Monday, August 3, 2009
Business
2009 Hasn’t Been So Great For HTC (Wait, What?)
11:26PM John Herrman | By most measures, HTC looks like a company that should be cleaning up: they own the market for Android phones, the press watches their every move, and they’ve got popular handsets on nearly every carrier. So what’s all this about? More »
Business
Google CEO Resigns From Apple Board Over “Conflicts Of Interest”
10:40PM John Herrman | Apple’s just gone public with an announcement that Google CEO Eric Schmidt is stepping down from the Apple Board of Directors to avoid conflicts of interest. To be fair, things must have been getting pretty awkward over there. More »
Gadgets
DIY Laser Lighter: Because Smoking Wasn’t Dangerous Enough
7:05PM Danny Allen | Experts warn that smoking doubles the chance of going blind in old age, so why not increase your odds with Kipkay’s crazy (though admittedly awesome-looking) BIC-lighter hack. How-to video after the jump. More »
Music
UK Girl’s iPod Touch Explodes: Did Apple Offer Hush Money?
4:12PM Danny Allen | Hot on the heels of KIRO 7’s investigation into fiery iPods, The Times reports that the father of a girl who’s iPod exploded was offered a full refund, but only if they signed a confidentiality agreement. He refused. More »
Music
3:00PM Nick Broughall | Android is currently battling it out with the iPhone’s OS X for the mantle of best smartphone OS*, but it looks like it’s about to spread its wings a bit further and take on the iPod, according to Chris Nicholls over at Current.com.au. Apparently local iRiver distributor CR Kennedy let slip that the Korean company is working on an Android-powered PMP to take on the iPod Touch. More »
iRiver Working On An Android-Powered iPod Killer?
3:00PM Nick Broughall | Android is currently battling it out with the iPhone’s OS X for the mantle of best smartphone OS*, but it looks like it’s about to spread its wings a bit further and take on the iPod, according to Chris Nicholls over at Current.com.au. Apparently local iRiver distributor CR Kennedy let slip that the Korean company is working on an Android-powered PMP to take on the iPod Touch. More »
Announcements
1:31PM Nick Broughall | Did you enter the iWorld comp to win an iPhone 3GS or a BlackBerry Curve? Well, if you did, iWorld has just announced the winners… More »
iWorld iPhone 3GS/BlackBerry Curve Winners Announced
1:31PM Nick Broughall | Did you enter the iWorld comp to win an iPhone 3GS or a BlackBerry Curve? Well, if you did, iWorld has just announced the winners… More »
Entertainment
12:30PM Nick Broughall | Not that Channel 9 has ever really understood the benefit of broadcasting content in HD, but David Knox over at TV Tonight is reporting that with the launch of their second SD channel Go!, Nine is reverting to using their HD channel to simulcast whatever crap they’re showing on their regular SD channel. More »
Channel 9 Ditches Original HD Programming
12:30PM Nick Broughall | Not that Channel 9 has ever really understood the benefit of broadcasting content in HD, but David Knox over at TV Tonight is reporting that with the launch of their second SD channel Go!, Nine is reverting to using their HD channel to simulcast whatever crap they’re showing on their regular SD channel. More »
Cameras
Rumour: Nikon VP650 Camera/Projector Combo Rig To Be Revealed
10:45AM Jack Loftus | CrunchGear was reporting that a big “groundbreaking” Nikon event was coming our way this week, and now we might know what, exactly, all the fuss is about: A camera/projector hybrid. More »
Computers
