Motorola SLVR L7
Back to the iTunes enabled phone for Motorola. Their latest entry into the market is the SLVR L7. It has a one piece design, is less then 12 mm thick and takes its styling cues from the RAZR line. Also, obviously, another shot at the same market that the ROKR couldn’t get jump started.
Offered by […]
ATI vs. NVIDIA Graphics Cards
Showing how quickly graphics cards are being introduced, ExtremeTech has an in depth analysis of Nvidia versus ATI graphics cards. For their test they used the ATI Radeon X1800 XT, and for Nvidia they used the GeForce 7800 GTX. Of course, ATI just released their X1900 line of cards, so the information does not address […]
Microsoft Has IE7 Beta 2 Posted
For anyone that wants to see an early version of what Microsoft is planning to release as Internet Explorer 7, they have the Beta 2 version avaiable for download, as well as a tour of the new features on their website.
Looks like the major additions are RSS feed support, tabbed browsing and a simpler, cleaner interface. […]
Lot on Tap for Google Today
Everytime I turned around today, there was a new story on Google. Some were rumors, others offical denials or clarfications from Google. Then their earnings came out. Let’s just list the rumors and clarifications:
Rumor: Google will partner with/purchase Napster. Google officially denied this report. An analyst even went so far as to say a Google […]
Intel Develops 45nm Processors
Intel has already begun shipping 65nm processors like the Exreme Edition 955, and now the company claims that 45nm chips will launch towards the end of 2007.
Intel has already produced demo chips based on the technology along with the intial details of the 45nm process.
“Compared to its 65-nm process, Intel claims that its new 45-nm […]
Cellphone Jammers
It looks like the Japanese have come up with a device that will put an end to unwanted cellphone calls.
The CX 200 Portable Director II Cellphone Jammer promises to disable calls around you for 70 second intervals or fade out calls with “natural atmosphere” for those times that you are stuck on the phone with […]
A Google Operating System?
It seems that Google is preparing to go head to head with Microsoft in the world of computer software.
The OS will be a variation “of the increasingly popular Ubuntu desktop Linux distribution, based on Debian and the Gnome desktop, it is known internally as ‘Goobuntu’.”
Apparently, Google has confirmed this information. However, there is no word […]
Imation Flash Wristband
Theme of the day seems to be portable USB memory devices. Imation’s entry is only 256 MB, and is deisgned to be a wristband. It may not be the most fashionable accessory to add to your wardrobe, but Imation seems to think that it is.
On the positive side, it is a convenient way to carry around a […]
Google Toolbar 4 Beta Released
Google released a beta version of their Toolbar this morning. On installing it, the first thing you notice is that by default the “send us usage statistics” option is disabled. Possibly a reaction to the government trying to get data from them? There is another option about using page rank, the description of what it […]
Wallet Friendly Flash Drive
What could make a flash drive more convienent? How about the ability to fit it into your wallet?
Walletex Microelectronics has developed the world’s first wallet friendly USB device. About the size of a credit card, the Wallet Flash is durable, convienent, and it features large storage capacities (up to 2GB of information.)
If you’re looking […]