Recently, after upgrading to a usable phone with Ice Cream Sandwich on it, I have been on the hunt for useful apps. One of these hunts was for apps that could help with my commutes, so after hunting around the marketplace and questioning friends, here is what I use to help me get around. By the way, these apps are Melbourne, Australia specific so apologies if this bares no relevance whatsoever to you and your life. Enjoy!
Foursquare is down. What now?
The service that everyone loves using for telling their friends and family where they are, Foursquare, is down. Some users have been reporting that they found their accounts had been deleted or not accessible. After we checked https://foursquare.com around 10 minutes down with the following screen.
Motorola announces Webtop functionality for phones
Now we all know that our phones are more powerful than a 10 year old desktop, though we aren’t really using this processing power for anything other than answering calls, texts, tweeting and checking Facebook. We have seen initiatives like the Raspberry Pi use this phone hardware for a cheap, low power desktop though nothing that really combines both the phone and desktop experience into one. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could walk into work, and not have to look at all the emails you have just read on your commute.
2011 – A Year of Many Things: A recap of the big events of the year
The year 2011 was one year that we will all never forget. Even though they were all in the beginning of the year, the floods in Queensland and Brazil, the earthquakes in Christchurch and the tsunami in the north of Japan are still present in all of our minds. We also saw the death of a tech luminary, Steve Jobs; and the powerful News Corporation losing its influence over politicians in the UK after the phone hacking scandal took a drastic turn from celebrities to victims of crime.
TECHGEEK Weekly 73: The 2011 Holiday Gift Guide Live Show
So, if you did miss our Holiday Gift Guide Live podcast this year, Stewart actually found a way of recording it. So this is the entire two-hour live show, unedited and uncensored for your own listening pleasure.
Gadgetlyst Bytes 11: No More Talking
Yes, due to Talking’s unrivalled reception, or lack of, we have decided to resume the normal podcast. This month we talk about exploding iPhones, lip reading Kinects and again, more Android stuff.
As Stewart decided during the podcast, the next Gadgetlyst Byte will be coming to you in video format from our CES studio sometime in Jan! Also Chris joins us this month and that about all I can think of at 5.30 am on a Monday morning!
Darknet Mesh Network Not Feasible…
I regularly frequent personal tech blogs of various tech heads around the world. A couple of days ago I stumbled upon quite an interesting article discussing the feasibility of a ‘Dark-net’ powered by a wireless mesh network that would be community operated as a method of circumventing censorship.
Gadgetlyst Bytes 10: Talking
This month, well, we talk. That is it. Talk
Stewart and Tom just talk. Of course they have some stories that help the conversions (listed below) so listen in and see what you think. Also this was recorded a week early due to Stewarts inability to read a calendar!
Gadgetlyst Bytes 9: The month of Windows
This month we cover the all new developer preview of Windows 8, while playing Minecraft, and also talk about Windows Phone Mango 7.5 and the Kindle Fire!
Stewart and Tom are on a winning record for attending and don’t forget to subscribe and download and RSS and whatever else you can do.
TECHGEEK Weekly 61: OMG! Pink 3DS!
Windows 8 Developer Preview is here, more iPhone rumors rumored and leaks leaked and a Toyota Prius that you can plug into your mains to charge.
This podcast we have Tom, Chris and Harley McEvoy on again as everyone else decided to ditch us for either study or social time. Hmm… listen and see what you think!
Minecraft 1.8 Leaked
So a couple of days before the official release of Minecraft 1.8, it has been leaked. Not only has it been leaked, but notch, the creator of Minecraft, has said he doesn’t mind people playing with it. Minecraft 1.8 was set to be the big “Adventure Update” with many new features like many new crafting recipes, mobs, Food System, combat mechanics and more (full list here).
Gadgetlyst Bytes 8: TECHGEEK.com.au Computer, Google and Motorola and the TouchPad
This month, we talk about various gadget stuff. Right… who would have guessed! Only joking, we talk about the TECHGEEK.com.au computer, how Google is acquiring Motorola and the tales of a dying TouchPad.
The TECHGEEK.com.au Computer
The TECHGEEK.com.au computer. That is it. No introduction needed as I have given you many ‘glimpses’ at this dating back to last Christmas. Yes I know you have all been sitting on the edge of your chair for the last 8 months waiting for this very post, and now, you have good reason to fall off. *Cue Drum Roll* This is the TECHGEEK.com.au computer.
TECHGEEK Weekly 56: Big Bully
And here we are for another week. And Stewart is back after a few weeks of being away. In this episode we talk about the Nokia N9 not being released in the United States, Apple’s September media event and the death of Symbian.
Gadgetlyst Bytes 7: Nokia N9, Raspberry Pi and redesigning game design…
This month on the show we talk about the hands-on Tom had with the Nokia N9, the Raspberry Pi $25 computer and that ‘atom by atom’ game engine.
Stewart and Tom have made a record, this being the second time in a row both them have been on the show at the same time. So don’t forget to subscribe and download and RSS and whatever else you can do.