Articles
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Sexy texts land couple in Dubai jail
We know sending sexy texts could spell trouble if those messages were discovered by a suspicious spouse, but would you expect to end up in jail?
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Canon to acquire .canon top level domain
Canon has announced plans to purchase the .canon top level domain.
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Mafia Wars: Facebook traps real-life mob hitman
Pasquale Manfredi, who reportedly called himself "Scarface", was arrested earlier this week after police tracked him down through his Facebook account.
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Google bringing Android to your TV
Google TV is teaming up with Intel and Sony to bring mobile-like apps to your television.
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No Avatar 3D Blu-ray this year
Avatar is seen as the movie that will spearhead the uptake of 3D television, but hopes that it will come out in November have been dashed and it may not come out until 2012.
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Start Up! iPhone browser boots ads
Looking for a way to speed up web browsing on the iPhone? Start Up is a browser alternative that can optimise sites for mobile viewing and block ads on the pages you visit.
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Telstra reduces traffic light delays
Telstra has almost finished migrating more than 8000 traffic lights onto the digital subscriber line (DSL) technology, which will allow traffic authorities to find out about outages in real time.
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BigPond Music ditches WMA support
Customers need to either burn their WMA files to audio CD as a backup, or separately backup their WMA music files and licence keys.
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Google vs. Apple war turns personal
The fight between former bosom buddies Apple and Google is getting heated and personal. According to a feature in the New York Times, Apple CEO Steve Jobs poured scorn and invective on Google's mantra of "don't be evil" after its "betrayal" in entering the mobile phone market.
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Telstra's futuristic fixed-line video phone
Telstra is delivering on one of the most enduring futuristic fantasies of the last century; fixed-line video calling.
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More about Windows Phone 7 Series unveiled
The more we hear about Windows Phone Series 7 the more we want to play with Microsoft's slick-looking new mobile phone OS. Here are a few new points we picked up during Mix10.
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Canon SLR video upgrade: new feature or new era?
In an unusual move, Canon released a firmware upgrade for its high-end EOS 5D Mark II camera that substantially expands its video capability nearly a year and a half after the SLR was released.
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Japan Inc cooperates on electric cars
Toyota and three other Japanese automakers together with a power company have set up a group to promote electric vehicles by standardising recharging machines and marketing the technology abroad.
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How to protect your Facebook page after you die
It happens to all of us, but after we die our Facebook pages will remain. But there are ways you can protect your information and of the ones you love.
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Smartphone spy apps: the facts
Applications that can spy on you via your mobile phone are real, but how concerned should you really be and how can you safeguard yourself against an attack?
Reviews
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ViewSonic PJD6381 3D projector
The ViewSonic PJD6381 3D projector is a good example of a product whose designers haven't quite thought things through.
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Razer DeathAdder Left Hand Edition
Southpaw gamers can rejoice — peripherals manufacturer Razer has released a gaming mouse designed specifically for left-handers.
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God of War III
Exhilarating combat and an imposing sense of scale provide a fitting end to Kratos' saga.
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Nikon Coolpix S8000
This is Nikon's best-looking compact yet, which has a lot of tricks up its sleeve, like a 10x optical zoom and HD video — if only image quality was better.
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HP Pavilion MS214a
It won't thrill any Apple fans into not buying an iMac, but HP's latest all-in-one is quietly powerful at an acceptable price point.
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Samsung Omnia Pro
It looks like a BlackBerry but behaves like an old-school Windows Mobile. Samsung's Omnia Pro struggles to deliver on our basic expectations of what a smartphone should be.
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HP Mini 210
HP's Mini 210 combines style and battery life in a combination that makes it genuinely compelling.
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Samsung R580
The R580 combines attractive design and performance grunt, but you can't take this desktop replacement too far away from a power source for long.
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ViewSonic VX2268wm
The VX2268wm is a reasonably good entry for a TN screen; however, we're not sold on the 3D, which increases the price greatly. For the dollars involved, we'd rather ditch the 3D and buy a higher quality monitor.
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Sony PlayStation Move Controller
Sony has finally unveiled its first motion controller for the PlayStation 3 — here's what to expect when it hits the market later this year.
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Garmin Nuvi 1450T
Impressively thin, the Garmin Nuvi 1450T doesn't do much that excites us, but it's a solid and easy-to-use GPS with a huge 5-inch screen.
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iXpand 3G
Despite its stylish iPhone-like design, the iXpand 3G is best avoided due to its sub-par battery performance.
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Sharp LC52LE700X
In the TV world, big and green aren't mutually exclusive terms any more, with this Sharp 52-inch LED TV earning a seven-star energy rating.
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Grundig DAB+ Micro System
For audiophiles on a budget, Grundig has released its first DAB+ Micro System, which the company is claiming is also one of the first speakers in Australia to combine digital radio with a Micro system.
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HDI Dune BD Prime 3.0
The HDI Dune BD Prime 3.0 is an excellent video streamer and CD player, but unfortunately it doesn't quite pass muster as a Blu-ray player.
