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Has GameSpot's editor been sacked over a negative review?

Fri, 30 Nov 2007

"If it's true," are three words you need to care about before reading further, but according to gossip site Kotaku, GameSpot's executive editor Jeff Gerstmann was given his marching orders at some point in the last 24-48 hours, with the scuttlebutt fingering his 6.0 score of Eidos's Kane & Lynch.

Kane & Lynch is an action game about a 'flawed' mercenary and a medicated psychopath on a 'violent and chaotic arc of redemption and revenge,' i.e. "shooter spree" for the PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. The first I heard of this game was when BAFTA nominated it for the Game Of The Year Award on 23 October 2007. At the time this seemed odd to me because I'd never heard of the game: hardly surprising under the circumstances because it wasn't released at the time and has only just now (four weeks later) gone on sale to the general public. This sort of thing alerts you to the fact that somebody's marketing department is getting over-zealous.

Mark Hattersley | Read more...


No choice but a greener Apple

Fri, 30 Nov 2007

The environment matters, and I'm beginning to hear deeply disturbing warnings recently emanating from an ongoing House of Commons Committee.

Chief among these rumours are claims that I understand suggest a recent scientific breakthrough means boffins have now developed significantly better understanding as to how all the constituent elements of the Earth's climate systems work together, and this understanding indicates things may be much worse than we thought.

Jonny Evans | Read more...


On the Mark: Apple vs. IBM

Tue, 27 Nov 2007

In late October, a friend from my MacWeek days e-mailed me with this half-joking dig: "Apple's worth more than IBM. The Mac wins!!"

My friend wasn't alone in his glee. Bloggers and websites devoted to all things Macintosh were quick to put a verbal boot to IBM's keister when Apple's market capitalization surpassed IBM's. At one point this month, the stock market pegged the maker of the ultratrendy iPod and iPhone at a higher valuation - $12 billion more - than IBM, which makes boring old mainframes.

Apple and IBM | Read more...


Unlocked iPhones - a smart strategy?

Wed, 21 Nov 2007

With France and Germany forcing the matter, must Apple and its partners revise their exclusive iPhone deals - and what could it do for sales?

In brief, T-Mobile Germany this morning cofirmed plans to sell unlocked versions of the iPhone to bring the company into line with a court decision forced by competing network supplier, Vodafone, in the country this week.

Jonny Evans | Read more...


No more Boot Camp for Tiger?

Tue, 20 Nov 2007

So Leopard has shipped, but whatever happened to Boot Camp on earlier Macs - has Apple abandoned its community of beta testers?

It's a moot point, as in the months following the release of the Boot Camp beta news emerged that appeared to indicate Apple would make a final version of its virtualisation software available for users still running Mac OS X 10.4.

Jonny Evans | Read more...


iPhone envy? Try a new deal...

Tue, 13 Nov 2007

The iPhone is a classy device that's winning hearts and minds - at least among anyone using the Apple mobile, but there's a low cost alternative for users searching for a little multi-touch elegance and in need of a new telephone, read on.

Apple is shaking up the mobile industry with its new iPhone, with O2 boss, Peter Erskine, describing initial sales of the device as the biggest yet for any phone his network's ever shipped.

Jonny Evans | Read more...


Apple leaps with Leopard

Sun, 11 Nov 2007

Leopard lays the foundation for the next generation of personal computing. It offers a better user experience as well as the reliability inherent when you are able to integrate hardware and operating system. It's an evolutionary release with parts that are downright revolutionary.

I don't have the space here to give you a complete rundown on what Leopard can and can't do. What I can tell you is how Leopard has impressed me.

Michael Gartenberg, Computerworld (US) | Read more...


Wavering on your decision to get an iPhone?

Thu, 08 Nov 2007

So last night the boyfriend starts wavering on his decision not to buy an iPhone (see my Should I get an iPhone blog from earlier in the week). Between the hours of 7 and 9 it was looking like he might be about to join a queue outside the Regent Street store (my advice would have been to go to the store in Brent Cross…)

However, this morning, he has reverted back to his previous decision not to buy one… In case any of you are also wavering, and want to be sure to make the right decision for you, I thought I’d share his analysis – which he just emailed to me.

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Should you get an iPhone?

Tue, 06 Nov 2007

The iPhone will launched here in the UK on Friday, and no doubt a few of you will be considering signing up for a contract with 02.

I’ve been sceptical about the iPhone’s potential success here in the UK ever since Apple announced it was going to enter the mobile phone market, my boyfriend on the other hand has been considering buying one. He’s quite thorough when it comes to investigating anything that he might be investing his hard earned cash in, so I thought I’d share the research he has done with you here.

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Google's mobile move: awe-inspiring and terrifying

Tue, 06 Nov 2007

Google's announcement on Monday of a mobile development platform that could radically alter the wireless market is yet another example of the lengths the company will go to keep its advertising business growing at a jaw-dropping rate.

It is also another awe-inspiring - or terrifying, depending on one's perspective - display of the engineering and business resources Google can unleash and of the power it has to influence, disrupt and rearrange markets.

Juan Carlos Perez | Read more...


Leopard redefines personal computing

Fri, 02 Nov 2007

Leopard, the latest release of Apple's Mac OS X, lays the foundation for the next generation of personal computing. It offers a better user experience as well as the reliability inherent when you are able to integrate hardware and an operating system. It's an evolutionary release with parts that are downright revolutionary.

I don't have the space here to give you a complete rundown on what Leopard can and can't do, and that's already available online. What I can tell you is how Leopard has impressed me.

Michael Gartenberg, Computerworld (US online) | Read more...