unveiled an iPod stereo for home use, offering crystal clear sound and a built-in universal iPod dock. The new iPod Hi-Fi measures 17″ x 6.6″ x 6.9″ and includes the Apple Remote. While normally running on A/C power, the box is alternately powered by D-cell batteries, and features [...]
By Peter | Published:
February 28, 2006
At the media event February 28th, Apple unveiled a revised Mac mini featuring either a 1.5Ghz Intel Core Solo or 1.66Ghz Core Duo processor, offering up to a 5x increase in overall speed from the previous model. The form factor for the machine remains unchanged. Sadly the ditched the ATI video in favor of crappy [...]
By Peter | Published:
February 20, 2006
Engadget reports that Mobileglu is offering an interesting new service that gives users the ability to read RSS feeds, flickr, del.icio.us, and other sources of content in a mobile friendly format. Think this will lead to smarter content developers making their own sites more mobile friendly, or just a few lawsuits?
By Peter | Published:
February 20, 2006
According to AppleInsider, Apple will release its 17 in. MacBook Pro this June. This comes just two months after the predicted April launch of the company’s consumer-oritened Intel-based iBook. Though work on the two models had been done in parallel, the scant availability of slimline 8x DVD drives for the high-end 17” MacBook Pro created [...]
By Peter | Published:
February 17, 2006
Details of Microsoft’s partnership with DIRECTV is starting to slowly come to light. At CES, the two announced a joint agreement that would provide DIRECTV content for PlaysForSure portable media devices, Media Center PCs and Xbox 360 game consoles. Now according to the Official Xbox Magazine, DIRECTV content may be available directly through the 360′s [...]
By Peter | Published:
February 16, 2006
Launched with a bang and originally slated to ship in February, Apple has now changed the shipping date for its MacBook Pro line of notebooks to anywhere from 3 to 4 weeks out. This indicates that March will be the MacBook Pro’s shipping time, but it’s still uncertain on exact dates. When Apple launched the [...]
By Peter | Published:
February 14, 2006
Apple Insider is reporting that Apple has started shipping the new MacBook Pro with an upgrade to the CPU clock speed. The two models now sport 1.83 GHz and 2.0 GHz Core Duos (up from 1.67 GHz and 1.83 GHz). A 2.16 GHz upgrade is also available. The price point remains the same.
By Peter | Published:
February 13, 2006
Engadget says: “The FiringSquad has some disconcerting news for those of us hoping to wrangle our current desktops into Vista-ready, HD playback machines. Apparently all of those graphics cards we’ve been snapping up with “HDCP support” emblazoned on the box aren’t quite what they claim to be. Instead of doing something logical, like, uh, supporting [...]
By Peter | Published:
February 12, 2006
Apple has sliently updated the iPod nano design in response to scratching outcry. With the 1GB nano and possible others, there is a slightly raised rim around the entire iPod, thus preventing the entire iPod face touching the surface when laid on its face.