Archive for August, 2011
WikiLeaks: US Worried Australia’s NBN Could Boost Piracy
By admin at 31 August, 2011, 11:00 pm
The latest batch of leaked diplomatic cables covers a wide swathe of diplomatic topics. What you probably wouldn’t expect to find in there are cables showing that the US government is concerned about the NBN leading to more widespread piracy, as well as the MPAA being a prime mover behind the AFACT/iiNet copyright case. (more…)
Read More >>The LaCie Little Big Disk Is Pretty — Pretty Fast
By admin at 31 August, 2011, 10:10 pm
It’s got a 500GB solid state drive and an exterior designed by Neil Poulton — what more do you want? Thunderbolt? Yes, it does that too. (more…)
Read More >>The $US40 Million Delivery Blimp
By yanko at 31 August, 2011, 8:30 pm
The Ice Road Truckers may soon have themselves some competition if Canadian specialty aviation company, Discovery Air, has its way. They want to deliver supplies to the Great White North’s most remote locales via dirigible by 2014. (more…)
Read More >>Harvey: “Australians Should Be As Happy As Pigs In Sh*t”
By admin at 31 August, 2011, 7:45 pm
Harvey Norman took in $2.7 billion last year, and profits were up 9 per cent. Gerry Harvey’s still not particularly happy or optimistic about retailing in Australia, though. (more…)
Read More >>Myer Gives The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 An Australian Price
By Engadget at 31 August, 2011, 7:40 pm
You still can’t buy an Australian Galaxy Tab 10.1, thanks to the ongoing legal battles between Apple and Samsung; it looks as though it’ll be at least the end of September before you can. Still, Samsung’s plans for the tablet were sufficiently advanced that Myer’s online catalogue listed the tablet for sale this week. (more…)
Read More >>An Early Aussie Look At Asus’ Eee Pad Slider
By yanko at 31 August, 2011, 7:35 pm
We’ve already seen video of Asus’ Eee Pad Slider in action , and it feels like forever that we’ve been waiting for an official release date for the nifty pop-out tablet concept. Over at Aussie blog Ritchie’s Room, Ritchie’s managed to get a first look at the retail packaging, as well as a suggestion as to when you might be able to buy one. (more…)
Read More >>HP TouchPad Gets Android With Cyanogenmod
By Hong Kiat at 31 August, 2011, 7:30 pm
We’ve already shown you how to get Ubuntu up and running on the TouchPad as well as speculation on whether Android on TouchPad is actually real . It’s getting a lot more real thanks to the Cyanogenmod team, who have managed to get an alpha Gingerbread project running on the Touchpad. (more…)
Read More >>Lunchtime Deal: Ashampoo Software For $10 Or Less
By admin at 31 August, 2011, 7:30 pm
Ashampoo sells a variety of Windows applications, but is probably best known for its multimedia products. To celebrate the CEO’s 49th birthday (is that a particular milestone? Nobody told me), they’re flogging off nearly all their applications for $US10 each. Or cheaper, if you don’t want a physical disc for Movie Shrink & Burn 3. (more…)
Read More >>App Deals Of The Day
By Gizmodo at 31 August, 2011, 7:30 pm
Video Time Machine for free on iOS, Hotmail for Android now free, plus more in today’s app deals roundup. Know of any other app deals? Tell us in the comments. (more…)
Read More >>Shooting Challenge: 4 Office Workspace Shots
By yanko at 31 August, 2011, 7:15 pm
I’m a bit sad that we didn’t get more entries for this week’s shooting challenge , especially since it’s a much easier topic — at least compared to the last one ! Here are three reader-submitted shots and a peek into our own workspaces here at Gizmodo Australia. (more…)
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