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VIDEO: Man proposes… with some help from internet memes

Terence Huynh — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:49:51 +0000

Just before we break for the Christmas holidays, we want to share this with you. A man has used (like a boss) internet memes to assist him in his proposal to his girlfriend in Malaysia. And for those who want to know the answer, you’ll have to watch the video after the jump.

Timothy Tiah sneaked up, with some help of their friends, to interrupt a dinner his girlfriend Audrey Ling was having; and began showing her outside the restaurant printed placecards with the Socially Awkward Penguin, Y U NO Guy, Impossibru and, of course, a cat.

Enjoy, and have a merry Christmas.

Credits to Mashable for finding it.

TECHGEEK Tips 2.4: Downloading YouTube Videos using Google Chrome

Stewart Wilson — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 12:48:49 +0000

Finally, the next installment of TECHGEEK Tips. And this episode we focus on downloading YouTube Videos using a great plugin for Google Chrome. If you have ever needed to download a YouTube video in full 1080p quality or convert that Rebecca Black parody to MP3 for your Windows Phone 7 device, then this is the perfect plugin for you!

Listen to find out more. We will hopefully have the next episode to you soon!

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Links from this week’s tip

Chrome YouTube Downloader - http://www.chromeextensions.org/utilities/chrome-youtube-downloader/

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TECHGEEK Weekly 38: That’ll be $78 Trillion, please

Terence Huynh — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 19:00:06 +0000

James Wilson, holding his new partner at the iPad 2 Launch (Image: Stewart Wilson/TECHGEEK.com.au)

Despite the fact that Tom, James and Stewart aren’t on, the TECHGEEK Weekly Podcast still lives on, and we discuss the launch of the iPad 2, talk about the BlackBerry Playbook to come with Android applications and the fact that Duke Nukem Forever is delayed (again!).

We also find out that Tom, James and Stewart really should be on the podcast since Terence is forced to use a crappy free Skype Recorder rather than the professional Skype recording studios from Tom and Stewart. Don’t worry, they are “studying” (code for playing Minecraft).

So enjoy the episode – and just wait for next week. We’ll get much better. Don’t forget to subscribe!!

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Shownotes

iPad 2 released in Sydney, Australia

iPad 2 Sydney Launch Live

RIM opens up BlackBerry PlayBook to support Android apps

BlackBerry PlayBook gets price in US – $499 for 16GB

Court orders Steve Jobs to answer questions in iTunes antitrust case

Mozilla pushes out Firefox 4 – copies Chrome in more ways than one

AFACT brings iiNet case to High Court

Update: Some MacBook Pros Locking Up Under Load

AT&T to acquire T-Mobile USA for $39 billion

That was quick: Four lines of code is all it takes for The New York Times’ paywall to come tumbling down

Duke Nukem Forever Delayed. Yes, Again

Banning baby-faces from social site Facebook

Limewire Being Sued For 75 Trillion

Hacker Posts His Crime On YouTube, Lands In Jail

Pwnage Playtime

iPad Gaming in HD on a TV: Game Changer?

New Game Releases

New version of Minecraft to have pet wolves

Terence Huynh — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 02:35:40 +0000

Minecraft users can expect another upgrade sometime soon this year. And a little glimpse of what’s coming has hit the internet, with programmer Jens Bergensten, or “Jeb”, releasing a video showing off a new feature coming soon to the beta – pet wolves.

Yes, now you can lead a pack of wolves. And while the sound effects for the wolves have not been finalised yet, you can use them as a way to kill mobs and the other animal inhabitants. And apologies for sounding gushy, but they are really adorable. You can see the video, after the jump.

(Via PC Gamer)

Mario… a First Person Shooter?

Terence Huynh — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 21:58:24 +0000

Ever wonder what happened if Super Mario Bros became a first-person shooter? No, me neither. But now, you can now imagine it. The people from Facerocker have modelled and animated what would happen in Mario became all Wolfenstein on a Goomba’s behind.

Yes, I know. Those references were a bit too much.

You can see the video after the jump.

(via Boing Boing, via Facerocker)

Upgrading from Windows 1 to 7 – with everything in between

Terence Huynh — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 12:58:25 +0000

Ever thought about upgrading to Windows 7, but all the way from Windows 1.0? You may be asking, what? Well, a Youtube user has had some spare time (and by the time it took him to upgrade, a lot) to take this challenge and upgrade from Windows 1.0 to 7 – with every single OS in between, with the exception of one.

But it’s not that hard to guess. Anyway, the video will surprise you on how many programs and settings would remain with over twenty years worth of OS updates. Trust me, you will be surprised by how many will still work in Windows 7 that have been installed on Windows 1.0.

If you have a spare ten minutes or so, go watch now, after the jump.

TECHGEEK Weekly 34: Two Girls, One Wii

Terence Huynh — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 19:00:10 +0000

The little Wii gets a bit more intimate with a brand new game, Mortal Kombat banned in Australia and the MacBook Pro gets a little hardware revamp – and we make a big deal about it and the new Thunderbolt. Wait, what? That’s all this week on the TECHGEEK Weekly podcast with the return of James Wilson plus one guest – Matt Rossi.

Who? Matt Rossi, a friend of one of the hosts, was a podcaster. And now finds out the “organised disaster” of the podcast first hand. And Matt, we’re sorry.

And plagued with technical difficulties and obviously a sick Terence and Stewart (both are down with a cold), get ready for a mind-boggling edition of TECHGEEK Weekly.

