Archive for December, 2007

Cloudy visions of the future

Monday, December 31st, 2007
Regular commentator Bill Thompson looks ahead at the technologies that could become big in 2008

Gamer jargon is word of 2007

Thursday, December 13th, 2007
The word "W00t" has been chosen as the word of the year by US dictionary Merriam Webster.

How next billion will shape net

Wednesday, December 12th, 2007
Internet law professor Michael Geist looks at how another billion users will change the net

Give me rice and laptops

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007
Criticism of plans to get technology into the developing world is misplaced, says Bill Thompson.

Broaderband video round-up

Friday, December 7th, 2007
Broadberband video roundup

Providers question ‘neutral net’

Friday, December 7th, 2007
Can the net stay equal in the highly commercial world it now operates in?

Bright future for LEDs

Thursday, December 6th, 2007
The humble LED goes from strength to strength

Dell launching Latitude XT tablet PC on the 11th

Thursday, December 6th, 2007

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Oh, your holiday shopping budget just took a turn for the worse, dinnit? We've gotten a slew of reports from sources all agreeing that Dell intends to launch its forthcoming Latitude XT tablet PC on the 11th (next Tuesday). You already know the rest, we'll see you next week for the launch of tablet PC the industry almost forgot.

 

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Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!

Samsung’s DB-UP5000 HD DVD / Blu-ray player: $799, shipping mid-to-late December

Thursday, December 6th, 2007

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Good news. This time, we won't be burdening you with more talk of delays to Samsung's DB-UP5000 dual format player. On the contrary, a Samsung spokesperson told Dealerscope that the much anticipated HD DVD and Blu-ray player is on target for a "mid-to-late December" launch. Better yet, the price is down from $999 to a more reasonable $799. That is, until you consider the combined cost of a $499 PS3 and sub-$200 HD DVD player.

 

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Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!

Facebook founder apology over ads

Thursday, December 6th, 2007
The founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, apologises to users for the way it launched an adverts system.