Category: Technology
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The Google Cloud
Cringely again, this week covering the plan for all those Google data centres. Google have put their finger in the MySQL pie by placing extensions inside the language from 2009 onwards. Here’s the grand plan: By working with IBM to promote cloud computing to universities, Google is accomplishing two very important goals. It will first…
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iPhone… hmm
When large Irish families gather for events, it usually means they come from various parts of the world. At my grandfather’s wake, I had the opportunity to compare the iPhone to the Prada to the N73. My quick capsule review: Prada is the nicest. The iPhone is overrated. The N73 is nice too. iPhone (from…
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iPhone with 3G
Hehe. I do wonder sometimes. This week Cringely hints that the iPhone has in built 3G, which will be activated through software upgrade. I speculated on the same thing over on engadget a couple of weeks ago. The announcement might be made when the phone is announced for a particular network in Europe. I might…
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CNN redesign
CNN seems to be undergoing a redesign. Is it just me or are all redesigns looking very similar? I do like it though.
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Google Apple merger
Some of you may remember that as far back as August 2005, I speculated that Google and Apple seemed like a good fit, and could potentially merge at some point. I was heavily criticised for expressing the idea. But watching stuff like this really makes me wonder. The partnerships between the two firms continue to…
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Neokast beta
I’ve been invited to test out Joost rival Neokast. It’s in very early beta, and I have been having some difficulty streaming some videos. It is also not yet compatible with Firefox.
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New MacBook Pro arrives
Finally got it today, though I hear of backlogs. Looks like I got in early. So far so good. It’s really nice, thought haven’t tested battery life with the new LED screen yet. It’s nice and fast though, with the same amount of RAM as my Dell 9400 running MCE. Bootcamp shall be installed, and…
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MacBook update
My new MacBook Pro has left the TNT depot in Shanghai. Yay!
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Videohybrid
I found this website a few weeks ago. It puts together a range of movies and TV series into one site, embeds all the videos from other video websites such as dailymotion – and thus allows you to watch whole series episode by episode.[Graphic adverts though!]. Dunno about the legality of it though…
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iPhone ads
The blogosphere has been all over the new ads for the iPhone. I like the slickness of the interface, here is the latest one showing off browsing abilities in Safari.