Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Business
Apple’s Legal Showdown Over Multitouch Begins, With Palm Nowhere To Be Seen
11:50PM John Mahoney | You know the patent Cold War that’s been brewing over Apple’s claimed exclusivity over multitouch tech? It just got hotter, but the heat comes not from the Palm Pre, but lil’ Elan Microelectronics.
Screens
Mitsubishi WD-82737: 82-Inch, 3D-Ready TV for $US4200
11:33PM Mark Wilson | Mitsubishi just announced a bunch of new DLPs and LCDs. But the most interesting is, by far, an 82-inch DLP for $US4200 that’s equipped with “3D-ready viewing technology.” More »
Entertainment
How to Create a Blockbuster Movie in Today’s World: Leak It to BitTorrent
11:20PM Matt Buchanan | Wolverine is guaranteed to be a bag of trash with claws carried by Ryan Reynolds. Which is why, ironically, getting leaked to BitTorrent sans special effects is the best thing that could’ve happened to it. More »
Online
Malware Infection Rates By Region, And More Fun Facts!
10:59PM Mark Wilson | According to Microsoft, the global average for malware infection is 8.6 out of every 1000 systems—a number that’s lower than I’d have estimated. And apparently Ethiopia and Myanmar run a pretty tight ship! More »
Games
The Nintendo DSi, Dissected
10:16PM Mark Wilson | Compared to the latest smartphones, the DSi’s hardware is pretty soft. The console does win the award for the weirdest component, though, with that wishbone thing in the mid-right corner—the double camera module. [iFixit] More »
Phones
RIM Employee Lends Credence To Storm 2 Rumours, Cryptically Claims ‘New Manner To Input Text’
9:40PM John Herrman | Speaking to Dutch website Tweakers, a RIM sales manager said that, as rumoured, a followup to the underwhelming BlackBerry Storm will be arriving at the end of this year, or the beginning of next. More »
Software
BumpTop 3D Physics-Enabled Desktop Now Available, Going Multitouch for Windows 7
7:45PM John Herrman | God, it’s been years since this concept surfaced. BumpTop, the 3D, physics-enabled, extremely literal take on a desktop manager is finally available for download. It looks… well, it looks as interesting as it ever did. More »
Hardware
Intel Atom Turns One With New 2GHz, 1.2GHz Models
6:58PM John Herrman | It’s been a year since Intel fired the opening salvo against regular-size laptopping with its Atom processor. Now, the Z series gets its expected speed bump, and at the bottom end, a low-power MID-oriented model. More »
Entertainment
4:30PM Nick Broughall | Director JJ Abrams wasn’t really a fan of Star Trek before he directed this film. Either were actors Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto or John Cho. And perhaps that’s what makes it one of the most breathtaking moving and enjoyable science fiction films of recent memory – while the film is true to the core elements of the franchise, it’s reinvigorated with an incredible freshness that comes from the actors moulding the characters in their own way.
Warning – there are spoilers ahead. I’ve tried to keep them at a minimum, but read at your own risk. More »
Star Trek World Premiere Film Review
4:30PM Nick Broughall | Director JJ Abrams wasn’t really a fan of Star Trek before he directed this film. Either were actors Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto or John Cho. And perhaps that’s what makes it one of the most breathtaking moving and enjoyable science fiction films of recent memory – while the film is true to the core elements of the franchise, it’s reinvigorated with an incredible freshness that comes from the actors moulding the characters in their own way.
Warning – there are spoilers ahead. I’ve tried to keep them at a minimum, but read at your own risk. More »
Music
