Editor-in-Chief David describes why he wants a Kinect.

Read this Computing Unplugged article.

Flash is known to strain the batteries of small devices, like cell phones, but has not been examined on larger devices. Recently it was put to the test on an 11-inch MacBook Air, with surprising results.

Instant is Google’s search solution that displays results as you type. A beta version of the service is now available, in the U.S., for Android and iOS4 mobile devices. This article includes a short video showing it in use.

Pixel Qi is expected to introduce a new 7-inch hybrid display screen for use in mobile devices at the Consumer Electronics Show in January. The screen will allow you to turn off the back-light making the display easier to read in full daylight.

Now that Dell has its own brand of smartphone, employees are being asked to trade in their BlackBerrys for Venue Pro devices.

Skyfire is the Phone browser capable of playing video designed for Adobe Flash Player sold out of inventory in five hours. They have suspended sales until they can upgrade their servers to handle traffic.

According to a report by Arbor Networks a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, targeting Myanmar’s Ministry of Post and Telecommunication (or PTT), has resulted in the country being unable to access the internet.

With all the personal data on their servers, Facebook is an ideal place to research interpersonal woes. Recently they scraped the pages for information on break-ups to create a chart showing the most likely times of year for relationships to sour.

Windows Phone 7 includes a “kill switch”, a tool allowing the removal of rogue or infected software from handsets. Other mobile operating systems also contain such switches.

SafeWallet v2 includes free Dropbox cloud syncing allowing you to access your wallets from any machine. SafeWallet uses AES 256bit encryption to keep your passwords and pin numbers safe.