- Kindle DX rolls out.
- Craigslist under attack by South Carolina.
- Win 7 XP Mode will not run on some processors.
- The SSD supposedly runs better on Win7.
- Dell stock down, but ideas improve with a Google Android Netbook.
- Seagate has another glitch.
- Pre FAQ leaked to the net via some employee blog.
- Virgin to do 200 Mbps broadband connection for some users.
- Video conferences are gaining momentum.
- UK government increasing intellectual property fines 10X.
- More zombie computers than ever.
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I like the form factor on the new Kindle DX but the price tag, $489, is a heaping bowl of FAIL. It costs more than a netbook with a 160 GB HD and a webcam.
Too bad about your memory cards not working. I read somewhere that it’s a good idea to format the SDHC class 6 flash memory cards in the camera a few times before using them. I do it for luck.
“More zombie computers than ever. ” FUD from Mcafee of course, which is not surprising. Does anyone out there actually know someone that has/had a zombie computer?
200 Mbps… I’m sure it comes with a camera system, so that the UK cops can monitor you while you’re putting bricks into the toilet.
#5. That’s the aliens, not the zombies.
At $498, the Kindle DX will fail.
But, if it was a two-year, all-you-can read book subscription, I think it could work.
#1 #7 Definitely, ePaper screens won’t become cheaper until they ramp up production. As I’ve said in other posts if eReaders were integrated into our educational system the huge demand would bring down costs. It’s more a question of when than if.
#3 #5 #6 I’ve cleansed plenty of zombified computers. There are still lots of titheads out there running their pc’s without protection. If you’re using a pirated copy of Kapersky and it won’t update, then you’re not protected. Hell you might have infected your machine when you installed that illegal copy. Everybody complains about spam but the largest source of spam are the zombies.
I’ve had to clean a few zombiefied computers, but less than I would have thought. Apparently, all my relatives actually follow instructions.
I’m still waiting for doomsday, though…
I’ve been using the Win 7 RC for a few days. Vista never felt finished, win 7 feels really nice. Of course, I have nice clean MSDN install with zero crapware. With Win 7 I feel “OK, I can use this instead of XP”.
The problem is that MS won’t make any money on Netbooks, and I have a feeling that an Android Netbook would be a lot more fun. Expect 1 gazillion apps for Android if it takes off.
The question is: How difficult will it be to upgrade a computer that is already running Vista to Win 7?
#12 Much easier than the XP upgrade, which is a real problem.
>> amodedoma said
>> if eReaders were integrated into our educational system the huge demand would bring down costs. It’s more a question of when than if.
Didn’t Apple use schools to get their toe-hold on the industry? I’m thinking of the Apple II. They used to offer very steep academic discounts. The Kindle could use the same maretking model.
I’m in college, right now, and I routinely pay $100 or more on a textbook that weighs a ton. I’d be happy to pay $50 for it in eBook form.