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Show Notes

Crush-Stalking App Breakup Notifier Amasses Over 3.6M Users, Is Shut Down By Facebook
http://techcrunch.com/2011/02/23/breakup-notifier/

Wikileaks opens online store in attempt to raise funds
http://thenextweb.com/2011/02/24/wikileaks-opens-online-store-in-attempt-to-raise-funds/

Google is thinking about killing the URL bar
http://dvice.com/archives/2011/02/google-is-think.php

Your Neighbors Are About To Invite You To Wii Sex Parties
http://kotaku.com/#!5769528/your-neighbors-are-about-to-invite-you-to-wii-sex-parties

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bxd96qRa6wY

Pwnage Playtime

Minecraft officially coming to iOS devices in 2011
http://techgeek.com.au/2011/02/22/minecraft-officially-coming-to-ios-devices-in-2011/

Fable III PC date and more
http://techgeek.com.au/2011/02/25/fable-iii-pc-date-and-more/

Microsoft to release Kinect for Windows SDK
http://techgeek.com.au/2011/02/22/microsoft-to-release-kinect-for-windows-sdk/

Stewart’s Briefs (2)

IE9′s ‘Do Not Track’ features could become Web standards
http://www.betanews.com/article/IE9s-Do-Not-Track-features-could-become-Web-standards/1298569808

Anonymous targets Westboro Baptist Church, Church says “Bring It”
http://techgeek.com.au/2011/02/21/anonymous-targets-westboro-baptist-church-church-says-bring-it/

Google Cloud Connect for Microsoft Office available to all
http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2011/02/google-cloud-connect-for-microsoft.html

Facebook seeking encryption for apps, mobile
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20036172-245.html

New ad reveals the next generation is f**ked

Terence Huynh — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 07:34:34 +0000

PHD, a marketing company, has copped some flack over its new video campaign titled “We are the Future”. Why? Because it reveals the extent of how PHD or other advertising companies will help its clients interact with “the next generation”.

The video, however, has gotten some flack across the internet.

What a bunch of wankers! The comments are priceless though RT @realsoczywko Posh kids want your job: http://bit.ly/gTntDn @phdworldwide

February 25, 2011 9:43 AM via webReply RetweetFavorite

@aliceroberts

Alice Aylett Roberts

How frightening & terrible & just plain WRONG. Makes one want to unjack from the matrix & become a technophobe hermit http://t.co/YxjVdWp

February 26, 2011 3:36 PM via Twitter for Mac ReplyRetweetFavorite

@stephenfry

Stephen Fry

Why is it bad? Despite the fact it is a very bad ad, it reveals some certain aspects of what advertising companies could use in 2021 – as the video says. Advertising companies could use data from people to interact with brands, even sell the data to data-mining companies more often to “interact” with brands. As well, the video shows that users could even get money from selling their own data.

You can see the horrific or prophetic ad at the bottom.

Egypt Protests: Social networking sites blocked, journalist beaten, Anonymous threatens govt

Terence Huynh — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 21:15:13 +0000

Egypt authorities have blocked many social networking sites – including Twitter, Facebook – in an effort to contain any news coming out of the country, as riots escalate. Meanwhile, the group Anonymous have threatened denial-of-service attacks on the Egyptian government over its censorship.

While Twitter has confirmed that its site has been blocked, other sites have been periodically blocked as Australia slept. The Next Web is claiming that YouTube, Facebook and Google are now accessible, but their connections slowed down – possibly in an effort to stop or slow-down protesters from uploading content to the West.

The Guardian is also reporting that mobile towers have been disabled and the telephone service cut, after protests were organised via text messages.

The pro-democracy movements in the Arab World have been using social media websites as a way to reach out during the protests – the most famous ones in Tunisia earlier in the year and in Iran over the disputed elections in 2009.

Anonymous, famous for their support of Wikileaks and also attacking the Australian Government over its proposed filter, has also threatened to send is currently sending denial-of-service attacks on websites on the Egyptian government over its censorship of the internet

“To the Egyptian Government: Anonymous challenges all those who are involved in censorship. Anonymous wants you to offer free access to uncensored media in your entire country. When you ignore this message, not only will we attack your government websites, Anonymous will make sure that the international media sees the horrid reality you impose on your people,” It wrote on a press release.

The web vigilante group has started “recruiting” people to conduct these attacks. Sites targeted, according to the International Business Times, include the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Communications and Technology. It appears that the sites mentioned have been taken down.

Also in the news, a Guardian journalist was arrested and beaten up. The full audio clip has been posted by The Guardian, and we do warn it contains some harsh language.

Image by: flyvancity/Flickr (CC)

Kinect modded to play Angry Birds

Terence Huynh — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 03:22:23 +0000

Well after it was revealed that the Kinect could be modified to do almost anything, a whole new community has emerged to try and hook things up to see if the Kinect could recognise the gestures. And now, we have seen some of the results of their mods – one of them happens to be Angry Birds.

Using some software – called the KinEmote, which allows your gestures to be recognised as mouse movements and clicks – a person has been able to control Angry Birds on the big screen with his Kinect camera. While the cursor allows him to move the cursor, he is holding a wireless controller to allow him to click – though, as noted on a blog post, you can even use a wireless mouse or Powerpoint clicker.

The video demo is below, after the jump.

“Instant Pop”: Sony, Universal new plan to beat piracy

Terence Huynh — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 23:30:08 +0000

Universal and Sony Music, the big two recording labels in the entire music business world, are working together in the UK on a new way to combat music piracy with “Instant Pop” – and it doesn’t sound bad at all (and that’s a big stretch).

The plan revolves around releasing its songs that debuts on radio stations on iTunes and other digital distribution outlets – a “on air, on sale” policy – allowing fans of the track to download the song right now, rather wait for six weeks before it is out on the same outlets.

“Wait is not a word in the vocabulary of the current generation. It’s out of date to think that you can build up demand for a song by playing it for several weeks on radio in advance,” Chief Executive of Universal Music, David Joseph, told the Guardian newspaper.

“What we were finding under the old system was the searches for songs on Google or iTunes were peaking two weeks before they actually became available to buy, meaning that the public was bored of – or had already pirated – new singles.”

The change is in response to the success of the X Factor in the UK, where the winner’s single – which has been released immediately – has sky-rocketed to the charts. As well, it is also a response to people recording the song from the radio – a very old technique – and posting it online, allowing people to download the song (via downloading the YouTube video).

No word when this new policy will extend to the other markets both Universal and Sony compete.

Image: erin MC hammer/Flickr (CC)

Android 3.0 ‘Honeycomb’ Promotional Video Leaks

Chris Southcott — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 05:10:17 +0000

While details on Honeycomb, a new version of the Android OS optimised for Tablet devices, have been a little scarce, this video was posted onto an official Android YouTube channel contains video of the OS in action.

