Remembering the IBM PC

This Old Box C:\> cd \memories\ibm\1981 It’s time again to rewind that fleshy cassette storage device in your head to yesteryear. Continued

Review Nothing slippery about this one… With its recent 6500 Slide and Classic models, Nokia has introduced the most unlikely twins since Schwarzenegger and DeVito. Although they share the same model number and 3G capability, the 6500 Slide and 6500 Classic are very different devices both in looks and key features. Continued

Connected, pumped, and conceptual Every year, companies and individuals in the IT industry - mostly CEOs and those in marketing - spew vast quantities of unmitigated hype. In line with this year’s rise in global temperatures, the past 12 months saw a spike in recorded levels of hot air. Continued

It’s a ‘pretty poor experience’, so you can’t have it Vodafone has won an injunction preventing T-Mobile from selling the iPhone in Germany. T-Mobile is Apple’s exclusive carrier partner in Europe’s biggest market. Continued

DRM-free MP3s from music label to be sold on US website Warner Music Group is making its music available for download from Amazon without Digital Rights Management (DRM) copy protection, enabling consumers more freedom in how they listen to and transfer digital music. Continued