Friday, February 27, 2009
Gadgets
A Larger, Touchscreen Kindle 3 Coming This Year?
11:44PM Mark Wilson | While we first saw the Kindle 2 months ago in a leak, there’s been another nagging rumour, one of a Kindle with a full 8.5″x11″ display. And according to DigiTimes, that Kindle still exists. More »
Games
Sony Not Denying Plans for a PSP 2 Without UMD
11:34PM Mark Wilson | In an MTV interview with John Koller, head of PSP marketing in the US, Sony should have set the record straight on those nasty PSP 2 rumours. But they didn’t. More »
Business
Sir Howard Stringer Named Supreme Leader of All Things Sony
11:10PM John Herrman | Howard Stringer, up until now Sony’s CEO and most public face, has been named President as well. An interesting move, as he’s always been surpisingly frank about Sony’s unwieldy size and structure. More »
Computers
Samsung Jumpstarts The VIA Nano Bandwagon With Its 12′ NC20 Netbook
10:07PM John Herrman | Samsung has (finally) become the first major netbook manufacturer to adopt VIA’s hot, hot Nano platform, announcing today the 12″, fat-batteried NC20. More »
Software
Apple Purging App Store Of Every Last Emoticon Enabler
9:11PM John Herrman | Developers who’ve either made a dedicated emoji-enabler or included the functionality as a feature in their apps have received notification that they need to stop with this Japanese smiley stuff, like, now. More »
Screens
LG Might Be Ready To Give Up on Plasma TVs Altogether
8:10PM John Herrman | According to Korean outlet 47News, an LG VP has indicated that the company, barring any drastic change in sales or costs, might just stop producing plasma TVs. More »
Peripherals
Why I Now Hate Epson Printers
7:16PM Wilson Rothman | A few months back, I reviewed Epson’s Artisan 800 printer, and I loved it. Tonight, I hate its shiny plastic guts. In fact, I may never touch another Epson product again because of this… More »
Online
Australian Censorship Scheme Gets Blocked By Opposition Leaders
6:15PM Elaine Chow | Thankfully many of the people down under have their heads the right way around – Australia’s proposed censorship regime has been toppled by mass political opposition, which blocked any legislation required to start the scheme. AU: Um, this article isn’t actually correct. Although Senator Xenophon has announced he will be voting against the filter, and Labor really needs his vote to push it through, that doesn’t mean it’s dead. There are still plenty of ways that the Government could push this through, so put that champagne away and keep fighting for your online freedoms. If you want more details on why this isn’t over yet, hit the EFA website. More »
Gadgets
Astronaut Invents Zero-G Coffee Cup Because, Out in Space, Nobody Can Hear You Burn Your Tongue
5:15PM Elaine Chow | Though I’ve never tried it, I guess coffee just doesn’t taste as good coming out of an aluminium bag. That’s the only reason I can think of for inventing this astronaut coffee cup. More »
Games
4:30PM Nick Broughall | Ahh. Now Atkinson’s decision to not offer an R18+ rating is starting to make sense. Instead, violent games end up in the hands of younger kids, who are training to kill zombies. Nice.
[The Onion] More »
Are Your Children Trained To Deal With The Apocalypse?
4:30PM Nick Broughall | Ahh. Now Atkinson’s decision to not offer an R18+ rating is starting to make sense. Instead, violent games end up in the hands of younger kids, who are training to kill zombies. Nice.
[The Onion] More » 