Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - Page 2
Mobile

There Almost Five Billion Mobile Phone Subscriptions In This World

On a planet with around 6.8 billion people, we’re likely to see five billion mobile phone subscriptions this year.

Entertainment

MyTVR Adds Blackberry Support

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When we told you about the online DVR service MyTVR back in December, it was strictly a PC/Mac/iPhone/Symbian/iPod Touch affair. Well, since then they’ve added Android support, and this week added the ability to watch recorded TV on your BlackBerry Bold.

My Little Pony Will F*cking Cut You With A Lightsabre

“See this lightsabre? Yeah that’s right. Dog here has my back too.”

Our World Is Being Invaded By Cartoons

As a kid, I thought the cartoon world could mix with the real one – like in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. I don’t think I was entirely wrong. Just look at this odd metal sculpture.

Software

Microsoft Offering Seven Months Free Rent In Student Promotion

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When I was in Uni, there were days I was so poor I couldn’t afford to eat anything more than a $2 bowl of boiled rice. I guess that’s why Microsoft is targeting Uni and TAFE students with their latest Windows 7 promotion to win seven months free rent in a share house for you and your friends.

This Iron Man Robot Shot Me

Unlike Robert Downey Jr’s take on Iron Man, this version, remote controlled by a wrist-mounted repulsor gauntlet, apparently does not like cameras. It shot me.

The Snuggie For Stylish People And Home Thespians

Deep in my heart I always wanted a Snuggie or a Slanket, but my innate aversion to these naff devices from hell always stopped me. Not anymore, thanks to these cool full body blanket designs by Icelandic designers Vík Prjónsdóttir.

Entertainment

Blockbuster Movies Leaving TiVo On March 5

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Back when HybridTV launched their Caspa service for TiVo back in December last year, they told us that it would run alongside the BlockBuster Movies service. Well that all ends on March 5 according to an email notification sent out to Blockbuster Movie Service customers overnight.

Patent For Hardware Antivirus Device Granted To Russian Inventor

Kaspersky Labs, a cybersecurity group based in Russia, was recently awarded the patent for a hardware antivirus device that aims to keep your computer secure by attaching directly to the disk drive, below rootkit access.

Geek Out

Man Confuses Reality With A Verizon Commercial

Remember those coverage maps hovering above people’s heads in Verizon’s “there’s a map for that” commercials? What if they existed in the real world? This man decided to find out.

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