Archive for March, 2008
Technology Gazette Episode 11
Posted by Josh Chandler | Filed under Technology Gazette
Are Blu-Ray Disc Player prices going up?
http://hometheater.about.com/b/2008/03/15/are-blu-ray-disc-player-prices-going-up.htm
Toshiba is to lose $1 billion from HD-DVD failure:
http://uk.gizmodo.com/2008/03/15/hd_dvd_failure_to_cost_toshiba.html
Microsoft and Yahoo actually meet to talk about merger!
http://bink.nu/news/microsoft-and-yahoo-met-to-discuss-merger.aspx
Is Yahoo to open source for Microsoft?
http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1268
Apple is slowly but surely accepting more people to the iPhone Developer program:
http://www.macrumors.com/2008/03/14/apple-slowly-ramping-up-iphone-developer-program/
Technology Gazette Episode 10
Posted by Josh Chandler | Filed under Technology Gazette
News stories mentioned:
Nokia noBounds project- Full HD via USB and WLAN!
http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/nokia-nobounds-projects-promises-full-hd-video-over-usb-or-wlan/
Amazon gets involved with Facebook
http://www.tech.co.uk/computing/internet-and-broadband/news/amazon-adds-facebook-apps?articleid=1074864741
Apple sends out invitations for WWDC08
http://techdigest.tv/2008/03/apple_announces.html
Should Microsoft be worried about latest XBOX Sales numbers?
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080314-why-microsoft-should-be-worried-about-new-npd-sales-figures.html
Technology Gazette Episode 9
Posted by Josh Chandler | Filed under Technology Gazette
News stories mentioned:
AOL buys Bebo, maybe as protection for Yahoo’s involvement with Opensocial
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2275828,00.asp
iPhone Firmware 2 Screenshots released
http://www.macrumors.com/2008/03/13/iphone-firmware-2-0-screenshots-leaked/
Microsoft officialy say no to a Blu-ray addon for XBOX 360
http://uk.gizmodo.com/2008/03/13/no_bluray_for_the_xbox_hell_no_1.html
PS3 Firmware has been updated to 2.17
http://www.tech.co.uk/home-entertainment/gaming/games-consoles/news/sony-updates-ps3-firmware-to-version-217?articleid=523937076
Microsoft delays Zune in the UK until 2009
Technology Gazette Episode 8
Posted by Josh Chandler | Filed under Technology Gazette
News Stories Mentioned:
Did Google make a mistake with Doubleclick
http://blogs.cnet.com/8301-13506_1-9891862-17.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
How many is too many Apple gift cards?
http://www.powerpage.org/2008/03/apple_declares_customer_to_be_using_too_many_gift_cards_to_purchase_macbook.html
iPod Nano’s overheat in Japan
http://www.powerpage.org/2008/03/ipod_nano_overheats_sparks_in_japan.html
Britons don’t trust anyone with their data, well I wonder why!
http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/304/f/4269/s/bb12ae/story01.htm
BT buys a TV for a customer to fix broadband problems in neighbourhood:
Technology Gazette Episode 7
Posted by Josh Chandler | Filed under Technology Gazette
News Stories Mentioned
Beatles maybe coming to iTunes (finally):
http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=206902715
Digg might be sold:
http://tinyurl.com/2j3hug
Google Calendar sync solves users problems with syncing calendars between Google Calendar and Microsoft Outlook:
http://www.google.com/support/calendar/bin/answer.py?answer=89955
Maple-Bacon Lollipops:
http://www.geekologie.com/2008/03/maple_bacon_lollipops_are_mapl.php
Microsoft cuts price of XBOX 360 in Europe:
http://tinyurl.com/2we2×5
Lionsgate confirm iTunes Digital copy involvement:
