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More Internet Explorer 8 Details

By Eric Barr on Friday, May 4th 2007 No Comments

IE7 Logo It has not yet been a year since Microsoft released Internet Explorer 7 to the world and already details are coming through regarding Internet Explorer 8. Chris Wilson, Platform Architect of the Internet Explorer Platform, disclosed information on the new version of IE on Microsoft blogs, but this information has since been removed.

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Hotmail Gets Face Lift on Monday

By Eric Barr on Friday, May 4th 2007 No Comments

MSN Logo

This Monday, after over a year in development, Microsoft will update Hotmail.com to Windows Live Hotmail, a service that provides more storage capacity and communication features.

Beyond a 2GB storage capacity upgrade, Hotmail users can expect an updated user interface that draws heavily from Microsoft’s Outlook mail application. Featuring the latest in ajax wizardry the new user interface promises to be responsive and intuitive, though users will be able to disable these effects.

Other features include e-mail conversation grouping and enhanced connectivity to Messenger. Users of Hotmail will not be required to do anything to receive these enhancements, all accounts will be upgraded automatically on Monday.

New version of Hotmail to launch next week [via tgdaily]

LawnBott, My Robot Hero

By Eric Barr on Friday, May 4th 2007 2 Comments

If I could build a robot that could do any of my chores in life, making one that could mow the lawn would be right up there on my list of choices. Thanks to KA Home Robotics and a little robot called LawnBott I may be able to enjoy that dream without becoming a mechanical engineer!

LawnBott

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Charge Your Batteries on the Go

By Eric Barr on Thursday, May 3rd 2007 No Comments

If you’re like me and you like to stretch out and use a wireless mouse with your keyboard then you already know how quickly one can consume the life of a battery. With the USB Battery Charger from Energizer you can now recharge your batteries from your laptop as well as a wall plug.

Energizer USB Charger

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Nokia N75 Launch Is “Imminent”

By Eric Barr on Wednesday, May 2nd 2007 No Comments

It appears the long wait for the Nokia N75 may soon be over as reports say the phone’s launch is “imminent.”

Nokia N75

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Nvidia Unviels 8800 GTX, $830 Pricetag

By Eric Barr on Wednesday, May 2nd 2007 No Comments

As AMD prepares for the release of its new flagship graphics card line later this month, Nvidia is upping the stakes with it’s plans to release a new high-end version of it’s 8800 series graphics processor.

8800 GTX

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How Fast Can Your Internet Go?

By Eric Barr on Tuesday, May 1st 2007 2 Comments

VerizonLogo If you’re like me, you never have an internet connection that’s fast enough. At 30 Mbps download speeds, Verizon’s FIOS fiber optic to the home network can deliver speeds that can satisfy the bandwidth needs of many an internet junky.

With a higher reported quarterly earning, Verizon has said it will be spending close to $18 billion dollars in the coming years on FIOS installs. This is certainly good news as at this time the service is only available in limited areas.

The service offers download speeds ranging from 5 Mbps to 30 Mbps for $40 to $180 a month. Upload speeds still enjoy their strict limitations with 2 Mbps for the lower plans and 5 Mbps for the 30 Mbps plan.

Verizon’s earning rise, FIOS installs accelerating [via tgdaily]

New 360 GPU This Fall

By Eric Barr on Tuesday, May 1st 2007 No Comments

If you’ve bought the Xbox 360 and/or Xbox 360 Elite then you likely know the loud sounds and heat it can generate and have longed for something more.

Xbox 360 and Elite

Rumors are going around now that later this year the 360 will ship with the smaller, cooler and cheaper 65nm Xenos GPUs.

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Hitachi Releases World’s First Terabyte Drive

By Eric Barr on Friday, Apr 27th 2007 No Comments

No matter how you partition it, 1 terabyte of storage is a lot of space to fill. Ready to give budding audiophiles and cinematics a shot at doing just that is Hatachi’s Deskstar 7K1000 with it’s $399 price tag.

Hitatchi 7k1000