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360 update to offer more than expected

The big draw for the upcoming Microsoft Xbox 360 Dashboard (or Xbox Live update, as some are starting to call it) has been the addition of Twitter and Facebook support. It seems now, however, that we are hearing that there are a few other new things that will be making their way to your Xbox 360 dashboard, as well. First, we are now able to confirm... [Read more of this review]

Google searches reflect public fears of postal delays

Reflecting a widespread public need for alternatives to the Royal Mail, the web’s number one search engine in the UK, Google, has seen searches for the term “courier” increase by a staggering 46 percent in the four weeks to 14th October 2009. Richard Adams-Mercer, business development director for online delivery company Parcel2Go.com, claimed... [Read more of this review]

XP is history

XP’s long reign over the hearts and minds of corporates will end on October 22 when Windows 7 is launched, predicts analysts Forester. Soothsayers in Forester’s tarot reading division have pulled the Death card for Windows XP on the corporate desktop. Forrester’s Benjamin Gray said that businesses needed refresh aging IT infrastructure.... [Read more of this review]

Patriot shows its Box Office HD media player

Patriot has decided to branch a bit out of its memory and storage product lineup and have announced its first media player, the Box Office. Packet in a small 142 x 145 x 38mm anodized aluminium chassis, this device supports 1080p output from flash drives, external hard drives or even an optional internal 2.5-inch drive. It supports Dolby Digital and... [Read more of this review]

South Korea approves sale of Apple's iPhone

South Korea’s telecommunications regulator said Wednesday it has given approval for Apple iPhone to be sold in the country. The Korea Communications Commission approved the sale of the device at a meeting attended by its five commissioners, said commission spokesman Lee Sang-hun. If you believe the US trade press South Korea has apparently been... [Read more of this review]

Twitter rejects adverts

Social networking site Twitter has rejected plans to put advertisements on the popular micro blogging site this year. Co-founder Biz Stone has finally responded to a call from analysts for the site to start start making a bob or two. He said that Twitter was “pretty good right now” with regards to funding, stressed the company’s immediate... [Read more of this review]

Wearable Computer to Hit Market Soon

Hardware maker Kopin has developed a new generation of its wearable computer. The Golden-i Gen 2 will be starting field trials in December and production will begin next year. The computer, which you wear like a headset comes with Bluetooth, a 15-inch virtual PC display, head-gesture recognition and voice-control. It will run run Windows Embedded CE... [Read more of this review]

Wii price cut confirmed

According to a leak picked up by the Engadget crew, Nintedo will indeed announce a Wii price cut. The new $199 price should be announced on Friday, September 25th, and shops will start offering the console at the new price on Sunday, September 27th. Speculation about a possible Wii price cut has been rampant in recent weeks, months even, and now we’re... [Read more of this review]

ATI HD 5850 comes in October

According to industry sources, ATI’s HD 5850 is apparently being delayed and the production should start this week. This means that retail/e-tail will see it sometime in early October, probably during the first week. Apparently, the story behind this delay is that all available GPUs went for the HD 5870, but we are quite sure that a lot of consumers... [Read more of this review]

Pink Floyd might have a gaming future

While many old school music artists have looked at the Guitar Hero/Rock Band craze with suspicion, some are at least willing to consider the possibility. Put super group Pink Floyd in the willing-to-consider it category. Pink Floyd is recently quoted as telling the BBC that if an offer to create a Guitar Hero/Rock Band game based on the band were to... [Read more of this review]

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