Archive for August 29, 2006

MSNBC: Apple Mac Pro is the ultimate desktop computer

“The new Mac Pro desktop is a thing of beauty. Inside and out this box looks like it is the ultimate desktop computer on the market today,” Gary Krakow reports for MSNBC.

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Is Apple’s MacBook rotten to the core?

Four of the CNET Australia editorial team have bought a new MacBook since its release and every one of them has had to — or will shortly — spend some time in the Sydney AppleCentre. Are their experiences of the MacBook representative or have they just been extremely unlucky?

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P2P Steps Into The Darknet

Is Hollywood prepared to launch yet another wave of litigation in order to bring BitTorrent to heel, one user at a time if necessary? The problem is that once again, the MPAA is a step behind the state of the art in P2P technology, and the next wave of peer-to-peer technology could leave the industry pounding in vain against a virtual brick wall.

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Microsoft expected to release Vista RC1 within days

Reviewers will soon be getting their hands on the first release candidate of Windows Vista, which means Microsoft could be on target to deliver the OS to business customers according to schedule before the end of the year.

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Google Tells TV Execs - WE DONT CREATE CONTENT - We’re NOT Rivals

Google’s vice president of search products and user experience, told an audience at the Edinburgh International Television Festival that the internet innovator was television’s friend, not its rival. “We’re computer scientists,” “We’re not brilliant storytellers or content creators.” Many in the television industry fear growth of Google,

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Steerable WiFi Antenna from Hack- A- Day

I almost passed over this one

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Ubuntu System Panel (USP)

After the release of the SLED menu and seeing that it was so popular with Ubuntu users, I took it upon myself to do something of our own. So for the past few weeks I have been studying mockups for GNOME and trying to bring it alive and today, I offer it to you…

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Don’t buy that MacBook Pro just yet! Is Next-Gen Apple Laptop Coming Soon?

If you were planning on buying an Apple notebook, you might consider waiting until Sept. 16. By this date, Apple will have held its annual Paris Expo, an event known for new product announcements — and this year, those announcements are rumored to include that of a newly, upgraded MacBook Pro

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