Playing catchup with IE8 beta 2

Internet Explorer 8 beta 2 has been released, and it certainly makes for better browsing than the rough-around-the-edges beta 1 build.…

Our first day at IFA 2008 is done, and without doubt, the overall winner so far—apart from Miss IFA and her jewels—has been the new Sony ZX1 9.9mm-thin LCD TV, which was absolutely beautiful, followed by the Philips Essence. However, there have been plenty of other things that you can check out here:

Hands-On
• Sony ZX1 9.9mm-thin LCD TV
• Sony Z4500 Motionflow 200Hz
• Philips 8mm-thin 32-inch TV
• Miss IFA and her jewels (no groping here)
• Sony Walkman S Series
• Philips barrage of new shiny gadgets (I just like to say barrage. Baaaarrraaaagggge).

Liveblogs
• Live from the Sony Press Conference
• Live from the Philips Press Conference

Products
• Toshiba Regza ZF HDTV
• Panasonic DMP Blu-ray players
• Sharp Aquos XS1 thin TV
• Philips CinemaOne all-in-one home theater
• Sony Bravia BDV-IT1000 All-In-One Blu-ray home theater

During the free, invitation-only summit, there will be discussions between end users and Linux maintainers, including Andrew Morton and James Bottomley.

Waiting patiently for the iPhone. The touch screen interests me but I have a huge music library and it only has a small amount of storage. Latest PC Laptops are too big to lug around if I want to quickly dash out for a meeting or a weekend trip. Apple eliminated the smaller of [...]

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