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Windows Phone 7 owners who use their credit cards for app purchases may be in for a bit of a rude surprise when they get their next bill – despite charging in Australian dollars, Microsoft are processing the transactions in Singapore, meaning banks will be charging WP7 users international transaction fees. More »
What can I say about the inflatable pillow tie? It’s a tie. It can be inflated. You can sleep on it and drool over your work desk at any time. Life doesn’t get much better than this. [Pillow Tie]
eMusic was always one of the good, cheap, global online music stores that offered music without DRM. And now they’re not accepting any new Australian subscribers. More »
I’m a big fan of augmented reality. I think it’s got the potential to completely change how we receive information in the real world by using technology. But at the moment it seems to be little more than a marketing gimmick. The proof? Adidas are shipping shoes with a printed code on the shoe tongue that allows you to play a “game” when you stick it up infront of a webcam. More »
This is a great idea (insert Sarcmark). Rather than actually using language to express sarcasm online, now you can buy an “official” punctuation mark to represent when you try to be funny online with sarcasm, but fail miserably. More »
“Genius”, “safe” and “accuracy” are all words I couldn’t possibly use to describe what this guy has done to his motorcycle. More »
New Zealanders do it with a crane people… with a crane. It makes perfect sense now. More »
If anybody anywhere actually pays money for this app, they need to seriously have their heads examined. For your $1.19 (US$0.99), you get an app that will give a readout from the accelerometer after you throw your iPhone in the air and then try and catch it. More »
