Archive for May, 2009

Pocket God: Tribal torment for iPhone

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

While we may never go as far as Dr Frankenstein, the lure of controlling life is a strong one for many people. Here to help you with your deific fantasies are Pocket God and Galcon for the iPhone and iPod Touch.

Review: Samsung BD-P3600

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

The Samsung BD-P3600 is a huge leap ahead for stand-alone Blu-ray players, with blazing-fast operational speed, tons of features and excellent image quality.

Will your next camera be an iPod?

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

If you’re to believe the rumours, there’s a good chance that the next generation of iPods will be outfitted with basic cameras.

Skype Store: Open for Aussies

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

Internet calling company Skype today opened a new arm to its business that gives Australian users access to an online store front selling “Skype Certified” accessories through third-party online merchants.

Canon updates 5D Mark II firmware, film-makers rejoice

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

Canon will release an update for the firmware to its hugely popular EOS 5D Mark II dSLR, including a provision to allow for full manual control whilst filming.

Podcast: The OzSpot #55: The pre-E3 show

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

Tune in to hear all the talk on next week’s big event, E3!

Feature: Is Apple behind the laptop curve?

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

As good as Apple laptops are, Windows-based PCs do have a few leading-edge features not found in MacBooks.

Vista SP2 released: What you need to know

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

Windows Vista Service Pack 2 is out - here’s what you need to know before applying it.

Review: Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

Even though it’s no longer the sole contender in the travel camera category, the TZ7 still stands far above its competitors. If it wasn’t for the clunky mode dial and lack of manual controls, we would have no qualms about recommending the TZ7.

Feature: Blu-ray player loading times compared!

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

Now that Blu-ray players are essentially cut-down computers it can seemingly take forever to load discs. We rate players on how quick they are.

Cast your vote: Hasselblad 2009 Masters finalists

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

The top hundred finalists in the Hasselblad 2009 Masters Awards Competition have been selected and their images are now online for viewing and voting. Selected from 2300 applicants, the finalists are as diverse creatively as they are geographically. This year, for the first time, judging will be open to the public. On January 1, 2010, the ten winners will be named, and will each have four months to create stunning images with the best Hasselblad equipment. Just register your e-mail address to cast your vote…

Review: Terminator Salvation

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

This bare-bones movie tie-in is like a machine with synthetic rubber skin: it’s not fooling anyone and you should stay away from it.

Move your iTunes library to an external hard drive

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

If you’re an iTunes user whose appetite for music, movies and podcasts is outstripping the capacity of your computer, it might be a good time to think about offloading that library to an external hard drive.

Review: Sony Bravia KDL40E4500

Monday, May 25th, 2009

The Sony Bravia KDL40E4500 is a competent television at a good price, and features network playback, clean styling and a proficient picture.

Nokia Ovi Store goes live in Australia

Monday, May 25th, 2009

Nokia has soft launched instances of its Ovi downloads store to handsets in Australia, ahead of the global launch later this week.

Review: Sony BDP-S5000ES

Monday, May 25th, 2009

The Sony BDP-S5000ES is a premium Blu-ray player, which features impressive build quality and audio performance, but if video is what you crave there are cheaper options.

Vodafone plans iPhone visual voicemail

Monday, May 25th, 2009

Vodafone Australia appears to be planning to launch the visual voicemail feature of Apple’s iPhone platform,
almost a year after the company and rivals Optus and Telstra started selling the handset locally without the feature.

New HTC Android leaked

Monday, May 25th, 2009

The new HTC Android, called the Lancaster, comes with a slide-out keyboard and shares some similarities to the HTC Dream and Magic, according to AT&T internal documents that Engadget Mobile got its hands on.

Studios win Sydney piracy victory

Monday, May 25th, 2009

The local arms of film and music studios have claimed a victory in their war against copyright offences, with a Sydney man convicted for selling pirated content last week.

Feature: Six things we’d like to see in future netbooks

Monday, May 25th, 2009

Small and cheap not good enough for you? We start the list of things that would make buying a netbook even more enticing.