Posts Tagged ‘computer’
Apple cuts Mac Mini price »
The price of the entry-level Mac Mini in the Irish Apple Store has been cut by €80, bringing it down to €719. According to Engadget this cut has been replicated internationally, except in the US. The mini computer was upgraded back in June and boasts a 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo CPU, 2GB of RAM and a 320GB hard drive for that price. There’s ...Read On »
Review: Apple iPad »
It may not re-invent computing but the Apple iPad does bring it a step closer to perfection, says Adam Maguire. It's the most over-hyped piece of technology the world has seen since... well... the iPhone. Curiously it is also the most criticised product Apple has released since the Newton, most of this coming before it was even available in ...Read On »
Blackberry maker RIM unveils ‘PlayBook’ »
RIM are the latest company out of the tablet traps, making its 'Blackberry PlayBook' slate computer official at the company's developers conference in San Francisco. According to company co-founder and CEO Mike Lazaridis the device will ship in early 2011 and will boast the following: A Cortex A9 1GHz dual-core CPU 1GB of RAM A ...Read On »
Feature: Demise of the desktop »
Desktop computers are being squeezed out of homes and workplaces by laptops – but they can survive as a niche player, writes Adam Maguire. As an increasingly rare sight on retailers’ shelves, in people’s homes and even around the office, it is clear that the desktop computer is dying. So what is driving the demise of this once ...Read On »
Opinion: The choice presented by the iPad »
The Apple iPad represents a fork in the road for not just computing but cultural consumption itself – and both paths are not without their difficulties says Jason Walsh. Regularly derided as more of a cult than a company (including by at least one forth contributor), Apple Inc has thrown down the gauntlet to the rest of the PC industry: ...Read On »
Opinion: PC Nostalgia for a simpler – and slower »
The Commodore 64 has been ‘relaunched’ as a modern Windows PC. Jason Walsh asks if we are getting a bit too nostalgic for times gone by. You just can’t keep an old computer down. The Commodore 64, an ancient machine of the 8-bit era has been relaunched as a quad-core Ubuntu machine. OK, it’s not really a Commodore 64, it’s just ...Read On »
Opinion: iPad critics are as dull as its fanatics »
The anti-iPad backlash is as tedious as Apple worship, says Jason Walsh. The internet has spoken: Apple's new product, the iPad, is 'lame'. It doesn't have this or that feature and… well, you know the story. Anti-Apple whining is as dull and predictable as the absurd worship of the Californian computer company. Here's the actual ...Read On »
Apple launches the iPad »
Apple has unveiled its long-awaited tablet device, named the iPad, although Irish users will probably have to wait a few months before they can buy one. The touch-screen computer (pictured right) matched up to much of the industry's rumours in terms of its design and functionality when it was launched by Apple CEO Steve Jobs this ...Read On »
Opinion – Windows 7 doesn’t exist (and »
Since when were software upgrades worth partying about, asks Jason Walsh. So we hold parties for operating system releases now? The first time I heard about Windows 7 install parties I was in a radio studio with a Microsoft employee; a nice, intelligent and interesting woman. She suggested on-air that the parties might be fun. I burst ...Read On »
News: Dell unveil portable business laptop »
Computing giant Dell have announced a new portable laptop - this one aimed specifically at business users. The Dell Vostro V13 is slightly larger than its 'netbook' equivalent with a 13.3" screen, however Dell is describing it as "ultra-portable" due to its thin form and light weight. At its thinnest point the laptop is 16.5mm, while it ...Read On »
