I’m a great fan of sliding keyboards, refusing all else in my smartphone choices. But a 10-inch tablet? Surely there’s enough touchscreen real estate to type accurately there, already? Nonetheless, this is what Samsung’s proposing, with the Gloria. More »
The much-loved European music service Spotify won’t be launching in the US this year, as planned. Considering there’s just 23 days until the end of the year (and it was originally meant to launch last year), it’s not surprising. More »
Always wanted to see the remains of the Titanic, 3.8km below the surface? You better start making travel arrangements, because this never-seen-before bacteria “rusticles” are eating away at the ship. More »
If you’re a Tumblr user, you probably noticed the massive outage it endured this weekend, and you’re probably having one of those “what if I’d lost everything” moments. Here’s how to back up your Tumblr to save yourself from such distress. More »
Initially, there was fear that a Latitude app would be confusing to people who use Google Maps. Not for the Japanese, however, who had a brief taste of the app before it got pulled. Can we expect one soon? [TechCrunch] More »
newVideoPlayer( {"type":"video","player":"http://www.youtube.com/v/aRVqFfnud-I&hl=en&fs=1&hd=1","customParams":[] ,"width":500,"height":332.5,"ratio":0.615,"flashData":"","embedName":null,"objectId":null,"noEmbed":false,"source":"youtube","wrap":true,"agegate":false} );I love a good chess board. While I’m not entirely sold on its modern art aesthetic, or its $US30k price tag, I do love that the pieces start talking shit when you move them. More »
Given that we are potentially on the verge of getting a new adult classification for video games, it makes sense that the Interactive Games and Entertainment Association is being a little more proactive about education parents on the parental controls in this generation of consoles. More »
