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Phones
Sprint Instinct HD Impressions: Decent 720p Video Doesn’t Save It
7:30AM Matt Buchanan | The Instinct software feels pretty damn dated now, and the Instinct HD doesn’t make it feel any fresher. But, the hardware is a deadly serious upgrade: It can shoot 720p HD video and 5MP photos, plus it finally has Wi-Fi. More »
Phones
Motorola Cliq Gallery And Impressions
11:02AM Dan Nosowitz | We saw the Cliq this morning but we just got a chance to really play around with Motorola’s Android-based, social-networking-focused smartphone, and we have to say, we’re pretty impressed. Read on for our impressions. More »
Phones
HTC’s Cheap Android Phone On Video Doesn’t Look Cheap
11:50PM John Herrman | Android phones: Still expensive! At least, until the Click, HTC’s rumoured first budget Android phone, hits the market. Here, a member of Tinhte gives the Click a timid whirl, and to be honest, Android’s cut-rate future doesn’t look so bad. More »
Games
4:03PM Nick Broughall | I just spent an hour or so with some of the guys from Sony Computer Entertainment and getting a good, close look at the new PS3 Slim. I know the Interwebs are teeming with photos and videos and impressions, so I figured I’d give you my thoughts in Haiku format. Below the jump, of course! More »
PS3 Slim Hands On, Plus Impressions And Play TV News…
4:03PM Nick Broughall | I just spent an hour or so with some of the guys from Sony Computer Entertainment and getting a good, close look at the new PS3 Slim. I know the Interwebs are teeming with photos and videos and impressions, so I figured I’d give you my thoughts in Haiku format. Below the jump, of course! More »
Phones
3:26PM Nick Broughall | The HTC Diamond2 just landed on my doorstep after this week’s launch, and now that I’ve pulled it out of the box, I thought I’d share my initial impressions with you. More »
HTC Diamond2 Impressions
3:26PM Nick Broughall | The HTC Diamond2 just landed on my doorstep after this week’s launch, and now that I’ve pulled it out of the box, I thought I’d share my initial impressions with you. More »
Software
BlackBerry App World Tour and Impressions
9:01AM Matt Buchanan | Apple’s App Store concept has essentially colonised the idea of mobile app distribution, with every major smartphone platform rushing to open their own. RIM’s takeoff, BlackBerry App World, launched yesterday for the US, UK and Canada. How is it? More »
Software
Windows 7 Runs So Much Better Than Vista On a Netbook
4:50AM Mark Wilson | I’ve tested Vista on two netbooks, and it’s never been good (not counting the Vaio P). In fact, Vista has been unusable in both circumstances. Then I loaded Windows 7 onto the Mini 12. More »
Gadgets
3:30PM Nick Broughall | I’ve been playing with the Chumby Internode sent me to review for about an hour now and despite some early reservations, I’m now completely head over heels in love with the plush Wi-Fi widget.
It’s like some kind of high-tech cake, with layer upon layer of fantastic widgets and clever implementations of simple Web 2.0 things like RSS feeds and social networking. After working through the simple setup process and waiting for a relatively quick firmware update, it was a process of discovering just what the Chumby can do. And while I’ve only scratched the surface in the short time I’ve been playing with it, my Chumby (affectionately named Chunk) has already become my new alarm clock, internet radio device and de facto Twitter feed reader.
There is a lack of local widgets at the moment – Internode’s own offering is a bit disappointing, showcasing only Internode-specific news and their internet radio channels (but you can use Pandora, which is much more comprehensive in its versatility). I’m desperately hoping we can get a Giz AU widget available soon, although at the moment I’m just using the Chumby feed reader to do the job for me.
I’ll have a more comprehensive review next week, but as it stands, I’m loving every inch of the Chumby so far…
[Chumby on Giz] More »
Early Chumby Impressions: This Thing Is Awesome
3:30PM Nick Broughall | I’ve been playing with the Chumby Internode sent me to review for about an hour now and despite some early reservations, I’m now completely head over heels in love with the plush Wi-Fi widget.
It’s like some kind of high-tech cake, with layer upon layer of fantastic widgets and clever implementations of simple Web 2.0 things like RSS feeds and social networking. After working through the simple setup process and waiting for a relatively quick firmware update, it was a process of discovering just what the Chumby can do. And while I’ve only scratched the surface in the short time I’ve been playing with it, my Chumby (affectionately named Chunk) has already become my new alarm clock, internet radio device and de facto Twitter feed reader.
There is a lack of local widgets at the moment – Internode’s own offering is a bit disappointing, showcasing only Internode-specific news and their internet radio channels (but you can use Pandora, which is much more comprehensive in its versatility). I’m desperately hoping we can get a Giz AU widget available soon, although at the moment I’m just using the Chumby feed reader to do the job for me.
I’ll have a more comprehensive review next week, but as it stands, I’m loving every inch of the Chumby so far…
[Chumby on Giz] More »
Entertainment
Netflix HD Impressions, On Xbox 360
5:30AM Mark Wilson | While we’ve already reviewed what it’s like to stream Netflix movies on the New Xbox Experience, we missed that there were 300 pieces of HD content right below our noses. Since then, we loaded up The Thing in HD and gave Netflix Instant Streaming HD our full once-over. More »
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