Archive for: April 26, 2008

April 26, 2008

Rumor: 2nd generation iPhone to have 3G, GPS, will be thicker

Filed under: Review - 26 Apr 2008

While you’re waiting for the rumored moment generation Apple iPhone to come along, here are some juicy tidbits for you to chew and ponder on: apparently, it will have 3G as the oft-repeated rumors say, as well as GPS. Those are the new functions that we’ve heard circling the rumor mill so far, but t…

Falcon Northwest’s portable FragBox 8500 gaming rig gets reviewed

Filed under: Review - 26 Apr 2008

Filed under: Desktops
Oh yeah, you’ve options oozing everywhere for a bona fide gaming desktop that takes up some serious square footage in your domicile, but what about those looking for a potent portable? And we’re not talking laptops, either. Falcon Northwest’s FragBox 8500 — which sports a chas…

Kaspersky Anti-Virus & Internet Security 8.0.0.357 Pre TR

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Sony Vegas Movie Studio Platinum 8.0d Build 139

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Downgrade Rights As a Backdoor to Continue to Sell XP?

Filed under: Review - 26 Apr 2008

As you surely know by now, the latest hype on the web is stories, news, or supposedly new quotes regarding the potential availability of Windows XP after June 30th, when Microsoft will cease selling the seven year old operating system. The latest development? Big PC companies like Dell and HP have f…

Epson, Sanrio team up for two more Hello Kitty laptop designs

Filed under: Review - 26 Apr 2008

Filed under: Laptops
Don’t bother asking whether the madness will ever end; you know good and well it won’t. Now that we’re clear, let’s focus on the latest Hello Kitty-blasted laptop: the May-bound Endeavor NJ2100. Available in either a floral-inspired or airplane-dominated theme, the predominantly…

California man builds his own solar-electric vehicle, good looks be darned

Filed under: Review - 26 Apr 2008

Filed under: TransportationAlthough Brent Hatch’s homegrown solar-electric whip looks eerily similar (read: just as ugly) to the SUNN solar car kit, that one was actually created without the help of any pre-packaged parts or sophisticated schematics. After his gas bill rose well by $700 a month (he …

California man builds his own solar-electric vehicle

Filed under: Review - 26 Apr 2008

Filed under: TransportationAlthough Brent Hatch’s homegrown solar-electric whip looks eerily similar (read: just as ugly) to the SUNN solar car kit, that one was actually created without the help of any pre-packaged parts or sophisticated schematics. After his gas bill rose well by $700 a month (he …

Man attempts LCD TV theft using water bottle UPC, fails

Filed under: Review - 26 Apr 2008

Oh, shoplifters of the world — you’re not going to unite and take by with these kinds of tactics. A Kirksville, MO. man was arrested on Thursday for trying to boost a $517 Viore (yeah) LCD television by swapping the UPC tag with one from a $3.16 bottle of water. Apparently, cashiers weren’t foo…

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Microsoft’s Xbox group enjoys moment quarter of profit

Filed under: Review - 26 Apr 2008

It’s taken a few years, but lightning’s struck twice for Microsoft’s Entertainment and Devices division (the portion of the company responsible for Zune, Windows Mobile, and Xbox). The operating profit of $89 million that E&D drew is just a drop in MSFT’s far, far larger fiscal bucket, but u…

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Maximum PC reviews the Phantom Lapboard, for real

Filed under: Review - 26 Apr 2008

perhaps we’re confused, but we were under the impression that the oft-delayed, mist-like device known as the Phantom Lapboard had been released to the public. Apparently, we were mistaken. Regardless, Maximum PC has gotten a thorough, in-depth look at the $130 pivoting keyboard / mouse / mousepa…

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