Posts Tagged ‘pc’
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 »
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 »
E3 2010: Need for Speed goes back to its Hot Pursuit »
EA have shown off the next game in the Need for Speed series at E3, taking it back to its roots with the revival of the 'Hot Pursuit' sub-title. The game will bring back the police chase element of the game, not seen in the most recent titles in the series, and will allow players to be either the illegal racer or the police car trying to ...Read On »
International iPad app store opens its doors »
With a week to go until the iPad becomes officially available outside of the US, Apple has opened its app store to international users. Users in many European countries are reporting that they can now access the App Store from their device, however it is not clear if Irish iPad owners can also do so. Until now iPad owners outside of the US ...Read On »
Next Assassin’s Creed to have multiplayer »
The next edition of the Assassin's Creed series will feature a multiplayer mode when it is released later this year. Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood follows on from the second game and continues on the story of Ezio in Renaissance Italy. The game, which is made by Ubisoft, is slated to launch in late 2010 and will be available on the Xbox ...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: There is more to creativity than coding »
Just because you cannot code does not mean you cannot create, says Jason Walsh. It pains me to write this, it really does, but it has to be said: Shut up! You’re wrong! As a noted fan of the hackerspace and free software movements writing a defence of the iPad is not how I expected to spend my Sunday morning. However if I read one more ...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: Tablets won’t knock out netbooks »
At the launch of Apple's iPad, Steve Jobs argued that netbooks were good for nothing. He was completely wrong, says Adam Maguire. It is a foregone conclusion that anything Steve Jobs says at an Apple conference will be well-received. Contribute it to the reality distortion field around him or the careful selection of attendees but either ...Read On »
