According to developer Till Schadde, random people may be receiving your AIM messages if you have a jailbroken or unlocked iPhone. In fact, anyone with a jailbroken iPhone may be getting it, according to his testing: More »
Battery constraints are the biggest hindrance to portable speakers, especially when they use power-sucking Bluetooth streaming. Devotec’s Solar Sound Bluetooth Speakers should help oceanside podcast listeners, backyard music aficionados and tailgate dance partiers relax a little but harder. More »
According to a “well-connected Wired’s source,” Apple’s Chinese contractors are already churning out iPod touch units with integrated cameras and microphones. A classic rumour that may transform the smart media player into almost-an-iPhone, thanks to Wi-Fi hotspots and 3G-to-Wi-Fi hubs. More »
I remember the boys jumping off roofs and windows when Superman came out back in 1978 (girls, being a lot smarter than boys, don’t do these stupid things). Looks like Transformers has had a similar effect in one boy: More »
The security team for Foxconn, the company that manufactures the iPhone for Apple, is said to have subjected employee Sun Danyong to “unbearable interrogation techniques,” leading him to commit suicide. He was under investigation for losing a prototype device. More »
So apparently during the last Ashes Test match, the umpire made a heap of bad calls. I wouldn’t know, I was sleeping. But apparently one of them was missed by not only the umpire, but also the commentators (which isn’t surprising given how boring the sport actually is). That is, until Foxtel iQ owners picked up on the incorrect decision and letr the commentators know via a flood of emails. More »
No longer will cheapskate Australians have to wander through the back alleys of Hong Kong or China to pick up quality counterfeit gadgets, with word that a Victorian market raid ended up seizing some high-quality iClones that were (almost) indistinguishable from the original. More »
An Australian man burst into flames after a policeman hit him on the bridge of the nose with his Taser. Sound ridiculous? Not so much if you know the man was arrested on suspicion of huffing gasoline. More »
Last year, ex-Midnight Oil frontman turned Minister for the Environment Peter Garrett took TVs to task, mandating that they should carry energy rating stickers like fridges. This year, he’s doing the same to your PC and monitor. More »
Handset maker HTC and GPS giant Garmin have found themselves in the middle of an ugly war. This time the fight it isn’t in courts over patents or trademarks—instead the battle is on the roads of the Tour de France. More »
