Thursday, 08 Jan 2009

The death of desktops

Reuters | 11:51AM

The age of the desktop PC appears to be over as shoppers clamour for light-weight computers in funky designs to use at home, in cafes and on the way to work.

Internet car radio a world first

By ASHER MOSES - SMH | 11:51AM

Australian technology is powering the world's first internet car radio, which will soon provide drivers worldwide with access to 30,000 stations including online broadcasts and AM and FM stations from around the globe.

Robo-sapiens get the dirty jobs

By DAN WARNE - SMH

Home robots promise to do the dishes, pick up the toys, serve breakfast and vacuum the floors.
Christchurch dancebot adds booze
Blog: She's (not) just a love machine

Motorola's enviro-friendly mobile

Reuters

Motorola has unveiled a mobile phone made of recycled water bottles, hoping to cash in on the trend for environmentally friendly products.

Digital living

Teens flaunt sex, drugs on MySpace

Reuters

More than half of teenagers mention risky behaviors such as sex and drugs on their MySpace accounts, US researchers said.

Tweets from Obama and Britney hacked

Apple prepares its Macworld exit strategy

Pita bread Jesus for sale on TradeMe

Games

10 great ideas in gaming

By DENE BENHAM - NZGamer.com

Just what is it that fuels the gaming industry? The cynic might say it's the bottom line, but for Dene Benham it's all about ideas.

Review: Rock Band

Lemonade Stand and the Apple revolution

Nintendo to offer video on Wii

IT and Telecommunications

Thailand blocks 2,300 sites deemed insulting to king

Reuters

Thailand has blocked 2,300 web pages deemed insulting to the country's revered monarchy and plans to block another 400.

Orcon promises faster broadband

Com Com releases NGN discussion paper

Fatal flaws in Aussie web censor plans

NEW TOP DOG: Laptops are now the computer of choice for most consumers, eclipsing desktops.

Digital living

Teens flaunt sex, drugs on MySpace

More than half of teenagers mention risky behaviors such as sex and drugs on their MySpace accounts, US researchers said.

Games

Preview: The Godfather II

Will the new Godfather game live up to the movie, or will it swim with the fishes?

Gadgets

Apple drops DRM on iTunes

Apple will drop copy protection from songs sold online through its iTunes music store.

IT and Telecommunications

Mobile phone sales set to slide

Global mobile phone sales are set to slide for the first time since 2001 as a result of the global economic crisis.

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