The end of the week is nigh, but that’s not stopped the tech news from rolling on, and as always, we’re right on top of it. Read on for all the latest in Techie Breakie!
April, 2009
Snow Leopard, the next version of Apple’s Mac OS X, could see the introduction of a video answering machine in iChat, outlined in a patent filed by Apple published this week.
A new feature appeared on Facebook last month, letting people share links to torrents tracked by the Pirate Bay with friends with one click. The entertainment industry was none too happy about this, and neither is Facebook: the social network has just banned all Pirate Bay links from its site.
If the name hadn’t convinced you of the degree to which the Lenovo OPhone is “inspired by” the Apple iPhone, then the latest hands-on video clip will – it shows off a touchscreen interface and home screen that is eerily similar to the iPhone’s. And it’s all created with Android – albeit a custom interface designed by Lenovo.
These Snoop Dogg branded headphones from Skullcandy seem innocent enough, but take a second look: they’re kitted out in the gang colours of the notorious Crips! Read on for all the detailizzles.
Bluetooth 3.0 is set to be unveiled on 21st April, and the word on web street is that it’ll be upping its speed to Wi-Fi rivalling levels and cutting out those irritating disconnects.
The Asus Eee PC 1004DN, Asus‘s first netbook with a built in optical drive, just got priced, and let’s just say that an external USB drive is slightly cheaper. Read on to find out how much you’ll be forking over for one.