(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Where were you at 12.01 this morning? That’s when the Xbox 360 finally made its New Zealand appearance, after a hugely successful Xbox 360 Roadtrip, where more than 8000 gaming fans had a shot at hands-on fun with Microsoft’s latest gaming console aboard the Xbox […]
Xbox 360 arrives; PS3 delayed Read Post »
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Before I sign off, crack open a bottle of wine and enjoy my holiday, I’d just like to say that no, last week’s column wasn’t a trolling exercise. It wasn’t written to encourage even more e-mails telling me why I should use Firefox, Opera, Linux
Not trolling, just truthful Read Post »
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) I’m thinking about becoming a hermit. I quite like my own company, the house is warm and cosy and the cat doesn’t mind me being around so long as I remember to restock his food bowl on a regular basis. With online shopping and online
Shop till you drop without leaving home Read Post »
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Woohoo, only six sleeps to go. I realise I’m probably setting myself up for an influx of mail from well-meaning PlayStation groupies telling me why I should favour Sony’s games console over the Microsoft version but I don’t care. I’m an Xbox fan and in
So, I like Microsoft Read Post »
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Hasn’t Mrs Morgan’s little boy Sam done well for himself? The Trade Me message board has been running red hot with threads discussing the sale of New Zealand’s No 1 online auction site to The Southland Times parent company Fairfax. It seems for every trader
Don’t listen to them, Mr Fairfax Read Post »
The internet is set to become more mobile and more personal with upcoming developments from technology company Intel. The innovations were announced at the annual Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco this week. Launched in 1997, the forum is a growing gathering of developers and technology experts that aims to help key players stay on
Intel logging on to more personal technology Read Post »
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) With news of the latest Trade Me auction scam breaking this week, it might be a good time to take a fresh look at online safety. On Monday, our Queenstown-based reporter Lin Ferguson reported on a now-banned Trade Me member who sold non-existent laptops and
Click on to safer ways to buy and sell on Trade Me Read Post »
Microsoft and Motorola have joined forces to make a music handset to compete against a similar phone, also made by Motorola, that supports Apple’s iTunes music platform. The phone will support Microsoft’s copyright protection software, as well as its Windows media platform. Motorola’s Apple-supported ROKR and SLVR phones are available in the United States and
