These "leaked" pictures below show what Microsofts new line of phones, The Pink Phone, looks like. It will be probably Microsoft's answer to the iPhone. The phones, called Turtle and pure will be made by Sharp, the same company that made T-Mobile's Sidekick series.
Really, Awesome, Great, Apple Video
on 9/19/09
This video was taken from cuts of the Apple iPod event last week. It made me chuckle a little.
T-Mobile Axes Plan to Charge for Paper Bills
on 9/18/09
I'm going to right out and say it; I HATE T-mobile, I usually do not write biasedly ( probably not a word) but I have had nothing but trouble from T-Mobile. A T-mobile had another plan to get money from you for inferior service set to go into effect soon. They were planning on charging unfortunate customers a $2 surcharge for having there bills printed out.
I mean REALLY, it's considered a a common courtesy for bills to be printed out and mailed to you. But T-mobile decided to be "Green" (as in give them more greenbacks!) and email you your bill for free instead of mailing it to you normally. Apparently, people caught on to the fact that T-mobile was doing this solely for themselves so they revoked it. Apparently tons of there customers complained so now they are not moving forwards with the plan.
T-mobile had this to say: "Since the announcement we've heard everything from kudos to concerns about the move to paperless -- especially from our customers who today are receiving paper bills at no charge. So, we've decided to not charge our customers a paper bill fee for now. Instead, we'll be taking more time to determine the fairest way possible to encourage people to go paperless." But, they still will charge $2 extra for a more "detailed" bill.
Youtube in Talks Offer Streaming Movie Rentals
on 9/3/09
The Wall Street journal has reported that Youtube is in talks with 4 major movies studios, Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Sony Corp., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. and Time Warner Inc.'s Warner Bros, to offer retail movie rentals. These rentals would be payed, about $4 per movie, or could be ad-supported. The negotiations aren't anywhere near finished but this could help Hollywood survive the dwindling DVD market.
Google's Chrome Web Browser is getting Desktop Notifications
on 9/1/09
Google's Chrome web browser is going to get built in "Desktop Notifications" soon. (similar to Growl) A document on this feature can be found on the Chromium Developer site. On Macs and Linux computers, the notifications would run through Growl and DBus (respectively). At this moment these notifications are off by default, but with some command line fiddling you can get them to work. It's uncertain how this will be used, Growl has few applications that run it, and if it will not be used for "nefarious purposes".
(info from TechCrunch)
Lazy Tuesday post
on 8/25/09
I feel lazy today (for reasons that I will not disclose) and will instead post this informative webcomic instead of actual tech news. Use this chart well and thanks the gods of xkcd.
PS3 Slim is True-Along with a $100 Price Drop
It turns out Sony's rumored PS3 Slim is true after all. And, if a slimmer, badder PS3 weren't enough, they are also going to drop the price to $299, putting in line with its competitor the Xbox 360.
It will come with a 120GB hard drive (more then my old Dell!) and will be 36% lighter, 32% smaller, and use 34% less power then the original (that's a lot of percents). There will also be a Bravia Sync feature that will allow you to use you Bravia TV remote to control your PS3. It will go on sale in the first week of September, with a $300 price for all the models.
Sony will also be eliminated the option of installing Linux on the Slim so don't even try. (yet...) There will also be a vertical stand that will be selling September 3rd for $24. Also, there will only be 2 USB ports.
(info from Gizmodo)
New Zune HD Photos Show How Awesome Microsoft Can Be,
on 8/4/09
Microsoft has released a new set of photos for their upcoming Zune HD. I'm amazed it's not a phone (...geeky grumble...). You can view the photos in this gallery.
(info from Engadget)
(info from Engadget)
Mac OSX Gets it's own (Unofficial) App Store
on 8/3/09
Now that the Palm Pre, Blackberry, iPhone, Nokia Phones...have App Stores, why shouldn't this move into the desktop world? Well, that's the idea behind App Bodega, a piece of (MAC ONLY) software, mad by IDFusion, that allows users to download, and sell, Applications for Mac OSX. This will allow you to easily download new software.
IDFusion has said it will not repeat Apple's mistakes with the iPhone App Store. For example, Apple pulling Apps after they've been approved (Baby Shaker App, and, most recent, GV Mobile).They also say that the Approval process is better and clearer then Apple's. Hopefully all these claims hold true.
Bodega will also feature many similarities to the App Store. It will feature user ratings and reviews; and the ability to browse, Top Rated and Recommended Applications. Bodega will also store all license keys and other data; making re-downloading applications very easy. You can download bodega at appbodega.com
(info from Cnet)
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