Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Software
iPhone 3.0 Firmware Taking Better Pictures than 2.2.1?
11:40PM Mark Wilson | The iPhone’s camera resolution leaves much to be desired, but there’s more to image quality than just resolution. And according to one series of tests, the firmware 3.0 is taking better photos than its predecessor. More »
Design
What Does @ Really Mean?
11:20PM Jesus Diaz | You use it every single day. In English it’s called the “at sign.” The Italians call it “snail.” The Spaniards, “arroba.” The Slavs, “monkey.” But what did @ really mean 473 years ago? More »
Software
FileMaker’s Bento iPhone Application
11:00PM Andi Wang | FileMaker has just announced a new Bento application for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Touted as an all in one tool, Bento is a Mac-styled, condensed database in your pocket. More »
Science
The Orion Project: A Hotel-Sized Nuclear Spaceship
10:56PM Brian Lam | Here’s a classic TED talk by George Dyson, where he shares his father Freeman’s notes on reclassified Project Orion: A cold war spaceship as large as a Marriott hotel powered by 20 kiloton nukes. More »
Games
Mouse-Controlled PSP Proves That No Two Devices Are Safe From Forced Mating
10:40PM John Herrman | This video shows that, with enough hacking, you can control PSP games with a PS/2 trackball mouse. Incidentally, it also shows that you probably don’t want to. [PSPFreak via NowhereElse] More »
Entertainment
The Onion Bashes New Star Trek Movie for Being ‘Fun, Watchable’
10:17PM Mark Wilson | We loved the new Star Trek movie, but as the Onion points out, many geeks won’t. “If I wanted to see young, attractive people doing cool, exciting things, I’d go watch sports.” It’s hilarious. [ONN] More »
Software
9:41PM Nick Broughall | If you were hoping to bludge off the free Windows 7 RC1 download until next June before deciding whether or not to upgrade, you’re probably going to reconsider that decision come next March, when the OS starts shutting down your PC every two hours. More »
Windows 7 RC1 Isn’t Quite As Free As You’d Hope
9:41PM Nick Broughall | If you were hoping to bludge off the free Windows 7 RC1 download until next June before deciding whether or not to upgrade, you’re probably going to reconsider that decision come next March, when the OS starts shutting down your PC every two hours. More »
Phones
RIM CEO Confirms Storm 2 In the Vaguest Way He Can
9:30PM John Herrman | RIM co-CEO Jim Balsillie confirmed to Reuters that the company is planning a “next-generation” touch device, and that the original Storm was a “huge success.” Well, at least “in terms of sales and adoption.” More »
Online
Wolfram Alpha and Google Tested Head-To-Head: Whoever Wins, We Win
8:35PM John Herrman | Technology Review did something obvious with their access to Wolfram Alpha: they plotted the computational search engine against Google. The results? As we knew, Wolfram Alpha is no Big G. It’s completely different, and awesome. More »
Phones
