I’ve made this observation before, but where does a marketing type go after they’ve used the word “Ultimate”? Or do they not really understand what that word actually means?
30 Seconds Of Tech: Telstra Ultimate WiFi Hotspot Read More »
With added jokes (well, they’re called jokes) about Dr Seuss, Celine Dion and Child’s Play. One of these things is not like the others…. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD4iSAAKVwk[/youtube]
30 Seconds Of Tech: Foxtel on T-Box Read More »
Things that shine seem to prevail today. Over at Geekspeak, a quick primer on the state of Google’s Chromebooks: Google’s Chromebooks: Shiny, Or About As Useful As Tailfins? “Is there space for yet another operating system in the marketplace besides Windows, Mac OS X and the many flavours of Linux?” And then at 30 Seconds
Shiny happy gadgets… Read More »
At Hydrapinion this week, my month long series on switching from iOS to Android continues, looking at what it takes to make a ‘free’ application on either platform, by way of the Soup Dragons. Can an iPhone user switch to Android for a month? Part 3: There’s Free, and then there’s ‘Free’ “Ahem. Where was
'Free' Android Apps, Tiny Projectors And… Eighty-Three Hours Of Tech? Read More »
Over at Hydrapinion, I’ve started a series on switching from iPhone to Android. Sure, it’s been done before — this is not a unique idea in and of itself — but I’m curious to see what my reaction will be shifting from just reviewing Android phones — where I’ll extensively test a unit, typically with
A Droidally Different Viewpoint & A Bluetooth Tongue Twister Read More »
Today, a 30 Seconds Of Tech video resulting from last night’s rather swanky Galaxy S II launch. A quick tip for PRs: The easy way to my heart? Classic arcade games. A quick tip for aliens intent on invading: I’ve worked out how to defeat you once and for all. Simply make the machine you’re
Galaxy S II — meet the Invaders. Invaders, Galaxy S II. Read More »
It’s been a busy day today. Too busy, actually. So, what have I been up to? At Hydrapinion, my Carry column looked at how taxi drivers view GPS: Taxicab Confessions: “I was in the back of a cab yesterday — no, before you start wondering, this isn’t one of those kinds of stories…” At PC
Taxicabs, Broadband Sites & Smartphones Made Of Chocolate? Read More »
A busy day here — both in the office and out and about. Firstly, at CNET, a review of a larger-than-normal printer: Canon Pixma iX6550: “The iX6550 isn’t awash with features, but those after a somewhat compact A3 printer should find it good value.” Then at Geekspeak, two columns covering the rise of the eBook
Printers, eBooks, SmartTVs, Laptops, Tablets and Romance… Read More »
It’s all about the money, apparently. Except if you’re a journalist; while it’s an intellectually rewarding profession, it’s rarely what you’d call genuinely lucrative. Which is why, in my idle moments, I dream up get-rich-quick-schemes, like the one outlined in this week’s Hydrapinion: How to build your own Android Smartphone and MAKE MILLIONS!* “Just follow
Making The Big Money And Dropping The Thin Notebooks Read More »
Would the proper plural of Atrix be Atrixes or Atrixii? It makes my brain hurt just thinking about it. In any case, yesterday’s launch of Motorola’s Xoom tablet and Atrix smartphone led to a 30 Seconds of Tech: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odAr3iBz8D8[/youtube] Just a couple of hours earlier, I also had the chance to check out Apple’s new
iMacs, Xooms, Atrixes and Mobile Broadband (Oh my…) Read More »