Tag: video

Optus prepaid broadband data robbery

Optus launched an innovative prepaid wireless broadband service but soiled the deal by counting data used in enormous 10MB increments.

How Seven blew the internet Olympics

If there ever was an opportunity for a broadcaster to showcase the potential of internet video, this was it, and Seven has blown it. Perhaps its executives should have rung their mates at NBC in the US and gotten some pointers on online coverage.

SanDisk: "Show us your slot"

Memory merchant SanDisk is so concerned that you don't know where your slot is, and what to stick in it, that it is seeking partnerships with media outlets to entice you to stuff a SanDisk memory card in your empty slot.

Google's Android phone to go on sale in September?

US mobile carrier T-Mobile could carry the HTC manufactured Android mobile smartphone as early as September, a phone referred to in blogs as the HTC Dream.

Fallout 3 unbanned in Australia

Postapocalyptic shooter reclassified in Australia to MA 15+ as a resubmitted version significantly removes the "incentive and reward" for drug use.

Nokia to launch video downloads

With a range of snazzy media-focused mobiles on the way could Nokia be planning to launch a video downloads service?

Olympics cybersecurity

At the Beijing Olympics, cybercriminals will be on the prowl for credit card information to steal, and security forces could well direct snooping efforts at unsuspecting travellers, warns the US government.

Motorola ROKR EM30, EM325 and EM330: Rokr round the clock

Motorola announced three new ROKR branded music phones, each featuring a different form factor and size, but keeping true to its ROKR music phone heritage.

Twitter targeted by malware attacks

Microblogging service Twitter has started to be targeted by online criminals with malware.

Can Spore meet its lofty expectations?

Electronic Arts' much-anticipated game Spore comes out 7 September. Can it live up to expectations?

Getting a complex(ion) over high definition

Even make-up has entered the age of high definition.

New worm targets Facebook, MySpace

A new worm is spreading via Facebook and MySpace, turning victims' computers into zombies on a botnet, according to security specialists Kaspersky Lab.

Tesla Roadster's touchscreen interface

You may have heard about the the 6,831 lithium-ion batteries that power the all-electric Tesla Roadster. But what about the user interface from the driver's seat?

Is that a pint-sized projector in your pocket?

An Aussie company is promising big things ahead of its pocket-sized projector, namely a 50-inch image projected on your wall.

New iPod Nano to bring back slim design?

The next generation of the iPod Nano might be getting a slimmed-down makeover, according to a report.

Microsoft's computer in the round

CNET News' Ina Fried gets an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at Microsoft's Sphere surface computer.

SA to fill Adelaide's ADSL blackspots

The South Australian government has gone to market for a telecommunications carrier to fill Adelaide's ADSL black spots until the $4.7 billion national fibre-to-the-node broadband network (NBN) gets underway.

In-car camera with GPS logger could help collect crash data

Needless to say, car accidents aren't pleasurable experiences. Often, the ordeal devolves into finger pointing, pitting one person's word against another. By providing in-car video evidence, Voyager hopes to help drivers deal with the situation.

Lotus' smokin' Eco Elise is made from hemp

Who says sports cars can't hug trees?

Whaddyareckon?: The End

Crank up Green Day's Time of Your Life and keep the aloe vera tissues close to hand, because it's time for the final instalment of Whaddyareckon?

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