Thursday, January 28, 2010

Computing

Stephen Fry’s Thoughts On The iPad: All 2180 Words Of It

11:48PM January 28, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

British wit and tech maestro Stephen Fry has – rather predictably – scribed a 2180-word essay about the iPad, after we spotted him skulking around with the whiskey-drinking Jonathan Ive. If only he’d written it on an actual iPad. More »


Software

Windows Mobile 7 Specs Point At High-End Feature-Laden Phones

10:56PM January 28, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

We’ve been so caught up in the Windows Mobile 7 launch date rumours, we almost forgot about Microsoft’s supposed leaked minimum specifications requirements. After all, this is a company that issued maximum Windows 7 netbook specs. More »


Computing

iPad Could Be Sold Without iBooks In Non-US Countries At Launch

10:24PM January 28, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Bad luck, non-US countries. iBooks won’t be available from launch in any country other than the US. That could mean Apple’s still to finesse the licensing details with book publishers in each country, or you’re just plain out of luck. More »


Geek Out

Three Wolf T-Shirt Hailed As New Hampshire’s Official T-Shirt

10:00PM January 28, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Like most good internet memes, the Three Wolf T-shirt is officially dead and buried after New Hampshire has proclaimed it to be the state’s official t-shirt. More »


Mobile

Leaked Walmart Product Page Described As “Technical Error”

9:43PM January 28, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Walmart’s told the Christian Science Monitor, of all people, that they won’t be selling the Nexus One through its Walmart Wireless arm, despite a product page saying otherwise. That page has now disappeared, and blamed as a “technical error”. More »


Mobile

BlackBerry Magnum Video Shows Marriage Of Touchscreen, QWERTY

9:16PM January 28, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Leaked photos of the BlackBerry Magnum (aka, a cross between a Bold 9000 and Storm, aka, my DREAM BlackBerry) didn’t manage to illustrate that touchscreen well, but how ’bout a video fondling? More »


Entertainment

Football Match Broadcast In 3D, Full Sky 3D Service Starting In April

8:43PM January 28, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

3DTV is hitting the UK earlier than expected, with a football (translation: soccer) match screening this Sunday. It’ll be the first sports event broadcast in 3DTV, and will be on show in nine pubs (translation: bars) across the country. More »


Computing

Why The iPad Will Crush Netbooks And Ebook Readers

7:00PM January 28, 2010 | Wilson Rothman

Now that we’ve seen the iPad in the light of day, there’s a lot of chatter about what it can’t do. But Apple is now a massive threat to netbooks and ebook readers. Here’s why: More »


Nintendo Q3 Report: 23% Profit Loss

6:59PM January 28, 2010 | Adrian Covert

Thanks to slumping DS sales (only took five years!), and Wii price cuts, Nintendo posted Q3 profit losses of 23 per cent ($US192 million, down from $US249 million a year ago). It the first time in four years they’ve posted an annual profit loss. Looks like its time for Nintendo to respond to the iPhone/iPod touch boom, and encourage other Wii games besides “My Extreme Carnival Games 15″. [Reuters]


More Photos Of iPad Accessories (With Prices!)

5:52PM January 28, 2010 | Adrian Covert

In case you’re ravenously scouring the ‘tubes for more shots of the iPad accessories (keyboard dock, case, dongles), look no further. iLounge has bonus shots of all four items, and impressions of the iPad case (which they say feels cheap). More »