I love my Raspberry Pi but like I said in my first review the board feels a little vulnerable and so when I saw a case design at the Blackpool Linux User Group I had to get one. The case is made in Telford here in the UK by the Shropshire Linux User Group and [...]
A couple of years ago I started using Simple.tv a service for Media Center that would automatically convert recorded TV shows to a format I could use on other devices like the iPad, it worked very well but I haven’t used it for some time. Today I got an email from them explaining that they [...]
In the latest post on the Building Windows 8 Blog Microsoft have talked about the fast boot process in Windows 8 and with the use of UEFI firmware you don’t have to desperately press F8 to try and get in to the boot loader. It looks like things like booting from a USB stick are [...]
Samsung promised Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) for the Galaxy Note and it looks like it’s finally here (at least for UK owners). I had given up checking for the update each day but today my phone prompted me to download the 318mb download. Once downloaded the Note rebooted, installed the update and after about [...]
On the first day of HP’s Global Influencer Summit 2012 HP announced over 80 new products, the devices that seemed most interesting to me where the new EVNY Spectre XT Ultrabook and the Pavilion m6 consumer notebook. During the keynote and the breakout sessions I got the impression there was underlying theme that HP have [...]
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Along with the other announcements today from HP there are some other interesting products like the new HP t410 all in one which just uses a single power over ethernet cable plus a new range of printers and desktops. Here is HP’s press release on the other products and later I will post my thoughts [...]
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I posted about the new HP ENVY Spectre XT announced today and here are the specs for the new range of Notebooks. The prices are in US dollars but I have the UK pricing on the way and will update the post later. HP ENVY SpectreXT Configuration for starting price of $999.99; available on [...]
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A little lost in the 80 new products announced by HP today here in Shanghai is a new consumer notebook. The HP Pavilion m6 combines performance with portability (so HP say) and comes in a very sleek aluminium design. I have had a hands-on with it today and think this is going to be a [...]
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At HP’s Global Influencers Summit in Shanghai HP have announced a new range of Ultrabooks and Sleekbooks. The most interesting product seems to be the new Spectre XT Ultabook, there are also business Ultabooks like the HP Envy. UPDATE: Pricing and availability · The HP SpectreXT is expected to be available end of June with a starting [...]
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Plex Media Server has been updated to v0.9.6.1 which includes a number of fixes to address issues raised in the beta and has a couple of new features. The nice thing about Plex is the number of clients supported and I am going to see if I can get streaming working to my new Raspberry [...]
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My Raspberry Pi may be sat on my desk waiting for me to return from China and there is some good news if your waiting for RS Components to get them in stock. I got an update from RS today saying they have invited the next 4000 people in their queue to order the Pi. [...]
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Cyberlink have updated PowerDVD Mobile and PowerDVD Remote for Android. The update adds supports Android 4.0 (ICS) so devices like the Samsung Galaxy S2 and the HTC Sensation will work with the PowerDVD apps. PowerDVD Mobile enables playing of content stored on a Windows PC and PowerDVD Remote is a remote control app for PowerDVD. [...]
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I am a big fan of Tranquil PC and have been using their Media Center and Home Server products for many years now. This week they are celebrating their 10th anniversary by offering 20% off for ordered received before May 10th. If you want to find out more about Tranquil checkout the series of videos [...]
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I have just arrived Shanghai where I will be spending the week with HP finding out about their latest products as part of the HP’s Global Influencers Summit 2012. HP are bring journalists and bloggers from around the world to Shanghai to show new products and TDL will be bringing you the details throughout the [...]
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