Photoshop turns 20 today. The photo-editing software has become one of the few pieces of technology where the brand name has become a verb, others including “to Google” and to a lesser extent “to eBay” (an action often performed on unwanted Christmas gifts.) Strictly speaking, the software was first distributed in 1988, though this was […]
Macworld, one of the biggest expositions dedicated to Apple’s products has started this morning in San Francisco, California – and for the first time, Apple Inc. won’t be showing up. The Cupertino-based giant had announced last year that their participation to the event was not necessary anymore, as consumers didn’t really need to attend to […]
Google has just started releasing a series of videos documenting the story behind the company’s new phone, the Nexus one. In the first episode, various people who worked on the design of the phone talk about some of the decisions that were taken to make the Nexus One the most advanced mobile on the market […]
Now this is something frivolous, fantastic, and futuristic that I can really get behind. According to CNN, London-based design company, Seymourpowell, has proposed a project for floating hotels, called AirCruise. Essentially, the idea is to travel in the form of a futuristic airship/luxury hotel, designed to float from destination to destination rather than zoom at […]
The Wii is now the best selling Nintendo home console, while the DS is the firm’s top selling device of all time. The news comes in an event-filled week for the games industry, with Microsoft confirming a super-sized external drive for the Xbox 360 and a Zelda game for Wii now appearing a cert for […]
Nintendo Power magazine, which launched in 1988, has just published its 250th issue. A kind geek posted some teaser scans of the issue, which features “250 Reasons to Love Nintendo.” Among these, there are classic quotes, favorite heroes, favorite villains, things we love to hate, etc. I agree with a lot of these lists, and […]
It was International Data Privacy Day yesterday. That’s doesn’t appear to have led to any restaurant or bar discounts or formed the basis of an awesome themed party, but it did produce a series of events and speeches to promote the issue. The day is promoted by The Privacy Projects, an organization which researches and […]
File this under “strange but true.” Apparently one of PETA’s latest projects is an attempt to save Punxsutawney Phil from the cruel and unusual treatment of being forced to see his shadow (or not) every February 2. They believe that the ceremony is “traumatizing and stressful” for the groundhog, and that he should be replaced […]
It’s finally out! The long-awaited Apple tablet has been unveiled today, and it looks like a giant iPhone. iPad features: A 9.7-inch multitouch screen (resolution: 1024 x 768) A 1 GHz A4 Apple-made processor Wi-Fi / 3G connectivity Bluetooth 2.1 A Mic Speakers Battery Life: 10 hours of constant use, 1 month in standby mode […]
Another technology which could only be seen in sci-fi movies a decade ago will soon be available to law enforcement agencies everywhere. Check it out: [Via Newlaunches]