Tag: iphone
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YouTube to serve hi-def from their website
I see Rafe Needleman is reporting that YouTube are going to start streaming video in hi-def imminently. According to Needleman: YouTube co-founder Steve Chen, speaking at the NewTeeVee Live conference today, confirmed that high-quality YouTube video streams are coming soon…. the service is testing a player that detects the speed of the viewer’s Net connection…
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iPod Touch – a gateway drug?
Pilar gave me an iPod Touch for my birthday the other day and, wow I love it! As you can see, it looks fantastic. The interface is unbelievably slick and surprisingly responsive. Using Nokia smart phones means I have become used to devices this size being slow but there is absolutely no lag on the…
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Microsoft needs a new strategy for its Windows platform
I have Vista installed on this laptop. I haven’t booted up Vista in weeks. Why? Because I installed Ubuntu on another partition and it is so much faster, and more secure (since Microsoft instructed me to remove Norton and then failed to get OneCare to work on this laptop). Many others are eschewing Vista, not…
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You wait for ages then along come three!
I have read a lot about how great the iPhone is but I hadn’t seen any until last Friday; and then I saw three! I was at a lunch in Cork with Britt Blaser and Sean O’Mahoney (amongst others). Both had iPhones. I had a chance to try the phone out for myself and see…
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More rumours of O2 iPhone deal
Forbes Madrid are reporting this morning that O2’s parent company, Telefonica have signed an exclusive deal with Apple for iPhone distribution rights in the UK. This is the second time this rumour has emerged in the last two weeks. Both times from very credible sources. It makes sense. Vodafone don’t need Apple (and the sales…
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iPhone activation? Try to keep up!
It is funny to see Techmeme going wild over a story which I broke over 36 hours ago! Come on guys, that’s old news. Try to keep up. 😉