New article: Nik Software’s HDR Efex Pro reveals photographic details previously hidden to the naked eye

If you’re looking to create High Dynamic Range photos (they’re amazing), you should read this article.

Read this Computing Unplugged article.

Posted on: March 28, 2011 9:00 am

Mobile phones may rot your bones

While holding a cell phone to your ear for hours each day may, or may not, cause cancer, it seems that wearing a phone at your belt may cause bone loss in your hipbone. Researchers at the the National University of Cuyo, in Mendoza, Argentina have been studying the issue.

Posted on: March 28, 2011 9:00 am

SafeWallet for Windows v2.1 released

SafeWallet v2.1 includes several new features including one-click password generation, Android USB Sync, and a recently-used folder function.

Posted on: March 28, 2011 9:00 am

iPad 2 tougher than iPad 1. True

The iPad 2 is thinner and lighter weight than the original iPad. Part of this is from a reduction in the weight of the glass. This is a 3-minute video of iPad glass being tortured until it breaks.

Posted on: March 28, 2011 9:00 am

Rolltop – A futuristic laptop

Germany’s Orkin Design is showing a prototype of a laptop that can be rolled up. The device uses flexible OLED and touchscreen technologies to provide different configurations. This page includes a 2-minute video showing how it works.

Posted on: March 28, 2011 9:00 am

RIM to allow Android apps on PlayBook

Two, optional, app players will allow you to run Android and Java applications on your new RIM PlayBook. This means the tablet will launch with thousands of apps already available.

Posted on: March 25, 2011 9:00 am

Motorola Mobility Building Web-Based OS

Motorola is hiring mobile and web engineers to develop their own web-based mobile operating system. This could signal their move away from the Android platform.

Posted on: March 25, 2011 9:00 am

Google Seals Honeycomb from Developers

The code for Honeycomb, Android 3.0, is not being released to the general community yet. Google hasn’t provided a date for release.

Posted on: March 25, 2011 9:00 am

Toshiba NB505

This is a basic netbook, running Windows 7 Starter Edition on 1G of RAM. But, at $288, if you want something inexpensive and aren’t too demanding on performance, this might work for you.

Posted on: March 25, 2011 9:00 am

Color Reinvents Community

Color is a new app for iPhones and Android devices that lets you share photos, videos, and text from multiple smartphones. Color uses advanced proximity algorithms to share with nearby devices.

Posted on: March 24, 2011 9:00 am