It’s the end of another working day, and while the tech news isn’t going to stop and nor are we, we think you’ve earned yourself a breather. Catch up with all this arvo’s headlines right here in teatime tech before you head home.
March, 2011
It’s time for us to reveal the best Android apps of the week once again, and we’ve a particularly tasty platter for you this time around. As always we’ve hand-picked the best games and apps for your pleasure, being sure to only choose the ripest, most succulent downloads and leave the shrivelled, unappealing examples on the vine. Be our guests and tuck in.
Jonathan Ive departed the UK for sunny California because of a man wearing a red clown nose, according to a profile of the Apple design supremo on the Daily Mail website.
At the time Jony Ive – the Essex-born guru behind the iMac, MacBook Air, iPod, iPad and iPhone – was working at a British design consultancy called Tangerine, headed by Clive Grinyer. And Grinyer says that Britain lost his talent after one particular incident.
Crysis 2 puts you at the centre of an alien invasion of New York City in arguably the finest looking console shooter of this generation. Looks alone won’t get Crysis 2 surging up the sales charts. Fulfilling promises such as different ways to play its unique campaign and multiplayer mode will. Does Crysis 2 deliver? Read our Crysis 2 review and find out.
Samsung has officially unveiled the long-rumoured Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9, alongside a new, thinner Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 – and both are just 8.6mm thin, making them the slimmest tablets on the planet. Yes, even thinner than the iPad 2.
LG has ripped the wrappers off its first wireless charging pad, helpfully dubbed the LG Wireless Charging Pad (or LG WCP-700 to give it its less literal name) and purportedly offering “industry leading charging efficiency”.
One of the most amazing things about the Xbox 360 Kinect is the way it has fuelled an intense burst of activity from the hacking community. These “1337” individuals have come up with some truly ingenious uses for the wand-free motion control system – including a way to hook it up to the Xbox 360’s arch rival the PS3.
But there’s more. Much more. So limber up those arms, stretch those hamstrings and read on as we’ll take you through the 10 best Kinect hacks.
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