Chances are, a little-heard-of company will buy Palm. It’s not quite as sexy a story as HTC or Google buying them, but that’s often the way. Huawei, who manufactures dongles and cheap Androids, was apparently approached by Palm in February. More »
Between the months of June and December last year, “Mr. Mallon” was filming the sun’s activities on a single film cell, which lay forgotten in his back garden. This is the beautiful result. More »
Apart from one shaky Japan-only press release, Nintendo has been schtum on the 3DS, leading some to think it was all just a practical joke. Not anymore—after everyone’s favorite nunchuk-wielding president spoke about their intentions with the 3D console. More »
If you’d previously downloaded the Google Mobile app for iPad, you might have noticed it’s changed recently—as Apple has finally approved it. The previous version was merely the iPhone version, scaled to size. More »
It certainly looks that way, after snapping up ex-SCEA man Mark DeLoura, to be their ‘developer advocate’ man for gaming, their first hiring for that area. Will he be working on Android games? Google TV console compatibility? Google tablet gaming? More »
I’ve got a real soft spot for post-apocalyptic scenery. It reached a peak when I visited Chernobyl a few years ago, and after seeing these wallpapers of the Kremlin an apocalypse doesn’t look too bad now, does it? More »
Another company has fallen down the glasses-less 3DTV route. Hitachi’s going to use Sharp’s parallax barrier technology (supposedly used in the Nintendo 3DS and that mysterious StreamTV panel) on some mean LCDs, hopefully just as slim as their previous models. More »
A cutesie magnetic turtle that collects pins and paperclips. You remember what those are, right? Like your Firefox bookmarks, but ten years’ ago. More »
At $2 this app is a heck of a lot cheaper than buying any the materials necessary for your own dark room, and I can guarantee it’s less messy too. Though not quite as fun, I know. More »
At $6,000 this pro camcorder isn’t likely to end up in too many of our homes, but it’s the first time Panasonic’s used its popular micro four thirds design on a camcorder. The format is here to stay. More »
While the whole world is swept up in Virgin Galactic fever, an Aussie scam-artist who fooled the world with plans for an astronaut reality TV show (even hiring Professor Stephen Hawking as a judge, supposedly) has unsurprisingly vanished. More »
Not every MI5 agent can be as tech-savvy as James Bond’s Q was, but the security service is demanding that they can at least switch on a PC, making redundancies based on computer literacy. More »
Sharp looked kind of foolish at CES when all their rivals announced 3DTV sets…and they had only discovered the color yellow. Playing catch-up, they’ve unsurprisingly announced they’re working on 3DTVs for a Japanese launch this summer. More »
As expected, Adobe’s Creative Suite 5 has officially become available. Including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash Catalyst and 11 more products, it’s pricey—but reaming with the goods needed for any designer serious about their work. More »
This Beijing installation is not suitable for asthmatics, to say the least. Colored fog was piped through an art gallery, causing havoc and confusion for those walking through. More »
Not quite as absurd as the rail network planned which will see travel between London and Beijing possible in just two days, but some may think the idea of bullet trains in California is pretty darn crazy. More »
In another world, the Pre would be available on more than Sprint and Verizon, Palm would’ve made $22 million last quarter, and their ads would’ve actually made you want one of their phones. Oh, and Google would own Palm. [Fortune] More »
