Monday, August 17, 2009

Entertainment

Behind The Scenes Of District 9

11:50PM August 17, 2009 | Mark Wilson

At least from the audience responses I’ve spotted on Twitter, District 9 may be the saving grace of a lousy science fiction season. Here’s a look behind the scenes compliments of Wired. More »


Verbatim InSight Portable HD Has Always-On Display

11:30PM August 17, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

The 170-gram Verbatim InSight portable HD has an always-on display that shows its name and remaining capacity even while disconnected. More »


New Sony Ericsson Chief Is Ready To Make The Obvious Choices

11:10PM August 17, 2009 | John Herrman

Why should you care that Sony Ericsson, which has been in all kinds of restructuring turmoil for months, has had its Chief Executive replaced? Because the new guy, Bert Nordberg, has some practical, but distinctly un-Sony-Ericsson-like views on smartphones. More »


Gaming

Sore Thumbs Shirt Chronicles Our Painful Phalange Past

10:49PM August 17, 2009 | Mark Wilson

Woot’s original Sore Thumbs shirt sold out, so they’ve reprinted it for $US20. But can you name all of the classic game controllers here? (If you can’t, we have a larger shot and the answer key.) More »


Online

Burglar Steals Laptop, Taunts Victim Using Her Facebook Account

9:55PM August 17, 2009 | Danny Allen

Not content with stealing a UK woman’s laptop, iPhone, Nintendo DS and handbag — a shithead thief has logged into her Facebook account, leaving messages like “on my new laptop”, “listening to music on my new phone feels so good”. More »


Download The Pirate Bay’s Complete Archive With One Torrent

8:30PM August 17, 2009 | Danny Allen

With the Pirate Bay set to close in the next few days, one anonymous user has compiled a single massive archive of all 873,671 torrent files hosted on its servers. More »


Mobile

Dell’s Mini3i Phone Smiles For Camera, Lacks 3G And Wi-Fi

7:20PM August 17, 2009 | Danny Allen

So Dell’s made-for China Mobile Mini3i looks confirmed. But it’s no smartphone. Apparent hands-on reports suggest it’s a 2G device, with no 3G or Wi-Fi. However, it does have that 3.5-inch touchscreen and Micro SD card slot we heard about. More »


Gaming

Logitech G27 Racing Wheel Helps Race Fans Shift Gears

6:01PM August 17, 2009 | Danny Allen

Many virtual rev-heads knew it was coming, but Logitech has now officially replaced its G25 Racing Wheel with the G27. The update adds shift-indicator LEDs that you help know when to shift gears, and more programmable buttons on the wheel. More »


Geek Out

Hula Dancers Mob San Francisco Apple Store

5:04PM August 17, 2009 | Danny Allen

Not Hulu…Hula! As in the Nā Lei Hulu I Ka Wēkiu dancers. A crew of 40 started a hit-and-run Hula in San Francisco on Saturday, made their way downtown, and made a fun visit to the Apple Store: More »


Vodafone’s Boosting Their 2G Network To EDGE

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5:04PM August 17, 2009 | Nick Broughall

I must have slept through the Vodafone announcement that as part of their ongoing 3G upgrade, which should finish by the end of this month and brings 3G service to 94 per cent of the population, they were also boosting their 2G network. But boosting it they are! More »