Friday, December 18, 2009

Mobile

Google’s Hype Generator, The Nexus One, Does Not Have Multitouch

11:00PM December 18, 2009 | Kat Hannaford

Another personal encounter with the Nexus One is recorded in history forever, and while Tnkgrl wasn’t allowed to exercise her camera finger, she’s written on her blog that it’s “extremely thin”, but more importantly, there’s a severe lack of multitouch… More »


Software

Palm Confirms Faster, Snappier WebOS 1.3.5 Update On Its Way

10:20PM December 18, 2009 | Kat Hannaford

Hark! Did you hear the heralded Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein confirm the webOS 1.3.5 update? It’s on its way soon for all Pre and Pixi owners, and will gift a better battery life, more speed and stronger Wi-Fi. More »


Computing

Notion Ink Enters Tablet Wars With Android Device

10:00PM December 18, 2009 | Kat Hannaford

Notion Ink is apparently readying an Android tablet with a Pixel Qi display – the very same that was rumoured to be used in the Apple tablet. Just look at it, it’s like something from our dreams. More »


Gadgets

WSJ And NYP Confirmed For Sony Reader Daily Edition

9:10PM December 18, 2009 | Kat Hannaford

When Sony announced the Reader Daily Edition back in August, they hadn’t confirmed which newspapers would be offered alongside the ebooks. It’s just News Corp titles for now, with the Wall Street Journal and New York Post being confirmed. More »


Science

First Video Of A Volcanic Eruption 1200m Underwater

6:00PM December 18, 2009 | Rosa Golijan

This year a research expedition sent a remotely operated vehicle 1200m below the surface of the Pacific Ocean and within 3m of an exploding volcano. Today the first video footage from that expedition was released. Ka-boom. More »


Online

Twitter Hijacked By The “Iranian Cyber Army”

5:54PM December 18, 2009 | Rosa Golijan

We’ve noticed that Twitter has been down for the past few hours, but now TechCrunch is reporting that the site has been hacked by a group calling themselves the “Iranian Cyber Army”. There’s even a message from the group. Updated. More »


Entertainment

Lesbian Sues Netflix For Releasing Her Movie Preferences

5:40PM December 18, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

A mother of two, who also happens to be gay (and not broadcasting it), is anonymously suing Netflix for releasing her movie preferences in that contest they held awhile back. Basically, she’s Borking them. More »


Gadgets

Remainders – The Good, Bad And Ugly Things We Didn’t Post

5:00PM December 18, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

Abandon all hope, ye who enter Remainders. Today, we’ve got: Windows 7 needs less tech support than anyone expected, Acer’s Olympic-themed laptop, Sprint’s Android phones skipping Android 2.0, and a leaked Panasonic (non-Micro) Four Thirds camera. More »


Online

Click Your Mouse And It’ll Snow In This Office

4:18PM December 18, 2009 | Rosa Golijan

Some web developers got their hands on special effects equipment and used it to create an internet-controlled snow machine. All you have to do is click the “make it snow” button and watch the results on their live video stream. More »


Cars

Avatar-Chic CyberQuad UAV Trades Rotors For Fans

3:20PM December 18, 2009 | Kyle VanHemert

Cyber Technologies’ CyberQuad UAV, implementing four silent, ducted fans in lieu of traditional rotor blades, has already been used to survey damaged oil rigs. Someday it will be used to transport troops in campaigns to exploit interplanetary resources. More »