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Entries from September 2007

Test drive of the ultra portable Sony Vaio VGN-TZ11

Date September 27, 2007

 Sony has been the king?s of ultra portable laptops for some time. The latest Sony VAIO VGN-TZ11 is no exception to this rule. Weighing in at 2.79 pounds, this Vaio includes an 11.1 inch screen. The model includes an ultra low volt (ULV) Core Duo Intel processor allows the computer to run between 4 to [...]

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Windows stealth updates block XP repair

Date September 27, 2007

According to the PC Doctor blog, stealth updates of Windows which occurred two weeks ago whether or not user consented to the download, are inhibiting repair of Windows XP and Vista. While Microsoft did not understand the fuss that was created by these stealth updates initially, then later apologized for the way it was communicated. [...]

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Thinking of switching to Linux – but don’t how until now….

Date September 26, 2007

By Will Smith, Maximum PC – reproduced under Creative open license. I’ve written about Linux in  quite a bit over the last three years. You see, I’m intrigued by the prospect of a free, open operating system, one that’s available for everyone to use and modify to suit their own purposes. Rather than a monolithic [...]

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Sony to compete with Apple’s Download service

Date September 26, 2007

It has been rumored that Sony has been quieting working on a video download service for its Playstation 3 and Sony Playstation Portable devices. The service would compete directly with Apple’s iTunes and Apple TV device. Sony already allows users to download video trailers and demo games directly from the PS3 which includes both Ethernet [...]

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Sony PS3 delays the launch of the Home project

Date September 26, 2007

Sony has announced that is it delaying the launch of its Home virtual community network that was due out this Autumn. This comes at the latest setback for the company which competes with Microsoft XBOX 360 and Nintendo Wii. The 3D environment allows users  to create their own characters and content in a virtual world. [...]

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