Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Monday, September 14, 2009

Haiku R1 Alpha FINALLY!!!!!!

First alpha release of Haiku is here, with an iso and an easy installer and everything! There's even a PDF reader, a port of Firefox 2.0, a media player and lots of other stuff. Perfect! I'm playing with it right now, will post pics and impressions later on!

It sure was fun reading all the comments regarding this release on /. with all the clever haiku written by /.ers






Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Didn't know Zune sales were this low!

Only 1.1%!! that's pretty damn low!

Following tech sites and observing the number of posters in favor of the Zune, I always thought the Zune commanded a market share of 10-15%, but it seems that all was just rabid Zune fans faithfully defending and promoting the Zune or, probably more closer to the truth, the classical Microsoft astroturfing we all came to expect.

Schiller said what?!




Quoting Schiller as reported by Apple Insider:
Schiller comparing the Nintendo DS games are expensive ($30-40), no multitouch, no App Store, not like the iPod.

Game titles available:
DS: 3680
iPhone/touch: 21,178
DS games might be more expensive (and less in number) but they are more than worth the price and more better games than the shovel-ware that fills the App Store, I still game more on my DS than iPhone, and that's one reason I carry both with me.
The iPhone is great phone, media player and Internet communication device with the best mobile browser out there, but it has nothing on the DS when it comes to games!

Sadly, Schiller's (Apple's) comments shows how much they still don't get gaming :-(

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Maybe it is too Zune?!

News out that Microsoft is killing its lineup of Zune players except for the up and coming Zune HD. Damn! I was just about to buy me one!

Oh wait! They are still in stock everywhere, I have more than enough time not to get me one.

I always knew it was just a matter of time before Microsoft abandons its Zune customers, now it is Zune HD or nothing!

Maybe Microsoft doesn't get it but the iPod touch they are going after isn't the biggest seller in the iPod range and it is backpacking the iPhone's success which is actually a bigger seller (2x). Where's your ZunePhone Microsoft?