Hardware 2.0

Windows 7 - Heal thyself!

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:05:56 +0000

Call me naive, but I've always thought that it should be possible for your average PC user to get themselves out of a PC jam without having to call on the Geek Squad (or their friendly neighborhood uber-geek). Windows 7 has in place mechanisms to help even the most basic of users get their PC back from one of the worst situations that they can find themselves in - a system that won't boot.

iTunes finally goes DRM-free … does anyone really care?

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:46:12 +0000

News from the Macworld Expo - iTunes is in the final stages of shedding DRM, offering some eight million of its 10 million songs in Apple’s iTunes Plus DRM-free format. But does anyone care? Is there anyone who is still concerned about DRM buying anything from the iTunes store?

Seagate crams 329 gigabits of data per square inch

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:34:06 +0000

Seagate has announced that it is shipping the densest 3.5 inch desktop hard drive available - cramming an incredible 329 gigabits per square inch.

Jobs admits to ill health

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:23:37 +0000

After months of speculation about Apple CEO's health, Steve Jobs has revealed the reason for his weight loss during 2008.

WMP 12 toxic to certain MP3 files

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:20:12 +0000

A cautionary note to those using Windows beta 1 build 7000.

Verbatim’s new quad-interface 500GB/1TB external hard drives

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 18:09:40 +0000

Storage company Verbatim will unveil two new pro-grade quad-interface external hard drives at this year's Macworld Expo.

First reactions to Windows 7

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 13:46:20 +0000

Having my hands on the beta 1 of Windows 7 over the holidays has been an interesting experience because it's allowed me to show the OS to people and get feedback from a broad range of users as to how they feel about Microsoft's upcoming operating system.

Highlights from NetApplications data for December ‘08 - Home users dominate data

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 12:43:30 +0000

NetApplications has released data for December so it’s time once again to dig through the trends.

Windows 7 beta 1 performance - How does the OS compare to Vista and XP?

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 22:59:45 +0000

How does Windows 7 beta 1 compare to Vista and XP in terms of performance? That's a question that's been hitting my inbox regularly over the past few weeks. Let's see if we can't answer it!

30GB Zunes go on strike for New Year

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:54:32 +0000

Judging by my inbox, there's truth to the story that 30GB Zunes are failing big style.