Archive for February, 2006
Windows Vista – Will It Be A Resource Hog?
As regular readers will know, I built what I thought was a pretty stonking PC over Christmas. The spec was pretty good I thought, although I did try to save some cash by buying a X1600 card rather than a then top-of-the-range X1800 to save some cash, with the intention to buy a second X1600 [...]
One For The Mac Lovers: iTunes and iPhoto Support on the Xbox 360
My boss installed this last night and said that he didn’t have any problems. Connect360 automatically indexes your iTunes and iPhoto libraries and shares them to your Xbox 360. You can then use the Xbox 360 Dashboard to browse and play your media, organized in the exact same way that it is on your [...]
Playstation 3: Delayed By 6-12 Months?
Seems like Sony are paying for giving the Playstation 3 such a high spec, which analysts believe will delay the luanch by up to 12 months and has pushed the production costs to over $800.
Microsoft must be rubbing their hands. Not only has the Xbox 360 gone down better than they could have hoped, [...]
Is Skype A Haven For Criminals?
Nate Anderson of Ars Technica has written an interesting article that highlights how difficult it can be for Government agencies to track Skype calls. Governments are worried about the rise in encrypted VoIP conversations,
such as those made with Skype, and they're seeking ways of extending
their wiretapping power to the Internet.
I hadn't considered this issue before. [...]
Easy Way To Stream DivX/XviD To Xbox 360
Finally it’s here. Runtime, one of the original founders of the great XBMC program for the original Xbox has put together a program called Transode 360 that allows you to stream DivX and XviD files on the fly to your Xbox 360 via Windows Media Center.
I managed to get the program working within 10 [...]
Vodafone To Launch Its Own Handsets
Vodafone is set to launch its own brand of handsets after signing a five-year deal with China's Huawei Technologies. I'm surprised that Vodafone hadn't done this already. I don't think we will be seeing cutting-edge smartphones, but rather good value mass-market phones.
This could have a major impact on the sales of Nokia, Sony Ericsson etc [...]
3G Adult Video Chat Service
I guess it had to happen sometime – I’m kind of surprised it’s taken so long, given that it is estimated that up to 40% of premium mobile content is for adult services ‘to go’.
3OOOH in Spain have just launched the first adult video chat service where customers can dial a premium number for a [...]
Browse The Internet With An Xbox360
I went to a Microsoft presentation yesterday which showcased the potential applications of their software. It wasn’t very interesting (although I did get some free software worth around £400 which was nice!), although it did make me realise that I wasn’t getting the most out of my XP Media Center Edition PC combined with [...]
Xbox Live Not Suitable For Kids?
Whenever I go onto Xbox Live I'm constantly amazed by the amount of bad language and cussing that goes on, and also concerned by the amount of racial and sexual abuse.
It makes me wonder sometimes if I had kids would I let them play online. The media tend to focus quite heavily on chat [...]
HDTV Buying Guide
I took the plunge yesterday and splashed out on a HDTV. I was going to try and hold out until the summer when HD broadcasts should be available in the UK, but I just couldn’t resist it.
Choosing a HDTV wasn’t easy but after spending a few hours doing my research I finally plumped for [...]
Watch TV With Your Mobile And Get Fined £1000
I passed by a Vodafone store today which had a poster advertising Sky TV packages for mobile phones from £5pm, which struck me as a very good deal if you wanted to watch Sky on the cheap.
Well, this may prove to a be a false economy as apparently you will need a TV licence to [...]
Xbox 360 Shortage Over?
Peter Moore, Head of the Xbox division stated today that:
Within the next four to six weeks, anybody will be able to walk into a store and buy an Xbox 360.
I was amazed to see first-hand today just how bad the shortage is. I wanted to buy a Play and Charge kit today and I [...]
What to expect from 3GSM World Congress, Barcelona
The much awaited and biggest of its kind, 3GSM World Congress 2006 has kicked off today. 3GSM 2006 is being held in
Barcelona this year and is being attended by every major wireless, mobile, telecom related companies.
So, what to expect from this big event? There are plenty of new and interesting technologies, exciting services and hottest [...]
AdMob – Pay Per Click Ads For Mobiles
AdMob have launched a new Pay-Per-Click advertising service for mobile phones that hopes to replicate the success of internet services like Yahoo YPN, Google Adsense etc.
AdMob are partnering with mobile internet sites to create ads, that will be displayed via a number of unique technologies that they say will 'change the way you think about [...]
New Version Of Google Desktop
Google slowly but surely are dominating the services I use on my PC. Currently I use Gmail, Google Reader and Google Search. As soon as I can access easily access my MSN contacts I will make the switch to Google Talk.
Now, with the latest version of Google Desktop released yesterday Google have taken over my [...]
Download Songbird Here – Working Link
I managed to download Songbird ok this morning, I think because I got the file before the Americans work up. I kept the file on my machine and I've uploaded it onto a server so that it's available if you can't find it anywhere else.
I have to admit that so far I'm not impressed with [...]
Vonage Files For IPO – Are You Gonna Invest?
Om Malik has spotted that Vonaage has just filed for an IPO. I might get a copy of the SEC document as I'm sure it will be interesting to see how they plan to spend the millions they intend to raise. So far, despite spending millions on marketing the company is still losing cash at [...]
