Posts by Hattig

Quote: Originally Posted by AppleInsider Apple Computer last week began to ship Mac Pro systems configured with ATI's Radeon X1900 XT. Meanwhile, the Mac maker has been ramping its next-generation iPod nano, fueling spot pricing...

Quote: Originally Posted by OfficerDigby Another argument is that from next week there litterally is no more mini, as we know it, so what ever is left is what you get... Mac Nano ... shiny black or white clear plastic frontage...

I don't think the design of the Zune will appeal to many people myself, it looks rather blocky and 70s. Maybe the designer thought that 70s would be back in fashion, or maybe I'm not with the times ... We'll see what Apple has to offer...

So what about the cost of anti-virus, firewall, ... How often do PC users buy a new machine compared to Mac users? I've read of many people buying new computers when the old one is too bogged down by spyware and adware to be...

If Apple eventually sell 200 million iPods (i.e., by 2010) utilising an interface based upon this patent, then that $100m will work out to be 50 cents on each device. That isn't too unreasonable an expectation, even if sales do level out...

People that are intrigued or interested in a Mac but are familiar with windows can now try a Mac and still go back to Windows, therefore the risk is far lower. If they like Mac OS X (which most of us will be confident they do, if...

A 5%* failure rate for 8 million iPods sold every quarter means 400,000 dead iPods! That's a lot, in absolute terms, but not much when taken in context. I imagine that the flash players will have lower failure rates as well - hard drives...

Quote: Originally posted by Elijahg I'm sure Nvidia's chip will run Doom 3 without too much trouble! nVidia's mobile GoForce 5500 can run Quake, and even the GPL Quake III according to the product page....

If there is an iPhone or iPod VOIP or whatever, then the Messenger application will most likely be for sms/mms messages, not Instant Messaging (AIM/iChat). I expect that the Contacts list that is currently on the iPod will be modified...

Quote: Originally posted by Marvin I think the two biggest flaws are corrupted PRAM changing brightness and no bluetooth. Leaving out bluetooth in a school machine is equally dumb. Everybody has bluetooth these days and I sometimes...