Thursday, February 11, 2010

Science

In The Future, 1TB SSDs Will Be The Size Of A Postage Stamp

11:21PM February 11, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Anyone familiar with Moore’s Law will know that over the years, storage has got bigger and cheaper. But the possibility of a 1TB SSD being the size of a postage stamp? Sounds impossible, but not to those crafty Japanese scientists. More »


Software

Microsoft Employee: Windows 8 Will Be “Completely Different”

10:39PM February 11, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Whoa, a Microsoft employee just published details on Windows 8 on their blog, claiming it will be “completly [sic]different from what folks usually expect of Windows”, and that internally, they’re calling it “Windows.next”. More »


Mobile

Garmin-Asus Reveals Two Nuvifones – Android A50 And WinMo M10

10:12PM February 11, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

No surprises here, with both the WinMo-running M10 and Android-powered A50 both leaked in January by Asustek’s president. The partnership between Garmin and Asustek has resulted in a few lacklustre phones, but the A50 actually sounds more than decent. More »


Entertainment

Kogan Gets Into The PVR Biz

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3:00PM February 11, 2010 | Nick Broughall

Kogan’s new PVR has one thing going for it: It’s cheap. It costs $99, has a digital HD tuner and an HDMI output. Rather than house its own HDD, it’s got a USB port that let’s you record TV onto USB thumb drives and USB hard drives up to 1TB. More »


Geek Out

Frosty The Fire-Breathing Snowman Caught On Video

2:00PM February 11, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

In case you haven’t heard, there’s a bit of a Snowpocalypse happening. Delayed flights aside, it’s really not so bad though. After all, it finally lured the abominable fire-breathing snowman out of his cave and right into this video. More »


Motorola WiMax Dock Boosts Your USB Modem’s Reception, Morale

1:20PM February 11, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

If your USBw 200 WiMax modem is feeling lonely and is looking for a spooning partner, this new dock is the perfect companion. In addition to matching the modem to a T, it also boosts its reception significantly. More »


Software

Android 2.1 Update For Motorola Droid NOT Rolling Out This Week?

1:18PM February 11, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

When Motorola’s official Facebook page showed a post announcing that the Droid would be getting an update this week, everyone get excited. More »


Mobile

A Blurry Look At PUMA’s Sporty, Solar-Powered Mobile Phone

1:04PM February 11, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

There’s been talk of sportswear company PUMA going into the mobile phone business and based on the teaser website just launched it looks like we’ll really be seeing a solar-powered, super-sporty mobile phone soon. For now we just have a blurry picture. More »


The Best Prepaid Text Options

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12:46PM February 11, 2010 | Nick Broughall

Gus over at Lifehacker has put together a pretty useful comparison of prepaid texting rates across the Australian telcos. It’s not exactly a surprising read, but it’s still good to have someone else do the research for you. If you’re a heavy texter and prefer the freedom of pre-paid, definitely check it out. [Lifehacker]


Online

A Flirtbot’s Dirty Come-Ons: So Wrong (For All The Wrong Reasons)

12:40PM February 11, 2010 | Wilson Rothman

PC Tools, a security software maker, shared this allegedly true flirtbot encounter. If you’re so gullible and/or lonely that a flirtbot this dumb can con you, your old Windows machine deserves to get gangbanged by phishing scams, viruses and spyware. More »