Friday, June 26, 2009

Anti-Abuse Bus Stop Ad Only Batters Women When Nobody’s Looking

11:40PM June 26, 2009 | John Herrman

Amnesty International has installed a new anti-domestic-abuse ad fixture in Hamburg, Germany which is equal parts clever and shocking: when you look at the photo, it’s a smiling couple; when you look away, it’s a dude punchin’ a lady. More »


Gadgets

Blu-ray Laser Suggests That Lasers Have Still ‘Got It’

11:18PM June 26, 2009 | Mark Wilson

Companies like Wicked Lasers will sell you a Blu-ray diode laser. But this DIY keychain looks flat-out deadly in this photo, like a mini one-shot pistol of the future…that can fire for a whole hour before recharging. More »


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The DualShock3 Is Now Available In Silver, Oooohhhh

10:40PM June 26, 2009 | Mark Wilson

Sure, your black DualShock3 is clad in a timeless colour. But this silver DualShock3 can match that pile of obsolete mobile phones you have in the bottom of your closet. And it’s available now at Gamestop for $US55. [Gamestop via Kotaku] More »


Software

Microsoft Might Sell Windows 7 On Flash Drives, Spare Netbook Owners Needless Pain

10:24PM June 26, 2009 | John Herrman

CNET has a source saying Microsoft is considering selling Windows 7 on flash drives, making installation on netbooks—a declared target for the OS—much simpler. In case you were wondering, Microsoft, this would be greatly appreciated. [CNET] More »


Computing

MacBook Pro Firmware Update Doesn’t Care For Third Party Hard Drives

9:52PM June 26, 2009 | John Herrman

To their credit, Apple addressed complaints about a downgraded, slower SATA interface on their new MacBook Pros fairly quickly. Unfortunately, that hasty firmware update seems to be causing much more serious problems. For example! Not recognising common hard drives. More »


Why Sony’s Howard Stringer Has One Of The Hardest Jobs In The World

8:59PM June 26, 2009 | John Herrman

Fortune’s profile-cum-appraisal of Howard Stringer and his efforts to reform Sony paints a fairly bleak picture. Stringer’s got some solid ideas, but implementing them sounds like a nightmare, and the future—even in his hopeful forecast—is alarmingly hazy. More »


Software

Rumour: Existing Android Phones Won’t Get HTC’s “Sense” UI For Lame Licensing Reasons

7:55PM June 26, 2009 | John Herrman

That HTC’s “Sense” interface would run on older hardware was known for months before its official announcement, so a sanctioned update for existing phones makes sense, right? Turns out, there might be an extremely annoying barrier standing in HTC’s way. More »


Software

IPhone 3GS Jailbreak/Unlock Coming Soon, Leverages Old Exploit

6:20PM June 26, 2009 | John Herrman

Not that anyone ever had any doubts that the Dev Team would be able to work their magic on the 3GS, but this is quick: within a week of the phone’s launch, the hackers say they’ve figured it out. More »


Thriller: My First Album

4:50PM June 26, 2009 | Brian Lam

Reposted in MJ’s Memory: At first I thought my first was a cassette single of Bel Biv Devoe’s Poison I bought from the Bergen Mall, but then I realised I had a record of Michael Jackson’s Thriller at 5. More »


News

Last Chance To Win! Stargate Atlantis Complete Box Set On DVD

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4:00PM June 26, 2009 | Nick Broughall

You’ve got an hour left to get your entry in for our Stargate Atlantis competition. More »