It was set to unlisted, meaning that the video could only be accessed if you had the URL. So the URL, of course, was leaked this morning.

When Google spotted the leak, they set the video to Private. But some nice people have reuploaded it for the world to see.

The video says that the new OS is ‘Entirely For Tablets’, so we’re guessing its entirely for tablets. And it does look quite lovely. Video is below:

Fujifilm’s full assault in 2011 – launches 11 (other) cameras at CES 2011

Terence Huynh — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 09:06:33 +0000

Fujifilm FinePix Z90 - one of 11 other cameras the company plans to release in 2011.

Fujifilm has decided to welcome the first year of the new decade with a huge onslaught of cameras, as it plans to launch eleven new cameras – not including the ones previously covered – at this year’s CES – all having one thing in common: affordability (except for the last one).

Here’s the camera lineup for Fujifilm:

FinePix AV200, AX 300 and JV200
The cameras have been designed to be affordable for entry-level photographers, but yet include high resolution sensors and record 720p HD video. All have a 14-megapixel lens, but the AV200 and JV200 feature a 3x optical zoom, while the AX300 have a 5x optical zoom. The AV200 and AX300 run on AA batteries, while the JV200 runs on Li-ion batteries, and each will have a variety of features.

All will be out in stores next month, with the AV200 having a price tag of $89.95, the AX300 having a price tag of $99.95, and the JV200 selling at $109.95.

XP20 and XP30
The XP30 is Fujifilm’s first rugged digital camera with geo-tagging support, while the XP20 is similar to the XP30 without the geo-tagging features. Both are waterproof to five metres, shockproof to 1.5 metres, dustproof and can withstand cold temperatures up to -10°C. They will also have a 14-megapixel lens with a 2.7-inch screen at the back, and will allow easy uploading to Facebook and YouTube. Again, it can record 720p video.

The XP20 will be out in March for $199.95, while the XP30 will be out in the middle of next month for $239.95.

FinePix T200 and T300
The latest additions to the T-Series line, the T200 and T300 are slim cameras and feature a 14-megapixel lens with 10x zoom and are only 18.5mm thin. The T200 features a 2.7-inch LCD screen, while the T300 has a 3-inch LCD screen. Again, they can record 720p HD video, while also having Dual Image Stabilisation to combat shaking, facial recognition and smile detection, which will only let the camera take a photo if all are smiling.

The T200 will be out in March for $179.95, while the T300 will be out in April for $199.95.

FinePix Z90
The Z90 is a brand new camera as part of the company’s Z-series. Featuring a 3-inch LCD screen, 14-megapixel lens with 5x optical zoom, it is very thin at 17.5mm. It will also include 720p HD video recording, in addition with automatic uploading to YouTube and Facebook. What is also unique is that you can also edit your movies with special effects. It also includes digital image stabilisation, red eye removal and facial detection, and a panoramic mode that will stitch up three images together.

It will be out in mid-January with a price tag of $169.95.

FinePix JX300 and JX350
The JX300 will feature a 14-megapixel lens with 5x optical zoom, while the JX350 will have a 16-megapixel lens with 5x optical zoom. Both will include 720p HD video recording, smile and blink detection (it will warn you if someone has blinked in the photo), easy uploading to Facebook and YouTube, facial detection, automatic red-eye removal and digital image stabilisation.

The JX300 will be out in mid-February with a price tag of $129.95, while the JX350 will be out later in April at $159.95.

FinePix HS20EXR
Touted as a “high quality, advanced function SLR-styled long-zoom camera”, this has been built for a professional or enthusiast photographer – but with the ease for someone who has no idea how to use this type of camera before. With a 16-megapixel lens with a 30x manual optical zoom and a 3-inch LCD screen, it can capture a 360-degree panorama and will be able to record video in full 1080p HD quality. It will also have an option to capture images in RAW, JPEG or both. It also comes with standard features such as facial recognition and red-eye removal.

The FinePix HS20EXR will be out in March with a price tag of $499.95.

Samsung brings out new camera SH100 – allows uploads to Facebook via WiFi

Terence Huynh — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 00:49:22 +0000

Samsung has announced a brand new camera that has Wi-Fi connectivity, allowing you to easily upload snapshots of precious memories to social networking sites and allow other devices, such as the Galaxy S smartphone, to view the photos.

The SH100 has a 14.2-megapixel lens, and will upload your memories to Facebook, Picasa or Photobucket, or even email the photos as attachments. It will also be able to upload HD video to YouTube, allowing quick sharing of memories rather than plugging it into your computer and uploading it then.

Other features include DLNA support, allowing you to connect your camera to your HDTV and view photos and videos instantly, and has 5x zoom. It also has a GPS chip so it will be able to tag your photos with your geographical location of the photo, and features a 3-inch LCD screen in the back.

It will come out in March this year in the United States, and will cost at $199.99. Gallery and press release are after the jump.

Samsung’s New SH100 Brings Your World Closer

New Wi-Fi enabled camera delivers ultimate connectivity on the move

LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a global leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies, announced today the launch of the new SH100, a compact Wi-Fi enabled camera that delivers great shots that you can share over the internet and social networks with your friends and family, from wherever you are in the world. The SH100 is set to be Samsung’s leading fully connected camera in 2011, building on the success of the company’s wirelessly connected cameras to date and allowing Samsung to take a dominant position within this growing market.

“At Samsung, we are always striving to innovate and you can see this in every product we release”

Samsung’s pioneering steps within the connected camera market can be seen in the SH100’s unique innovation, which allows you to connect wirelessly to your other devices with ease. You can use Wi-Fi to connect to your Android® powered Galaxy S™ smartphone, so you can view the shot you’re about to take in real time on your phone. If you’re not happy with it, you can zoom in and out to get the best picture, and then activate the shutter remotely when you’re ready to pose. This innovation means that the days of running between your camera and your subject, trying to line up the perfect group shot, are over. Users now have total control of their camera in the palm of their hand, from wherever they are in the shot. Users can even use their phone’s GPS to record exactly where they were when they captured their favorite memories.

