| Microsoft fights hackers with firmware even if it breaks consoles Posted: 
Microsoft recently revealed that the company is beta testing a new firmware update that will allow the Xbox 360 to read from [...] Related posts: Microsoft frees up 1GB Xbox 360 disc space after five years Microsoft beta testing new Xbox 360 disc format Sony sues high-profile PS3 hackers  |
| Latest firmware update breaks some Xbox 360s Posted: 
Microsoft's latest Xbox 360 firmware update has caused havoc in some households. Once the firmware was installed their ability to play games disappeared with such notices as ‘disc unreadable’ or ‘disc unsupported’ errors. Not to worry though because Microsoft has said it will replace the bricked Xbox 360s with a new Xbox 360S. According to [...]  |
| Apple fanboys are like religious zealots Posted: 
It’s official folks, Apple is a religion, Steve Jobs is the messiah, and fanboys are the zealots who prop the whole thing up with their faith in the brand. OK, so it’s far from official, I just couldn’t resist that opening paragraph. However, although Apple isn’t recognized as an official religion anywhere in the world, [...]  |
| Netflix eating up even more traffic Posted: 
The amount of internet bandwidth used by Netflix has rocketed even since surprisingly high stats last year. The company is now the single biggest source of Internet data in North America. The details come in a report by Sandvine, which published similar details last October. Back then, Netflix made the headlines when it transpired that [...]  |
| Familiar voice joins MacBook Air update chorus Posted: 
Rumors have been flying fast and furious that updated MacBook Airs — Sandy Bridge and Thunderbolt du jour — will arrive in the June-July timeframe. With Apple predictably silent on the subject, the closest we’re likely to get to a confirmation is a familiar voice out of Taiwan. If Apple’s supply chain is [...] Related [...]  |
