ShareBy Michael Santo
Executive Editor, RealTechNews
I scoffed a little at the HD-DVD group’s damage control in my earlier post about Target and Blu-ray exclusivity, but that may have been premature. Although it does appear that Target will only sell Sony’s BDP-S300 in its stores, they haven’t given up on HD-DVD.
The HD DVD PR team sent [...]
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By Michael Santo
Executive Editor, RealTechNews
The reason I say confirms (?) is because the only evidence of this is an image posted to the web … and it’s not a huge picture either … but the $349 price is clear … so it’s either been Photoshopped or we’re seeing another console price drop (hope exists after [...]
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By Michael Santo
Executive Editor, RealTechNews
Shades of the nano screen problem, except that was physical scratching / cracking. In this case, iPhone users have posted problems to Apple support forum and elsewhere, including side-by-side comparisons (above) which show many screens identified by “LCD panel ID” number 7 (left in the picture) showing a discernable grid [...]
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By Michael Santo
Executive Editor, RealTechNews
No kidding. Putting his commute time to and from work to good use, while risking ‘Blackberry Thumb’, an Italian writer wrote a full-length novel.
Robert Bernocco, an IT professional took advantage of his travel time by writing a 384-page science fiction novel, Compagni di Viaggo (Fellow Travellers), on his Nokia using [...]
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By Michael Santo
Executive Editor, RealTechNews
Oh, come on. Yes, the iPhone does not have a swappable battery like most cell phones, and yes, the replacement plan isn’t the best (mostly because you have to send your device in), but still … suing because of it?
Jose Trujillo of Melrose Park, Ill., claimed that Apple and AT&T [...]
ShareBy Michael Santo
Executive Editor, RealTechNews
Ever find an issue, need a fix, only to find it’s available only in hotfix form … meaning you have to call Microsoft and struggle to convince them you really, really need the fix? Well, now you can email, instead of calling, side-stepping the issue of waiting on [...]
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By Michael Santo
Executive Editor, RealTechNews
Another blow to HD-DVD? Earlier, we reported that Blockbuster had decided to rent Blu-ray only … now it seems that Target, at least through the Christmas shopping season, they will only sell Blu-ray standalone players, no HD-DVD ones.
In a statement on Thursday, Sony Corp. said that Target will exclusively carry [...]
ShareBy Martin Regtien
Contributing Writer, RealTechNews
It looks like a melted keyboard as a couple of new products from Logitech incorporate the new Wave in ergonomic design: more comfort for your tirelessly typing fingers.
Logitech pundits at Harvard University figured we type some two million characters a year so we’ve got to do that as comfortable as possible.
Haven’t [...]