The SH100’s built in Wi-Fi can also automatically back up your shots to your PC by only pushing two buttons, or by using DLNA to wirelessly connect to your HDTV and see your photos and videos right away. Wi-Fi enables you to upload your pictures instantly to your social networking sites such as Facebook, Picasa or Photo Bucket, or email them to individual email addresses straight from the camera. The people you care about can now enjoy your experience from wherever they are. You can also record HD video and share your favorite moments over sites such as YouTube™. To make the upload process of large files easier and quicker, the SH100 includes an account with mobile hotspot provider Boingo™, giving you access to over 200,000 Wi-Fi hotspots worldwide.

The SH100 is the latest example of Samsung’s user-focused innovation and design. The company has always carefully researched its target audience, and in 2011, Samsung is applying this research to create unique products for a younger, more digitally connected generation of camera users. The company is also leveraging its strength in other product areas, such as mobile phones, to make emerging camera technologies, such as Wi-Fi, accessible to all camera buyers, even those on smaller budgets.

“At Samsung, we are always striving to innovate and you can see this in every product we release,” said Mr. Hyunho Chung, Executive Vice President and Head of the Digital Imaging Business, Samsung Electronics. “From our in-depth consumer research, we know that younger users have different needs from their digital camera. They don’t want to wait until they get home to share their favorite moments with their friends, they want to be able to do this instantly from wherever they are. The SH100 gives young people the chance to bring their world closer, by drawing on Samsung’s technological strength to deliver total connectivity in a compact camera, at an accessible price. Through the SH100, we hope to provide the best product for people looking for ultimate connectivity from their camera, and strengthen Samsung’s leadership in the compact camera category.”

Experience the Convenience

The SH100 uses built in Wi-Fi capability to deliver unique new experiences for all camera users. By selecting the PC Auto Back-up function, your camera will automatically find your PC and download the latest photos onto it, even if the PC is turned off. This feature is compatible with the Wake-on-LAN (WoL) system which many modern home PCs are already equipped with.

Innovation in Control Helps you Capture the Moment

The Wi-Fi capability on the SH100 also allows you to use your smartphone as a remote control and viewing device for your camera. If you’re shooting over a crowd at a concert, you can enable the Remote Viewfinder function, meaning that you can hold your camera high over your head while you see a preview of the picture in real time on your phone screen. It’s also ideal for taking self shots as you can zoom in and out using the 5x optical zoom, and access basic menu functions including parameters and shooting modes. When you’re happy with the shot, you can operate the shutter remotely too, and the camera will record the GPS information for photo geo-tagging.

Seamlessly Simple

Samsung has also used its strength in the smartphone market to develop a new Smart Access user interface (UI) for all of its new compact cameras. The touch based UI works in the same quick, intuitive way as many smartphones. Advanced functions, such as sharing content wirelessly, can be done simply by a few touches of the buttons on the large, clear 3” LCD screen. The Smart Access UI enables users to drag, click and control ‘app-style’ icons, easily flip through photos, and control a range of the camera’s features.

The Heart of your Digital Home

The SH100 features Samsung AllShare, which uses DLNA technology to allow you to connect to your HDTV and stream content wirelessly. For instance, when you get home from a concert, you can now watch the videos of your favorite songs instantly on your TV.

Android and Youtube are registered trademarks of Google Inc. Boingo is a registered trademark of Boingo Wireless, Inc

Specification Sheet

SH100

Image Sensor 1/2.33″ (Approx. 7.76mm) CCD,14.2 Megapixel

Zoom Still Image mode : 1.0X ~ 5.0X
Play mode : 1.0X ~ 12X

Lens SAMSUNG Lens f = f4.7-23.5mm (f26∼130m 35mm film equivalent)

Image Stabilization DIS (Digital Image Stabilization)

Dimensions 93mm X 53.9mm X 18.9mm (TBD)

DLNA - DLNA Compatible : DMS & MRCP
- Still Image(2M), Movie(720p)
- DLNA with DTV : DMS & MRCP

Device Connection - Camera to Camera
- Movie Clip Size Max 35MB, Imaage Size Max 10MB
- Should be compatible among CL65, CL80, ST80 for Image Sharing
- Movie file Sharing available between ST5500, ST80 and SH100

AP Connection - Global : Boingo SDK & AP Compatible
- Korea : KT

Auto Backup - Basic Function for PC
- Backup Program Install > Backup > Auto Power Off
- Wake-on-Lan supporting PC
- Prerequisite : No CMOS PW, NO Windows PW Condition
- Backup Program Install > Auto Power-on > Backup > Auto Power Off

Additional features Smart Auto 2.0
Smart Filter 2.0
Self Portrait
Face Recognition
Beauty Shot
Out-focus Portrait
Wireless connection (802.11b/g/n)

Pricing and $199.99

Availability March

About Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2009 consolidated sales of US$116.8 billion. Employing approximately 174,000 people in 193 offices across 66 countries, the company consists of eight independently operated business units: Visual Display, Mobile Communications, Telecommunication Systems, Digital Appliances, IT Solutions, Digital Imaging, Semiconductor and LCD. Recognized as one of the fastest growing global brands, Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of digital TVs, memory chips, mobile phones and TFT-LCDs. For more information, please visit www.samsung.com.

Review: BlackBerry Torch 9800

Terence Huynh — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 12:32:21 +0000

While the BlackBerry still is one of a businessman’s best friend, it still faces some challenges when it comes with the Apple iPhone and Google Android-powered phone. And after years of constantly trying to outdo the popular phones (and, in some cases, failing – such as the BlackBerry Touch), the Torch is its latest attempt to revamp the brand.

Read our full review, after the jump.

Score:

7.5 / 10
The Good:

BlackBerry OS 6; form factor; social network connectivity; keyboard
The Bad:

Video recording; applications are on main memory; microSD is behind battery
Bottom Line:

It is a much-needed improvement to the BlackBerry brand.

