iPhone facts from the first reviews

-from Engadget
Posted Jun 26th 2007 8:19PM by Ryan Block
Well, the first reviews are in. But you may have missed some of the more interesting factoids unearthed by the trio of gadget reporters deigned worthy by El Jobso to get a pre-launch iPhone. Here’s a few fresh n’ interesting iPhone facts right off the presses:
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Zune Reviewed

Ok, sorry this has taken so long, but between school and work, it’s been hard to do anything. I know there are tons of reviews for the Zune already out there but I just wanted to write one on my own.

First off the software took two or so lifetimes to install and update. When [...]

Review of Dell XPS 410n with Ubuntu Feisty preinstalled

-From the Ubuntu Forms
I received my XPS with Ubuntu today. The first thing I will say is that when the Fedex guy delivered it he asked if Dell was having some kind of liquidation sale because he has delivered more Dells today than ever before. He told me that he had already delivered five and [...]

GPUs & Beryl: What is Needed?

-from Phoronix
We thought it was already clear what graphics processors and drivers work and don’t work with Linux desktop eye candy such as Beryl and Compiz, but it seems based upon the number of e-mails we have been receiving along with messages in community bulletin boards that the line isn’t so clear after all. For [...]

Don’t buy an HDTV without reading this first

-from ZDnet
Forking out a few thousand dollars or even just a few hundred is a serious investment and the last thing you want to do is buy an HDTV with lousy color rendition. Navigating the minefield in consumer electronics is a confusing proposition even for the seasoned gadget geeks so I created this survival [...]

Apples and Oranges Hands-On: Apple TV vs. TiVo Series3 HD

-From Gizmodo
there are a lot of pictures at the end but I’ll put the link for the slide show HERE

Maybe you’ve had a snootful of Apple TV, but here’s a comparison with a twist: We’re going to compare Apples and oranges, pitting Apple TV against the TiVo Series3 HD Digital Media Recorder. From the outset, [...]

Xtorrent 1.0 Review

-from TorrentFreak
You can Download it here Xtorrent
Written by Ernesto on March 26, 2007
Xtorrent, the highly anticipated BitTorrent client for the Mac, is finally out of beta with a shiny 1.0 release. Here’s our review of it.
Xtorrent, the new BitTorrent client for Mac OS X, just rolled out of the beta phase. In September, we reviewed [...]

Apple TV vs. Xbox 360: Media Center Showdown

-from Gizmodo
Apple TV vs. Xbox 360: Media Center Showdown

Walt Mossburg said in his review that “Apple TV’s most formidable competitor is the Xbox 360 game console from Microsoft, which, in addition to playing games, can also play back content from Windows computers on a TV.” The Times’ techmeister David Pogue also calls up the 360 [...]