So you haven’t upgraded to a dual core Pentium or Xeon yet? Intel and AMD are both getting ready to launch quad core CPUs, maybe as early as 2007.
PS3 on target to launch Spring 2006
Sony say they are on track to launch the PS3 for Spring next year, although it’s a bit vague what this still actually means. Most likely the console will go on sale first in Japan, followed by a few months and the US and Europe following. It may be that the PS3 doesn’t see shops in the US until holiday season next year, but at least if it is on sale in Japan we will get an early glimpse of what it can do.
JavaCast Podcast reborn as ‘The Java Posse’
A while back when I upgraded iTunes to the version that supported searching for and downloading podcasts I was excited to find one called JavaCast which covered a weekly roundup of the news that week of all things Java and other related technologies. Then it disappeared.
Well, I found another Java related podcast called The Java Posse, and I just listened to my first episode last night. Turns out that this is somewhat connected with the other guys and is the replacement for the JavaCast – and it’s well worth listening to as well. They cover all the latest version releases of APIs etc and other products released, and other related technology news. If you’re on the go and need to keep up with what’s going on in the world of Java then this is well worth a listen.
Sony release PSP firmware update 2.60 – with RSS channel support
Sony have released yet another firmware update for the PSP, 2.60.
This latest release adds some interesting new features, but most impressive is the RSS Feed support, which supports RSS Podcast feeds. When you subscribe to a feed you will see all the latest podcasts. Clicking on a Podcast streams and plays the Podcast in realtime – this is awesome. The only thing missing is the ability to save the stream to your memory card so you can listen to it offline – currently you have to be in reach of a WiFi network.