Design and Hardware

The BlackBerry Torch features a combination of a slider phone and a touchscreen phone, giving you the option to use either a keyboard or your fingers to navigate and send messages – and it does well in blending the two forms of phones together. The touchscreen is actually responsive, unlike its previous try with the Storm, and the keyboard is pretty comfortable to use, despite the fact it has been trimmed compared to previous BlackBerries. The trackpad also is inherited into the new design, allowing you to swipe up and down easily without actually pressing any physical keys.

The phone also features a 3.2-inch screen, using a capactive touchscreen, and while the colours are vibrant and it is easy to read from the screen, it has a lower resolution when compared to other smartphones, and it is very noticeable difference. However, the lower resolution isn’t a big deal as readability should not be demoted – especially when it will be used for the corporate environment.

While it is slim and thin, it doesn’t have that “sexy” look that phone makers try and put into their phones – granted, it is a phone designed for enterprise and corporate users, so the design is appropriate. However, it does have some weird placements for the headphone jack and the USB port to recharge the phone, as both are on the sides rather than at the top and/or bottom, making it feel akward to hold.

As well, another negative is that the microSD card slot is behind the battery, which makes hot-swapping the cards not possible, when many of the other phones have that same luxury. However, it was most likely done to keep the phone as thin as possible – but in my book, not a good reason to remove such a thing.

BlackBerry OS 6

One of the new things about this phone is that this is running the new version of the BlackBerry OS – version 6. The interface gets a huge revamp, chucking away a windows interface for going to applications and instead opting for having the applications in one location, a-la the Android/iOS. It also offers automatic sorting when it comes to downloaded applications and recent applications, in addition to common applications.

Despite the fact that it does not have a 1GHz processor, the OS runs smoothly on its 650MHz processor – and it could be because it was designed to run on a lower processor. Touch interfaces are fast, with some (and very small) delay, and it is rather smooth to switch between and open applications. As well, expect this on future BlackBerries – touch screen or not, as it will still support the trackpad movements. The onscreen QWERTY keyboard is easy to type with, and is present in both landscape and portrait mode, and does not open to a brand new section to input characters, like Symbian does. However, if there was some criticism – notifications seems to be squashed in together and feel like it has been slapped on – but then again, I am a web designer.

One of the big improvements is that it now ditches its old web browser for a new, WebKit-based web browser – bringing it on par with other devices. The new browser, while it does have some lag, renders pages really well. It also features tabs (finally), smooth browsing to the page rather than the traditional pixel by pixel change, and multi-touch zooming a-la the iPhone. It is an improvement, but I wouldn’t say that the browser offers the best experience in the entire phone market.

Another thing that is new with the BlackBerry OS is its now integrated social networking options. Now included are the BlackBerry’s Facebook, Twitter and MySpace applications and they connect to this new application called “Social Feeds”, allowing you to keep track of your social life on your phone. It should be noted that the Social Feeds application is not a replacement – it just happens to be an aggregator offering basic features. You will still need the applications in order to use the other options. It is also a shame that other social networking sites aren’t included, such as FourSquare and Gowalla.

Multimedia and Camera

Multimedia has also gotten a much-needed redesign after the previous OS had a crappy multimedia interface, with a new cover flow effect in order to flick through the screen when listening to music, allowing quick access to other tracks in your library. The video player gets a much-needed screen resize button, allowing you watch it in full screen or in standard screen. In addition, it has a YouTube application and allows you to listen to podcasts.

The phone features a five-megapixel camera with 2x zoom, LED flash and even a brand new interface, and the quality of the pictures is alright. The camera does offer a lot of features, not typical to other BlackBerry phones, such as facial recognition and “scenic” modes – with presets designed to take the best pictures in different scenarios. However, the video camera is a bit disappointing as it records in VGA quality – rather than in HD video quality like other smartphones, though they were decent – though a bit fuzzy in certain circumstances.

Call Quality and Performance

The phone’s call quality is pretty decent, and the other side was able to hear us clearly. However, it should be noted that the phone we used is on Vodafone – and with the recent problems, would see a different experience as what we had and what other carriers used. (I also did experience some slowness in retrieving data, especially when getting applications – I eventually was forced to use my WiFi network).

Battery life is alright, with the phone lasting nearly two days with some use before needing a recharge, and between three to four days when we just left it there sucking in data from RSS feeds and the social networking sites we put in the phone.

Conclusions

The phone, while not overall a “sexy” phone, does a great job in pushing BlackBerry to a new path where mobile phones are getting thinner and also changing in order to help us push our social lives. While the BlackBerry OS 6 has some flaws, it is pretty smooth despite the hardware not in the same par as other smartphones, but if you are corporate user or own a small business – it is a decent phone to get your emails and keep up to date in the business world.

If you are a consumer, rather than a corporate user, it pretty much does the same things that Android can do, and probably an Android phone can do better. It still, however, has a long way to go in order to prevent Android and Apple taking more market share.

Google releases 2010 top search results – ChatRoulette, iPad, Bieber top “Fastest Rising”

Terence Huynh — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 12:06:46 +0000

It’s nearing the end of the very first decade of the new millennium, and of course the year. And this is typically the time where the search engines release the top yearly trends that its visitors typed into their search boxes, collated in a pretty web page for us to examine the year that was. And of course, Google starts the list.

It should be noted that Google doesn’t rank its search results as the most popular, but the fastest rising – meaning that how quickly they have become the top of the workplace gossip.

So what did we search? For the world, Facebook and Twitter took tenth and eighth place respectively, while singer Katy Perry reached seventh place. Gamezer, Myxer, Friv and Nicki Minaj took out ninth, sixth, fifth and fourth place respectively. However, the top three were (in order from bottom to the top): Justin Bieber, the Apple iPad and the infamous ChatRoulette. Wow, thanks for bringing those memories back Google.

For the US, the results were a bit similar, with the iPad topping the results, followed by ChatRoulette than the iPhone 4. The US’ success in the World Cup saw the FIFA World Cup in South Africa taking fourth place, while Justin Bieber took fifth. Myxer, Facebook, Grooveshark, Glee and Mocospace also placed in the top ten.

