My original plan was to install Vista on the Dell Mini, but I was sidetracked when I came across an article about someone’s “Run Leopard (Mac OS 10.5) on a Dell Mini 9” article.

I was intrigued.

I’ve always wanted play around with the Mac OSX, but I could never justify the purchase of a Mac nor did I have the patience to go through the “Hackintosh” route. I also wanted to be able to use my desktop machines at their full potential.

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Have you seen the new MacBooks?! Oh, they’re so sexy! Yeah, they’re pricier than the PC counterparts, but just look at it! Go over to Apple’s site and watch their video. Beware of self tooting though. There’s a lot of it.

How much is this going to cost though? Well none of those new ones are sub-$1000. The 13″ model starts at $1399 CAD. It ain’t cheap, but who said being hip and cool was?

Check out Apple.ca for more info.

Apple had a conference today announcing a refresh of their iPod lineup. Some new things including the return of the tall and thin Nano. I wasn’t a big fan of the the short and wide 3G.

Obviously you can visit Apple.ca for details and nifty videos, but if you’re lazy here’s the breakdown:

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I’ve been patiently awaiting a competitor to the ASUS Eee netbook. Why? So I can be writing stuff like this without actually sitting at my desk. It’s not meant to replace my desktop — merely accompany it. I’ve looked at the MSI Wind, the Acer Aspire One and the ASUS Eee line, but I just couldn’t commit to any of them. Then Dell shows up with their Inspiron Mini 9.

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Oh snap, non-E3 2008 news? Yeah, I’ll keep it short, though. Apparently some crafty Portuguese speaking fellows managed to unlock the iPhone 3G. The method appears to be similar to the original iPhone unlocking methods which mimicked the original SIM card’s International Mobile Subscriber Identity.

I have no idea how complicated this hack is, but I’m sure those of you who’re willing to spend $499.99 CAD on a iPhone will be more than willing to put in the time and research exactly how to pull this off.

For the curious, the mentioned Portugeuse video is below.

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We were all excited about the prospects of owning an iPhone 3G in Canada. $299.99 for the device itself sounds great, but we all knew it was going to be bound to a contract and a plan? The question was: how much was this plan going to cost?

We finally have answers from Rogers. Dreams officially crushed.

$60 per month for 400 MB of data and 150 anytime minutes? Do not want. Talk about price gouging. Some of us are upset, but some are even more so.

I’ve made a graph showing the difference of price for the IPhone between Rogers Canada and other countries.

Pretty much the worst

Update: Make that a 3 year contract.

That’s cheap. Cheaper than a iPod Touch! Unfortunately, you must sign up for a contract with either Fido or Rogers. No idea how much the plans will cost and also, no details on the contract-less unit. Bummer.

As for specifications? It’s apparently a little bit thicker and the battery life is more or less the same compared to the old iPhone. (ie: not stellar) Still, the arrival of an iPhone in Canada is enticing. Especially when I could play Super Monkey Ball on it:

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It looks like the iPhone 3G people have been wanting since day one of the iPhone’s launch is finally launching next month. Well that is if these rumors are to be believed. I’d love to get an iPhone, but the lack of unlimited data rate plans for cheap scare me away.

Hopefully, AMD’s Game! initiative will be more successful than their Live! one. If widly adopted, this initiative will help mainstream gamers pick out games and compatible PCs with relative ease. Just match the logos and you’re good to go. If only it included Intel and NVIDIA components…

Next, it appears that Xbox 360 exclusive, Splinter Cell: Conviction is starting over. Can’t say I cared much for the original concept so this news is welcomed.

Finally, Chair Entertainment, developer of Undertow, is receiving a new beginning under the wing of Epic Games. Hopefully, they’ll continue with creating XBLA games.

It’s hard to imagine Intel going out of their way to create a processor for anyone, but themselves. However, it appears that Intel is making a habit of taking custom processor orders - specifically from Apple. It started out small with a custom Dothan processor for the Apple TV and then a custom Merom processor for the recently announced MacBook Air.
 
None of these custom orders have been drastic, but they are not typical of Intel. Typically, Intel sells a platform (ie: Centrino) or a chip to its customers and then they would do their best to accomodate Intel’s products into their own. Even the original Xbox’s processor was an “off the shelf” Intel Pentium III based design. Not even the almighty Microsoft could sway Intel for a specially catered design for its first console.

But times are changing.

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