We have no more technical details regarding Olympus’ subtly retro Micro Four Thirds camera that was first spotted back in September, but we now know to expect a release this summer. Whether that means early “ahh, summer is so refreshing” summer or late “my thighs are chaffing in the humidity” summer, we do not know. (AU: And by Summer, they obviously mean Winter here in Australia.) [CNET]
No offence, Asus, but when a company puts a netbook’s name on an ultra-thin, ultra-light computer, it’s like the first time grandma danced to Who Let The Dogs Out at a wedding. Trend over.
Valleywag’s Apple layoff rumours have apparently been confirmed by a source in Apple’s enterprise group: 50 jobs cut, all in sales. Update: According to Business Insider, an Apple spokesperson says this story is untrue. [VW]
While everyone’s getting all worked up about the possible death of UMD, Sony is going around telling people they want to bring classic, non-Sony games to the PSP, just like the homebrewers. Oh?
Streaming TV is on the up and up—that much is clear. What, then, does ZillionTV offer that, say, Hulu, Netflix, Vudu, and Apple TV don’t? A little convergence, maybe.
Some snowboarders got lost in the alps. The guy with the iPhone, Jason Tavaria, used the phone’s GPS to aid his rescue. Tragically, his friend did not make it.
If you were holding out for Internode to release the 2009 model Chumby before you got yourself a Wi-Fi enabled desktop beanbag companion thing of your very own, then now’s your chance – they’ve just announced the 2009 version is on sale for $349. More »
Comedian Dan Ilic and Triple J TV host Marc Fennell have created the most concise Freeview commercial to date. If you were wondering what all the fuss is about, your explanation is right here…
All you whiners who blabbed on and on about how you’d rather just read e-books on your iPhone: Amazon apparently heard you and now has a Kindle app out on iTunes. What?
