Dell TV Offers
June 23, 2008
The Dell Inspiron 1720–the bigger brother of the of the Dell Inspiron 1520–is a desktop replacement that shares many of the same features we liked in its sibling: a choice of colors, a speedy Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 802.11n Wi-Fi, discrete graphics, and 3GB of free online backup. We just wish it were a bit lighter. Read more
Dell Computers
June 23, 2008
Dell’s XPS 630 is a stylish and competitively priced mainstream gaming PC that can be souped up with extras such as an Ageia PhysX accelerator, a Blu-ray Disc drive, and up to 4GB of DDR2-800 Corsair Dominator memory. Read more
Dell Desktop XPS 630
June 23, 2008
Dell’s XPS 630 is a stylish and competitively priced mainstream gaming PC that can be souped up with extras such as an Ageia PhysX accelerator, a Blu-ray Disc drive, and up to 4GB of DDR2-800 Corsair Dominator memory. Read more
Firefox 3 Web browser free to download
June 18, 2008
The new version of the Firefox Web browser became available as a free download on Tuesday. The release was delayed as visitors checking for the update overloaded Firefox’s Web servers. Read more
eBay to fight ACCC PayPal ruling
June 16, 2008
Online auctioneer eBay says it will challenge the Australian competition watchdog’s ruling to block a plan to force its users onto a PayPal-only payments system.
In a statement issued this afternoon, eBay said it was “disappointed” with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission decision. Read more
Telstra vs Optus: iPhone 3G, revenues and you
June 15, 2008
Telstra’s legal letter to Optus shows that Telstra hates losing, and until Telstra announces it has the iPhone 3G too, it’s the big loser in the iPhone 3G stakes. What are the facts on coverage issues?
Aside from being one of the coolest tech toys of the 21st century, why do telecommunications carriers want the iPhone 3G? Read more
Lenovo ThinkPad X61 Review
June 15, 2008
It seems entirely appropriate that there’s a comprehensive guide to the Lenovo range of ThinkPad laptops on Wikipedia, because the list is simply enormous and we mere mortals need all the help we can get to navigate ourselves to laptop bliss.
IBM built up the ThinkPad brand by offering businesses a huge range of choice so they could have the exact list of features that they wanted and Lenovo, the new owner of ThinkPad, has very sensibly followed this business model. The result is that you can choose from the R, T, X and Z families of Core 2 Duo laptop as well as this variant, which is a convertible Tablet based on the X61. Read more
Lenovo ThinkPad R61 review
June 15, 2008
Lenovo’s latest ThinkPad is the first-ever widescreen model in the R-Series line. Pitched squarely at the corporate market for running mainstream applications (for premier performance you’ll still want the T-Series), the ThinkPad R61 (from £580 ex. VAT) also boasts an all-new Top Cover Roll Cage, improved cooling system, enhanced wireless connectivity, as well as longer battery life. It also comes pre-installed with Vista Business. Is this the best ThinkPad ever? Not quite, but the R61 is still an excellent all-round business workhorse and has helped raise the profile of the R-Series. Read more
Lenovo ThinkPad T61 Review
June 15, 2008
Not content to just add the latest Santa Rosa specs to its current lineup, Lenovo rolled out two new ThinkPad models, including the ThinkPad R61 (the other is the T61 in the higher-end ThinkPad T series). The 14.1-inch R61 includes all the important parts of Intel’s revamped Centrino platform, including the new Core 2 Duo T7500 CPU, extra onboard Turbo Memory (for boosting access times), and 802.11n Wi-Fi. It’s still the same black, boxy ThinkPad you’ve come to know and perhaps love, but Lenovo has started to add consumer-friendly features such as Webcams and optional Blu-ray drives for those who want one laptop for work and play. It’s still pricey when configured for power users, but the typically excellent ThinkPad build quality makes this a system that will have a long lifespan. Read more
Lenovo ThinkPad T60 Review
June 15, 2008
The Lenovo ThinkPad T60 series is the first ThinkPad to be released with the new Intel Core Duo processor. The ThinkPad T-series can be thought of as the flagship of the ThinkPad brand, it’s squarely targeted towards business users and professionals. Durability, security, usability and performance are all important characteristics of the ThinkPad T-series. The T60 carries on these traditions with a jump in performance from the most recent T43 and some changes to configuration options available and the port and keyboard layout. Read more
