Valve Announces Steam and Source for Mac
March 8, 2010 by David Buckner
Filed under Apple, Games, Mac, News Clips, Software, Upcoming
Valve announced today it will bring Steam, Valve’s gaming service, and Source, Valve’s gaming engine, to the Mac.
Steam and Valve’s library of games including Left 4 Dead 2, Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike, Portal, and the Half-Life series will be available in April 2010.
The importance of this news is that it will bring gaming to the [...]
Belkin Releases Expensive USB 3.0 Components
February 23, 2010 by David Buckner
Filed under News Clips
The new SuperSpeed USB 3.0 PCIe add-in card ($79.99) will add a couple of USB 3.0 ports to your PC, and the ExpressCard adapter ($79.99) will add two to your laptop. Don’t forget your USB 3.0 cables A-B and Micro-B both of which are “cheaply” priced at $39.99 for 4-feet of pure speed, and a [...]
Microsoft Introduces Office For Mac 2011
February 17, 2010 by David Buckner
Filed under Apple, News Clips
Microsoft unveiled the most detailed look at the next version of it’s popular Office suite for the Mac. Dubbed Office for the Mac 2011, will start showing up in stores in late 2010.
Many Mac users have already started complaining about the “ribbon” menu feature of the suite, but at the same time praising that Microsoft [...]
Google Buzz, not Buzzing
February 17, 2010 by David Buckner
Filed under News Clips
Google Buzz, the new social networking feature of Gmail isn’t catching on like wildfire. Initial report show the numbers using the service are extremely low. Considering not everyone has a Gmail account it affects whether people will continue to use the service.
Windows 7 Battery Issues
February 3, 2010 by David Buckner
Filed under News Clips
Microsoft is investigating reported issues with Windows 7 and notebook battery life. The issue seems sporadic, but fairly widespread. It is unclear whether affected systems are simply misreporting the battery life, or if the battery capacity is actually being permanently affected.
Microsoft is investigating reported issues with Windows 7 and notebook battery life. The issue seems [...]
Apple holding special Notebook Event
October 9, 2008 by David Buckner
Filed under News Clips
Apple on October 14, 2008 will once again turn it’s attention to revamping the MacBook line of it’s notebook computers. Rumors abound from laptops made from a brick of aluminum to MacBooks to get a big boost in graphic performance from nvidia.
TiVo Wins DishNetwork Suit
October 6, 2008 by David Buckner
Filed under News Clips
10-06-08. The United States Supreme court refused to hear a patent infringement lawsuit appeal filed by Dish Networks, that TiVo filed against Echostar (Dish Networks) in 2004 in which it won a $73.9 million dollar judgement. Dish has now pledged to pay TiVo $104 million.
Ebay Cuts 10 Percent of it’s Workforce
October 6, 2008 by David Buckner
Filed under News Clips
10-06-08. The mega auction site Ebay.com has announced it will cut 10% of it’s workforce, about 1600 jobs. It includes approximately 1000 full-time workers, and the rest are made up of part-time and contract workers. Ebay.com says it’s doing to do streamline business operations.
RealNetworks Stops Sales of RealDVD Software
October 6, 2008 by David Buckner
Filed under News Clips
RealNetworks has agree to comply with a court-ordered temporary restraining order. It has stopped all sales of it’s RealDVD DVD ripping software.
Sprint Launches XOHM WiMax Network
September 29, 2008 by David Buckner
Filed under News Clips
Sprint launches XOHM a new mobile internet network in Baltimore, Maryland.










