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Dish Network: 150 HD Channels In 2008

August 2nd, 2008 at 10:43 pm » Comments (0)

Dish Network says it will have 150 High-Definition channels by year’s end, keeping pace with rival DIRECTV.The satcaster now has offers more 80 national HD channels, but was expected to add 17 high-def channels on Aug 1st bringing its total to 100. But to keep pace with DIRECTV, which says it will offer 150 HD [...]



New Fuji finepix digital cameras leaked

August 2nd, 2008 at 1:05 pm » Comments (0)

Fuji is updating their entry-level point and shoot digital camera line with four new J-series models: Fuji J150w, J110w, J100, J15, and J12. According to the rumors, they were up at the Fuji Canada site, but if they were, they ain’t now. The prices are said to range from $139 to $199.
The main camera features include 10MP sensors and [...]



Carmack: iPhone more powerful than Nintendo DS, PSP combined

August 2nd, 2008 at 12:53 pm » Comments (0)

Speaking at QuakeCon 2008 in Dallas this week, id Software co-founder Carmack praised Apple’s iPhone as an emerging force in mobile gaming industry and revealed his firm to be working on two titles for the handset.
Unlike most mobile platforms where gaming is largely brand-driven due to smaller screens, storage constraints and limited marketing flexibility, the [...]



Apple kills NetShare: No more iPhone-as-modem

August 2nd, 2008 at 12:45 pm » Comments (0)

Within hours of Nullriver releasing its NetShare application through Apple’s iTunes Store, Apple apparently put the kabosh on the application, which allows users to turn the iPhone into a modem. Users can, of course, still use the application on a jailbroken iPhone, if they can find it. Nullriver doesn’t have the application available for download [...]



iPhone 3G going RED for the holiday season?

August 2nd, 2008 at 10:38 am » Comments (3)

MacBlogz has learned through an unconfirmed source that a possible red iPhone 3G may be slated for a holiday release in attempts to boost sales.
With the iPhone 3G’s recent transition to a plastic casing, it would not seem difficult for Apple to add colors as they wish. The festive colored iPhone 3G [...]



Hitachi Shows Feasibility Of Perpendicular Magnetic Recording At 610 Gbit/in2

August 2nd, 2008 at 1:28 am » Comments (0)

Hitachi has successfully verified an areal recording density of 610 Gbit/in2, using conventional perpendicular magnetic recording with continuous recording media and a software detection model. This achievement provides further evidence that hard drive capacities have the potential to advance at a rate of 40% annually. Application of this technology to future HDD products is expected [...]