Archive for May, 2008

Harman Kardon announces three new AV receivers

Harman Kardon AVR 354

While most audio manufacturers trot out a new line of AV receivers every year, Harman Kardon generally sits out of the “feature war” and lets its models stay in the product line longer. That’s why it’s a big deal that the company has announced three new receivers, bringing many cutting-edge features […]

Code strings suggest name change coming for .Mac

Apple may be getting ready to overhaul its .Mac service–or at least change the name.

New code within Mac OS X could mean the end of the .Mac name for Apple’s Internet service.
(Credit: Apple)

A Russian site called Deep Apple noted that code within the Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.3 software update contains placeholders for the […]

Asus reveals Wii-like motion controller

With Computex 2008 just around the corner, Asus’ Eee range of elfin laptops and its forthcoming low-priced desktop are all the talk right now, but it looks like the company may also bring an unannounced new toy out to play next week.
Dubbed the Eee Stick, this motion-sensing device seems to have taken more than […]

Would we hate Microsoft if it were Apple?

Let’s face it: Apple is every bit as proprietary as Microsoft. More so, in fact. Apple takes secrecy to new levels. It prefers to build everything itself and maintains a closed, tightly integrated ecosystem.
And yet many of us, myself included, regularly deride Microsoft, not Apple, for being proprietary and greedy.
Why does […]

Youth-focused designer on how to save Zune

Here’s an interesting post on how to save the Zune over at digital lifestyle blog Last 100. The blogger is Michael Pinto, creative director of Very Memorable Design, a design company that specializes in youth marketing.

To summarize: Microsoft needs a super-cheap Zune–maybe $25–to compete against the $50 iPod Shuffle, and should create limited-edition […]

PlayStation 3 in-game XMB finally coming in June?

It seems like every time a new PlayStation 3 firmware update is on the horizon, somebody is predicting that it will have trophies (read Achievements) and the long-awaited in-game XMB feature, that would finally allow gamers to load the menu system without closing their game for accessing their friend list and more, you know… […]

PlayStation 3 in-game XMB finally coming in June?

It seems like every time a new PlayStation 3 firmware update is on the horizon, somebody is predicting that it will have trophies (read Achievements) and the long-awaited in-game XMB feature, that would finally allow gamers to load the menu system without closing their game for accessing their friend list and more, you know… […]

PlayStation 3 in-game XMB finally coming in June?

It seems like every time a new PlayStation 3 firmware update is on the horizon, somebody is predicting that it will have trophies (read Achievements) and the long-awaited in-game XMB feature, that would finally allow gamers to load the menu system without closing their game for accessing their friend list and more, you know… […]

Phenom FX to appear in Q1 2009

AMD’s Phenom FX will be their attempt to get back into the “performance” market, which the Core 2 Extreme is enjoying almost to itself at the moment. The processor, much like the Phenom series itself, has been sadly long delayed. We’re now hearing that the CPU will be available in early 2009, which will […]

Big Telco’s mindset change, embracing the unknown

There is a big change in the way operators are looking at the business model these days. With the existing voice revenues taking a nose dive, I guess its time for some introspection. With voice and messaging platform’s threatening to erode the ARPU even further, Big telcos are realizing that its time to embrace the […]