Friday saw the news that Warner Music and Last.FM had ended their arrangement to have Warner’s music play on the free on-demand music streaming service that Last.FM runs.
It’s unclear if Warner’s dropped Last.FM or if Warner’s were themselves dropped.
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After thumbing through their big book of hyperbolic press quotes, HP have declared that they’ve been busy “redefining home computing” with their new range of TouchSmart media PCs apparently, “Putting the Digital Lifestyle at People’s Fingertips.”
Stepping out in the the highly competitive glare of the entry-level dSLR market is Canon’s new 10 Megapixel snapper, the EOS 1000D.
The compact dSLR packs a 7-point wide area AF system, 2.5″ LCD and continuous JPEG shooting ratcheting up to 3fps until the memory card is full.
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Yesterday, Apple offered a preview of the next major version of its Mac OS X operating system, called “Snow Leopard.”
Expected to regale under the designation ‘Mac OS X 10.6’ when it sees the light of day in around 12 months time, the release is set to focus more on speed and stability than ramping up the new feature count. (more…)
To the surprised gasps of, well no-one, Captain Stevie Jobs set fanboy gussets a-moistening one more time with the announcement of the new 3G iPhone.
Now sporting Thinner edges and a full black plastic back, the upgraded handset runs iPhone 2.0 firmware, with Apple claiming that it will load webpages quicker than the N95 and Treo 750 (quote why they’re boasting about it being faster than the 18 month old Treo is anyone’s guess mind.)
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With more and more online chatters using wireless instant messaging for both personal and business use, it’s not surprising that dodgy types are queuing up to try and eavesdrop on the conversation.
With more users helping themselves to free unencrypted wireless networks in cafes, libraries etc, it’s easier than ever to grab IM passwords as they whizz through the air, IM security is becoming a growing issue.
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If the dimensions of the super-slimline mobile sitting in your pocket are still causing you consternation, then the ridiculously small Neon7 may be what you’re looking for.
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Slipping out of the new product dock mere moments ahead of the expected 3G iPhone launch is Samsung’s new Omnia i900 smartphone.
Sharing a similar design as the iPhone (and the LG KE830, Prada and Clie TH55 before it), the Omnia sports a beefy-sized 3.2″ 240 x 400 pixels big screen flanked by call start/end buttons either side and a central optical mouse whotsit. (more…)
It appears that no-one is immune to Internet fads these days, even traditional venerable institutions such as Oxford English Dictionary (OED) are getting involved.
(Amazingly the OED is only 80 years old – it’s one of those things that you would have assume had been around since the invention of the print press in Europe by Gutenberg … or before.)
More details are emerging online of RIM’s new touchscreen phone, the Blackberry Thunder.