Author: Jason Chen

I just threw a few ebooks at the iTunes 9.1 update, which brings iBooks support (to get ready for the iPad). Things are not bad, but they’re not great. More »

That’s me! Our buddy Chris Hardwick (the Nerdist, the Web Soupist) was nice enough to invite me on to Attack of the Show to talk about iPhone rumors. More »

If you already own a DSi, the DSi XL is probably not for you. That’s not to say it’s not for anyone; it’s the same device as the DSi, just bigger. And that’s it: it’s for people who want bigger. More »

Daring Fireball builds on the WSJ iPhone 4 rumors earlier today by dumping what they know: An almost iPad-level 940 x 640 resolution display, an iPad-esque A4 CPU and a front facing camera. AND, multitasking in iPhone OS 4. More »

As promised (and as a sign that Microsoft isn’t forgetting about Zune HD to work on Windows Phone 7), the Zune 4.5 update brings more video codec support and Smart DJ music discovery to the player. More »

Microsoft Resarch Asia director Hsiao-Wuen Hon states the obvious: the company is already researching the “second version down the road.” Natal, like the first Xbox, is a big investment, so it’s unlikely that Microsoft would give up at one generation without giving it at least two, or maybe even three tries. So if the first Natal doesn’t succeed, you’ve got another one to look forward to on the next-gen Xbox. Hell, it probably will just ship with the console by default. [SMH via Geek] More »

Some app developer was smart enough to realize that the iPhone’s speaker pushes air around, and thus, can be used to move a little styrofoam ball around a fake soccer field. More »

Google’s ANGLE project, launched today, will allow their Chrome OS to be able to access graphics hardware using the OpenGL ES 2.0 API. What this means to you: 3D graphics in your browser! More »

Microsoft has decided to not show screenshots of the mobile Office suite for Windows Phone 7—possibly because they’re not final, possibly because they just don’t want to focus on Office as part of their new “consumer” oriented strategy. Either way, here’s what mobile Office looks like. It’s really streamlined and simple. [Techau via Engadget] More »

It’s unclear whether the task manager and file explorer found in these Windows Phone 7 emulator screens will make it to the final release, or if it will live only in emulators and debug versions of Windows Phone. Here’s why we’re wondering. More »

Google’s upcoming set top box has great pedigree: It’s Android-based OS, Sony and Intel are building the guts and design and Logitech doing what Logitech does best (input devices). So please, please, please don’t screw this up. More »

Amazon is getting serious about getting its way with ebook pricing, threatening to do what they did to Macmillan (pull physical and digital books) unless publishers agree to certain demands. More »

We already know 4G data is going to be good in getting massloads of data to your laptops on the go, but how good is it for phones? For example, is Sprint’s upcoming HTC WiMax phone going to be useful? More »

Carbon Fiber, because it’s so strong, allows products that are very sturdy for its size. Chopsticks are for eating. You’d think that never the twain shall meet, but you don’t own a store that sells crap made of carbon fiber. More »

Sony barely mentioned pricing with their PlayStation Move motion controller, only noting that the combo pricing with PlayStation Eye and a game will cost less than $100. But by our back-of-the-envelope calculations, the experience is going to be really expensive. More »

Unreal Engine 3? The graphics engine that powers many, many games (Gears of War, Mass Effect, Arkham Asylum) on consoles today? Ported on to Palm’s webOS? Neat, but not as neat as you’d think. More »

Sony’s finally put a name to their motion controller, and it’s called PlayStation Move. Updated with hands on. More »

I spoke to Imagination Technologies—maker of the PowerVR chip that powers smartphones like the iPhone, Droid and many others—and they said, definitively, that you’ll have graphics comparable to the PlayStation 3 in 3 years. More »