As if the Apple rumor mill wasn’t peppy enough on the off days, things are really getting moving now that their Worldwide Developers Conference is mere weeks away. Some flavor of Mac Pro seems a shoo-in, but Think Secret has some dirt on the iTunes Music Store and iPod nano, which they think are due for some keynote love as well. Read on to find out (more…)

So if you own a DS circle this date - well if you live in Japan. That’s because this is the date Opera is going to release a web browser for your beloved handheld gaming system - although only if you live in Japan. So Europe and US users are just going to have twiddle their thumbs for a bit as opera does not have a set release date yet.

 

With Apple’s general method of publicly denying the demand for a product until they announce its imminent release, Steve Jobs’ words at today’s annual shareholder meeting were quite telling. Without giving much away, Jobs stated: “The new products in the pipeline are the best I’ve ever seen in my life.” But in response to a particular shareholder’s request for Apple to develop “the ultimate media center” to give Microsoft’s WMCE a run for its money, Jobs responded: “we hear you loud and clear.” Quite the strong words from such a secretive man, though he was on a bit of a roll. In regards to the recent 17-inch MacBook Pro’s release, Jobs let everyone know, “Everyone wants a MacBook Pro because they are so bitchin’.” Thanks for that, Steve. Jobs also mentioned the possible demise of the CRT in their lineup, due to environmental concerns and their general lack of bitchin-ness.

Yes for once it looks like Microsoft may be sticking to one of it’s promises - ‘to provide annual updates of their mobile platform’. Currently known by the codename ‘crossbow’ mobile 6.0 will have built in IM, strong links with Office 2007 and Exchange 12, Microsoft’s pending new office application suite and e-mail server, said Pieter Knook, senior vice president for the mobile devices and telecoms sector. Although he would not give a definate date for the release of crossbow and commented that opperators often need as long as 6 to 12 months to test a new OS. So don’t expect anything before 2007.

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What’s Up? is a Awesomely cool online news application that translates news feeds into pixels of breaking news blips from around the world.

 

How frustrating to sign onto MSN Messenger and find no one there.You could get round this buy adding Spleak to your contacts.Spleak is a chatbot or virtual buddy who will chat away online with you or even play a few games in just the same way as a friend.No downloads, just add spleak@hotmail.com and you can chat, play and flirt to your heart’s content.Spleak is a 20 year-old virtual girl, born in France and now living in New York. She attends international studies at a university and works in a coffee shop in her spare time. techdigest (more…)

According to a report on the BBC, machines infected by a destructive virus known as Nyxem will see Office files such as Word, Powerpoint and Excel plus Acrobat files deleted on February 3rd.The virus will also try to disable anti-virus software to stop it updating and can also disable the mouse and keyboard on infected machines. BBC

 

Analyst Robert Peck said today that he expects Google to roll out a competitor to iTunes, which he’s calling GOOGLE TUNES, within 3 to 6 months. therawfeed

 

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