Iphone 3GS announced
Looks like the rumours surrounding the release of a new Iphone were fairly spot on, with the exception of the front facing camera. Named the Iphone 3GS. I believe the S stands for speed, full details can be found here. Some of the new features include.
1. Up to 2x faster browsing, although they do not mention RAM or processor specifications.
2. Can now shoot video without using any unapproved apps like the previous iphone.
3. A 3.0 megapixel auto-focus camera which people have stated is a major improvement over the old 2.0 megapixel one.
4. Voice control
5. Cut, copy and paste, a landscape keyboard and MMS
For all those who currently own a 3g iphone, will these new features be tempting enough to make you upgrade?
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Below is a banner which I had made for this blog. I will be adding it to computerforum.com in the future, to help promote the site.
Also, this blog will have more of a stand alone element, in that I will not be linking to posts at computerforum.com for discussion, but instead will be leaving all new posts open for comments.
Will we see a new iphone at WWDC 2009?
Apple Iphone fans all around the world are anxiously awaiting to see if there will be an announcement of a new Iphone at WWDC 2009 to commence on Monday June 8th.
If a new iphone is released, the main items rumoured are a better camera, maybe 3.2 megapixel with auto-focus that can handle video, an additional front facing camera, a faster processor and more RAM. I am considering getting one myself for my next phone, if the specs are good enough, this will be a very interesting announcement.
Iphone Humour
Those who remember some of the first mobile phones ever released, might find this funny.
Logitech X-540 5.1 Surround Speakers
For those that want a good mid range 5.1 Surround sound setup on a budget, then the Logitech-X540 is what you need!
I’ve been looking at getting this set for a while, but at launch end of 2006 they were too expensive for me, thankfully they have steadily gone down in price over time and now are at a bargain price of just $79, in some places you can get them cheaper.
Sound quality form the Logitech-X540 are fantastic, I upgraded from its little brother the X-140 and ohh what a difference, I could hear things in my music, games and movies which on my older speakers didn’t appear. I do however have a Creative X-fi card so this may add to the brilliant sound quality. Continue Reading >>
Will games really use all 4 cores?
I have seen many debates about this issue in a number of forums in the past year. I was interested which side of the argument was correct and started doing some research to find the answer. I decided to run a test myself with three popular games that are installed on my computer and see if games really can or will use 4 processing cores. I am just a normal guy with a normal computer and wanted to see what real world results I would record.
I have seen gamers say “it is a complete waste to buy a Quad Core cpu, games can not even use 4 processing cores.” I have even seen gamers also say “by the time games use 4 processing cores, the current quad core processors will already be outdated.” If you have surfed any forums I am sure you have seen this debate also. Let us see what happens… Continue Reading >>
Guide: Replacing a laptop LCD
We all know the dreadful cracked display on a laptop, but there’s an easy solution to fix a broken or cracked LCD.
This guide is done on an Acer Aspire 5100 laptop. I’ve replaced a few LCD’s and they all may be slightly different in the disassembly which may make it easier or harder, though the process is still the same for the most part.
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Tech Layoffs
It seems like the new year has brought much bad news for tech companies. I’ve constantly been reading press releases and news stories about job cuts and layoffs happening left and right in the technology world. People that thought technology was recession-proof have now been proven very wrong. According to Layoff Tracker (8/27/08 – 1/17/09), 347 companies have made layoffs and over 140,000 employees have received the bad news. Below I’ve made a list of some of the more notable tech companies that have been hit, and how many employees that have been cut.
- AMD – 1,100
- Google – 100
- Motorola – 4,000
- Seagate – 800
- Dell – 1,900
- Lenovo – 2,500
- Logitech – 500
- Electronic Arts – 400
- Western Digital – 2,500
These are just a fraction of all the companies. To see an up-to-date list, visit TechCrunch.
Microsoft Songsmith
When I first watched that video, I laughed. It was a fairly funny comedy act poking fun at Microsofts quirkiness. I showed it to a friend and then out of curiosity, followed the link at the end of the video because it looked legit. http://research.microsoft.com/songsmith
Windows 7 Public Beta
This past weekend, Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer announced the release of the Windows 7 Public Beta. While there was originally a 2.5 million download limit, the enthusiasm shown by users has inspired Microsoft to lift that limit. According to Brandon LeBlanc, all users will have access to the public beta until January 24th. So head over to the Windows 7 page and join me and thousands of other users in this treacherous but exciting download (yay 200 KB/s).
Windows 7 can be discussed here.