Stewart Wilson
Senior Editor
Wollongong
Stewart Wilson has been with TECHGEEK.com.au from the start, and is now Senior Editor of TECHGEEK.com.au. He is also in charge of Audio-Visual production for TECHGEEK.com.au, creating the TECHGEEK Weekly, TECHGEEK Tips and the new Gadgetlyst Bytes podcasts. He also manages the new TECHGEEK First Look YouTube series. Wilson also runs a web hosting business AlfaHosts and is also a IT techie. A Windows fan boy at heart, he owns a HTC 7 Mozart and yearns to be a qualified Systems Administrator. (Disclaimer: AlfaHosts is an affiliated company with Reawaken Media)
James Wilson holds iPad 2 at the Sydney Launch on March 30. (Image: Stewart Wilson/TECHGEEK.com.au)
That’s right, the iPad eveyone knows and loves will soon be available to purchase from your local Telstra Store. Telstra are allowing you to purchase the iPad WiFi + 3G version either for full price on pre-paid or spread the cost out over 24 months on a post-paid plan. As per any Telstra mobile product, you’ll experience NextG’s vast and supiror network. Too bad the iPad 2 doesn’t support LTE/4G. You can register your interest here. The full press release is after the break.
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We’re up for the Let’s Talk iPhone event at Cupertino and this Special Edition of TECHGEEK Weekly just recaps what happened in the very lacklustre event in a small 20 minute podcast.
I’m joined with Chris Southcott to help recap the event while Terence wrote up articles and tried to freshen himself up before an examination.
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Telstra has announced that it will start offering products under its new 4G LTE service, that will see speeds ten times faster than those on 3G. The public offering comes after months of trialling the service with a small number of customers.
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In this edition of First Look, Stewart Wilson TECHGEEK.com.au’s Senior Editor, takes a first look at the new version of Microsoft’s OS, Windows 8. It’s only a developer preview at the moment but it gives a great insight into what Windows will look like in the future. Check out the video after the jump.
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HTC has said that it is considering buying a mobile operating system. HTC have noted that the company has discussed this internally but will not act “on impulse”.
Now that HP’s WebOS device production has been discontinued, HP have been seeking licensees to purchase the OS and use it on their own hardware. It is speculated that HTC and Samsung are concerned about Google’s acquisition of Motorola Mobility and may wish to seek over operating systems to keep their competitive edge.
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And here we are for another week. And Stewart is back after a few weeks of being away. In this episode we talk about the Nokia N9 not being released in the United States, Apple’s September media event and the death of Symbian.
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The new version of Apple’s operating system, Mac OS X Lion, has had 1 Million downloads in the first day of being released. This record is Apple’s fastest download record in the company’s history. Who knows? Maybe this is the “best OS we’ve ever made”. Currently 3.17% of our viewers are using the new version of Apple’s operating system. Check out the press release after the break.
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In this edition of First Look, Stewart Wilson TECHGEEK.com.au’s Senior Editor, takes a first look at the AVerMedia DarkCrystal Capture Card. This capture card allows you to import 1080i video onto your computer aand also provide tools to edit it. Check out the video after the break.
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Good news for Windows Phone 7 users. The apps on the Marketplace are now cheaper and almost on par with US pricing. This update comes after Apple’s decision to change their pricing also, so a bit of competition is in the air. Australian users will now see their $1.18 AUD apps, only 99c AUD. Other pricing tiers have also changed, check those out after the break.
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Today Dell has announced that they have acquired Force10 Networks who currently manufacture datacenter grade networking hardware. Dell’s main force behind the purchase is to start manufacturing networking hardware themselves. Additionally, Dell’s move into networking is to put pressure on Cisco, since they have announced that 6,500 jobs will be lost. So look out for Dell branded networking products. Check out the full press release after the break.
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Rememeber ChevronWP7? And how it was free? Well not anymore! ChevronWP7 is returning to jailbreak your phone BUT it will cost $9 USD to cover the costs of jailbreaking. The new ChevronWP7 Labs, in collaboration with Microsoft will be releasing approved device unlocking solution which will allow anyone to unlock the potential of their WP7 device. ChevronWP7 will allow you to install homebrew applications that aren’t approved on the Marketplace.
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Microsoft have announced their new Explorer Touch Mouse. It’s their third multitouch mouse, the others being the Touch Mouse and the Arc Touch Mouse. The major selling point of the Explorer mouse is the added touch strip that supports four way scrolling. Additionally, the scrolling has three speed settings.
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We have turned fifty, Nokia says that we should not look at “Sea Ray”, and has Apple made a fatal mistake with its new version of Final Cut Pro? All this and more on this week’s special edition of TECHGEEK Weekly.
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The Jawbone ERA is the latest contender to the Bluetooth headset market. The ERA sports a slim, funky design and has two ways to control it, by the built in accelerometer and the conventional button. It has 5.5 hours of talk time and a range of up to 10 meters.
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Here’s what you’ve been waiting for, the first Nokia Windows Phone-powered smartphone. Codenamed ‘Sea Ray’. Now, this wasn’t leaked the normal way by spies or bent employees – Nokia’s CEO, Stephen Elop, revealed the product to a crowd of developers.
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