Custom laptop computers: The Sony vs Apple showdown.

After the recent upgrades to the MacBook Pro - and a quick glance at the Sony website - I'm disappointed. Both sites offer customisable laptops (expensive ones, but customisable) and to be honest I'm uncertain who to side with.


Amazingly, Sony's prices seem higher than Apple's but in my eyes they offer more: Blu-ray disc drives, and a more widely understood Operating System.




[Fordy:]Mac's however, appeal to many. Not only for their still astounding looks, but OS X is superior in many ways to it's MicroSoft counterpart. Students, assuming they can afford it, will almost without fail choose an MBP, especially if they are on an Audio or Video related course, where Mac OS' really start to shine.


Concluded after the break - hit read on.[/Ed]

Steam jumps in a Portal and appears on Mac and Linux - OpenGL fun all round

Steam, the games client that was, until today, limited to Windows has been launched for Mac and Linux too.


Now remember, it's only running OpenGL games, and seeing as most are made for DirectX it's going to be a long time until you can get your all-important fix of Call of Duty or tear up a few tracks on GRID, on your Mac. (Without Bootcamp, or other VM for all you wise guys..)


Downloads on the full post,

UK pricing released for iPad

I was a bit slow off the mark with this one, but Apple have finally released UK pricing for the iPad and have set a new release date as well - the 28th of May, hopefully of this year! 


And the prices are here too, the WiFi models start with the 16gb at £429 and the most expensive being the 3G + WiFi 64gb at just off £700.

Considering that its the one of the first "next-gen" tablets to come to the market, the prices are fairly reasonable, but is still more expensive than I expected - although my predictions were using a mix between currency converters and what I thought apple could get away with. To see more information visit www.apple.com/uk/ipad/.

iPhone 4G does run off Apple's A4 - like the iPad

It's been confirmed (via Tinh té) that the new, much leaked, iPhone 4G/HD will sport Apple's Samsung manufactured, in-house designed A4 SoC  (System on Chip) - microprocessor. 


I expect, however, that they have underclocked it, in order to gain better battery life, in line with what Steve Jobs was saying at the OS 4 event back in April.


Video + Pics on the full post.

Microsoft confirm Project Natal to launch in October

Microsoft have confirmed what had already been on the Twittermill for months, and good 'ol Wossy leaked a while back too.


That is, Project Natal, MS answer to the Wii, and in my opinion a much better one than the Playstation Move (Athough in action it does look fantastic, check out Engadget's exclusive hands-on)


See below for the phone call with MS' Marketing Manager for Saudi.  

Droid Does Rubix Cube. In 24secs - on a Lego rig.

Wow. In a word, just wow.


Not only have they created a pretty sweet Lego rig to actually carry out the mechanics of the operation, they've also done all the programming stuff to get the Droid running the algorithms, and combined the two for a pretty nifty time of 24.02 seconds to solve a Rubix Cube.


Watch the awesome video after the break.

Intel set to replace 1156 and 1366 sockets in 2011 - already...

Just brilliant isn't it?


You bought your lovely new i# system, or were saving up for one, and BOOM, there's Intel, ready to ditch you and beg for more money.




The practically new sockets are being replaced by the 1155, and 2011 sockets - codename Sandy Bridge.


I know, really taking the mick... Hit the read on for more info.

Intel's Marketing Mishaps. CPU lineup explained.

Many of us are lost amidst i3's, i5's, i7's, Bloomfields, Gulftowns, Lynnfields, Clarkdales, varying socket numbers, and ever more confused when they all combine together, and it's not even a one-for-one situation.

So I thought I'd take the time to stick up a diagram, that might explain it a bit better. Hit the read on to see it.