Australia, however, has a different picture to paint. While ChatRoulette was also number one, number two was FormSpring and number three was ABC3 – the public broadcaster’s children’s channel. Australia also searched for the World Cup (4th place) and Tumblr (5th place), while Event Cinemas, Omegle and Ancestry.com.au were surprises. Wikileaks also appeared on the list, as well as Jetstar, as ninth and tenth place respectively.

However, for those who finds these a bit too wordy, Google has created a Year in Review video for their Zeitgeist, which we have attached below.

And of course, Google had to put their products in it.

TECHGEEK Podcast 20: The Big 2-0

Terence Huynh — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 19:00:56 +0000

Yep. 20 episodes. We have actually made it this far, surprisingly, without being pulled from the internet because of our irrelevant and often nonsensical information regurgitation.

Anyway, two million finds “She Loves You”, and we talk about Telstra finally being split up into two. Also, Farmville is no longer the King of Facebook applications and we get into a heated discussion of whether an iPad 2 will be out (I don’t think we will see it, personally)

Also, we’re going to have a live podcast for our Holiday Gift Guide 2010 season. So stay tuned for more information from Stewart.

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SHOW NOTES

NBN business plan to be released later today – its cheaper!
http://techgeek.com.au/2010/11/24/nbn-business-plan-to-be-released-later-today-its-cheaper/

NBN business case summary released
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/112610-nbn-business-case-summary.html?hpg1=bn

Australian Senate passes Telstra split laws
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSSGE6AP02D20101126

Acer Challenges Apple’s IPad, Unveils Three Tablet Computers
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-11-23/acer-challenges-apple-s-ipad-unveils-three-tablet-computers.html

Analyst thinks Apple will release an Ipad 2 in April
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1899702/analyst-apple-release-ipad-april

Apple’s iPad tops holiday wish-lists, survey shows
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9197979/Apple_s_iPad_tops_holiday_wish_lists_survey_shows

iOS 4.2 available now for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch
http://techgeek.com.au/2010/11/23/ios-4-2-available-now-for-ipad-iphone-and-ipod-touch/

iOS 4.3 To Launch In Mid-December With App Subscriptions
http://www.macstories.net/news/ios-4-3-to-launch-in-mid-december-with-app-subscriptions/

New Windows zero-day exploit bypasses UAC
http://techgeek.com.au/2010/11/26/new-windows-zero-day-exploit-bypasses-uac/

RockMelt Rolls Out Its First Big Update: Chromium 7, More Social, Better Gmail
http://techcrunch.com/2010/11/23/rockmelt-update/

Microsoft reverses course, says Kinect left open by ‘design’
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-20023455-52.html

Microsoft gives mild warning on Windows Phone 7 jailbreaks
http://www.electronista.com/articles/10/11/26/microsoft.says.windows.phone.7.jailbreak.may.brick/

Windows Phone 7 Marketplace hits 3,000 apps and games, attracts 15,000 developers
http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/25/windows-phone-7-marketplace-hits-3-000-apps-and-games-attracts/

Pirate Bay founders lose appeal
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11847200

YouTube Readies New Ad Units That Users Can Skip
http://adage.com/digital/article?article_id=147230

A News Corp. Newspaper, but Not in Print
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/22/business/media/22carr.html?_r=1&src=busln

“FarmVille” Loses Number One Facebook App Slot to Phrases, But For How Long?
http://mashable.com/2010/11/23/farmville-dethroned/

STEWART’S BRIEFS

Beatles sell two million songs in a week on iTunes
http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-technology/beatles-sell-two-million-songs-in-a-week-on-itunes-20101124-1861o.html

Find My iPhone now free
http://techgeek.com.au/2010/11/23/find-my-iphone-now-free/

Xbox 360 turns 5!
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-20023645-52.html

Wikileaks prepares for another leak, “7x the size of the Iraq War Logs”
http://techgeek.com.au/2010/11/22/wikileaks-prepares-for-another-leak-7x-the-size-of-the-iraq-war-logs/

Data released: 1 in 2 are unhappy with ISP/Telco’s
http://techgeek.com.au/2010/11/23/data-released-1-in-2-are-unhappy-with-isptelcos/

Facebook colonising the Internet
http://techgeek.com.au/2010/11/23/facebook-colonising-the-internet/

Nintendo returning to CES for 2011′s ‘Gaming Showcase’
http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/23/nintendo-returning-to-ces-for-2011s-gaming-showcase/

Mozilla Plans Mobile App Store
http://mobile.slashdot.org/story/10/11/22/0223247/Mozilla-Plans-Mobile-App-Store

GADGETS

Plantronics releases BackBeat 903+ for those on the go
http://techgeek.com.au/2010/11/25/plantronics-releases-backbeat-903-for-those-on-the-go/

Jolicloud Jolibook
http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/26/jolicloud-jolibook-review/

Acer Iconia
http://www.waleg.com/techgadgets/archives/021480.html

LaCie iamaKey
http://www.lacie.com/us/products/product.htm?pid=11573

Facebook colonising the Internet

David Clarke — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 01:51:52 +0000

The Facebook machine continues to power its way into internet exclusivity, and after brushing aside Google earlier in the year as generating the most market share of visits on the entire web, Facebook now accounts for almost 25% of page views in the United States alone.

The site itself accounts for 10% of all internet visits compared to Google’s 7% and YouTube’s (Also owned by Google) 3%. With half a billion active users worldwide, these figures displaying Facebook’s online dominance should come as no surprise given how it has now become a routine method for our daily socialising. With Facebook keen to not rest on their laurels and stay committed to evolving and expanding the way we interact with people and the online world, we can only expect this trend to continue into the future.

TECHGEEK Podcast 16: Limewire R.I.P

TECHGEEK.com.au Team — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 07:30:57 +0000

It’s Halloween and we see the deaths of Limewire and the Walkman. The iPhone 4 White version is either dead or still kicking, and little hackers all over the place thanks to a little Firefox plugin. Yeah. It’s an absolute shambles episodes with only two hosts – with Terence and Stewart.

