Monthly Archives: February 2008

Oh God, 8 Is on the Way…

Hold onto your hats people, it looks like Microsoft is getting IE8 somewhere near usable. It’s started a private beta test already with a public one set to follow… Let’s hope they do a u-turn on this stupid version meta … Continue reading

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Gears of War 2 - November

This has officially just made my day! Microsoft has officially announced that the Xbox 360 sequel to the popular shooter Gears of War will launch in November of this year. Much of the Xbox 360’s first year success was dependent … Continue reading

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HP 2133 UMPC

Engadget are running a story with pics for HP’s answer to the Eee PC. It does look quite sweet, but no details of the full spec or final price as yet. If they could pitch this about the same price … Continue reading

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How to Fix Microsoft’s Browser Issues

HÃ¥kon Wium Lie (CTO of Opera): In the area of web browsers, Opera Software has proposed a specific kind of remedy - that Microsoft only be allowed to distribute standards-compliant browsers. Microsoft’s IE is bug-ridden and the company, despite its … Continue reading

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Breakdown of Modern Web Design

Found this tongue-in-cheek look at what a web designers/developers time is spent doing on a project… Funny, but scarily realistic! via

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R.I.P. HD DVD

Boy am I glad I didn’t buy that HD DVD player for my Xbox 360… Toshiba has abandoned HD DVD “following recent major changes in the market”, it announced this morning. The company spun the failure of its favourite format … Continue reading

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UK ISPs to Start Tracking Your Surfing to Serve You Ads

Don’t the ISP’s already have a revenue stream?!? I mean I do pay for my internet connection, why on earth would they think that i’d like adverts shoved down my throat as well! O2/Be - you better not be looking … Continue reading

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Stephen Fry on the Eee PC

I really like the Eee PC - some people at work here have them, and if I could get it past the wife, i’d happily have one! Seems like the well spoken geek Stephen Fry is quite a fan too: … Continue reading

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