Tuesday, August 25, 2009 - Page 2
Software

Parallels Switch To Mac Edition Transfers Windows Programs For You

Aside from letting you run Windows and OS X apps side-by-side, the latest version of Parallels has a cool migration wizard that copies Windows programs and files to the new Mac via a USB cable linking the two machines.

Pirate Bay Unplugged By Swedish Court (Already Back Again, Sorta)

Like a T-1000 that just won’t die, the Pirate Bay simply jumped servers after its ISP pulled the plug yesterday. Update: But the site bounced back (after some ups-and-downs overnight), and here’s an excerpt from their defiant (and funny) response.

Mobile

Using iPhone Satnav Apps While Driving Is Actually Illegal

Gizmodo AU

I hope you didn’t drop a whole heap of coin on a proper satnav application for your iPhone – turns out that in Australia, using your smartphone as a GPS navigation device is illegal.

Gadgets

What Is This?

I’ll give you a hint: It is not meant for trimming cigars or performing circumcisions, and it’d be of no use if you needed to open a wine bottle. So what is it?

Mobile

How Does A Blind Teenage “Swatter” Get 11 Years In Jail?

Matt Weigman, “a fat, lonely blind kid”, received an 11-year jail sentence at age 19 for using the 911 phone service to harass and attack his enemies (including the FBI!). But how does a kid come to such a fate?

Entertainment

Checking Out The New Zune Video Marketplace for Xbox

Gizmodo AU

Sure, the latest Xbox Live update was good, but it left out all the really interesting bits, like videos on demand, Facebook and Twitter integration. Today, Microsoft gave us a sneak peek at those features – I just hope I can wait until around Christmas when they’re due to launch…

Computing

Patrick Warburton Wastes Considerable Talents In New “I’m A Mac” Ad

Taking a break from being an all-around hilarious actor, Patrick Warburton (David Puddy from Seinfeld, The Tick from The Tick) appears in the newest irritating “I’m a Mac” ad, also featuring a Lauren (from Microsoft’s “Laptop Hunters” series) look-a-like.

Science

Fresh Label Concept Keeps Markets Honest About Expiration Dates

There’ve been a few scandals in Japan involving food providers tampering with expiration dates, but if every perishable product had these Fresh Labels, tampering wouldn’t be an issue: These stickers can never lie.

Science

You Wouldn’t Believe What You Can Cook In A Crappy Hotel Room

This week’s all about where gadgets meet gastronomy, but the truth is, the magic’s not in the gear, it’s what you do with it. Just look at what comedian George Egg does with the crap in his hotel room.

Gadgets

Remainders—Things We Didn’t Post

App store approval times, fake photos, strange reasons for a special edition of a phone and a Zune HD video await you today in…The Remainders!

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