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I love the smell of napalm in the morning. Smells like victory….

This week we started off just shooting the breeze. We went through quite a lot of things. The RIAA’s attempts to got file sharers kicked off the internet, all the way through to the next Doctor Who

When we got round to it, we discussed these stories as well.

Sony’s Mylo 2 near its end? – Is this cut down internet device from Sony past it? Has it been bypassed by all the smartphones offering the same features, plus a phone as well? Will Sony replace it? Who knows, this Sony we’re talking about. I’m still completely gobsmacked they haven’t stuck a phone and touch screen into the PSP. Killer device.

Sat-nav tries to kill man, man arrested – Was it a one off, or has the GPS become self-aware. No word on the make of the GPS, but the makers of the Atmos have denied any involvement. (Doctor Who in joke, for our American friends).

Mac Heist 3 is here – In this economy anything that offers this much value, has to be good. Pile ‘em high and sell ‘em cheap.

MS ad says Macs to cool for its customers – Does anybody know where Microsoft are going with this? Lauren, ‘real person’ and actress tries to find a 17″ laptop for under a $1000. And discovers that if your obsessed by sticker price, your gonna buy cheap crap.

Windows 7 in May? – It’s not being rushed out because Vista is rubbish. MS have just decided to speed up the release cycle for Windows. Honest. Hopefully Redmond have done a better job with this one.

Skype for iPhone imminent? – Will it be WiFi only, or will you be able to use it over 3G or Edge? Will the carriers allow it? Will they try to screw users for more money? How will it work if it doesn’t run in the background? Will Burt become Sheriff? All these questions will be answered in tonight’s episode of Soap.

And so you have Episode 5 of Killing pixels…

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Well its like this…

This week we’ve done a Dell, we’re going for quality as opposed to quantity. It didn’t work for us either.

This week we concentrated on these stories.

iPhone 3.0 software – I know we talked about this last week. But now we have some facts to go with the wild speculation.

Battlestar Galactica at the UN – Yeah we know its not tech its Sci-Fi. But its our show and we don’t care, so there!

iTunes Store starts HD movie sales – Now you can impulse purchase some really dire films, from the comfort of your computer. All in glorious HD.

MS bids to reclaim the web with IE8 – Missed the fact that Redmond have released IE8, nearly everyone did, so don’t feel bad. The ‘underwhelming’ launch of the latest and greatest version of Explorer, passed almost unnoticed on to the net. The good news, it’s the most standards, open ones not MS’ own, compliant version of the browser. The bad news its still Internet Explorer.

Google Voice – Another new service from the search giant, they want all your calls. You get a single number, for your home, mobile and even business. Google does the rest, transcribes your voice-mail, redirect your calls, and more. I am not a number, I am a free man!

LG confirm new OLED touchscreen device from Apple – Okay, so they don’t really, they’re just producing the screens that Apple bought off them. And also researching touch tech on OLED screens. So two plus two equals five, in the wacky world of Apple rumours.

Teens, a balloon and a camera – What do you get? No not porn. You get amazing shots of the Earth from 20 miles up. These Spanish students actually do something clever. Instead of just getting drunk, laid or high.

Ballmer blasts Apple the ‘tide has turned back’ – Would you pay $500 extra for an Apple logo? Monkeyboy wants to know. Its the same hardware so why pay more. In answer I can only say, ‘ITS THE SOFTWARE, STUPID’. I pay extra not to have to use windows, my choice. But, riddle me this Monkeyboy, a Mercedes and a Trabant are both cars, same hardware, why pay more? I wonder if Ballmer drive a Trabant?

And so you have Episode 4 of Killing pixels…

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Look Ma, top of the world…

Hell, this getting to be a regular thing. And its getting to sound like we know what we’re talking about.
I know its only our opinions, and they’re as biased as anyone else’s. But it feels good to get that opinion out there. So, never mind the quality, feel the width.

This week the stories that have been vexing us are…

CD’s are 30 years old – The venerable Compact Disc has reached a milestone that Blu-ray, hell any other physical media, seems unlikely to reach.

Mobile phone ‘botnets’ coming to a mobile near you – The hackers are after your smartphone, well the Sybian ones for now, and they won’t stop until they have them. Faced with this dire threat, we discuss what it means for the iPhone, I mean come on…

iPhone software 3.0 – It was the obvious next thing to talk about, so what the hell, we did. What’s coming, what would we like to see coming?

New iPod shuffle – It talks to you through the headphones. How long till you’re massacring your family Amityville style?

Mimi switch. – It reads your facial expressions to control your devices. Wink to play a track, wink twice to skip a track. Wink three times and become real friendly with the big guy in the corner.

Brain scanners that know where you’ve been – At last some research with an instant practical application. You’ll never lose your keys again.

Windows 7 IE may use ‘multi-touch’ – Multi-touch is everywhere, it will be interesting to see if you can use your own fingers. Or if you have to use MS standard fingers?

Adamo by Dell – Having reached the for lowest price, damn the quality. Dell go after the ‘unibody’ Macbooks. They may be in the gutter but they’re looking at the stars. Failing that Mike could sell the company and give money back to the shareholders.

What is Wolfram/Alpha? – Is it a nascent Skynet, will it become self aware and launch its missiles. Or will it live up to the hype, and turn out to be really useful. Its not a search engine, its an answer engine. Got a question, don’t Google it, and do all the boring research yourself. Wolfram/Alpha will go through the knowledge on the internet and give you the answer, maybe?

Battery that charges in seconds – Those clever MIT guys are at it again. This time they’re going to save our wonderful mobile devices from the hours they spend chained to the power socket.

And so you have Episode 3 of Killing pixels…