Word from Apple HQ that the iPhone 2.0, featuring 3G among other enhancements (including built in GPS!) will be available in Australia from July 11th. Optus and Vodaphone are confirmed carriers, no word on if Telstra will be joining the fray, and so far this morning, no word on local pricing or packaging. In the [...]
NSS has won yet another performance award! NSS, the new security package from Norman, has earned its latest recommendation in a test by Swedish leading PC publication “PC for Alla” (English translation is ‘PC For All’). Easy installation, intelligent protection and efficient parental control are some of the features highlighted in the test. The magazine [...]
Vodafone have announced that the iPhone will be launched by them in Australia later this year. Sheesh. Its about time. I guess the fact that Apple are screwing a lot of money out of carriers means it takes a while to get a carrier in any given country to come on board. Speculation continues to [...]
The Asus F9S notebook offers a smart balance of mobility and performance. Intel® Centrino® Processor Technology in F9S enables breakthrough mobile performance, new high-definition capabilities and improved battery life. 12.1″ WXGA Screen Core 2 Duo T7250 Processor 2 x 1Gb Memory 160Gb Hard Drive Nvidia 8400 Graphics Vista Home Premium We have limited stock [...]
The big deal at the moment is CES, The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Mitsubishi have just unveiled a new type of rear projection television that uses three separate lasers to project the picture onto the screen. Industry guru’s say this could be a big gamble for Mitsubishi, as Sony are abandoning rear projection [...]
If anyone is looking for a Windows XP Laptop this Christmas, look no further. Asus has the F3SC which featuers a Core 2 Duo T7250 CPU, 2 Gig Ram, 120 Gig hard drive and Windows XP Pro. At only $1799, its a fantastic buy, but its only available until December 21st or while stocks last.
I just noticed that if you are using a fairly new laptop that uses a S-ATA hard drive, you can, should you wish, upgrade to a whopping 250 Gig of storage! This size is not available for older laptops using P-ATA hard drives. The drives come at a price – $529; Pricey, but if you [...]
I was just doing a little reading so that the next time Chris (one of our staff here) starts moaning about Windows Vista, I might actually have a few facts to throw at him. One fact has really caught my eye; I was reading that turning on the new pretty “aero” interface, which gives you [...]
The tubes are awash with angry gamers complaining about random freezing, random crashing, boring gameplay and in general bad times with EA’s latest installment in the Sim City franchise, Societies. We’ve tested it here at Shift Solutions, and we agree. The game clunks along even on good spec hardware unless you turn the graphics detail [...]
Anyone thinking of getting themselves a nice large LCD monitor for their desk should act now! Until the 31st October, we are offering the fantastic Viewsonic 22″ LCD monitor for a measly $399. These beauties offer 1650 x 1050 resolution, amazing 5ms response time and a 2000:1 contrast ratio. As our clients who own Viewsonic [...]