More Opinion

  • 11 September 2006

  • Opinion: Apple hits all the right notes

    My city's symphony orchestra is marvellous. In a lesser setting, any of the orchestra's musicians would be a marquee soloist, front and centre. But as an orchestra, about 100 consummately talented artists become one. The visual spectacle and the sociology of an orchestra is the reason I go to the symphony rather than buy the CD.

  • Opinion: Electronic pills – the future of medicine?

    By the end of the year, patients suffering from a painful GI (gastrointestinal) problem will be able to swallow an electronic 'pill' that can collect data from their bodies and wirelessly send it to a nearby device.

  • 10 September 2006

  • Opinion: DWGA notifications quietly installed

    Every time you go to Microsoft Update, Microsoft’s WGA (Windows Genuine Advantage) program checks whether your copy of Windows XP is pirated. Now, Microsoft has begun quietly distributing a WGA Notifications program to some users via Automatic Updates.

  • 08 September 2006

  • Opinion: Students get free iPods

    Proving that life as a student is much too easy these days, South Kent College in Dover has spent £25,000 on 250 iPod nanos to give to students. Why? To 'help them learn' of course. No really.

  • 07 September 2006

  • Opinion: Fix Flash and QuickTime media danger

    Media players are a necessary part of today’s digital-entertainment world, but they give crooks another entry into your system. Case in point: critical holes found in Adobe’s Macromedia Flash Player and in Apple’s QuickTime media player. An exploit of either bug could enable hackers to hit you with a drive-by malware download.

  • 06 September 2006

  • Opinion: Why I groan at the iPhone

    Use a mobile phone and an MP3 player? Take two gadgets to work? Not me. I want a device that interrupts my favourite song every time I get a phone call.

  • Opinion: Why I groan at the iPhone

    Use a mobile phone and an MP3 player? Take two gadgets to work? Not me. I want a device that interrupts my favourite song every time I get a phone call.

  • Opinion: Samsung's musical blaster

    Kudos to Samsung for trying something new on the MP3 player front. The K5 digital audio player features a small slide-out speaker so you have the choice of plugging in earbuds or blasting tunes out loud for the whole subway car to hear.

  • Opinion: Living with Windows Vista: the truth

    Now it can be told: Microsoft dropped off a close-to-RC1 version of Windows Vista Ultimate here a few days ago and I immediately installed it as an upgrade to Beta 2, which I've been running for several months now.

  • 05 September 2006

  • Opinion: Mac rumour machine heats up

    Is Apple's next big thing going to be revealed next week? The company is expected to give a special presentation at its Cupertino headquarters on 12 September, and speculation over new products continues to reverberate online.

  • 04 September 2006

  • Opinion: SanDisk device records TV to flash cards

    SanDisk now offers a small, lightweight portable device that allows consumers to record all types of video input, including live TV, to a range of flash memory cards.

  • Opinion: Finally, a real reason to use Google Earth

    Being able to zoom in on any location in the world using satellite imagery is one of the jaw-dropping wonders of the internet. The tool that enables this, Google Earth, has already been downloaded more than 100 million times, putting previously inaccessible geographical information in the hands of anyone with a broadband connection.

  • Opinion: Finally, a real reason to use Google Earth

    Being able to zoom in on any location in the world using satellite imagery is one of the jaw-dropping wonders of the internet. The tool that enables this, Google Earth, has already been downloaded more than 100 million times, putting previously inaccessible geographical information in the hands of anyone with a broadband connection.

  • Opinion: Adjust audio with your mouse

    Volumouse is a clever and useful free program that makes your mouse control your PC's sound.

  • 02 September 2006

  • Opinion: New uses for old hard drives

    Plus: avoid frustration when burning DVDs.

  • 01 September 2006

  • Opinion: Pimp my USB thumb drive

    I've got a new toy: a 1GB USB drive from Corsair with a readable display. This means I can tell how much space there is left on the drive, as well as give it a name.

  • Opinion: Intel vs AMD: final conclusions

    This is our first chance to put brand-new AMD and Intel systems head to head. And if you think that the processor is the only crucial factor in a modern-day PC, you're in for a surprise.

  • Opinion: Intel bites back

    IT journalists have devoted plenty of column inches to discussions of Intel's resurgence. From a position of superiority, the chip manufacturer has seen its fortunes dive in recent years. Now though, it's got a trail-blazing chip family and it looks like the glory days are back again.

  • Opinion: Samsung unveils mini MP3 boom box

    If you thought the boom-box days ended with the emergence of MP3 players, think again. Samsung has designed an MP3 player with a slide-out stereo speaker system.

  • Opinion: Blu-ray brings Hollywood to Berlin

    Key backers of the Blu-ray Disc optical storage technology turned out in force at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin to announce a string of content and equipment offerings.

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