With just 45 minutes to go, it is time for some pre-show predictions.  Just for the record, I’ve not been following the rumors so these are more or less random and thus will probably be way off!

There as been a lot of speculation over the last few weeks regarding the new notebooks from Apple.  I am to the opinion that these notebooks have been delayed and that Apple was really looking to ship these last quarter when they updated their earnings forecast to suggest reduced numbers for last quarter.  (more…)

Good morning and welcome to the Apple Live (in association with Ross C Brown Online and Kismet Networks) coverage of the Apple “The spotlight turns to notebooks’ keynote event coverage. (more…)

With universities and colleges around the country starting up teaching again for the 2008/09 session thousands of students nationwide will be moving into shinny new accommodation, most of which will be in the private sector.

One of the most important utilities for students besides electricity and gas will be high speed internet access. With an ever growing array of online study material and of course entertainment in the form of music and more recently streaming video such as BBC iPlayer, Sky Player, ITV’s offering and Demand Five, getting the right connection is more important.

If you are in college or university accommodation you’ll probably find that your internet is all ready provided but if you find yourself in your own accommodation or renting in the private sector you’ll probably have to sort it out yourself and in most areas you’ll three options, fixed-line broadband, cable broadband and mobile (sometimes known as 3G, cellular, HSDPA) broadband. Let’s check them out.  (more…)