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Computers

Shouldn’t The NSW Government Spend Your Money On Something Useful?

4:47PM Nick Broughall | Brad Howarth at ITNews reckons that the NSW government is seriously considering how they can implement the Microsoft Surface into their future plans after Minister for Commerce Jodi McKay visited Microsoft last week for a demo. God I hope not. More »
Gadgets

The TwitterPeek Is So Dumb It Makes My Brain Hurt

7:20AM Adam Frucci | I still can’t believe the TwitterPeek exists. It’s a portable device that only does Twitter. Seriously, who the hell would spend $US200 on this? Am I crazy here? More »
Games

Hey Microsoft: We Need Aliases For Xbox Live Gamertags

3:44AM Adam Frucci | I love Xbox Live, I really do. But man, how am I supposed to keep track of what usernames my friends are using? We need aliases, and we’ve needed them for a while. More »
Music

Happy Birthday iPod, You’re Doomed

5:59AM Wilson Rothman and Brian Lam | Happy eighth birthday, iPod — you don’t look a day over…Aww, who am I kidding? You look old. More »
Networks

iI iHate iVerizon’s iNew iMarketing iCampaign

7:00AM Dan Nosowitz | What’s the only thing more annoying than a non-Apple company using Apple’s trademark diminutive “i”? Companies thinking they’ll really stick it to Apple by using it to mock them. The latest marketing school dropout contestant: Verizon’s “iDoesn’t” campaign. More »
Online

Email Is Dead? Oh Really?

6:01AM Jason Chen | The WSJ is making the call — email on its way out. Dying. Dead. It’s an interesting conclusion, derived from the fact that both growth and absolute numbers are on the side of social networking this year. But we disagree. More »
Gadgets

Why I Think E-Ink Readers Are Dumb

5:20AM Brian Lam | The future of media isn’t on paper. And a device just dedicated to replicating dead trees is a waste of time. Let me show you why electronic ink’s virtues don’t matter as much as its weaknesses do. More »
Networks

3G MicroCells: AT&T Wants You To Pay To Fix Their Own Failures

2:40AM Adam Frucci | AT&T’s network is basically a huge failure. And if you want to fix their incompetence in your area, you’ll need to pay an additional $US20 a month for a 3G MicroCell. I call bullshit. More »
Games

Microsoft’s Ridicu-priced Xbox HDD Screws Everyone

12:40AM Mark Wilson | Hey Microsoft, this isn’t 1965. Computers don’t take up entire rooms anymore. And hard drives are cheap. More »
Computers

The Apple Tablet Idea Is Fundamentally Flawed

5:20AM Adam Frucci | Everyone has their panties in a twist over rumours of this upcoming Apple Tablet, but has anyone actually stopped to wonder just what features would make it worthwhile? Because I can’t think of any. More »