Archive for May, 2010
Computer Virus Jumps To Humans
May 26 by Toby Leftly | 1 commentOkay, that headline is probably a little more sensationalist than is absolutely necessary, but that’s the message a UK scientist is trying to get across. Dr Mark Gasson from the University of Reading implanted a chip in his hand that contained a computer virus. The chip is similar to the kind used more »
Killing By The Numbers
May 26 by Toby Leftly | 1 commentSome people would kill to have the latest technology, and some are being killed by it. A mobile phone number has been discontinued after three separate owners died after having been allocated the number. The cell phone number 0888 888 888 seems like an awesome cell phone number, right? Easy to remember, more »
Wired's iPad App Goes Live
May 26 by Toby Leftly | 1 commentWired has finally released an iPad-friendly version of its magazine (iTunes link), and early indications are that it’s pretty damn good. There was a brief snafu where Condé Nast worked with Adobe to build the prototype application using AIR, an Adobe framework which is banned from Apple’s iPhone and iPad. Now the app has been rejigged, more »
Green Phone Relieves Your Nerd Guilt
May 26 by Toby Leftly | add commentAs a gadget nerd, it’s important to carry only the very latest cell phone, mp3 player and camera. But poor old mother earth takes a hit each time you upgrade. The Aeolus is a cell phone concept that uses wind and solar power on the go in addition to charging. With a built in fan and solar panels, no one more »
Future Tech Encourages More Wrist Action
May 25 by Toby Leftly | 2 commentsWearable tech is all the rage in tech concepts right now. With the technology to achieve truly portable, wearable technology just out of reach, it’s fun to imagine what we could be using in as little as five or ten years as computer interfaces. Two major technologies are being touted as the big enablers more »
Want To Wipe Out Justin Bieber? You're Not Alone
May 25 by Toby Leftly | 3 commentsIf you’re online, watch TV or have kids, you probably know the name Justin Bieber, and hear it way more than you want to. One Firefox developer has the same feeling, and created a Firefox add-on to help achieve this goal, at least in internet searching and browsing. The extension, named Shaved Bieber will censor more »
Dell Streaks To Catch Up to iPad
May 25 by Ransler Dier | 2 commentsDell has made its entry into the tablet market official today and we can now expect to see the 3G enabled smartphone and tablet in the UK as early as June and later this summer in the US. Dell formally announced the device today on their official company blog. Boasting a 5 inch touch screen, the Streak more »
iPhone 4G Video Chat Capabilities to Be Showcased in Commercial
May 25 by Ransler Dier | 3 commentsEven more exciting than American Beauty director Sam Mendes at the helm is the news that at least one of the new iPhone 4 commercials will be demonstrating a video chat component. Engadget has declared that this is not a rumor anymore. A trusted source dropped the ball and confirmed that the new front more »
The iPhone 3GS to Replace the 3G at Discount Prices
May 25 by Ransler Dier | add commentAs new technology is in the pipeline to be released, the old will be reduced to taking a cost cut and being displayed on Walmart shelves. The iPhone 3GS has been called to replace this spot previously held by the iPhone 3G and hits US stores today. The massive chain store will begin selling Apple’s 16GB 3GS iPhone this week for more »
Jobs Teases The Apple Faithful Over WWDC 2010 Keynote
May 25 by Toby Leftly | 4 commentsPredictably, Steve Jobs has been announced as the Keynote speaker for this year’s WWDC conference to be held on June 7th, and the natural showman is already hard at work building suspense for the big day. Jobs is famous for allegedly responding to emails sent to his personal address, and the latest more »
Yahoo: New Proud Owner of Social Networking Site
May 25 by Ransler Dier | add commentYahoo has bought a new social network for mobile users called Koprol. This network allows people to make friends, share photos, and find nearby locations all from their phone. When accessing Koprol from your mobile device, you can see what friends are doing and where/when they are hanging out. You can more »
LG Puts The "Fun" Back In Functional Products
May 25 by Toby Leftly | add commentComputer monitors used to be a big deal. Everyone had tiny 15″ CRTs that were heavy with crappy screens, so a 17″ Trinitron was like a geek status symbol. Nowadays, we all have 20 or 23″ flat screen monitors with eleventy billion pixels, so who cares about these boring products anymore? LG, that’s who. This commercial more »
Google No Slouch With Chrome's Beta Status
May 25 by Toby Leftly | add commentCompared to Gmail, Chrome’s beta period seems like a blink of an eye. This morning Google’s Chrome browser obtained stable status on Windows, Mac and Linux, ending it’s beta run. Chrome has matured incredibly quickly, with Google pounding away at Firefox’s capability and share of the market. more »
A Matter of Trust: 10 Places Google Collects User Data From
May 25 by Timothy James Duffy | 30 commentsBy now, everyone in the tech world and beyond has heard about Google’s data collection from unsecured Wi-Fi networks in Germany. What you may not have known, however, is that Google has been collecting detailed user data since day one. Why? Essentially, as market research, which is then used to more »
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