Month: June 2010
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The Ultimate iPhone 4 Guide
After an unprecedented leak and weeks of rumor and speculation, Apple’s iPhone 4 is finally official. Announced by Apple CEO Steve Jobs at the company’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference on June 7, the iPhone 4 will feature a brand new aesthetic that trades the long-standing curved casing for a new, more flat and rectangular design.…
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HTC Issues Cease & Desist to Hackers for Cooked ROMs
There’s nothing like grabbing a cooked ROM for Android and loading it up onto your device for some that fresh feeling goodness. We all know how irritating it can be when there are delays on getting our updates, even if they’re delayed for good reason.
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Australian Karting Greats to be honoured
ames Courtney, John Pizarro and Jon Targett will be honoured later this year with the announcement that the Champions of the CIK Stars of Karting Series will each be awarded a Perpetual Trophy. read more
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Telco jockeying puts iiNet into the frame
Telecom New Zealand’s efforts to offload AAPT have attracted plenty of comment in recent weeks and with the latest speculation pointing to a deal within a couple of months there would be few onlookers more interested than the team at iiNet. read more
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Hennessey Venom GT: The 1,200 HP Veyron-Killer
The first production Elise-bodied, Corvette ZR1-powered Hennessey Venom GT adds a layer of shiny paint, but with 1,200 hp and a 2,548-pound curb weight the first customer will surely strip it back down to its carbon fiber body. read more
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$2.93 Million Bugatti Veyron Toy Costs More Than Real Car
This is a solid-gold, diamond-accented, 1/18th-scale Bugatti Veyron built by Robert Gulpen and Stuart Hughes. It costs $2.93 million. An actual Veyron costs around $1.7 million. This is the dumbest product in the history of consumerism. read more
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New engineer for Caruso’s Darwin attack
Reigning Hidden Valley V8 Supercars race winner Michael Caruso will attempt to go for back-to-back wins at the Skycity Triple Crown this weekend with a new race engineer. read more
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Apple’s Unibody Mac Mini
There were rumors of a refresh and today Apple delivered more than we were expecting: The mini gets a new unibody aluminum casing, plus HDMI port and SD card slot, and the price starts at $699. read more
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Small telcos up in arms over Foxtel-Telstra deal
An attempt by Foxtel to offer extra services over the internet exclusively to Telstra customers has angered smaller internet providers, who argue the plan will harm competition and short-change consumers. read more
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Follow the World Cup Online
The 2010 FIFA World Cup soccer (aka football, futbol, footie) tournament is the most-watched sporting event in the world. read more