I won’t bore you with the technical specifications. If you cared that much about Apple products you’re probably well aware of them already. What I will comment on are my overall observations of the new products announced today. Some good, some so-so, the rest bad.

So, MacBooks. Well for starters its nice to see the new […]

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As expected, new iPods have been announced at the latest Apple ‘Let’s Rock’ Event. In a nutshell, the Touch 2G is slightly thinner than before and a redesigned Wifi antenna that looks a little bit better, although they’ve given it a recessed headphone jack which seems more like a downgrade rather than a revision. Hardware […]

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Google Chrome is out today in beta form. Grab it here. Some early thoughts on Google’s entry into the browser wars:
Pros

Pretty speedy
Attractive design
Tabs as processes are great for memory management

Cons

Too early to tell whether its secure
No extensions support
No Firefox-like RSS support

At the moment it just feels like something trendy from the cool kids, a proof […]

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Olympus and Panasonic will be releasing a new standard of cameras known as Micro Four Thirds. No so much DSLRs in a smaller package, but rather better compact cameras with interchangeable lenses. Here’s the press release:
OLYMPUS AND PANASONIC ANNOUNCE NEW MICRO FOUR THIRDS SYSTEM STANDARD
Tokyo, 5 August 2008 – Olympus Imaging Corporation (Olympus Imaging) and […]

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That’s right, In-Game XMB is finally coming on July 2nd. Finally PS3 owners will have the same luxuries as the Xbox 360 owners, such as listening the custom soundtracks, interacting with friends in-game and other features of the Xross Media Bar. As part of the 2.40 Firmware Update for the PS3, the new Trophies system […]

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Recently I’ve read a few articles concerning Forza 3’s storage situation. Initially there were rumors that Forza 3 would be on multiple discs due to the storage limitations of DVD9 used by the Xbox 360. Now it seems the usual “unnamed” sources claim that Forza 3’s core game will fit onto a single disc. What […]

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So the day has finally come. iPhone 3G, tablet Mac rumors, notebook redesigns… the whole shebang. All will be revealed soon. Fortunately for me I’ll be heading out, as it is a rule of mine to stay away from all the WWDC Announcements so that I can watch the keynote myself when it soon goes […]

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It seems an earlier rumour regarding the possible inclusion of the long-awaited In-Game Xross Media Bar feature is beginning to look solid. Too long has PlayStation 3 owners wanted such a feature as it will indefinately bring the PlayStation 3 one step closer to the Xbox 360. Tasks such as replying to a message from […]

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In the past 20 months or so I’ve had my Xbox 360… wait, let me rephrase. In the past 20 months or so I’ve had three Xbox 360s, two of which RROD’d and currently on my third, one thing has never been far from my thoughts is how goddamn loud the thing is.
Now I don’t […]

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Being the type who hates waiting around for products to be “ported” to the European Market, I went and snagged myself a Japanese Dual Shock 3 Controller for the PlayStation 3.
The SIXAXIS is a very light controller as a result of having no rumble motors inside. This leaves it feeling almost flimsy when using it, […]

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