Pedestrian death rise blamed on iPods
Officials in Australia have noticed a troubling rise in pedestrian deaths that seem due to the use of iPods and other such devices. People seem more interested in the sounds from their headsets than to traffic.
Know Your Touch Screens
Not all touch screens are the same. While the MPG (multitouch, physics and gestures) screens used on the iPhone can seem magical, others are just screen-based push-buttons. This article explains the different types of touch screens.
iPad competitors are lining up
This article includes notes on five competitors for the tablet market. With the marketing budgets of Samsung, HP, Dell, and Toshiba behind them, these stand a chance in the increasingly crowded market.
New malware detects browser, shows fake malware warning page
Microsoft has discovered new malware called Rogue:MSIL/Zeven that can imitate the malware warning page of your browser. It will “find” malware on your machine then prompt you to “update” your PC by installing more malware.
What’s Behind the Ping Controversy?
It seems that Facebook was originally going to join Apple’s Ping feature. But the two companies couldn’t agree on terms. And then there was the worry of iTunes users swamping Facebook servers.
The Hidden Link Between E-Readers and Sheep
No, sheep were not polled as to what they thought of e-readers, though they’re probably happy to know their hides will not be used to produce the screens. This article discusses the real, historic reasons behind the sizes of books.
Toshiba warns of fiery laptops
The Toshiba Satellite T135, Satellite T135D and Satellite Pro T130 models sold between August 2009 and August 2010 have been discovered to have a problem with the plug-in AC adapter that may cause them to overheat. Affected models are eligible for free repairs.
First looks at new iPod Nano, Touch, Apple TV, iTunes
Yesterday Steve Jobs unveiled that latest gadgets from Apple. Among them: a smaller iPod Nano, a cheaper iPod Shuffle, anew, cheaper Apple TV set-top box, and a new iTunes feature called Ping.
Happy 2nd Birthday, Google Chrome
Google is celebrating Chrome’s second year with a new, stable build of the browser. While this is the sixth version of the browser, Google doesn’t call it Chrome 6.
Meet the Galaxy Tab
Samsung’s new Galaxy Tab tablet computer has been announced. Running Android 2.2, a 7-inch color display, and only 0.47-inches thick, the device is seen as a possible threat to iPad’s dominence of the market.
