Archive for February, 2008

Microsoft glitch offers up Vista SP1 early

Monday, February 25th, 2008

Brett Zehr was surprised on Thursday when he saw that his Windows Vista PC had a new update ready: Service Pack 1. The software wasn't supposed to be available until mid-March, however a glitch on Thursday meant that Zehr and some other general users were able to download the Vista update. The ...

Understand the future impact of Blu-ray DVDs

Monday, February 25th, 2008

J.J. Caguin had held off on purchasing a high-definition DVD player until now. But with Blu-ray all but crowned as the next-generation DVD format last week, the 37-year-old is ready to go shopping. "Once I heard (that Blu-ray was pulling ahead), that put it back on my radar," said Caguin, ...

Samsung Wants 256GB SSDs

Monday, February 25th, 2008

Despite being one of the most exciting technological developments in recent years, solid state hard disks were arguably the let-down of 2007. After all, despite numerous claims that the reliable old HDD's days were numbered they simply didn't appear in any great quantities or at affordable prices. Arguably, the same ...

Sharp Shares Rise on Report Sony May Order LCD Panels

Monday, February 25th, 2008

Sharp Corp., Japan's biggest maker of liquid-crystal displays, rose the most in more than a week in Tokyo trading after the Nikkei newspaper reported the company is poised to win LCD television panel orders from Sony Corp. ...