- Apple and Intel Together Now
I know I covered this on the 14 of June, but just a reminder to everyone out there that Apple will begin using Intel processors in the middle of 2006. What will this do to their PowerPC line I don't know, but it could cause a discount from those high prices. A few sources are saying that the Mac-Intel can run Windows out of the box, since developers have already recieved their testers. What does all this say about the rivalry between Apple and Microsoft? It means that we are getting to the next huge battle in the PC world.
- iPod + iPod photo = iPod color
Today marked the anouncement everyone was looking for, the combination of the iPod lines. The iPod just got a color screen, dropped the 30GB version, left the 20GB at $299 and the 60GB at $399. Not much difference this time around, but the death of the B&W iPod which was the start of it all is a bit sad, but changes are needed. You can get your iPod at Apple starting today.
[via engadget]
Update: Looking at digg and seeing the Apple website, it seems like the iPod shuffle has dropped in price as well, now at $129. Oh, it is a good day.
- AMD vs. Intel
Well it looks like AMD and Intel are at it again-this time in court. AMD has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Intel, stating that Intel has a monopoly in the industry and uses its status to prevent manufacturers from buying AMD processors. I guess AMD really wants to eliminate Intel from the picture. But why fret AMD, you have Microsoft working with you. That's why Intel is going to work with Apple. See, everyone is happy, especially the consumer;)
- MGM vs. Grokster - Trouble in Paradise
If you have not been following this case, well downloaders using P2P are in trouble. The Supreme Court decided on June 27 that Grokster is responsible for what their users download, striking a huge blow to the illegal download community. As Patrick Norton said about this, its a victory if you didn't realize that bittorrent is difficult to control and that offshore companies will pick up the P2P slack. What does this mean to P2P users, get into bittorrent!
Note: I am not supporting illegal downloading in anyway. It is your own decision whether you want to download illegal items or not. Thank you.
- iTunes 4.9 Released/Podcasts
Now with Podcasts support. Podcasts are fun to listen to, and do yourself. I am getting interested in doing a Podcast for my readers. It would be simple and short, but it would be fun to be an amateur news anchor. I listen to tWiT, how about you? Remember to update iTunes my friends.
- Google Earth
Well, it seems like Google just released Keyhole free of charge. I'm downloading my copy right now. It seems like fun, what with seeing the entire world on my laptop and all. Get your copy at: earth.google.com.
- Systm, the broken, & this WEEK in TECH
If you haven't noticed, I am a huge fan of TSS. Since they have gone, the people have left to do other things. Kev and Foo do System and the broken, a web-zine of sorts. Systm has short segments about certain item, like the reciently posted video about making a tivo-like computer with MythTV. the broken is still in development, as Foo and Kev are moving back to San Fran. This Week In Tech is a new podcast created by Leo Laporte, which reunites Patrick, Kevin, Roger Chang, Yoshi, and David Prager with Leo and they talk about tech. Very geeky entertainment that I enjoy. Links to them are found on the sidebar ---->
I think thats enough news for one day so I will end my blogging. Stay tuned for some more news in the coming weeks to come.
techferret out.
