According to some national newspapers, we were all online during Christmas Day, hitting sales in search of a bargain. The truth is somewhat different.
A survey of web usage by Plusnet found that the number one site on Christmas Day was Google, no doubt fuelled by searches for turkey cooking times, online Christmas music and local snowfall. But a close second was Facebook, steadily increasing in numbers as the day wore on (and the boredom set in). Or maybe we were all passing on our post-Christmas Message greetings to Her Majesty via her Facebook page?
Shopping sites did get a traffic kick, with the likes of Amazon, iTunes and Play.com all doing well over Christmas and Boxing Day (as we loaded up on downloads). And even eBay proved popular - as we all rushed to dump those unwanted gifts. Well, there’s no point in leaving them hanging around is there?
Link: Plusnet (via Daily Telegraph)
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Long before the netbook craze started sweeping across the world, OQO was creating some downright impressive ultra-portable systems. For a while though, OQO was in danger of being left behind by the these fashionable low cost devices, but it has caught our eyes once more, coming back with a brand new Model 2+, set to be unveiled at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show.
We’ll have to wait for the grand unveil at the CES Digital Experience for the full details, but for the moment we do know what the basic specs are going to be. The OQO Model 2+ packs a 1.86GHz Intel Atom processor, along with 2GB of RAM. The display is a touchscreen OLED, which has the potential to be a real beauty and give the battery life a decent boost. It’ll also include integrated 3G connectivity.
These new specs are a big step up from the Model 2’s Via CPU and single gig of RAM. OQO promises "performance up to twice as fast as its predecessor". Hopefully that’ll show a marked improvement on its running speed, which has previously struggled with Vista’s intensive system demands. No word on prices yet, but like its predecessors, we’d be expecting something fairly premium. For the chance to run a full blown Vista computer in a pocket-sized chassis, we expect it’ll be well worth the extra outlay.
Link: OQO (via GottaBeMobile)
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It might have its faults (let’s be honest, that keyboard isn’t for everyone), but the great thing about the Google G1 phone is the flexibility of its open source Android operating system. And if you’ve got a G1, you just might see a few changes for the good in the coming weeks.
An update to the operating system, codenamed ‘Cupcake’ is ready to go. According to reports, the new software will boost the camera (adding video recording), improve the browser, add an on-screen touch keyboard and generally fine-tune the phone, kicking out any early bugs.
Speaking to Engadget, handset maker HTC has confirmed the updated software will be offered as an over-the-air download, but has yet to divulge a date. Perhaps because that bit is down to T-Mobile. But who knows, you might be starting the new year with a new phone. Well, a much-improved one anyway.
Link: Android (via Engadget)
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Hanging a TV on a wall seemed like a silly idea a couple of years back, but with models like the slimline Philips Essence on the market, you no longer risk pulling half your plaster work down when you slap a screen to the wall. Likewise the incoming LG LH95.
The Philips ‘made for your wall’ model came in at 38mm thick, but the LG trumps that at just 24.8mm, which is probably significantly slimmer than the print or mirror you currently have on the living room wall. We don’t know as yet if the LG has a separate connectivity hub like the Essence, points off if it doesn’t.
What we do know is that it supports 240Hz TrueMotion Drive technology and has a whopping 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio, so the lack of bulk doesn’t mean lack of cutting-edge features. It is being shown off at CES 2009 in Las Vegas, so expect more on this in the coming weeks. Then expect a rash of new TVs matching it - or even trimming a bit more off that profile during 2009.
Link: LG (via Aving)
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What keyboard is right for you? That’s the question that ExtremeTech is attempting to answer with this roundup of keystroke-input devices. Yes, that’s a three-word combination for keyboard. So sue me if I wanted to do a little wordplay. Anyway, there are five categories to choose from, namely: *
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The beta 1 version of Windows 7 is expected to be released on January. As expected, some players in the industry received a copy even earlier than that. Here’s a review of Windows 7 so far. That’s right, a review of a beta. It doesn’t occur often since beta
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Owing to, as Tom Lehrer would say, nepotism and intrigue, I found myself in the small town of Brenham, Texas, this Sunday on the very day that Apple’s iPhone was to go on sale at the Wal-Mart mega-chain (an outfit that I, as a native New Yorker, have had very little experience with).
Popping in to check out the action and snag some photos, I found a single iPhone display — it would be generous to call it a kiosk — with an activated iPhone and a handful of brochures. The price tags on display gave both the new customer/upgrade price, as well as the full retail price. A small paper sign taped to the wall announced that iPhone sales would commence at 9:00 am, and that customers should line up for access to limited stock.
I asked a sales clerk about first-day sales, and she said as far as she knew they hadn’t sold a single unit so far, “but maybe if they had started selling it before Christmas…” There was, however, a steady stream of gawkers checking out the display unit in the 10 or so minutes I spent in the electronics department.
Herewith some photos of the in-store Wal-Mart display:
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This post was updated at 9:41 a.m. PST with more details from Wal-Mart.
(Credit: James Martin/CNET Networks)Wal-Mart on Friday confirmed that it will be selling Apple’s iPhone 3G, beginning Sunday at about 2,500 stores. The price, with a new two-year service agreement with AT&T (or qualified upgrade), is $197 for the black 8GB model and $297 for the black or white 16GB version.
“We are delighted to bring customers this ground-breaking mobile technology,” Gary Severson, Wal-Mart senior vice president of entertainment, said in a statement. “Our electronics associates have been preparing for many weeks for the arrival of iPhone 3G.”
And some of them let the cat out of the bag a little early, as CNET News’ Marguerite Reardon noted several weeks ago.
The popular smartphones are currently available at Apple retail stores, AT&T stores, and at Best Buy, where the 8GB phone is sold for $199 and 16GB phones are sold for $299.
Wal-Mart’s iPhone offering amounts to two dollars in savings and negates, for now anyway, the rumored 4GB model that some had speculated Wal-Mart would sell for $99.
Wal-Mart will be staffing Apple iPhone 3G kiosks located in the Wal-Mart Connection Center in the store’s home entertainment department.
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We’ve already seen a preview of how graphics will be for 2009. You can add two other things to look forward to next year and this time it’s in the netbook category: 3D gaming and HD. NVIDIA has announced plans to “pair Intel’s Atom processor with a real mobile
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Document writers will tell you that PDFs are very handy. It’s a widely-recognized format that has become the de facto standard for written technical solutions, manuals and even promotional material. Unfortunately, they’re quite a hassle to open. Every time you click on a PDF link online there’s a delay
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