Archive for October 2008
Oct 30th, 2008 |
By Opal Tribble |
Category: Lead article, Microsoft
At the Professional Developers Convention 2008 Microsoft, for the first time, gave the public a look at the much anticipated Windows 7. Microsoft has been extremely secretive about this new OS so it was nice to get a taste of what Windows users can expect to see in Windows 7.
Posted in Lead article, Microsoft |
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Oct 27th, 2008 |
By Opal Tribble |
Category: Lead article, Microsoft, Microsoft Office
You don’t have to search hard to find a copy of the Microsoft’s extremely popular Microsoft office. This hasn’t gone unnoticed by the computer giant and while some might think Microsoft was going to turn a blind eye to the pirated copies that have been hitting the streets.
Posted in Lead article, Microsoft, Microsoft Office |
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Oct 22nd, 2008 |
By Opal Tribble |
Category: Lead article, Technology news
In an attempt to help save African and Asian elephants from becoming extinct eBay has joined a growing list of companies that are refusing to sell ivory products. What triggered the ban of ivory products?
Posted in Lead article, Technology news |
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Oct 20th, 2008 |
By Opal Tribble |
Category: Lead article, Products - digital cameras, Technology news
The Australian government is planning to eliminate analog television and switch the nation to digital. Famous for its citrus cultivation and wineries Mildura is first on the list.
Posted in Lead article, Products - digital cameras, Technology news |
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Oct 17th, 2008 |
By Opal Tribble |
Category: Apple, Lead article, Mac, Technology news

Mac users looking for a refresh of the MacBook, MacBook Pro, and the MacBook Air finally received their wish recently. Apple has finally updated the lineup. Slightly faster processors, improved graphics, and new design was a few of the things Apple had in store for Mac users.
Posted in Apple, Lead article, Mac, Technology news |
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Oct 15th, 2008 |
By Opal Tribble |
Category: Announcements, Lead article
MMORPG across the globe recently received some exciting news US based Blizzard Entertainment is making patch 3.0.2 (pre-Wrath of the Lich King patch) available today. Users trying to access the game received a message stating that about WOW downtime which began at 2:00 AM PDT and ends 2:00 PM PDT.
Posted in Announcements, Lead article |
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Oct 14th, 2008 |
By Opal Tribble |
Category: Lead article, Products - mobile phones, Technology news
The popularity of the Apple iPhone has many companies taking note of this extremely popular mobile phone and creating their own mobile devices to compete. Google announced that they would be releasing their own mobile device called the G1. The G1 hasn’t been released yet, it hasn’t stopped people from pre-ordering phones from the number one search engine in the US.
Posted in Lead article, Products - mobile phones, Technology news |
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Oct 12th, 2008 |
By Opal Tribble |
Category: Lead article, Technology news
YouTube the world’s most popular video site is finally giving its audience what it wants. Coming soon to the YouTube website viewers will be able to watch full-length TV shows.
Posted in Lead article, Technology news |
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Oct 9th, 2008 |
By Opal Tribble |
Category: Lead article
Ever sent an email that you regretted sending? Perhaps you have been one of the unfortunate ones that have received a drunken call from a friend in the wee hours of the morning, rambling on about off the wall topics. Yes, I’ve gotten a few of those calls. In order to assist people in thinking twice before shooting off an embarrassing email Google has recently introduced a new application called Mail Goggles.
Posted in Lead article |
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Oct 6th, 2008 |
By Opal Tribble |
Category: Apple, Lead article, Mac, Special features
The recent report of Apple CEO’s, Steve Jobs, heart attack caused Apple’s stock to drop. The problem with this news is it wasn’t true. The report posted on iReport.com (a citizen journalist website that is owned by United States based Time Warner Inc., CNN) stated that Steve Jobs had been rushed to the emergency room after suffering “a major heart attack.”
Posted in Apple, Lead article, Mac, Special features |
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Oct 4th, 2008 |
By Opal Tribble |
Category: Internet, Lead article
Is Nokia attempting to take a bbite out of Apple’s piece of the smartphone market. It would appear that way. Nokia recently announced that it will be releasing the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic and get this just like the iPhone it has a touch screen which is a first for Nokia.
Posted in Internet, Lead article |
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Oct 1st, 2008 |
By Opal Tribble |
Category: Announcements, Lead article
Google recently updated Google Translate. Users now have 11 additional languages to choose from. Google’s machine translation service now supports 35 languages.
Posted in Announcements, Lead article |
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