Thursday, December 23, 2010

Mobile

LG’s Tegra 2 Optimus 2X Phone On Sale Next Month In Europe

11:20PM December 23, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Europe will see LG’s Optimus 2X next month, which will be the world’s first mobile phone with a Tegra 2 chip. It’s rumoured to cost £470 ($720), and will ship with Android 2.2. [TechRadar]


Entertainment

If Only The London Underground Trains Went As Fast As Tron Light Cycles

11:00PM December 23, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

The iconic tube map of London’s Underground network has been given a Tron-over by DeviantArt user IamClu, turning it into “The Grid”. Buzz Lightyear and a double-decker bus have also been Tronified, below. More »


Software

Instagram App Heading To Android

10:20PM December 23, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

iPhone users’ new favourite photo filter app Instagram is finally heading Android-way, according to their co-founder. Androiders, start sourcing old typewriters, chipped teacups and cute animals to retro-fit. Plus some friends to share them with. [TechCrunch via Androinica]


Software

Developer Of WikiLeaks App Pulled By Apple Donated To WikiLeaks

9:40PM December 23, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Earlier this week Apple removed the unofficial WikiLeaks app from the App Store, which was charging $2.49 per download for information readily available online for free. The developer of the app has now claimed the app had 4443 download, which made $US5840.14. Of that amount, $US4443 has been donated to WikiLeaks. More »


Science

Dog Has Vocabulary Of 1022 Words

9:00PM December 23, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Most dog-owners flush with pride if their canines perform a trick for a treat, but Chaser the border collie has learned over 1000 words for his toys. Don’t believe me? There’s video below. More »


Mobile

Will The HTC Incredible HD Come Out To Play On Jan 6?

8:20PM December 23, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

We’ve seen a flurry of HTC Incredible HD leaks this week, greater even than god’s dandruff falling from the sky, but according to some random website, the 4G phone will be announced January 6th. More »


Mobile

Mobile Phones Will Do 3D Holographic Video Calls By 2015

7:40PM December 23, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Around this time every year, IBM surveys 3000 researchers to find out what they think is going to be big in the future. This year, everyone’s caught the FaceTime bug, and is looking forward to 3D hologram video calls. More »


Geek Out

Watch An Electromagnetic Rail Launch Fighter Jet At 386km/h

6:30PM December 23, 2010 | Adrian Covert

Not content with their recent, record-breaking tests of weaponized railguns, the US Navy is also intent on using the technology to launch fighter jets from aircraft carriers. And they successfully did just that with an F/A-18E Super Hornet. More »


Online

Man Wrongly Accused Of Murder On Facebook Flees Home

5:31PM December 23, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

Currently, 23-year-old Triz Jefferies must be going through hell. Apparently someone with a very cruel sense of humour decided to post his name and photo on a Facebook page dedicated to finding the Kensington Strangler, a serial rapist and killer. More »


Entertainment

Does Justin Bieber Stress You Out? These Heart-Rate-Monitoring Headphones Can Tell

4:40PM December 23, 2010 | Adrian Covert

Biometric devices and personal electronics have increasingly become intertwined over the years, but few have merged the two ideas as seamlessly as these headphones, which can also measure your heart rate. More »