Sony boss man Kaz Hirai came out with some serious fightin’ talk when he told an interview that the Xbox 360 “lacks longevity” and that the PS3 would rule by the end of this console war. But was Microsoft going to stand by and let that slide? The hell it was. Xbox’s director of product management, Aaron Greenberg, has already struck back, calling Sony “complacent” and “out of touch”.
January, 2009
Time-obsessed holiday and leisure discount site Lastminute.com has put together its first Android app – nru – and it looks like a corker.
Steve Jobs might be taking some time off, but Apple still has work to do. Tonight it will hold its first quarter conference call for 2009, sharing financial results with investors and reporters.
It’ll all kick off at 10pm UK time, but the company doesn’t just face scrutiny over its financial figures, it’ll also be stand-in CEO Tim Cook‘s first public role since taking over from Jobs.
Merry mid-week to you! If you haven’t caught up on the day’s news yet, you’ve already missed a ton. But don’t despair, we’ve rounded it all up into one easily digestible package. The lunchtime lowdown!
The PS3 might have had a tough run in the latter stages of 2008 but Sony has come out fighting. In a recent interview Sony Computer Entertainment boss, Kaz Hirai, claimed “official” leadership of the console industry and hit out at archrival Xbox 360 for “lacking longevity”.
There has been much speculation about whether Google’s Android mobile OS is going to end up in a desktop machine or if it will just be suitable for mobile phones. The NIMble proposes a halfway house – a desktop, decidedly non-mobile phone.