Archives for July 2009

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Hands-on with the Creative Zii Egg

John Chan | Jul 30, 2009

(Credit: John Chan/CNET Asia)

We were invited to the Creative office today to learn more about the recently announced Zii Egg. Though all its features point to it being a consumer-oriented media player like the Apple iPod touch, the difference is that Creative isn't selling it as such. While anyone can place a preorder at the Zii Web site, the Egg is clearly positioned as a product for developers to work on and create applications for Creative's new Plaszma platform. To that end, it will ship together with an SDK (software development kit).

Google Android will also be available for the Zii Egg, but according to a Creative spokesperson, this will not be preinstalled. The company is working on refining Android's performance on the device and will provide the OS as a download after the product ships. The Zii Egg preorders will be fulfilled from the second half of August. Click for more pictures and a video.
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Zepto 14-inch thin-and-light has gaming desktop aspirations

Darius Chang | Jul 30, 2009

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The latest Zepto thin-and-light--the Znote G14b--has some serious ambitions. Billed as the fastest 14-inch notebook, the Danish maker considers this machine with its docking solution powerful enough to replace the home desktop computer. With a combination of high-end Nvidia GeForce graphics engine and up to 3.06GHz Core 2 Duo processor, none of its competitors comes close in terms of raw power (most thin-and-lights top out at 2.66GHz chip).

The starting price is surprisingly affordable at S$1,449 (US$1,032.12) despite its high-end Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT and 2.13GHz Core 2 Duo processor.
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A 24k-gilded iPhone 3G tailormade for Bond villain Goldfinger

Juniper Foo | Jul 30, 2009

This gold edition iPhone 3G's saving grace is its German-handcrafted stamp and a nano-technology surface that makes the shiny gold scratch-proof. (Credit: Sayn Design)

Hmm, the Yubz solid gold phone or the gold-wrapped the iPhone 3G with diamonds? Tough choices both. Fortunately, chump change is what I don't have. So I won't be making a dent anytime soon on Sayn Design's limited offering of 500 Diamond deluxe Gold Edition iPhone 3G handsets in 24k gold, complete with Apple logo studded with 53 diamonds in brilliant cut. Count that.
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Windows 7 activation hacked

Dong Ngo | Jul 30, 2009

Microsoft only just released final code for Windows 7 to manufacturers and the company is already facing a security risk.

The Windows Genuine Advantage antipiracy system in the Windows 7 Ultimate release to manufacturers (RTM) has reportedly been compromised by some Chinese hackers, according to a variety of Chinese forums, and first reported by Neowin.com.This means the user can fully activate the software offline without connecting to Microsoft's activation server.
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Microsoft combines forces with Yahoo

Tom Krazit | Jul 30, 2009

Has it really been 18 months since the tech world first started talking about the possibility of a Microsoft-Yahoo deal?

Well, you could look it up. Since February 1, 2008, when Microsoft made a US$44.6 billion unsolicited bid for the Internet pioneer, Yahoo has gone through dozens of high-profile executives, added three new directors, suffered through two reorgs, and replaced its CEO. According to reports, their flirtation began even earlier in private quarters.

And throughout all the drama--involving everyone from Carl Icahn to the Department of Justice--the flirting toward some kind of deal continued, fueled by the pressure both companies felt in competing with the 800-pound tech gorilla of the 21st century: Google.
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