Archive for: April 10, 2008

April 10, 2008

De Grisogono Meccanico DG all-mechanical digital watch

Filed under: Review - 10 Apr 2008

See, now we’re torn. Do we spend our imaginary rainbow dollars on that Real Crystal LED Watch concept we saw the other day, or do we pretend like we could ever scrap together sufficient pennies to afford that very really De Grisogono Meccanico DG timepiece? The watch is apparently the first all-…

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Alpine’s head unit supports iPods, DivX playback and everything else

Filed under: Review - 10 Apr 2008

When you sign your product a Mobile Multimedia Solution it had better offer up a pretty robust set of connectivity options; particularly when it costs $1,100. In that manner, Alpine’s new WXGA touch-screen IVA-W505 doesn’t disappoint. The 7-inch DVD/CD/MP3/AAC/WMA/DivX AV head unit offers Blue…

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Kaspersky Anti-Virus & Internet Security 8.0.0.329 Pre RC2

Kaspersky Internet Security 8 0 ndash is a new line of Kaspersky Labs products which is designed for the multi tiered protection of personal computers This product is based on in house protection components which are based on variety of technologies for maximum levels of user protection regardless of technical competencies This product utilizes several technologies which were jointly developed by Kaspersky Labs and other companies part of them is implemented via online services
During product preparation several competitor offerings were considered and analyzed firewalls security suites systems which position themselves as proactive in defence and HIPS systems Combination of in hosue innovative developments and results from analysis gathered through the industry allowed to jump onto a new level of protection for personal users whereby offering even more hardened and less annoying computer protection from all types of electronic threats ndash malicious programs of different types hacker attacks spam mailings program root kits phishing emails advertisement popup windows etc

Apple TV “simplest and best designed” domestic theater media player

Filed under: Review - 10 Apr 2008

Calling it “a small, thin, unobtrusive box that fetches music, photos and videos from your domestic network using either a wired or a wireless connection,” Walt Mossberg lauds Apple TV in a response to a question submitted to his “Mailbox.” Not only does it work “with any computer, Windows…

Win an all-access pass to Web 2.0 Expo

Filed under: Review - 10 Apr 2008

Web 2.0 Expo starts in San Francisco on April 22. It’s the biggest Web 2.0 show there is, and Webware will be there in force, scouring the show looking for new companies, interviewing the architects of Web 2.0 companies, and celebrating the winners of the Webware 100, which we announce on April …

The PS3 Laptop: from Ben Heck to Engadget with love

Filed under: Review - 10 Apr 2008

Filed under: Gaming, Laptops
Rewind back to late 2006. The PS3 was launching alongside the Wii and geeky editors like ourselves were having a field day. We’d already managed to convince our good pal Ben Heck to build another Xbox 360 laptop and the Wii Laptop, so it was only a matter of instance bef…

Ask OSNews: Use of Brain-Boosting Drugs in the Software Industry?

Filed under: Review - 10 Apr 2008

One in five Nature readers — mostly scientists — say they up their mental performance with drugs such as Ritalin, Provigil, and Inderal. […] when asked how they felt about professional thinkers using drugs to enhance their cognitive performance, nearly 80% said it should be allowed. While that r…

Ask OSNews: Use of Brain-Boosting Drugs in Software Industry?

Filed under: Review - 10 Apr 2008

One in five Nature readers — mostly scientists — say they up their mental performance with drugs such as Ritalin, Provigil, and Inderal. […] when asked how they felt about professional thinkers using drugs to enhance their cognitive performance, nearly 80% said it should be allowed. While that r…

First Look: Facebook for BlackBerry

Filed under: Review - 10 Apr 2008

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You won’t be able to turn humans into zombies with Facebook for BlackBerry (quick link), but you will be able to perform the fundamental Facebook maneuvers to keep up with your friends. Since launching in late October 2007, the wildly popular app has topped 1…

Millionaire 0.7.2 - multi-language pack update, added language bug fix

Filed under: Review - 10 Apr 2008

A small update has found its way into the latest build of developer Fabio’s Millionaire homebrew game for Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch. Version 0.7.2 includes a bug fix for loading the Portuguese-Brazilian database as well as several other updates.The multi-language homebrew game based on the popul…

Report: ‘Microsoft Fastest to Issue OS Patches, Sun Slowest’

Filed under: Review - 10 Apr 2008

“Symantec’s comprehensive protection report on the malware industry from July 1 to December 31, 2007, is now available in its 100+ page glory. Symantec broke down data on patch development instance by operating system and by the type of vulnerability encountered. Surprisingly, Microsoft had the shor…

The Rise and Fall of HuddleChat

Filed under: Review, utilities - 10 Apr 2008

Google App Engine Just a few days ago, Google unveiled the Google App Engine, which opens the doors to developers looking to create and host Web applications using Google's infrastructure. The apps are hosted by Google, and any developers looking to make the next big Web service are invited to apply for the beta and design away. One of those new apps to use the Google App Engine was HuddleChat, a Web collaboration tool that looked conspicuously like Campfire, a licensed product from 37 Signals. The only difference was that HuddleChat was free.

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HuddleChat was created by a pair of Google developers looking for a way to collaborate via chat. Whether they were planning to duplicate the bulk of the functionality of Campfire is up for debate, but when they opened up HuddleChat to the world for free, the folks at 37 Signals took notice. They were concerned that HuddleChat was a bit too similar to Campfire, with the notable difference that HuddleChat allowed as many people into a room as the organizer chose. Campfire, on the other hand, is free for up to four users in a room, but if you want to bring more people into the room or create a room with more users, you have to pay a fee.

All the most critical features in Campfire existed in Huddlechat. You could upload documents to the room for everyone to see and review, use it for simple chat, add images and other files, and even save your discussion and all its attached documentation as a transcript. Additionally, you could publish the URL of ...

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