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Confirmed: Zune HD Rocks The Nvidia Tegra
7:15AM Dan Nosowitz | We were pretty confident before, but now we’ve got it straight from the horse’s podcast: The Zune HD will indeed pack the Nvidia Tegra chip, which should give it better battery life and enviable video acceleration. [ZuneInsider]
Games
Wii MotionPlus Includes New Magnum-Sized Condom
10:40PM Mark Wilson | Wii MotionPlus may be a tiny dongle that plugs in the bottom of your Wiimote, but Nintendo wants to make sure your TV is offered some enhanced protection all the same. More »
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iPhone 3G Rumour Accuracy Check: We Were Right(ish)!
1:40AM Gizmodo US Edition | Last Friday, we rounded up and judged the most colorful iPhone 3G rumours floating around the tubes. Now that Steve has spilled the beans, I bet you’re curious as to how accurate our thinking was. Turns out we were pretty much on target with our verdicts.
Software
8:26AM Nick Broughall | After Reader Jason’s tip last week that Microsoft would be updating Office 2004 for Mac to give it native XML Support, Microsoft have just dropped me an email confirming the whole thing. Their response:
In about 4-6 weeks, Microsoft will release a final file format converter which will allow Office 2004 for Mac users to read & write Office Open XML files. For example a customer would open a Word document sent from an Office 2008 for Mac user, and Word would do the conversion in the background. There are no extra steps. All existing features that will be in Office 2008 for Mac will be converted with no loss. New features in Office 2008 not available in Office 2004 will undergo some type of mapping into the old format. These features include equations, themes (font, colour and effects), OfficeArt, charts and diagrams.
The Mac BU will offer the only free, suite-wide converter tool available for users to access Word, Excel and PowerPoint Office Open XML files. In addition, our converter will offer both individual and batch file conversion.
The final Office 2004 converter will be a fully integrated solution that allows customers to both read and write Office Open XML files directly from within Office applications. Mac BU will also provide a converter for Office v.X, which will be a standalone drag & drop converter.
Mac BU are offering the converter so Office 2008 for Mac customers are able to share their documents with older Office customers & that Office 2004 for Mac & v.X users are able to read the new file formats.
Mac BU has always been open about this final converter when we released the Beta File Format Converters mid year we mentioned that final converters would be available post Office 2008 for Mac launch.
[Thanks Jason!]
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Update: Rumour Confirmed! Microsoft Office 2004 Getting Native XML Support
8:26AM Nick Broughall | After Reader Jason’s tip last week that Microsoft would be updating Office 2004 for Mac to give it native XML Support, Microsoft have just dropped me an email confirming the whole thing. Their response:
In about 4-6 weeks, Microsoft will release a final file format converter which will allow Office 2004 for Mac users to read & write Office Open XML files. For example a customer would open a Word document sent from an Office 2008 for Mac user, and Word would do the conversion in the background. There are no extra steps. All existing features that will be in Office 2008 for Mac will be converted with no loss. New features in Office 2008 not available in Office 2004 will undergo some type of mapping into the old format. These features include equations, themes (font, colour and effects), OfficeArt, charts and diagrams.
The Mac BU will offer the only free, suite-wide converter tool available for users to access Word, Excel and PowerPoint Office Open XML files. In addition, our converter will offer both individual and batch file conversion.
The final Office 2004 converter will be a fully integrated solution that allows customers to both read and write Office Open XML files directly from within Office applications. Mac BU will also provide a converter for Office v.X, which will be a standalone drag & drop converter.
Mac BU are offering the converter so Office 2008 for Mac customers are able to share their documents with older Office customers & that Office 2004 for Mac & v.X users are able to read the new file formats.
Mac BU has always been open about this final converter when we released the Beta File Format Converters mid year we mentioned that final converters would be available post Office 2008 for Mac launch.
[Thanks Jason!]
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