It was a long time coming, but finally DivX TV’s web portal is live in the US – only on LG devices, mind you. 10,000 vids are available to watch on assorted Blu-ray players and home theatre systems. More »
This is a jump-up from the 200,000 sold each day which Eric Schmidt confirmed in August. Andy Rubin, Android’s creator, took to Twitter to make his proud boast – only the second time he’s ever tweeted. [@Arubin via @morrildl]
Apple’s 90-second song previews for iTunes has just gone live as expected, but unfortunately it appears to be limited just to the US store – and only on select songs. [AppleInsider]
Michael Bay’s EXPLOSIVE movie has appeared online in HD, non-bootlegged format. And there’s nary a Shia LaBeouf in sight! Hurrah! Released next July, the clip shows Transformers were present at the Apollo 11 moonwalk. Oh Michael Bay… [Transformers via CrunchGear]
Joining up with Bill Gates, George Lucas, Warren Buffett and 50 other billionaires, Zuckerberg has agreed to donate the majority of his wealth to charity, as part of the Giving Pledge movement Gates launched back in August. More »
Cloud computing is so two days ago. Now that Reebok has teamed up with semiconductor makers MC10, they plan to produce a line of garments with embedded, stretchable silicon processors, I’m only interested in wearable. More »
You get this imposing creation, which is the byproduct of a Thermaltake case built on top of a motorised, remote-controlled base. There’s even a robotic arm too. Only question is… can you ride this thing to a LAN party? [TechEBlog]
Not to be outdone by a mad scientist and his secret cache of cloned sheep, other mad scientists successfully birthed a mouse from carrying DNA from two male specimens, no females added! (Well, except for that whole birthing part.) More »
A full year since the Dragon Dictation App launched on the US app store, developers Nuance have finally released the voice recognition software for Australians. And it’s free for a limited time! More »
