Saturday, January 30, 2010 - Page 2
Computing

Google CEO Eric Schmidt Is Not So Impressed With Your iPad

Google’s CEO rarely comments on the competition. When asked directly about the iPad, though, he couldn’t resist a minor jab in Apple’s direction.


Gadgets

Man Sells Hacked Modems To FBI, Gets Up To 20 Years In Prison

Matthew Delorey’s business idea was to sell hacked Comcast modems which allow free internet access. He just forgot to avoid FBI agents, conspiracy, wire fraud and $US250,000 fines. Now he may get 20 years in prison to rethink things.


Online

Google Slowly Choking The Life Out Of IE6

Google’s slowly killing compatibility for IE6 with Google Apps – as of March 1, Docs and Sites aren’t supported with Internet Exploder 6 anymore. It’ll load, but most of the features won’t work.


Computing

Video: The iPad’s Actually New UI And Gestures

The iPad is a gargantuan iPhone, perhaps more precisely than many hoped. But, if you look closely, you can see hints of what’s truly coming next.


Gadgets

Remainders – The Things We Didn’t Post: iPads And Polar Bears

In today’s Remainders: Laughs! Technology bloggers have already chewed up and spit out the iPad over the last two frenzied days, and now the humour websites are having their say. But the real revelation here, folks, is the polar bear.


Cameras

Ding! Use A Kitchen Timer For Panning Time Lapse Video

If you want to give your time lapse videos a nice, smooth pan, try looking next to the pans. Using only an old school kitchen timer and a Go Pro camera, a Make reader whipped up this neat video.


Computing

How The iPad Will Change The App Store

It doesn’t really matter what you think of the iPad itself, because love it or loathe it, it will irreversibly change the landscape of the App Store. Here’s how.


Software

Get Up To $US1337 From Google For Finding Chrome Bugs

To rally the developer community into searching for potential bugs in its Chrome browser, Google is offering $US500-$US1337 incentives for reporting vulnerabilities. The first person to file each bug using the Chromium Bug Tracker will be eligible for the bounty.


Microsoft Arc Keyboard Review

Microsoft’s Arc Keyboard isn’t so much designed small because it’s great for travelling – laptops already come with compact keyboards – it’s more for compact spaces or controlling media centre machines. I gotta say, it looks really nice, even if it’s awkward.


Computing

The Tablets Of Our Dreams Merge With Reality

These were the tablets of our dreams. The devices we thought we’d use one day. But what do we get in reality? The iPad. The showmanship level definitely isn’t as high (Tom Cruise wasn’t available), but the usability is proven.