Monday, December 13, 2010

Software

You Can Download The Free Google Latitude iPhone App Now!

11:30PM December 13, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

After briefly appearing in Japan’s App Store, Google’s Latitude app is now in your App Store – and this time, it doesn’t look like an accident. Stalk friends! Be stalked! It’s free! [iTunes via RedmondPie]


Online

Over 25 Billion Tweets Sent In 2010, iPad Was Top Tech Subject

10:20PM December 13, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

The year is only just grinding to a halt, but Twitter’s already released its list of the top subjects tweeted about in 2010. Of the 25 billion tweets published, BP’s Gulf oil spill disaster was the most tweeted-about term. More »


Science

Amazon Rainforest’s Trees Will Be Microchipped Just Like Your Dog

9:40PM December 13, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

If a tree has been cut down and there aren’t any witnesses, was it really cut down? So goes the thinking behind the group of people tagging Amazon rainforest trees, who wish to stop illegal logging for good. More »


Mobile

Leaked Photo Of HTC EVO Shift 4G Shows Sliding Keyboard

8:30PM December 13, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Another 4G Android phone with a sliding keyboard is on its way out, with the first photo of HTC’s EVO Shift 4G appearing over the weekend. Rumoured to be a small-statured phone, it also looks to be wearing a case. More »


Online

Amazon Went Offline In Europe, But Not Due To WikiLeaks Group

7:50PM December 13, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Last Thursday, a Twitter account purported to be from WikiLeaks’ Anonymous supporters (the same group which brought down PayPal, Mastercard and Visa’s websites) threatened to take down Amazon in a similar DDoS attack. Seemingly it failed, but Amazon’s websites in the UK, Italy, Germany and Spain went offline for about 30 minutes each last night, due to a “hardware failure in our European datacenter network,” claims an Amazon rep. More »


Lego: Black Ops Would Be The Best Lego Game Ever

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5:00PM December 13, 2010 | Nick Broughall

So far, those Lego video games have all been a little too family friendly. Luckily, we’ve got the Custard Clan to create a vision of what a world with Lego: Black Ops would be like. It’s a world I’d like to live in… More »


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Gadgets

The Gizmodo 12 Days Of Christmas Gift Guide

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3:30PM December 13, 2010 | Nick Broughall

On the first day of Christmas, Gizmodo gave to me… More »


What Do You Think Should Happen When Your Mobile Networks Breaks?

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2:30PM December 13, 2010 | Nick Broughall

Over the weekend, West Australian Vodafone customers were left stranded without mobile coverage for 11 hours thanks to a network outage. Vodafone updated their website to inform customers of the issue – well those who had internet access anyway – but it raises the question: What should happen when a telco doesn’t deliver their service sufficiently? More »


News

Did You Win An HP MediaSmart Home Server?

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1:15PM December 13, 2010 | Nick Broughall

One of you won our competition to take home an HP MediaSmart Home Server. But who was it? Was it you? Or that other guy who entered? Find out below the fold… More »