Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Software

Rumour: BlackBerry OS 5.2 Launching This Year

10:35PM February 2, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

As someone who’s using v5.0.0.321, I’m very interested in hearing that BGR’s sources have tipped them off to the possibility that not only has RIM started work on OS 6.0, but OS 5.2 should be released this year. [BGR]


Wooden AT-AT Lamp Is Still No Match For Rebel Snowspeeders

10:20PM February 2, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

As someone who has an original AT-AT taking pride of place in her lounge, Lifegood Design’s AT-AT lamp has just been offered adoption by yours truly. More »


Cameras

Waterproof, Shockproof, Crushproof: Olympus’ µTOUGH 8010, 6020

10:03PM February 2, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Dan was lamenting the fact that Fujifilm’s XP10 made him feel even more of a couch potato than usual, but I’ve got to say, after owning one of Olympus’ µTOUGHs before, there’s a lot you can do with a waterproof cam. More »


Software

Nokia Releasing Maemo 6 Phones This Year, Symbian 4 Next Year

9:25PM February 2, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Great news – according to Nokia Taiwan’s general manager Michael Hsu, they’re going to be launching Symbian^3 in the third quarter of 2010, and the Android-looking Symbian^4 in early 2011. Maemo 6, meanwhile, will be seen on Nokia phones in the second half of 2010. [Digitimes]


Cameras

Olympus’ SP-800UZ, SP-600UZ Fakes SLR Trickery

9:16PM February 2, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

If you’ve got your heart set on a new bridge camera from Olympus, here are the decisions you need to make – would you prefer a 15x or 30x optical zoom, and 12 or 14 megapixels? More »


Mobile

Sony Ericsson’s Eco-Friendly Aspen Adds Windows Mobile 6.5.3

8:49PM February 2, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Sony Ericsson’s image has been given a lift with the Aspen smartphone – which they’re billing as the “latest addition to Sony Ericsson’s Greenheart portfolio”. But that’s now piqued our interests – this baby’s packin’ Windows Mobile 6.5.3. More »


Cars

Steve Wozniak Explains: Faulty Software Caused His Car Troubles

5:33PM February 2, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

Uh oh. Steve Woz is having some “very scary” trouble with his 2010 Toyota Prius. At a recent event in San Francisco he went off topic and talked about how faulty software is to blame for his car’s accelerator troubles: More »


Cameras

In Which The Fujifilm XP10 Toughcam Mocks My Sedentary Lifestyle

5:18PM February 2, 2010 | Dan Nosowitz

Mountain climbing. Cliff jumping. Cross-country skiing. Those are the kinds of activities the XP10 would be great at capturing. But I stay in my pyjamas until 4pm and do not appreciate the XP10′s implicit condescension. More »


Cameras

Fujifilm’s Point-And-Shoots Dip Into Impulse-Item Territory

5:05PM February 2, 2010 | Dan Nosowitz

So Fujifilm unloaded about 742 cameras tonight, and the point-and-shoots are pretty universally stacked for the price. Case in point: The AV100 is a 12-megapixel shooter with 720p video capture, priced at $US100. More »


Gadgets

Sony Announces Local Details For CES Stuff

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4:53PM February 2, 2010 | Nick Broughall

It’s not quite the complete collection of Sony’s CES 2010 announcements – apparently Sony will be having another home entertainment event in the near future to discuss TVs and the like – but this morning Sony dished the local details on their new cameras, camcorders, Vaios, Walkman and… digital voice recorders! Gentlemen, start your excitement engines. More »