bsoft commented on HTC Touch Diamond: the Blurb, Specs and Official Pics, at 9:34 AM on May 6 Well, now I understand why the Touch Diamond isn't launching in the US right away - it only supports UMTS band I and VIII, both of which are Europe only. more »

bsoft commented on Quote: Would a Modern Day MacGyver Still Use a Swiss Army Knife?, at 6:17 AM on May 5 Leatherman Wave. more »

bsoft commented on WalMart.com and NewEgg Join Dell in the Irresponsible Shipping Hall of Shame, at 2:45 PM on Apr 22 Newegg is known for putting everything in huge boxes because they have standardized box sizes. Some things to know: - If you get multiple boxes, they are probably from different warehouses - Really large items (monitors, printers, etc) usually come in the original shipping box, not one provided by Newegg - Multiple small items get combined into a larger box Note that Newegg HAS switched to using padded envelopes for really small (e.g. more »

bsoft commented on Toshiba Satellite Laptops: New Fusion Look, Charge-Anytime USB Ports, Cheaper Prices, at 3:55 AM on Apr 2 Uh, my ThinkPad T61 can do "sleep and charge" - the USB ports are active when the device is off or sleeping if it's plugged in. more »

bsoft commented on Hands On Windows Mobile 6.1 (Update is Skin Deep), at 2:43 AM on Apr 2 Uh, you don't have to push "more" to see more apps. more »

bsoft commented on New Airport Screening Procedure for MacBook Air (No, Really), at 12:31 AM on Mar 26 So, it's OK to scan these things and examine the images in public, thousands of times a day, but it's not OK to show us a picture on YouTube? Has the TSA ever considered that terrorists looking to get information on TSA procedures might actually fly around the country? Southwest tickets are $69. more »

bsoft commented on Proof Satellite Sucks: Dish and DirecTV Get FCC Approval to Downgrade HD Channels Until 2013, at 4:50 PM on Mar 21 Uh, people who say satellite sucks have never used Comcast: - Their DVR sucks (locks up, is slow, has ads in the guide) - Very few HD channels (locals and a couple of nationals like Discovery and ESPN) - Annoying as hell advertisements that play OVER AND OVER And who the hell likes On Demand? more »

bsoft commented on Question of the Day: What Are You Going to Do With Your HD DVD Player?, at 6:05 PM on Jan 23 I returned mine (well, my parent's - it was a Christmas gift) and got a PS3. Blu-ray, copies CDs to the drive, and a lot more. more »

bsoft commented on Mossberg Doesn't Like the Asus Eee PC and I Can't Blame Him, at 2:52 PM on Jan 18 Oh, not another Mossberg review. more »

bsoft commented on Is MacBook Air Worth the Money? Five Slim Laptops Face Off, at 6:45 PM on Jan 16 Let me bust a myth: THE MACBOOK AIR DOES NOT SHIP WITH A 45nm INTEL CPU. more »

bsoft commented on Hands-on: Axiotron Modbook Tablet Mac, at 4:14 PM on Jan 16 2002 called, they want their Tablet PCs back. No, seriously. more »

bsoft commented on Top Gear Coming to NBC in Remake Form, at 7:32 PM on Jan 15 Frankly, I'm glad that Clarkson won't be there. more »

bsoft commented on Confessions: The Meanest Thing Gizmodo Did at CES, at 7:46 PM on Jan 10 AWESOME guys. more »

bsoft commented on Are Black Friday HD DVD Adopters Returning Players? [Updated: Toshiba Responds], at 6:58 AM on Jan 10 My parents returned the HD-A3 I got them (with some encouragement on my part) and put the money towards a PS3, which they are loving. more »

bsoft commented on Mylo 2 Gets A Video Groping, at 10:19 PM on Jan 6 Uh, Nokia N810? more »

bsoft commented on Prediction: HD DVD Not Dead, Toshiba Will Produce Dual Format HD Players, at 10:14 PM on Jan 6 I wanted HD-DVD to win, I really did. more »

bsoft commented on Battlemodo: Windows Vista Service Pack 1 RC1 vs. Shipping Vista, at 2:26 AM on Dec 27, 2007 "which we swapped out and plugged into the same SATA port to compare the two OS" You can't use SAS drives with a SATA port, so I'm guessing you used one of the SAS ports. HP qualifies the xw8600 with both XP and Vista (I live in Fort Collins where HP Workstations are designed/tested), so I'll ask if any performance differences showed up during HP testing. 120MB/s is still high, even for 15k SAS drives. more »

bsoft commented on Battlemodo: Windows Vista Service Pack 1 RC1 vs. Shipping Vista, at 4:36 PM on Dec 26, 2007 Your disk results are bogus. more »