After having a break of one week, James off on la-la land, Tom in Phillip Island and sick, and Chris is also sick with a cold;

Note: We’re currently trialling a new method of encoding our podcasts, and it should still be the same quality but at a reduced size. Enjoy!

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Show Notes

Lazy Hackers Unite: Firesheep Boasts +104,000 Downloads In 24 Hours
http://techcrunch.com/2010/10/25/lazy-hackers-twitter-firesheep-boasts-100000-downloads-faceboo/

Firesheep usage leads to Idiocy
http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2010/10/26/firesheep-usage-leads-to-idiocy.html

Mozilla: No ‘kill switch’ for Firesheep add-on
http://www.itworld.com/security/125569/mozilla-no-kill-switch-firesheep-add

Secret Button Sequence Bypasses iPhone Security
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/10/iphone-snoop/

White iPhone 4 delayed again, hit stores in Spring?
http://techgeek.com.au/2010/10/27/white-iphone-4-delayed-again-hit-stores-in-spring/

… or is it cancelled? [Apple cancels white iPhone 4?]
http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2010/10/27/apple-cancels-white-iphone-4/

The Real Reason White iPhone 4 Is Delayed (Hint: The Camera)
http://www.cultofmac.com/the-real-reason-white-iphone-4-is-delayed-hint-its-not-discolored-buttons/66224

Microsoft thanks Windows 7, Office 2010, Xbox for record first quarter
http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2010/10/microsoft-thanks-windows-7-office-2010-xbox-for-record-q1.ars

Nintendo posts net loss – first in seven years
http://techgeek.com.au/2010/10/28/nintendo-posts-net-loss-first-in-seven-years/

Microsoft says Windows 8 roughly two years away
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-20020544-56.html

LimeWire Gives Up the Ghost, Shuts Down P2P Filesharing Client
http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20101026/limewire-gives-up-the-ghost-shuts-down-p2p-filesharing-client/
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/10/limewire-riaa-defeat/#more-20311

The PlayStation Phone
http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/26/the-playstation-phone/

IDC: Apple passes RIM to become fourth largest mobile phone vendor globally as Nokia, LG, and Sony Ericsson struggle
http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/29/idc-apple-passes-rim-to-become-fourth-largest-mobile-phone-vend/

Taiwanese company sends $1.5b threat to Apple over iPad name
http://techgeek.com.au/2010/10/28/taiwanese-company-sends-1-5b-threat-to-apple-over-ipad-name/

Sony ends production of the Walkman. (Wait… Sony was still making walkmans??)
http://techgeek.com.au/2010/10/27/sony-ends-production-of-the-walkman-wait-sony-was-still-making-walkmans/

Stewart’s Briefs

Android Market Surpasses 100,000 Apps
http://mashable.com/2010/10/25/android-100000-apps/

Microsoft’s IE9 ‘nearly finished’
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/10/28/ie9_almost_ready/

Nintendo bringing classic Mario games to the Wii for $30
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2010/10/nintendo-bringing-classic-mario-games-to-the-wii-for-30.ars

Lady Gaga beats Justin Bieber to YouTube record
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/11626592

Sears (US store similar to Kmart AU) goes Zombie!
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/dap_10153_12605_DAP_Zombie?origin=zeta
http://optimalbranddevelopment.com/blog/sears-caters-undead-zombie-website/

Witness the most epic iPhone costume ever constructed
http://dvice.com/archives/2010/10/witness-the-mos.php

Everest summit wired up with Internet
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jqBgetgq7AcFkfBfsmS4Ah0NWs4g

TECHGEEK Podcast 11: Testing 1, 2, 3…

TECHGEEK.com.au Team — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 12:21:21 +0000

As you may of heard, we had to delay the podcast because of our busy schedules, but doesn’t mean we have given it the axe. And yes, you will be hearing a lot of the word Bing. We’re not getting sponsored by them (hopefully we do), but yeah – hate it, blame it on Tom.

As well, turns out, Tom doesn’t concentrate during a Sunday, and Terence really doesn’t like time differences. We also discuss Windows Phone 7, the new Twitter and, of course, Bing.

We’ll see you in our original timeslot on a Saturday/Sunday midnight schedule. Enjoy the weekday!

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SHOW NOTES

HDCP Master Key Is Legitimate; Blu-ray Is Cracked
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/10/09/17/0247246/HDCP-Master-Key-Is-Legitimate-Blu-ray-Is-Cracked
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20016768-245.html
http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/14/hdcp-master-key-supposedly-released-unlocks-hdtv-copy-protect/

Windows Phone 7 will be GSM-only in 2010
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-20016752-56.html
http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/10/microsoft-celebrates-windows-phone-7-rtm-with-funeral-parade-for/

Nielsen: Bing passes Yahoo in intentional search
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-20016310-56.html

Meet the new Twitter.com
http://twitter.com/newtwitter
http://blogs.forrester.com/augie_ray/10-09-14-breaking_news_twitter%E2%80%99s_new_user_interface_and_what_it_means_you

Here’s the new iPod Nano’s dirty little secret (the Shuffle’s, too)
http://dvice.com/archives/2010/09/heres-the-new-i.php

PS3 jailbroken with… a TI-84 Plus calculator
http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/11/ps3-jailbroken-with-a-ti-84-plus-calculator/

YouTube Starts Testing New Live Streaming Platform
http://mashable.com/2010/09/13/youtube-live-streaming/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+Mashable+(Mashable)

Internet Explorer 9 Beta now available

http://techgeek.com.au/2010/09/17/internet-explorer-9-beta-now-available/

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/09/16/no_ie9_9_on_windows_xp/

HTC brings out stylish Desire HD, Desire Z
http://techgeek.com.au/2010/09/15/htc-brings-out-stylish-desire-hd-desire-z/
http://techgeek.com.au/2010/09/15/vha-gets-desire-hd-as-an-exclusive/

Get Ready… Yahoo! Mail Beta Is Coming
http://www.ymailblog.com/blog/2010/09/get-ready-yahoo-mail-beta-is-coming/

STEWART’S BRIEFS

Ingenious gadget turns any iPad into an Apple netbook
http://dvice.com/archives/2010/09/kensington-keyf.php

