It was 40 years ago that man landed on the moon and now in conjunction with the 40 year celebrations, Google has launched Moon in Google Earth. With this new feature of Google Earth, it is now easier for almost anyone to learn about space, the moon and some of the most significant and amazing discoveries humanity has accomplished together.
Broadband users all over the UK have a variety of boring looking modems/routers which they use to connect to the Internet. They are normally tucked away somewhere out of sight and we only look at them when we want to see if all the little lights are flashing as expected. However there is a new generation of ‘designer’ modems/routers on the horizon. London's Goldsmiths University and TalkTalk have been working on a new concept, ‘Routers of the Future’.
The Asus Eee PC T91 touchscreen tablet netbook was announced at CES in January of this year with Asus hoping to repeat the netbook revolution it started with the Asus Eee PC 701 but this time with an Eee PC that has a touchscreen which can swivel around to turn it into a tablet. The T91 went in sale in the USA this week and should reach the UK soon. The question is should you buy one or stick with your iPod Touch?
The Compaq Presario line of machines has been around for years (since 1993 actually) and has a reputation as a solid brand name. The deftly named CQ60-313SA is one of the newer additions to this family. For under £400 HP/Compaq is offering a dual core machine with 3GB of memory, the question is, can it be trusted?
Although the Samsung NC20 is now available in the UK, the previous model the NC10 has always been a good netbook and now Vodafone is offering it to free for those who sign up to a two year contract.
Microsoft has released details of the next iteration of its productivity suite Office. This next version, dubbed Office 2010, will include browser-based versions of Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and OneNote.
Sony has taken the wraps off its new line of mini notebooks called the Vaio W series. These small 1.66GHz netbook like machines are designed to be very portable and are aimed at those looking for a second PC which they can carry about. Sony foresees a group of users who will use these new chic notebooks as they wonder around the house from room to room surfing the web, checking email and social networking.
If you can keep up with the myriad of different Asus Eee PC model numbers then you will be pleased to hear that Asus is adding two new models to its UK lineup the 1005HA and 1101HA. Both models boast excellent battery life and are the first in this super-slim range with replaceable batteries.
