Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Business
Blockbuster Is On Its Deathbed
11:40PM Matt Buchanan | Blockbuster just disclosed to the SEC there is “substantial doubt” about its ability to continue breathing, since there are no assurances it can meet the conditions of a $US250 million loan that’s its current lifeline. More »
Networks
Australia To Stimulate Itself With Government-Backed 100-Megabit Fibre Broadband For 90% of Oz
11:20PM John Mahoney | Ozzie prime minister Kevin Rudd has announced what will be one of the biggest government-sanctioned nationwide broadband initiatives in history: an $43 billion plan to bring a fat 100mbps fibre pipe to 90% of Australians. More »
Hardware
DroboPro Squeezes In 8 Networked Drives, 16TB of Data
11:05PM Mark Wilson | The Drobo is a pretty renowned little NAS, making it easy to add networked storage to your home/office. The new DroboPro is a bigger, meaner NAS that’s equally simple to use. More »
Games
Next PSP Due Before Christmas, Will Feature TWO Thumbsticks??
10:32PM Mark Wilson | We’ve heard that a new PSP will be coming with a sliding touchscreen. Now Pocket Gamer has said they’ve confirmed the rumours with a developer working on the platform. More »
Software
Unofficial Preview of Google Chrome for OS X Available For Download
10:20PM John Herrman | Without plugin support (read: Flash), a preference screen, or any semblance of stability, this super-early, unsanctioned build of Chrome for OS X is by no means ready for daily use. It’s good to see that it works, though—and now we know that the planned fall beta is at least plausible. [Manu-J via TUAW] More »
Peripherals
ZweiPhone iPhone Stickers Never Let You Forget Your Carrier Phone Roots
9:53PM John Herrman | First phones might not remembered as nostalgically as a first car, or that pair of underwear, but ZweiPhone stickers are a playful reminder of the days before touchscreens, App Stores and one-day battery lives. More »
Hardware
Fonera, the Communalist Wi-Fi Club, Revamps Routers With NAS, BitTorrent and 3G Support
8:56PM John Herrman | Fonera, whose novel routers require you to share your connection in trade for access to other Fonera users’ connections, has updated their hardware: the new Fonera 2 supports USB storage, BitTorrent and 3G dongles. More »
Music
iTunes Tiered Pricing Goes Live, We Get Gently Screwed
7:03PM John Herrman | When we called the new iTunes tiered price scheme “Popular Songs Cost More Money” pricing, we had no idea how accurate that was: It’s here, but I’ve yet to find a single $US0.69 track. UPDATED. More »
Software
5:30PM Nick Broughall | When I tried to access Blackberry’s App World the other day, I got the above error message. But when our old mate Seamus tried it on his Bold, he got straight through, like his Bold was a Batphone and the App World was Commissioner Gordon’s office. More »
Can You Access BlackBerry’s App World?
5:30PM Nick Broughall | When I tried to access Blackberry’s App World the other day, I got the above error message. But when our old mate Seamus tried it on his Bold, he got straight through, like his Bold was a Batphone and the App World was Commissioner Gordon’s office. More »
Screens
4:24PM Nick Broughall | This morning I had a chance to eyeball Samsung’s new 6000, 7000 annd 8000 Series LCD TVs with LED backlighting. And they looked fantastic. More »
Samsung LED Range Hitting Shelves Next Month, Look Spectacular
4:24PM Nick Broughall | This morning I had a chance to eyeball Samsung’s new 6000, 7000 annd 8000 Series LCD TVs with LED backlighting. And they looked fantastic. More » 