HP would not be the first to offer up a camera with a touch sensitive display, that honor goes to Toshiba with its PDR-T series which by today?s standards are relatively primitive. Sony was next to offer a camera with a touch display and that was followed up by some pseudo touch screen models by Samsung. HP manages to outdo all of them, by offering larger screens on certain models and guaranteed compatibility with Windows Vista.

The Nintendo Wii is doing well in Australia, being the quickest to reach 100,000 units sold but Sony claims that the PS3 is actually selling better overall than Nintendo’s much beloved Wii is.

Consumers haven’t exactly been clamoring to get their hands on Vista, unless it just happened to come with a computer purchase. Those upgrading their own systems to Vista are few and far between. Microsoft has had, at best, a lukewarm response to the Vista family discount program which will now be coming to an end.

It’s said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery; then Apple should be quite flattered right about now. Not only are certain Chinese companies interested in copying the iPod, it seems a top tier company is interested in something more sinister. Sony has seemingly copied some elements of the MacBook design and incorporated them into its new TZ series laptops.

With the iPhone sleeping peacefully in stores until tomorrow’s debut, OS X Tiger winning fans long-associated with the Windows camp, and Leopard poising itself for complete domination of a currently feeble next-gen OS showing, Apple is solidifying itself as the champion of consumer hearts in all aspects of life. 2007 is quickly proving itself to be the year that Apple flexes its creative muscle and engrains itself in the hearts and minds of consumers worldwide with its powerful trifecta: the iPod, the iPhone, and OS X.

Here we are once again, with Microsoft saying one thing and analysts saying another. Microsoft would like us all to believe that the PC market is growing because of Vista, because people want the latest and so-called “best” operating system. That’s not the case, at all.

So you’ve decided you will take all necessary measures to make sure an iPhone is in your hands on Friday, right? I recently provided a method for joining AT&T and receiving almost $200 off your iPhone purchase here, but what do you do if you’re locked into your carrier?

Microsoft has claimed the failure rate of the Xbox 360 is around 3% to 5% but repair data and returns to retailers show otherwise. The failure rate of the console may be 30% or even higher as large numbers of the dreaded “Red Ring of Death” continue to occur. However, it seems that Xbox 360 gamers in the UK are having a really tough time.

Anyone would be a fool to not think the iPhone is a cool device, it is but what it lacks in features cannot be overlooked either. It may be sleek but it lacks some basic features that other (less cool) phones offer up in droves.

Microsoft is obviously trying to put Vista in a good light, after some negative press about it, the company could certainly use it. Isn’t Microsoft aware of the saying “there is no such thing as bad press,” maybe someone should inform their PR department. What else would a company with deep pockets do but pay some top bloggers to promote Vista.

Trend Micro, a security software provider, announced the released of two security enhancement packages, the Trend Micro Firewall Booster and Trend Micro Pre-Startup Scan for Windows Vista users running Trend Micro Internet Security.

Which company is more evil than the other? Sure Google is a great search engine but they aren’t as nice as they used to be, it’s like watching The Republic turn into The Empire. At any rate, Microsoft is asking a federal judge not to allow Google to be part of the 2002 antitrust case. If allowed, Google would be the 20^th plaintiff.

Sprint, in stark contrast to Verizon’s deny-all-threat-posed-by-iPhone mentality, has released a document to its employees in preparation for the iPhone release. This document reveals Sprint anticipates losing 6% of its customer base to iPhone business, and includes ways to defend against losing business, with everything from highlighting mp3 functionality of Sprint smartphones to quoting sources who say things like, “industry analysts and publishers agree that Sprint leads the industry in technology and innovation.”…oh, how the mighty have fallen.

The Nintendo Wii is in the hands of millions across the globe and is one of the best selling consoles of all time, making it hard to get, even now. The Wii is popular with just about everyone but is cropping up in places you might not have expected, hospitals, rehab centers and retirement homes.

People are going to use Windows and they are going to use other Microsoft products, it’s just one of the facts we all accept when we are born. That does not mean we have to accept any data that comes out of Redmond. Microsoft claims that Vista is the best selling OS since the beginning of time. Retailers and analysts don’t see it as a success at all. More likely than not, it’s somewhere in between.