Friday, March 20, 2009
Business
Sony Ericsson Sales Drop By Almost Half in One Quarter
11:45PM John Herrman | Sony Ericsson, the world’s 4th biggest handset maker, has reported a titanic sales decrease of almost 50% in just a few months. This is a bad thing, you see. More »
Games
The Watchmen Xbox 360 Looks Like a Pretty Butterfly
11:26PM Mark Wilson | I looked at the Watchmen 360. I tried to pretend it looked like a spreading tree, shadows pooled beneath it, but it didn’t. More »
Peripherals
Mophie Juice Pack Doubles iPod Touch 2G’s Battery Life, Arse Size
10:45PM John Herrman | The iPod Touch 2G has finally gotten its own $US100 Mophie Juice Pack, which promises to double the device’s battery life. Recommended, with one caveat: it looks awfully fat on the super-slim new Touch. [Mophie] More »
Phones
Palm CEO Confirms That, Yes, There Will Be More WebOS Phones
9:53PM John Herrman | It was a safe guess from the start, but the Pre won’t be Palm’s only WebOS handset. In fact, they’re already promising an entire roadmap of new smartphones based on the slick OS. More »
Software
Windows Mobile 6.5 Honeycomb Menu Gets De-Honeycombed
8:20PM John Herrman | Now that the public has made their sundry judgments about Windows Mobile 6.5’s UI overhaul, Microsoft has made a few changes. Most obviously, they’ve removed the honeycomb. OH GOD! More »
Robots
Robotic Carp Unleashed Into the Sea to Sniff Out Pollution
5:30PM Elaine Chow | Those crazy looking robotic carp now have a job-a whole school of them are going to be released into the sea off northern Spain to help detect hazardous pollutants in the water. More »
Games
Rumour: Nintendo Planning on Its Own Dsi App Store
4:31PM Elaine Chow | Nintendo might be planning on taking on the iPhone and iPod Touch with an app download service of its own, and has been encouraging developers to come up with app-like content for the DSi. More »
Weapons
‘Want To See How Painful Our Stun Guns Are? Let Me Show You… On Myself!’
3:30PM Elaine Chow | Showing a dedication to lightning reviews we could never hope to emulate, this Japanese stun gun company’s president tested out his products on himself. That’s right, we said PRODUCTS. More »
Computers
Asus W90Vp-X1 Proves You Don’t Need a Desktop for Raw Power (But It Helps)
3:00PM Wilson Rothman | The fellers at Computer Shopper just gave a rave review to this 5kg 18.4″ monstrosity from Asus, saying it “raises the bar for all comers.” Isn’t it just a desktop in disguise? More »
Robots
