Archive for June 2008

The Fox Gets More Fire

So after 8 million downloads in it’s first day and amidst claims of speed increases and enhanced stability am I about to make Firefox 3 my primary browser?

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Lose Your Dock … Recover Your Mind

At a recent Mac club meeting one of the talking points was the differences in how Windows and OS X handle application switching. So I thought I’d consolidate some of the ensuing discussion in a blog post.

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Should Apple users be worried?

Am I alone in having a deja-vu moment with the new .Mac replacement service MobileMe?

Be afraid … be very afraid ;-)

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Kudos to The Times

So the worst kept secret in technology is officially confirmed … there’s a new 3G enabled iPhone on the way in a mere matter of weeks.

Like the 5G video iPods the new iPhone comes in 2 colours – black or white.

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While the official announcement was not exactly a surprise the accuracy of some of the reporting in the lead up to WWDC has been.

A week ago The Times correctly predicted the new iPhone would be available in July at a price of £100. While the time frame seemed forseeable I was skeptical about the price prediction – it seemed too good to be true.

The original times article predicting the iPhone 3G

However, I stand corrected and kudos to the Times for their spot-on prediction. I’ll be keeping a close eye on their predicitions in the future ;-)