Wednesday 30 September 2009

Charlie Brooker on the Mac vs. Windows Debate

Charlie Brooker comments in typically acerbic style in the Guardian on why although he doesn't get along with Windows (and those Windows 7 party ads...), his hatred for Mac is even more vitriolic.
http://m.guardian.co.uk/ms/p/gmg/op/s0LCIqoIpabmuj41C1_S3Xg/view.m?id=191371&tid=120787&chk_my-text=t,1;c,1&cat=Most_Read

Friday 25 September 2009

Intel believe "the future is tv-shaped"

Technology giant Intel believe that by 2015 there will be 12 billion computer devices with the capability to connect to 500 billion hours of TV and video content.

Justin Rattner, Intel's chief technology officer, predicts that TV will remain at the centre of our lives but that the future brings more flexibility in terms of when and where we watch our favourite shows due to the growing number of ways we can now consume content

Monday 14 September 2009

New PC World TV Ad - "My world is my son's future"

PC World have launched a new Back2School TV campaign. The ad features a female voiceover talking about taking her son to PC World to buy a laptop for the start of the new school year. She ends with the line: "My world is my son's future."

Thursday 10 September 2009

Steve Jobs returns to Apple but commentors left underwhelmed by new products

Apple boss Steve jobs has returned to his role at the company after a year of medical leave following a liver transplant operation.

He returned to unveil the latest range of Apple products at a press conference in San Francisco. New products included the new iPod Nano, which now has a built-in video camera, FM tuner and voice recorder. Apple also lowered the price of existing iPods.

Some commentors were left underwhelmed by the new products as they were hoping to hear news on the Apple Tablet. One writer commented:

"It was all about the iPod today and in terms of competition they are still running away with the show. Our biggest question is what is going to happen in the next six months. The Apple Tablet is what we want to hear about and it's going to address this mid-market as people look for portability with their computing...This is a niche they really need to address in the coming months."