Jul 30 2010
Unfortunately, due to a fair bit of rain last night in Copenhagen and a lack of an umbrella I was not in a position to attend the launch. However, in the limited local coverage that I have been able to source, people waited up to 26 hours to get their hands on the device at …
Jul 29 2010
In Australia, I attended the midnight launches of the iPhone 3G in 2008 and the iPhone 3GS in 2009. This year, I am overseas in Copenhagen which means I will miss out on experiencing the Australian launch in 2010. This year, all four mobile carriers are taking a lead from Optus and doing their own …
Jul 13 2010
Today, I saw an article on news.com.au entitled “Business not ready to embrace ‘open’ iPad”. In a nuthsell, the article attempted to relate the comments from an Ovum analyst (specifically around the use of the iPad including the freedom to install applications) with an event in the US that saw details of 114,000 customers exposed by …
Jul 11 2010
During this past week, some of my colleagues sitting in my immediate area were talking about an iPhone app called “RedLaser”. Basically, the app takes a picture of the barcode on an item and does an online search for prices, gives you a list of the prices and where you can buy it as well …
Jul 09 2010
Have you found yourself spoilt for choice at the cinema and wanted to find out what is the best pick of the flicks? The missus and I have found ourselves in this situation many times, usually over lunch on the weekend or after work on Friday afternoon. Sometimes the previews don’t show a film in …
Jul 08 2010
Last weekend, the missus brought it to my attention that Borders had started to sell their own eBook reader in-store. This comes at a time when Amazon have had the market to themselves for ages with their Kindle before the Apple iPad made its recent entrance and the launch of the iBooks application on the …
Jun 27 2010
Just a quick one tonight. Over the last few months, I have noticed various outlets selling iTunes vouchers for some percentage off. Usually, it’s 10% off (as I have seen at BP and a couple of other places) but at the moment Dick Smith Electronics is selling iTunes vouchers in-store for 20% off until 2nd July, …
Jun 27 2010
On the way back from the Dendy Cinema at Circular Quay, a fight between two men broke out with about twenty spectators some of which were egging on the individuals involved. Whilst trying to keep out of their way, I phoned it in to the police via 000 who were on the scene in less …
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