Month: March 2011
The iPad will fail, claims Dell
The pressure of the open enterprise market means the iPad will be overtaken by Windows- and Android-based tablets, is the bold prediction from Dell. Andy Lark, global head of marketing, told CIO Australia: "[Apple has] done a really nice…
Skype installs its first phone booth
Now this is an interesting concept – Skype phone booths. The project is underway – the first booth has been installed at Tallinn Airport in Estonia. Travellers can use the booths to place calls using Skype credit, in the…
Wii 2 likely staying 2D, NOT 3D, say Nintendo chiefs
Nintendo's latest console, the Nintendo 3DS, may be 3D capable, but it doesn't look like any successor to the Wii motion-controlled machine will be following suit. Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime has said that it is unlikely to…
In-app payments hit Google's Android Market
Google have announced that in-app payments can now be added to Android apps by developers. Having proved extremely lucrative for both Apple and developers on the App Store since its inclusion in 2009, it offers further ways for app designers…
All BBC websites out of order last night, but why?
The BBC's online portfolio experienced an unprecedented outage last night, with all of the broadcaster's websites inaccessible from between 11pm and midnight. Twitter was alight with users complaining about the failure, the biggest outage since the BBC.co.uk homepage went down…
First Jamo headphone range revealed
Jamo, the Danish speaker specialists, are branching out this month by introducing their first range of headphones. Three models make up the collection (the wEAR In20m, wEAR In30 and wEAR In40i) with pricing options to fit most budgets. First up…
JBL OnBeat iPod / iPhone / iPad speaker dock launched
JBL's latest speaker dock, the OnBeat, has the rare distinction of being compatible with iPods, iPhones and iPads. Shipping with a range of docking clamps, any of the Apple media devices will work with the dock, while a 3.5mm…
Sony launch new MDR-RF865RK wireless headphones and noise-cancelling MDR-NC13s
Sony have launched two new sets of headphones today in the shape of the MDR-RF865RK wireless over-ears and noise-cancelling MDR-NC13 in-ears. Wireless up to a range of 100 metres, the MDR-RF865RK headphones work over a 3-channel FM stereo signal. 3.5…
RIP: Super Glue inventor Harry W. Coover, aged 94
Harry W. Coover, the inventor of the ingenius adhesive Super Glue, has died aged 94 of congestive heart failure. Coover, who held over 460 patents, first discovered the recipe for the sticky substance in 1942 whilst working on plastic gun…
Waiting for Godot: The Video Game attacked by Beckett estate
It's pretty absurd to make an 8-bit game based on the absurdist play Waiting For Godot. For starters, nothing happens in the play, and there's only one setting for all its acts. As a result, it's more hilarious homage…