Friday, January 15, 2010

Software

Symbian 4 To Launch Next Year, Looks Nice So Far

11:21PM January 15, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Nokia’s proudly showing off the Symbian S^4 user interface to all and sundry, which is expected to fall onto phones sometime early next year. We may still be awaiting Symbian^3, but Symbian^4 looks like a breath of fresh UI air. More »


Geek Out

Locals Complain Of Radio Tower Illness, Then Discover Tower Is Off

10:35PM January 15, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Villagers in Craigavon, South Africa, were convinced they were getting radiation poisoning from a broadband tower, so moaned to iBurst, the broadband company it belonged to. iBurst responded with this embarrassing reply: More »


Software

Get This Motherf—king App On Your Motherf—king iPhone

9:55PM January 15, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

If you’ve had it with those motherf—king lame apps on the motherf—king iPhone, don’t instantly write off our neighbour Samuel L. Jackson’s app. He’s spent a lot of time in the studio working on original quotes, just for our amusement. More »


Mobile

Motorola Droid Parts Worth More Than iPhone 3GS Or Nexus One’s

9:32PM January 15, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

iSuppli has already revealed that the Nexus One parts cost $US174.15 and the iPhone 3GS $US178.96 (including manufacturing), but the Droid? Thanks to a recent teardown, we now know Motorola’s more generous, with parts totalling $US179.11. More »


Germ Free Remotes For People Who Keep Plastic Wrapping

9:05PM January 15, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

The name kind of says it all, really. More »


Entertainment

Nintendo Claims Wii Owners Don’t Need Netflix HD Or New Console

8:47PM January 15, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Oh, Reggie. You used to be such a gaming icon, hell, I even bought your Wii nunchuck t-shirt. But how can you judge your fanbase so incorrectly, saying Wii owners don’t care about Netflix HD? More »


Software

How Much Does Apple Care About App Store Looting?

6:40PM January 15, 2010 | Matt Buchanan

The untenable direction of the iPhone app ecosystem, shepherded exclusively by Apple, has been apparent to developers for a long time. But coming to a point, it seems, aren’t the older problems of reviewer capriciousness – we’re talking straight dollars. More »


Ultimate Ears 18 Pro Earbuds Stuff In Six Drivers Per Bud

6:40PM January 15, 2010 | Dan Nosowitz

For a quick primer on why multiple drivers (usually) matters, check out our Giz Explains on the subject – but suffice to say, more drivers often equals more better, and six is freaking crazy for earbuds. More »


Life Beneath The Epitome Of Sin

6:20PM January 15, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

Las Vegas. A city with enough temptations to make even one week in it tiring for mind, body and soul. Despite that exhausting nature though, some crave to be there – even if forced to live underneath it all. Literally. More »


Online

McAfee: IE Security Flaw To Blame For Attack On Google

6:00PM January 15, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

Remember those cyber attacks on a bunch of companies which resulted in Google refusing to continue censoring searches in China? According to antivirus maker McAfee, Internet Explorer security flaws are the key culprit for what they’re now calling “Operation Aurora”. More »