Archive for February, 2010

Pulse: There’s an iPhone app for pretty much everything

Friday, February 19th, 2010

PinPointsX strives to satisfy the vast need for two people to engage in sex as immediately as possible. At its core is a Passion Map of the user’s current location.

Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid: Batteries not included

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

At the upcoming 2010 Geneva Motor Show, Porsche will unveil its first race ready hybrid, the 911 GT3 R Hybrid.

Review: Asus EeeBox PC EB1501

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

We’ve yet to be truly bowled over by any nettop PC, and while this one is not the be all and end all of systems, if you yearn for a full keyboard and external monitor presence, it’s a fair option.

Feature: Poll: Which eye do you look through a viewfinder with?

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

The other day we were asked which eye we shot with and this got us thinking: which eye do the majority of us look through a viewfinder with?

Pulse: Avatar in 4D: See it in Korea

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

The 4D experience taps all five of the senses and punters are queuing up, regardless of the ticket price.

Pulse: OLED TVs: Sayonara Japan, howdy US

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

The LG EL9500 OLED TV, which is reportedly selling for around US$2500 in Korea, will be heading for the US later in the year.

Getty Images launches Thinkstock

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Getty Images has launched a subscription image service called Thinkstock, with millions of stock images for download.

Pulse: Photoshop, a software industry fixture, turns 20

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Adobe Systems’ image-editing software is ubiquitous enough to become a verb. But as Photoshop exits its teens, it faces some new challenges.

Feature: Q&A: Microsoft talks about Windows Phone 7

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Microsoft announced Windows Phone 7 Series at the 2010 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. We sat down with the team from Redmond, Washington, to discuss the new mobile operating system, the phones it will be on, the competition, its services and, of course, the fate of Windows Mobile 6.5.

DIY: How to personalise iPhone Voice Control

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Learn how to give your contacts nicknames and phonetic spellings in order to make your iPhone’s Voice Control more useful.

DIY: Google Buzz essentials

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Protect your privacy and your sanity while using Google Buzz in Gmail.

Nintendo looks to sue more Aussie firms

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

After Nintendo Australia was awarded $620,000 in a court battle against an Australian company which sold devices enabling games to be illegally copied, it said it could take similar action against other device sellers.

DALSA delivers 196 Megapixel Image Sensors

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

DALSA announces shipment of the image sensors that will power the newest models UltraCam line of aerial photogrammetry cameras by Microsoft’s photogrammetry business. With 196 Megapixel resolution 17,310×11,310 pixels, the new UltraCamXp and UltraCamXp Wide Angle use multiple DALSA CCD image sensors to provide detailed imagery that feeds applications such as Microsoft Bing Maps. The resolution and footprint of the new UltraCams allows for high-quality urban maps with fewer flight lines, saving time and lowering cost…

Audi A8 to become internet hotspot

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

The new Audi A8 is due to become an internet hotspot. We check out a demonstration of this tech at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

Kia Ray claims 1.16L/100km

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

At the Chicago Auto Show, Kia took the wraps off its plug-in hybrid concept car that can theoretically achieve - hold your hats - 1.16L/100km!

Preview: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

Sony enters the waterproof camera fray with the TX5, a slim and stylish take on the rugged bricks we’ve seen elsewhere.

Pulse: Field notes from a motor show

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

Comic artist Tobias Lunchbreath has a unique take on motor show attendees and their behaviour.

Preview: HTC Legend

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

Chiselled out of a single block of metal, the HTC Legend makes up for its lack of specs with good looks rarely seen in touchscreen devices of late.

Symbian 3 unveiled

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

The revamped open-source mobile platform brings a host of much-needed improvements and enhancements in three key areas: user interface, multimedia and performance.

Rinspeed UC climbs on the electric train

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

The Rinspeed UC overcomes the limited range and long-charging times of electric cars by easily stowing itself on a train.