Saturday, April 4, 2009 - Page 2
Mobile

New WinMo and iPhone Apps Give You Palm Pre-Like Social Media Synergy

Yahoo’s new mobile apps, HTC’s updated WinMo UI and a new multi-platform app called 3deep are all chasing after the Palm Pre’s Synergy functionality, gathering all social media/location aware services in one place.


Gaming

Nintendo DSi Review

With the Gameboy, Nintendo revolutionised handheld gaming and conquered the world. And with the DS/DS Lite, they pretty much did it again. The DSi is not the next revolution, but it’s an intriguing evolution.


Software

The Week in iPhone Apps: 2 Fast, 2 Furious, 2 Nite!

Are U 2 extreme 2 Tokyo Drift in an actual roided-out spoiler Civic? Well, now you can contain your fury inside the cozy confines of the iPhone. Plus: one hot NYT crossword Dealzmodo.


What Home Security System Do You Use?

I’m in the midst of shopping around for a security system, but after conducting a bit of research it seems to me that most of the standard providers out there are waste of money.


Tokyoflash Concept Clocks Look Like Fun But Make My Brain Hurt

Tokyoflash revealed some concept clocks that will either delight or depress you (say, if you still can’t figure out what time it is after staring at the damn thing for 10 minutes).


Nearly Official: $US7 Billion Sun Swallowed By IBM

We mentioned the rumour before, but NYT is now reporting an all-but-done deal: IBM will buy Sun Microsystems, and all its succulent intellectual property, for just under $US7 billion. [NYT]


Geek Out

Genius Locks Herself Inside Car, Calls 911 To Save Her

Okay, I understand that people can panic and lose focus, but damn. Gotta feel bad for her though.


Gadgets

Peek Pronto Lightning Review: Simple Email Faster

Peek Pronto is the faster version of the original Peek, an incredibly stripped down slab of screen and keyboard that does one thing—email—but aims to do it simpler than anyone else.


Mobile

LG EnV3 and Voyager 2 Leaked

Boy Genius and other sources are showing off blurry-arse spyshots of Verizon’s next ho-hum semi-smart handsets, the EnV3 and Voyager 2 from LG.


Verizon’s Mobile Store Includes Tiered-Price MP3s, Lacks Obvious Reason To Exist

In becoming the first carrier to introduce MP3s to their mobile store, Verizon has highlighted an essential truth about crappy WAP stores: without DRM, nobody has any reason to use them.