Copyright © 2008 4 Square Media http://www.channelnews.com.au/Portable_Devices/Platforms Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:16:00 GMT Platforms on www.channelnews.com.au newsfeed.sichbo.ca http://www.channelnews.com.au/Portable_Devices/Platforms/W4L5C4S8 Sony has launched two new exciting colour additions to its Portable DVD Player range – a bright pink and midnight blue. Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:16:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Portable_Devices/Platforms/W4L5C4S8 Mendelson Tiu http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20080617052735882c5.JPG http://www.channelnews.com.au/Portable_Devices/Platforms/P5L2L7G9 In the latest issue of US magazine Science, a team at IBM’s research centre in California claim they have developed a new type of digital storage technology which enables a device such as an MP3 player to store about half a million songs or some 3,500 films. Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:57:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Portable_Devices/Platforms/P5L2L7G9 Branko Miletic http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/200804150659192aac9.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/IT_PRO/T8J5W8H4 According to a report in Macworld, Palm and RIM's BlackBerry should be prepared to lose market share to Apple's iPhone. Mon, 14 Apr 2008 04:45:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/IT_PRO/T8J5W8H4 Branko Miletic http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20080414024651baac0.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/IT_PRO/K5N4K6G2 At the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in Shanghai last week, all the hot talk was about the Atom processor, however it was Microsoft which was feeling left out in the cold. Sun, 06 Apr 2008 10:20:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/IT_PRO/K5N4K6G2 Branko Miletic http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20080407082256ab4c7.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/News/Business_News/G4H4T4V3 It seems that cooperation in the IT sector has taken on a new, if unintended form, as analysts claim that the success of Apple's iPhone has helped its bitter rival BlackBerry more than double profits for its maker Research in Motion (RIM). Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:57:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/News/Business_News/G4H4T4V3 Branko Miletic http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20080404125955c13f1.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/CE_PRO/W9U4A2D6 According to digitimes.com, Acers upcoming launch of notebooks with Blu-ray disc (BD) optical drives will top the 22 million mark in 2008, with large-size BD notebooks and low-cost notebooks both regarded as focuses for the company. Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:12:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/CE_PRO/W9U4A2D6 Branko Miletic http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/200804030814227ff1e.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/News/X4H6R2S2 For those that have patiently been waiting for a sub- $1000 laptop with a built-in Blu-ray player for HD video, your wait is over- if you are in North America or Europe that is. Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:27:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/News/X4H6R2S2 Branko Miletic http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20080331042748a0673.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/News/Business_News/L3E3S9S5 It seems that someone at Apple has discovered a thing called the 3G network because if reports out of Spain are to be believed, the company will be launching a 3G version of its much-heralded device in May in Spain and possibly around July in Australia as well. Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:46:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/News/Business_News/L3E3S9S5 Branko Miletic http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/200803280847363ae79.jpg