Now that the real device has been announced, it’s fun to look back at the fakes. This article shows eight of the “better fakes”. My personal favorite is the iClipboard.

Announced yesterday and already available for purchase, the devices will start shipping in late March. This article details the highlights, and the down-sides.

The last few months have been a busy time for video game sequels, one of the more recent being Army of Two: The 40th Day. Making its platform debut on the PSP, Army of Two: The 40th Day follows the same story arc as its big-console brothers. Is it worth recruiting the Army of Two? Or is the game certified 4F?

Read this Computing Unplugged article.

eBookPie is launching an iTunes-style eBookstore with over 235,000 eBooks and eChapters, including the entire O’Reilly Media list of titles. The eChapter program includes chapters from Wiley’s Wrox Press, Frommer’s, the Dummies series, and other publishers.

Apple didn’t want Google to provide its Voice app through the Apple App Store, so Google turned it into a web app using HTML5. Google Voice works fine for internet telephony through the iPhone’s browser.

Dan Woolley used his iPhone and digital camera to survive the earthquake in Haiti. This article offers more information on how he used these tools.

It’s official. Apple has announced the iPad tablet. The device includes an e-reader, web browser, the ability to watch TV shows, movies, and listen to music. And it only weighs about 1.5 pounds. Expected prices are $599 – $799.

DARPA has started a Cyber Genome project to help them identify hackers. It seems each coder, or group of coders, leaves a distinctive imprint, much like fingerprints or DNA.

The Nexus One, Google’s 3G smartphone, has had connectivity problems since it was introduced. Now an update is being issued to fix some of the problems.

With all the rumors about how the expected Applet tablet will be a game changer, it’s possible it will be like previous tablets, too much money for too little “usefulness”.