Article Archive for June 2008

Verizon CEO smells an iPhone conspiracy
Posted from iPHONETOUCH.BLORGE on June 28, 2008

Verizon CEO smells an iPhone conspiracy Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg dismissed suggestions that the iPhone’s going mass-market by claiming it a conspiracy. Bitter, much?

It’s hard not to call it sour grapes when Seidenberg told the Financial Times “There goes the conspiracy again…you’re declaring them a winner before they’ve earned it on the field.”

Angry Canadians protest Rogers iPhone rates
Posted from iPHONETOUCH.BLORGE on June 28, 2008

Angry Canadians protest Rogers iPhone rates Angry Canadians have taken to the Web to protest what they see as unreasonable data rates from telco Rogers.

Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac gets update
Posted from MAC.BLORGE on June 28, 2008

Mac users often suffer at the hands of Microsoft’s lackadaisical approach to Mac-centric software production and the ones affected most are often the Microsoft Office for Mac 2008 users. With its staffing increase for the Microsoft Mac Business Division and the release of an upgrade for the Office for Mac software, Microsoft seems to be finally turning that around, at least on the surface.

Patents suggest Sony PSP 2 will imitate Nintendo DS, Wii, Apple iPhone
Posted from GAMER.BLORGE on June 28, 2008

Patents suggest Sony PSP 2 will imitate Nintendo DS, Wii, Apple iPhoneThe Sony PSP has been somewhat of a failure everywhere outside of its native Japan. All of the elements were there to make [...]

Photography tips: are you metering correctly?
Posted from PHOTO.BLORGE on June 28, 2008

Photography tips: are you metering correctly?The meter in your camera may be part of the most advanced metering systemavailable, yet it cannot be considered accurate all the time. This is not because ofa technological shortfall, but because of a simple principle: your camera’s meter isdesigned to meter for reflected light and reflected light varies according to thesurface colour or tone.Quite simply, black surfaces will reflect less than white surfaces. Coloured surfacesalso reflect light according to their tone. For this reason, TTL camera meters aredesigned to meter at 18% grey. In other words, they assume everything youphotograph is a mid grey. However, there are few [...]

Bill Gates finally bids Microsoft farewell – Good riddance?
Posted from TECH.BLORGE on June 28, 2008

Bill Gates finally bids Microsoft farewell - Good riddance?Love him or hate him, Bill Gates has been one of the most important men in the technological age of the past thirty years. Without him, and Microsoft, the company he founded with Paul Allen in 1975, the world would be a very different place today, and personal computing may never have become the mainstream force for change it now is.

ICANN opens the floodgates of no limit TLD registrations
Posted from TECH.BLORGE on June 28, 2008

In a move that opened the floodgates of the internet to domain squatters and could possibly create domain squatting hell (or, rather, more domain squatting hell) for consumers, ICANN opened up TLD registrations. What this means for the internet is that for the cost of a few thousand dollars, nefarious squatters (and legitimate business also, of course) can claim a new domain as their own. Any new domain.

Verizon “Dare”s to take on Apple iPhone
Posted from TECH.BLORGE on June 28, 2008

Verizon Dares to take on Apple iPhone.doc The Dare by LG is Verizon’s newest answer to the Apple iPhone threat. It has a full touch interface, an impressive 3.2 megapixel camera, a fast web browser using the 3G Verizon EV-DO Rev Network, and it comes with VZ Navigator for all your turn-by-turn direction needs. Plus, it has a customizable homepage, it’s capable of multitasking between applications, and it will be sold at $199 at Verizon stores starting next week.

Eestor to prove Chevy Volt obsolete before launch?
Posted from TECH.BLORGE on June 27, 2008

Eestor to prove Chevy Volt obsolete before launch? So far, the secret behind the Chevy Volt’s first 40 electric-only miles has originated from a line of lithium-ion batteries that fit snugly under the floor down the center of the vehicle. But, a new kind of battery and ultracapacitor combination technology designed by Eestor Inc. may be poised to make lithium-ion batteries, and the Chevy Volt, obsolete.

Sony and Insomniac talk smack about Xbox 360 and hype PS3
Posted from GAMER.BLORGE on June 27, 2008

Sony and Insomniac talks smack about Xbox 360 and hypes PS3 Wow, what a day! Insomniac and Sony heads talking smack about the opponent, Microsoft’s Xbox 360. It seems like its double gang up on Microsoft day today. It was Microsoft who did a bit of [...]

The HTC Touch Pro gets fingered
Posted from TECH.BLORGE on June 27, 2008

The HTC Touch Pro gets fingeredIf you’re what some might call a cell phone junkie, you should already know that HTC is releasing a top-end flagship device known as the Touch Pro in the very near future to the U.S. market. The handset is starting to land in the…erm…hands of reviewers, and they like what they see.

Virgin Mobile is officially Helio’s new master
Posted from TECH.BLORGE on June 27, 2008

Virgin Mobile is officially Helio's new masterWe told you it might happen, and it did. Faced with money problems that never seem to disappear, today, Helio announced its allegiance to a new master, Virgin Mobile.

Canada has a graceful new solar sculpture
Posted from TECH.BLORGE on June 27, 2008

Canada has a graceful new solar sculpture A new solar sculpture not only gathers its own energy but can be programmed by the community to provide a light show at night.  Not bad for a piece of artwork that provide beauty for miles around.

Sprint cheers as ‘bought’ DJ smashes iPhone
Posted from iPHONETOUCH.BLORGE on June 27, 2008

Sprint cheers as 'bought' DJ smashes iPhone Kansas City DJ, Mix 93.3 FM talk show personality Ponch smashed his iPhone live on air. When the first call after the live on-air event happened to be by Sprint CEO Dan Hesse, can anyone say publicity stunt?

Xbox 360 price cut possible for E3 – Will Sony cut PS3 price in return?
Posted from GAMER.BLORGE on June 27, 2008

Xbox 360 price cut possible for E3 - Will Sony cut PS3 price in return?Would a price cut for either the PS3 or Xbox 360 finally push you over the edge [...]