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On upgrading a 3.51 M33 PSP.
After almost a year of getting no love from us, we picked up our aging white PSP and decided to upgrade its firmware so it was useable with the latest games. An upcoming trip convinced us that this might be a good idea, else we might die of boredom on Southwest’s display-free seating environment. Unfortunately, [...]
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iPhone nomenclature.
Earlier this week, Apple announced the “iPhone 3G,” which will, as of July 11th, be sold in Apple and AT&T stores instead of the “original” iPhone, which has since ceased production and is now being referred to as the “2G iPhone.” See what they did here?
The “xG” identifier follows the word “iPhone” in one instance, [...]
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Why the 3G iPhone is underwhelming.
As we expected, the 3G iPhone was released with much fanfare, but we’re not quite sure why. Sure, a 3G data network and GPS sounds good, but there’s a lot of fine-print that Steve Jobs doesn’t want people to see, especially existing iPhone users.
Let’s state the obvious: push e-mail, the enterprise solution, and all the [...]
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Let the iPhone gaming begin.
Ah, cell phone gaming. It’s almost an oxymoron considering the poor attempts at real gaming on cell phones. Nokia tried and failed, in great part because the handheld gaming market is monopolized by Nintendo, with Sony’s PSP the only real competitor left. That is, until Apple positions the iPhone into being the handheld gaming rookie [...]
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Conceptualizing an Apple sub-notebook: the Apple Annex.
When we commented on the Macbook Air, we were not pleased with the unit’s price, particularly as it reflected the unit’s function. In brief, we would have rather seen a compact, portable machine designed around internet use. This is where sub-notebook computers like the Eee PC are finding their niche, as most consumers don’t need [...]
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