Reuters - U.S. consumers who want the new iPhone
but cannot or do not want to sign up for a two-year contract
with AT&T Inc will eventually be able to buy it for an extra
$400.
Reuters - The makers of video game "Rock Band
2" said on Monday the sequel to last year's best-selling
predecessor "Rock Band" will be released for the Xbox in
September, months ahead of key rival "Guitar Hero."
AP - AT&T Inc. will sell the new version of the iPhone without a service contract for $400 more than the price with a two-year plan, a break from the rules set when Apple Inc.'s popular touch-screen gadget debuted last year. -- read full article
Macworld.com - Dare to be Creative on Tuesday introduced ResizeMe 1.0, a batch image and photo editor for Mac OS X. It costs $19.95. A 10-day trial version is available for download. -- read full article
PC World - Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu (Elcot) uses an unusual way to test laptop computers that it plans to deliver to students in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. It places them on a hard floor and asks people weighing over 80 kilograms to walk all over them to ensure that the computers are rugged and durable. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Digital Experience, a safari jungle-themed consumer electronics showcase in New York, featured RIM's Blackberry Bold, Eye-Fi's wireless memory cards, several GPS devices, and digital cameras from Canon. -- read full article
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:00:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
PC Magazine - After tackling cell phones, iPods, laptops, and desktops, the (RED) organization on Monday announced plans to launch an online music service that will feature original songs from participating artists. -- read full article
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:19:19 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The follow-up to 2001's Diablo II features a 3-D graphics engine that renders environments that are interactive and destructible, allowing players to create traps and obstacles. -- read full article
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:08:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
NewsFactor - In a move to compete with Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony is set to release the PlayStation 3 software update 2.40 on Wednesday. -- read full article
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:53:46 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
Reuters - Microsoft Corp plans to
cut the price of its best-selling Xbox 360 Pro model by $50, to
$299 in the next few weeks, the Hollywood Reporter reported
citing anonymous sources.
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Nine of the 25 vulnerabilities addressed affect the Tomcat 4.1.36, which comes bundled with Mac OS X v10.4.11 systems. -- read full article
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:00:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
Reuters - The makers of video game "Rock Band
2" said on Monday the sequel to last year's best-selling
predecessor "Rock Band" will be released for the Xbox in
September, months ahead of key rival "Guitar Hero." -- read full article
