Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Science
11:40PM Jesus Diaz | After seeing how many nukes would it take to obliterate humanity instantly, I wanted some good news. Like, how many solar panels would it take to power the entire world? The entire surface of Africa, maybe? Actually, it’s surprisingly less. More »
How Many Solar Panels Would It Take To Power The World?
11:40PM Jesus Diaz | After seeing how many nukes would it take to obliterate humanity instantly, I wanted some good news. Like, how many solar panels would it take to power the entire world? The entire surface of Africa, maybe? Actually, it’s surprisingly less. More » 
Cameras
Samsung’s WB5000 24x Optical Megazoom Gets Official
11:20PM Danny Allen | The 12.5MP WB5000 combines the compact size of a pocket camera with the larger zooms more common to DSLRs: a 26mm wide-angled lens with 24x optical zoom, in this case. It can also shoot 720p HD video in H.264 format. More »
Software
First Windows Mobile 6.5 Phones Descend On October 6
11:10PM Matt Buchanan | The best part about this post on the Windows Team blog announcing that Windows Mobile 6.5 phones officially land on October 6? More »
Software
Opera 10 Gets Faster (And Final)
10:48PM Matt Buchanan | The final version of Opera 10, with a new interface and Turbo compression (like the trick it pulls on phones) and other features, is up for download. [Opera via Lifehacker]
Software
The Other Snow Leopard Review You Should Read
10:41PM Matt Buchanan | Twenty. Three. Pages. Ars’ deeply technical review of Snow Leopard ain’t for the faint of heart, but if you want to dive deep inside Snow Leopard’s guts, after our comparatively breezy take, the entry point is here: [Ars]
Gadgets
An Emergency Radio…For Your Phone
10:35PM Mark Wilson | We’ve all seen those radios you crank in case a typhoon sweeps away your home. But what if you want to, you know, CALL FOR HELP? More »
Computers
Sony Vaio Laptops Will Have The Shiny Veneer Of Google Chrome
10:26PM Matt Buchanan | Hey, a Sony Vaio software add-on that doesn’t suck: Sony’s pre-installing Google Chrome onto some of its laptops. Not a bad strategy for Google to boost Chrome’s paltry but growing 2.6 per cent marketshare—I suspect we’ll see them ink some more deals—though I wonder how many people are gonna think it’s crapware. [WSJ]
Cameras
What Is It?
10:12PM Jesus Diaz | It’s a plane! It’s a bird! It’s a burning UFO! Is it the herald of the apocalypse? Kind of, but not quite. What this is, is a nice photo taken by a very lucky photographer. More »
Phones
Video Smack Down: BlackBerry Storm 2 Vs. Storm 1
10:00PM Danny Allen | After showing us how much snappier the Storm 2 is to use, CrackBerry master, Alejandro Salomon, has shot this new video detailing that it’s also better-looking, includes Wi-Fi, has more free RAM and built-in memory, and boasts a better camera.
Computers
