Archive for April, 2009
First Solid Gold iPhone Takes Tackiness to New Levels
By yanko at 30 April, 2009, 11:40 pm
Rejoice, dirty-rich people of the world, because now you can buy an iPhone which is not gold plated but actual solid gold, plus the obligatory diamonds in the logo. Just $US34,168. [ Stuart Hughes ]
Read More >>Motorola Loses Another $US231 Million, Still Praying to God of the Android for Salvation
By Engadget at 30 April, 2009, 11:39 pm
Motorola’s quarterly earnings continue their grisly streak: A loss of $US231 million, following the $US194 million they lost the quarter before, thanks a 23 percent drop in handset sales. Moto’s co-CEO Sanjay Jha promised they’re going to have “differentiated Android-based devices in stores in time for the fourth-quarter holiday season.”
Read More >>Switching to a Mac: One Month In
By Hong Kiat at 30 April, 2009, 11:00 pm
About a month ago, after multiple laptop disasters that in all likelihood were my fault, I decided to switch to a Mac after a lifetime of PC use . How’s it been?
Read More >>Hulu Wins TV on the Internet: Disney Officially Joins, Bringing ABC and Classic Movies
By Gizmodo at 30 April, 2009, 10:59 pm
Disney has finally , officially joined Hulu as equity partner , meaning you’ll be able to watch ABC shows like Lost , Grey’s Anatomy , The View and lots more. Movies are part of the package too.
Read More >>Apple Is Serious About Gaming: Steals Xbox Senior Director of Strategy
By admin at 30 April, 2009, 10:50 pm
Anybody who said Apple wasn’t serious about gaming can swallow their pundit nuggets right now: They just hired Richard Teversham , Xbox Europe’s (now former) senior director of business, insights and strategy.
Read More >>Is This Blurry Little Blob Palm’s Next WebOS Phone?
By Hong Kiat at 30 April, 2009, 10:44 pm
Boy Genius says this is Palm’s next WebOS phone, that cheaper, smaller Pre Mini (Pre Centro?) TechCrunch and others have pegged for the fall, which we actually started hearing about back in January .
Read More >>Tony Stark Would Not Use Motorola’s IRONMAN Android Phone
By Engadget at 30 April, 2009, 10:10 pm
Hey, look another Moto Android handset, codenamed IRONMAN. Maybe it’s just the crappiness of the shot, but Moto’s Halo -esque Calgary strikes me more. But like Iron Man, this thing is supposedly loaded .
Read More >>Why Windows 7 Is Snappier Than Vista
By Hong Kiat at 30 April, 2009, 9:50 pm
Most people will tell you that Windows 7 is snappier than Vista, even though the raw numbers say otherwise. But it’s not in your head. Windows 7 is more responsive than Vista. Here’s why.
Read More >>Protect Yourself Against the Swine Flu, With Style
By AutoBlog at 30 April, 2009, 8:42 pm
The WHO has raised the Swine Flu—which you can follow in this map or through Twitter —to alert level 5, which means a pandemic is imminent. Not funny. Some people, however, are having fun.
Read More >>Disgruntled MacBook Air Owner Has Poor Problem-Solving Skills, A Knife
By yanko at 30 April, 2009, 7:29 pm
This gentleman is extremely upset about his MacBook Air’s damaged hinge, so what does he do? He stabs it in the face, obviously .
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