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The secret world of high tech codenames
Tech companies spend a lot of time and money coming up with cool names for their products: just think PlayStation, iPod, Xbox, even Windows - iconic monickers all. But the name you see printed on the box is usually the last in a long line [...]
The best and worst convergence gadgets
Ah, convergence - that lovely marriage of previously separate things to create a magical third - think peaches and cream, Batman and Robin, Linux and the Eee PC. When convergence works (step forward iPhone) it’s wonderful, but some arranged marriages go very badly wrong - just look at the Amstrad Em@iler. Here are some great examples of the best and worst in convergence tech
21 of the stupidest high tech predictions
“They couldn’t hit an elephant from that distance.” So said Major General John Sedgewick in 1864 just before being hit by the bullet from a Confederate sharpshooter. He’s not alone in making bad predictions, the history of the tech industry is littered with them. Here are 21 of the worst
iTunes movie downloads: over-priced, over-hyped and over here?
Movie downloads have finally come to iTunes UK, so how does Apple’s offering compare with its arch-rivals on choice, compatibility and price. Let’s find out, shall we?
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard: the story so far
Slide past all the iPhone 3G hoopla that’s been around at WWDC 2008 this week and you’ll discover something that’s potentially a lot more significant: Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Apple iPod touch: what’s next?
Ever since Apple launched the iPod touch last September, it’s been overshadowed by the flashier, whizzier iPhone. It’s almost as if Apple doesn’t really know what to do with it. The truth couldn’t be more different
Was Steve Jobs’ WWDC 2008 keynote the best one ever?
This year’s World Wide Developer Conference has been touted as one of the most important in Apple’s history. But did it live up to the hype?
iPhone 3G vs Blackberry - how to they compare?
A big chunk of Steve Jobs’ WWDC 2008 keynote yesterday was given over to the enterprise features of the iPhone 2.0 firmware. That poses a direct challenge to smartphone makers like RIM, the company behind the business-focused Blackberry
How to buy an iPhone on the cheap
For bargain hunters, the launch of the iPhone 3G was the best news yet from Apple. Why?
Because it means thousands, maybe millions of owners of the old 1G versions are going be dumping their iPhones faster than a smuggler on the Kessel Run (it’s from Star Wars. Ask for your dad). And the sale starts on Friday 11 July