Kmart starts selling a $190 Android-based netbook
http://dvice.com/archives/2010/09/kmart-starts-se.php

CTL 2goPad SL10 Windows 7 tablet available to pre-order for $499

http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/17/ctl-2gopad-sl10-windows-7-tablet-available-to-pre-order-for-499/

Lenovo LePad to ship in December, IdeaPad U1 Hybrid dock slated for January 2011
http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/17/lenovo-lepad-to-ship-in-december-ideapad-u1-hybrid-dock-slated/

PhotoFast’s PowerDrive-LSI PCIe SSD screams past the competition at 1400MB a second
http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/17/photofasts-powerdrive-lsi-pcie-ssd-screams-past-the-competition/

Acer’s dualscreen laptop leaks out with Core i5 CPU?
http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/11/acers-dualscreen-laptop-leaks-out-with-sizable-screens-core-i5/

NSW gets live traffic maps in $3m upgrade
http://www.cnet.com.au/nsw-gets-live-traffic-maps-in-3m-upgrade-339305931.htm?feed=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+CNETAustralia+(CNET+Australia)

Flickr reaches 5 billion photos uploaded mark
http://techgeek.com.au/2010/09/19/flickr-reaches-5-billion-photos-uploaded-mark/

27″ LED Cinema Display Now Available.
http://techgeek.com.au/2010/09/18/27-led-cinema-display-now-available/

YouTube to bring free movies to UK

Terence Huynh — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:41:33 +0000

After striking deals with a number of Hollywood studios including Lionsgate, MGM and Sony Pictures and British company Blinkbox, YouTube is set to relaunch its movies section of the site to the UK.

According to UK newspaper The Guardian, the service is to offer 400 movie titles from these studios, and most likely to include classics and mainstream titles from a couple of years ago.

For the UK, it will also offer 165 films for free via Blinkbox via an advertising revenue sharing deal. For Blinkbox, making such content free is to help build brand awareness for the company, especially when it charges £1.99 for movie and TV shows rentals.

“The size and scope of YouTube’s audience is immense and this exciting tie-up allows us to reach film fans and potential users outside of our usual audience and helping us build on our already rapidly growing customer base,” chief executive for Blinkbox, Michael Comish, told The Guardian.

The move is most likely to be within the UK and the US, but not in Australia. Get those proxies ready!

YouTube supports 4K-resolution videos

Terence Huynh — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 03:08:28 +0000

Thought 1080p was big in terms of pixel size, well get ready to see something bigger. There is another resolution that is bigger than that, and that is called 4K. While 1080p has a video resolution size of 1920 x 1080 pixels, 4K has a video resolution size of 4096 x 3072 pixels.

As the YouTube guys explained in their blog, it is even bigger than IMAX films.

“We always want videos on YouTube to be available in the highest quality possible, as creators intend,” YouTube engineer Ramesh Sarukkai, said.

There are a couple of downsides. Ramesh explains that 4K cameras aren’t cheap so you are most likely not going to encounter such films until the price – whenever that happens – gets cheap. As well, it requires very fast internet speeds – so Australia, don’t expect to see any of this any time soon. (I’ve only seen a few seconds worth and it was all jittery for me).

However, if you want to see this, YouTube has offered a couple of films that utilise 4K, and you can see them on a special playlist. In order to activate this, just go to the option where it states “360p” and change it to the “Original” selection.

iPhone 4, meet the microwave

Terence Huynh — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 02:22:14 +0000

Get ready for some more iPhone 4 carnage – and if you don’t like seeing the iPhone 4 being destroyed, you should look away. Instead of meeting the blades of a blender, it faces the burning power of the microwave. Put in the microwave for 62 minutes and one second, and on full power, the iPhone does really make a nice crispy sound when microwaving. And yes, it does get destroyed – if not, why post it?

You should really not try this at home, or in anyone’s microwave – there’s a reason why people put these on YouTube. The video is after the jump.

Google adds the Vuvuzela sound to YouTube videos.

James Wilson — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 13:10:03 +0000

World Cup fever. It’s everywhere. No seriously. Go down the street, a stroll in the park, the shopping mall, ANYWHERE, and you will find some form of World Wup support. Now Google has boarded the train by adding a little soccer ball on every YouTube video (well not every, only the ones that use Google’s new YouTube scrubber) that audio-overlays the vuvuzela sound heard during World Cup broadcasts. While annoying to some, it is quite amusing to observe such videos with the South-African-World-Cup-unique-sound harping over the top of video.


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Shownotes

Pwnage Playtime

New version of Minecraft to have pet wolves

Mario… a First Person Shooter?

Upgrading from Windows 1 to 7 – with everything in between

TECHGEEK Weekly 34: Two Girls, One Wii

Show Notes

The Top Stories

In The Loop

Stewart’s Briefs (1)

The Other Stories

Pwnage Playtime

Stewart’s Briefs (2)

New ad reveals the next generation is f**ked

Egypt Protests: Social networking sites blocked, journalist beaten, Anonymous threatens govt

Kinect modded to play Angry Birds

“Instant Pop”: Sony, Universal new plan to beat piracy

Android 3.0 ‘Honeycomb’ Promotional Video Leaks

Fujifilm’s full assault in 2011 – launches 11 (other) cameras at CES 2011

Samsung brings out new camera SH100 – allows uploads to Facebook via WiFi

Review: BlackBerry Torch 9800

Score:

The Good:

The Bad:

Bottom Line:

Design and Hardware

BlackBerry OS 6

Multimedia and Camera

Call Quality and Performance

Conclusions

Google releases 2010 top search results – ChatRoulette, iPad, Bieber top “Fastest Rising”

TECHGEEK Podcast 20: The Big 2-0

Facebook colonising the Internet

TECHGEEK Podcast 16: Limewire R.I.P

Show Notes

Stewart’s Briefs

TECHGEEK Podcast 11: Testing 1, 2, 3…

YouTube to bring free movies to UK

YouTube supports 4K-resolution videos

iPhone 4, meet the microwave

Google adds the Vuvuzela sound to YouTube videos.