Dan Costa

Microsoft has been looking beyond the desktop for some time now, but with the launch of “Milan,” the company is showing the potential for so-called “surface computing” to revolutionize everything from retail kiosks to the common coffee table. At its core, Milan is a PC running Windows Vista, but dont expect to use it with […]

Steve Jobs made headlines in February when he came out against digital rights management (DRM), the copy protection schemes forced onto music tracks by the big record labels. Yes, Real-Networks CEO, Rob Glazer, and Yahoo! Musics Dave Goldberg have made similar statements, but Apple is the dominant player in digital music, and an open letter […]

PC Magazine was able to gets its hands on a Sony PlayStation 3 in advance of the Nov. 17 official launch. It is a debug unit, so not all of its features are functional, but, hey, that didnt stop us from loading up some games and taking this slick piece of hardware for a spin. […]

The format war between Blu-Ray and HD-DVD has finally reached consumers, now that Samsung is shipping the BD-P1000 Blu-Ray player to retailers. The BD-P1000 ($999.99 list) will go on sale June 25, making it the first Blu-Ray player to hit the market. Until now, the only high-definition video player shoppers could buy has been the […]