Archive for October, 2005

iTMS review

Tuesday, October 25th, 2005

Nathan at The Baliset Palimpsest has taken the Aus iTunes Music Store for a test drive, and is not particularly happy about it, particularly in relation to pricing structures:
Let’s look at a couple of simple comparisons. I love Audiobooks, and I was pleased to note when I checked out the Australian iTunes Music Store that […]

iTunes music store

Tuesday, October 25th, 2005

The Australian version of the Itunes music store is apparently online and working as of today with tracks retailing for about $1.69. It appears however that Sony BMG are holding out on the deal which means you might not be able to buy those Anthony Callea and Deltra Goodrem songs in digital format. […]

HTC Wizard

Monday, October 24th, 2005

OhGizmo points out a cooll new windows mobile smartphone – HTC Wizard that has been released in Europe.
‘There is a new gadget out there that is starting to sell in Germany. It’s called the HTC Wizard Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone. Featuring a slide-out keyboard, the T-Mobile MDA Vario Pocket PC phone comes with GPRS and […]

flock

Monday, October 24th, 2005

Flock the new browser that hit the air waves in a pre-released version this week has been generating some Buzz. It is very early days for the browser but it will be worth keeping an eye on its development

news.com writes: ‘The browser integrates Web technologies including RSS content feeds, bookmarks and photo sharing. It also […]

More Bits From Windows Vista

Friday, October 21st, 2005

nternetnews has some information on a community technology review that Microsoft released recently regarding windows Vista.
‘While Microsoft cautioned that the Vista CTP is far from the final version, it includes several new features:

Desktop management tools;
Built-in diagnostics for trouble-shooting the PC, including finding memory problems and monitoring and alerting users when disk problems […]

Sony Vaio color notebooks

Friday, October 21st, 2005

Computershopper has some information about the new colorful notebooks from Sony. I have a Sony but the sleek silver looks a bit old compare to these ones.
‘Who could be blamed for wanting just a little taste of these colorful laptops? With three cotton-candy shades (and, for the more conservative, black and white), Sony’s new 14.1-inch […]

GoBinder 2006

Friday, October 21st, 2005

Agilix have released the beta version of GoBinder 2006.
‘Create your personal knowledgebase. GoBinder is a powerful application that enables students to learn better and study smarter. GoBinder lets students take notes, using a keyboard or a Tablet, download instructor lectures before class and annotate on top of them. With its unique Digital Paper technology, students […]

DLO TransPod

Friday, October 21st, 2005

The Gadgeteer has a hands on review of the DLO Transpod which is a neat way of listening to your ipod tunes in the car.
‘Finding the most convenient way to listen to the tunes on your Apple iPod, while in your vehicle can sometimes be a daunting task. Do you lay it beside you on […]

Verosee - free workspaces for skype.

Friday, October 21st, 2005

This is a neat idea. A add-on to skype that will allow shared spaces for files and chats. Still in beta at the moment but is looking very promising.
‘You depend on files and conversations with people that are geographically dispersed, not always connected to the network, at different companies, and occasionally on the road or […]

OpenOffice.org 2.0 Is Here

Friday, October 21st, 2005

‘OpenOffice.org 2.0 is the productivity suite that individuals, governments, and corporations around the world have been expecting for the last two years. Easy to use and fluidly interoperable with every major office suite, OpenOffice.org 2.0 realises the potential of open source.
With new features, advanced XML capabilities and native support for the OASIS Standard OpenDocument format, […]