On Thursday, Sony launched its A800 series of portable music and video player, also known as the “MP3 Video Walkman”. The player, considered the world’s lightest video player by the company, is a Flash-memory-based device that measures 0.36″ in thickness yet uses a 2″ screen. The MP3 Video Walkman, considered a direct competitor to Apple’s […]
Nationwide retailer CompUSA has announced that it will close more than half of its brick and mortar computer and eletronics stores in the next two to three months. In a statement issued Tuesday, the chain stated that it would shutter 126 of its 225 stores in the United States and Puerto Rico as part of […]
Apple released yet another pair of Mac OS X 10.4.9 builds this week, edging the operating system closer to a public update. The new builds, termed 8P213 for the Intel architecture release and 8P132 for the PowerPC architecture release, are noted for an improved ImageIO feature change which can improve image import speeds. The combo […]
Episode 34 of the PowerPage Podcast is now available. You can either download it from the iTunes Store or directly (58’31, 27.51MB, AAC). Your panel: Jason O’Grady, Rob Parker, Chuck Freedman and Chris Barylick. Topics include: CoverFlow firmware update for iPod 5G?, Cisco and Apple settle iPhone dispute, deadly DVD-R media and thoughts on Apple […]
Actually Netscape founder Marc Andresseen has come back to the Mac. Those who remember the net web roots at the University of Illinois…