Posted 11/19/2009 at 07:17:15pm

I'd say that the strict definition of a PC is still a general-purpose processing device containing upgradable subcomponents. 

On the other hand, an iPhone is a PC of a sort. But then so are the old, decidedly unsexy Windows Mobile PDAs. I'd say that any of the modern smart phones fit this definition. They're just not as general-purpose or extensible as a laptop or desktop computer. Portable computing device, or PCD, is probably as good a term as any.

Posted 10/19/2009 at 01:00:36pm

I could see paying up to $10/month IF I were a heavy user of the multiplayer facet of the service. For example, a Halo clan team member who's playing 2-3 hours per night is probably getting his/her money's worth. But otherwise, no. I think the current $4.17/month is reasonable though for moderate use of hosted servers.

Posted 07/13/2009 at 02:36:00pm

This goes hand-in-hand with the related article: http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/survey_majority_businesses_wont_upgrade_windows_7_until_2011

IT departments at mid-to-large sized companies need time to test and migrate systems before taking the plunge. It was always thus. No news here, but rather typical eyeball-grabbing spin by the editors.

I love the magazine guys, but your web updates are nearly as smarmy as www.theregister.co.uk. And that's saying something.

Posted 02/09/2009 at 03:03:16pm

Looks like a solid feature set and a nice update from the original. If it were $100 cheaper and displayed PDFs, I'd be sorely tempted.

Posted 01/30/2009 at 02:40:11am

I avoided buying a Zune for years because of the missing international font support. After using a friend's Zune with the latest firmware though, I was sold. Even more surprising was how functional the Zune desktop software has become. I still can't see my Japanese song album info, but it's fantastic having my entire music collection on me at all times. It's a fully-featured player with fantastic sound.

Posted 01/05/2009 at 08:33:06pm

I've never bought a digital-only version of an album, but thanks to Amazon, the prices are coming down to right about where they should be ($5-10). I'll make the switch just as soon as they sell CD ISO images instead of MP3s.

Posted 12/16/2008 at 12:47:06am

A two week wait would be a vast improvement over the current frequency. =(

Posted 09/23/2008 at 10:57:54pm

I don't know if cellular phones cause cancer, but I know that my head gets warm and begins to throb near the spot where I hold the phone if I speak on it for more than a couple minutes at a time.

So...less cell phone use == goodness in my book.

Posted 09/22/2008 at 02:02:56pm

Time to invest in lead-lined boxers...

Posted 09/16/2008 at 08:13:15pm

...because most of their customers haven't used all three installs within the first week of the game's release, EA feels justified in their disastrous policy? Let's wait and see what the statistics look like six months from now, shall we?

 My installs won't be counted in the stats, as I refuse to buy the game while they use this DRM scheme.