Firefox 3.5 arrives

Posted June 30, 2009 – in: Blog, Web

I just installed it. It takes a little getting used to. Some of the GUI has changed (size of the tabs which make overall screen space larger but is a little unusual at first), overall changes make it feel faster. The rendering engine feels smooth and I can’t wait to try some embedded media. Welcome home HTML 5!

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NVIDIA Tegra smartphone due from a “top five” manufacturer before 2010?

Posted June 30, 2009 – in: Blog, Cell Phone, Technology, Web, Windows, netbooks

YAY! Finally, 3D on a phone from a company that is good at 3D! Though I think there will be more interest in Tegra netbooks but I am excited to see what’s coming.

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Here comes the Palm Pre reviews

Posted June 4, 2009 – in: Blog, Cell Phone, Linux, Palm Pre, Technology, Web

The PalmPre reviews are coming in. I posted the recaps but you should definitely read the articles. It’s all about the UI. The hardware quality is what seems to be a downer to this phone. I really liked Gizmodo’s take on it compared to the iPhone and my feeling are right in line with the editor.

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nVidia’s Tegra platform demo (footage)

Posted June 4, 2009 – in: Blog, Technology, Web, Windows, netbooks

I want a netbook. But I have biding my time as the current gen seems a little underpowered. I want to be able to watch a decent res video on a plane flight from NY to CA (typically 5hours on the longest leg). The second gen looks like it might give me what I want and more. Dual core Atom with nVidia’s new Tegra platform is making the netbook look very attractive. Now I won’t have to lug my MacBook around worrying about it getting stolen/damaged.

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Hulu coming to Roku video player?

Posted June 3, 2009 – in: Blog, Movies, Technology, Web

I love my little Roku now. In my theater room I stream to my PS3 from my home server. In my bedroom it’s the little $99 box that could. I so hope this rumor is true. Roku FTW!

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NVIDIA unveils 12 Tegra devices, 25 days of music or 10 hours of 1080p video on single charge – Engadget

Posted June 2, 2009 – in: Blog, Linux, Technology, Web, netbooks

nVidia’s Tegra platform looks to be very impressive in that it boasts an amazing battery life while supplying HD quality video. Real world tests have yet to have been conducted by online reviewers but it looks promising. Engadget has the specs:

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AMD debuts Athlon II X2 250 CPU – Engadget

Posted June 2, 2009 – in: Blog, Technology, Web

If you’re AMD, you’ve got to be feeling pretty good right now. Intel’s busy handling a lawsuit bigger than the left half of Russia, you’re finally free of that dreaded manufacturing business and you’ve got a new pair of mainstream CPUs debuting at Computex. The first of the two is the dual-core 45nm Athlon II X2 250, which features a TDP of 65-watts and can whittle power consumption down to 50 percent when handling just “basic tasks.” Then there’s the first-ever dual-core AMD Phenom II, the X2 550 Black Edition. Built from the ground-up for its ‘Dragon’ platform, this here chip also supports OverDrive 3.0 and should provide some higher-end features on a budget. Unfortunately, details beyond that are inexplicably scant, but we’ll be sure to pass on whatever surfaces at the show. Full release is after the break.

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April 2009 browser stats: Firefox and Chrome gain – Ars Technica

Posted May 13, 2009 – in: Blog, Nerdiness, Technology, Web

Internet Explorer dropped a significant 0.72 percentage points (from 66.82 percent to 66.10 percent) and Firefox jumped 0.43 percentage points (from 22.05 percent to 22.48 percent). Safari dropped a minor 0.02 percentage points (from 8.23 percent to 8.21 percent). Chrome once again moved further away from Opera: it gained 0.19 percentage points (from 1.23 percent to 1.42 percent) while Opera dropped from 0.70 percent to 0.68 percent.

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