Do you text while driving? Despite the warnings, embarrassment and potential to rear-end someone (or worse) — about 23 per cent of NSW motorists admit to checking a text or taking a call while driving, according to 2011 research from Newspoll and insurance firm Bingle. Little wonder that NSW cops caught 796 motorists talking or texting on their phones during ‘Operation Compliance’ on Wednesday. More »
There have been plenty of legal wranglings between Motorola and Apple, and with Google buying Motorola, that doesn’t show signs of stopping. Now, Google plans to grab 2.25 per cent of every iPhone sale because of the patents it owns through the purchase of Moto. More »
Spam — it’s terrible stuff. Not so much the potted meat product — I don’t want to get sued, although I don’t much like that either. But sometimes Spam turns up unintentionally hilarious nuggets, like this firm offering customised tablets, direct from China. More »
If you want to sell something in tech, you can either employ cleavage or violence. In this case, the boys at G-Form are demoing their new iPhone case by beating the hell out of it with a hockey stick. Sure! More »
Audio tags are looking more and more like the new QR code — not only are they way less ugly than those jagged black-on-white squares, but you don’t need to take a picture of anything in order for them to work. (See also: Shazam and the Super Bowl.) More »
RIM just put out a series of videos showcasing the durability tests a Blackberry has to withstand prior to its release. Pretty cool! More »
OK, so a media release just landed in my inbox, spruiking Prada’s new smartphone. But all I can think about is how much the promotional shot makes Ukrainian-Canadian model Daria Werbowy look like an alien. More »
Last week’s IPO filing was bound to see Facebook push for extra revenue, and it is. The Financial Times reports that Zuckerberg is bringing ads to mobile devices in the next two months. More »
Since the arrival of the iPhone 4S, users of the humble iPhone 4 have been hoping for a chance to get Siri. While they can unofficially, they never will from Apple. Here’s why. More »
