Friday, March 19, 2010

Google's Nexus One Now Ready for AT&T, Rogers


Google's Nexus One now ready for AT&T and Rogers Wireless customers not wanting to grab an unlocked no-contract phone.
Have you been eyeing Google's Nexus One phone but you're locked to a provider on the more common 3G/UMTS bands (850/1900/2100 MHz)? That would be you if you're on AT&T or Rogers Wireless networks in North America.
Up until today, only T-Mobile owners could take full advantage of the Nexus One's 3G capabilities, but Google has now made available its premier phone for those who want to buy one to use on AT&T in the U.S. and Rogers Wireless or Fido in Canada.
The price is still $529, but that's a pretty good price for an unlocked smartphone of the Nexus One's caliber. Hopefully this will spur sales of the Nexus One, which so far has dismal numbers compared to the iPhone and Droid.

Internet Explorer 9 Will Never Work on XP


It's a modern browser for modern systems.
Tuesday Internet Explorer general manager Dean Hachamovitch introduced Internet Explorer 9 to MIX10 attendees. The reveal showed that the new browser is slated to support HTML5, hardware-accelerated graphics and text, and will also use a new JavaScript engine. Microsoft even made available a downloadable "platform preview," mainly designed for developers but was also open for general viewing.
However Tuesday we discovered that the IE9 platform preview wouldn't install on Windows platforms older than Vista SP2. The demo itself wasn't really usable as a browser: it lacked a full user interface. But despite its limitations, it was assumed that the lack of pre-Vista SP2 support was only applied to the current download.
That's not the case. In fact, Microsoft has now made it perfectly clear that Internet Explorer 9 will not work on Windows XP now or in the future. "Building a modern browser requires a modern operating system," Hachamovitch said during a press conference at the event.
For users of the older OS, Internet Explorer 8 might be the last new browser from Microsoft.
In related news, CNET reports that Hachamovitch also briefly talked about codecs Microsoft will support in Internet Explorer 9, however Hachamovitch would only "commit to H.264.

Commodore Makes Comeback With Keyboard PC

The old Commodore 64 spirit is channeled in upcoming keyboard PC that may support Hackintoshes

Commodore computers were at one time a big thing, but times have changed. Today Commodore is revived as a brand of gaming PCs and today, that brand now extends to keyboard PCs.
Commodore USA today debuted on its website a keyboard form factor PC that packs in all the necessary parts – except for the display – into the keyboard. Interestingly, Commodore lists on its slideshow for the product that it's compatible with a wide array of operating systems, including Windows, Linux and even Mac OS X. Of course, there's a note saying that Apple's OS is unsupported and that the user must install it himself.
Some may liken this keyboard PC to Asus' still unreleased Eee Keyboard, but the Commodore packs an optical drive and doesn’t have the integrated touchscreen. Engadget did point out that the product pictures do bear a striking resemblance to Cybernet's keyboard computers, which supported Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad, with starting prices at $629.
Look for the Commodore Keyboard PC to hit sometime in Spring.

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