In a strange story covered by the Washington Post, BP was discovered to have posted a Photoshopped image of their supposed Oil Crisis Command Centre on the main BP website. The original image posted by BP, which has now been removed, looks legit at first glance. But after further examination, a … [Read more...] about BP Post Fake Oil Crisis Command Centre Photo
Archives for July 2010
Apple Flash Light iPhone App With Hidden Tethering Feature
Nick Lee's Flash Light iPhone application called Handy Light, looked like any other simple torch app on the iTunes store. But lurking behind the scenes in its code was a camouflaged tethering feature. The hidden tethering code used the SOCKS proxy similar to that of the Netshare tethering … [Read more...] about Apple Flash Light iPhone App With Hidden Tethering Feature
Panasonic Launch New Rugged LUMIX TS10 Compact Digital Camera
Panasonic has just added a new rugged camera, the LUMIX TS10 compact camera, to its Lumix range. The new Panasonic LUMIX TS10 is waterproof to approximately 10 feet, shockproof up to 5 feet, dustproof, and freezeproof to 14 degrees F*(1). Advanced Features and Design Despite its rugged build, … [Read more...] about Panasonic Launch New Rugged LUMIX TS10 Compact Digital Camera
Free Antenna Fix Bumper Cases Cost Apple $175 Million
The emergency fix bumper cases that Apple said it will supply free of charge to anyone experiencing iPhone 4 antenna issues is expected to cost the company $175 million. This is a relatively small figure compared to the estimated $1.5 billion it could have cost Apple if they needed to recall the … [Read more...] about Free Antenna Fix Bumper Cases Cost Apple $175 Million
Google Ups the Bug Finders Reward to $3133.7
Only yesterday I wrote about Mozilla increasing their bug finders reward to $3000, well today Google have followed suit and increased their maximum bug finders reward to $3,133.7o for the most severe bugs researchers find in Chromium. The sudden change in the rewards by Mozilla and Google has been … [Read more...] about Google Ups the Bug Finders Reward to $3133.7
Sony Patents Multiplayer Stereoscopic System
With 3D finally starting to break through in mainstream devices, Sony is looking to protect one of their developments that sends two images from one video screen to two different people. Patents recently published show that Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., the PlayStation division of Sony, is … [Read more...] about Sony Patents Multiplayer Stereoscopic System
Adobe Brings FlashTime Video Calls To Android
With Apple still not allowing Adobe's Air and Flash platforms to run on their iOS4 devices, Adobe has sent a sucker punch to Apple by releasing FlashTime, a video calling feature for Android mobile devices. FlashTime is designed for the Android mobile operating system and built around Adobe Air … [Read more...] about Adobe Brings FlashTime Video Calls To Android
Microsoft Kinect Pricing Gets Official $149.99
The Microsoft Kinect has been listed on the Microsoft store with a price of $149.99 for some time now. Finally, Microsoft has confirmed that Microsoft Kinect will retail for $149.99 in the US. The Kinect will also be available with a new Xbox 360 slim, and this bundle will retail for $300 for the … [Read more...] about Microsoft Kinect Pricing Gets Official $149.99
Apple’s Profits Rise 77 Percent In Last Quarter
Apple [AAPL] has reported their quarterly earnings and profits for the last quarter, and the figures are higher than everyone expected with a 77 percent rise in profits. Apple's earnings in the last quarter were up from $9.73 billion to $15.7 billion, and their profits have risen a massive 77% to … [Read more...] about Apple’s Profits Rise 77 Percent In Last Quarter
iPhone 4 Gyroscope Creates Silky Smooth Augmented Reality
Since the release of the iPhone 4, no application developer has utilized the built-in iPhone 4 Gyroscope to create additional functionality in their software, that is, until now. Acrossair, makers of a popular iPhone AR browser, are the first app developer to add gyroscopic functionality to their … [Read more...] about iPhone 4 Gyroscope Creates Silky Smooth Augmented Reality
Dragon Dictation iPhone App Headed To The UK
Some of our readers will remember the Dragon Dictation iPhone app that we featured on the site back last year. It has been available in the US app store for quite some time. Unfortunately, it hasn't been available in the UK app store, but that is about to change. Nuance, the company behind the … [Read more...] about Dragon Dictation iPhone App Headed To The UK
Lenovo LePad Android Tablet To Be Released By The End Of The Year
It looks like Lenovo is set to release their Android tablet, the LePad, which we have heard about previously before the end of the year, although we still don't know any details about what sort of specifications the LePad tablet will have. Lenovo showed off another device earlier in the year, the … [Read more...] about Lenovo LePad Android Tablet To Be Released By The End Of The Year
