Monday, April 27, 2009 - Page 2

Internode Launches Mobile Data Service On Back Of Optus 3G

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Internode have jumped on the mobile data train by hopping into bed with Optus. Their mobile service, called NodeMobile Data, will be available from tomorrow, and uses the Optus 3G infrastructure.


Apple In ‘High Level’ iPhone Talks With Verizon Wireless

Will Verizon ever wrest away iPhone exclusivity from AT&T? We don’t know for certain, but tonight we do know that the wireless carrier is working hard to make it so, possibly by 2010.


Online

Cool Honda Insight ‘Let It Shine’ Ad Takes Over Vimeo

YouTube isn’t the only video site experimenting with crazy new marketing ideas. Vimeo is at it too, teaming up with Honda to create an Insight ad that makes the entire page a little light show.


Computing

IBM Prepping Soul-Crushing ‘Watson’ Computer to Compete on Jeopardy!

IBM, not content to merely crush the spirits of chess masters like Garry Kasparov, have started working with Jeopardy! to create a supercomputer that will undoubtedly answer questions more accurately than Sean Connery.


Mobile

Rumour: Samsung ‘Omnia Pro’ Could Feature Full QWERTY, AMOLED Display

Hello totally unconfirmed Samsung Omnia Pro phone. Good evening. Let’s say you are real, and more than ethereal rumour, and might actually take up physical space someday. You would probably have features like this:


News

Win! A Gillette Fusion Phenom Pack Signed By Mark Skaife

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Considering most Gizmodians – myself included – sit comfortably on the geek side of the manliness spectrum, that doesn’t mean we can ignore personal grooming. Well not for long, anyway. Fortunately, the good folks at Gillette reckon us geeks need looking after as well, so they’ve given us 25 Gillette Fusion Phenom packs to giveaway this week, so 25 of you can all enjoy what they reckon is their most comfortable shave. And if you happen to be a Holden fan, you’re in for an especially big treat.


Entertainment

Second Freeview Ad Still Doesn’t Explain Anything, Promises 5 Free New Channels

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The Freeview marketing campaign rolled on over the weekend, with the second commercial being shown on all the FTA networks at 6:29 last night. But does it clear up all the confusion over extra channels? Hell no!


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Did You Win The Lexar Memory Competition?

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Okay, okay! I promise that this is the very last time I post this absolutely ridiculous photo of me up on Giz. But this is an important occasion – it’s time to announce the winners of our Lexar Prize pack! Drumroll, please…..


Breakfast Wrap: Best Of The Weekend

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One Always Looks Neat With a Card Made of Meat Identification and a tasty snack. Win!

Espresso Book Machine to Print Books on Demand, No Lattes It would be cheaper to buy everyone in a world a Kindle. Well, not quite.

Windows 7 RC1 (Build 7100) Now Available at Your Favourite Torrent Site If you can’t wait to test the latest version that is. But, not to be outdone…

New Mac OS X Snow Leopard Beta Released, Run to the Torrents Even when it comes to piracy, PCs and Macs battle it out.

Star Trek Review (US) Good to see Chen agrees with me – and he’s a Trekkie fanboy from way back!

Manson MB-1 Guitar Has an Integrated, Touch-Controlled, X-Y MIDI Pad for Effects I saw Muse playing one of these when they last toured Australia, and it was amazing.

World of Warcraft Runs on iPhone… Mostly You mean we can play WoW when we leave the house now?


Geek Out

Bill Gates Sr. Profile Details Humble Philanthropic Beginnings, Flying Water

The Wall Street Journal profiled Bill Gates Sr. this weekend in preparation for his upcoming book, but the juiciest bits involve by far involved Bill Jr. For example, there’s the “water incident”: