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Following on from our full coverage of Apple’s launch of the iPad , and consequent to reporting on Litl Webbook a couple of weeks ago , John Chuang, the founder and CEO of Litl, has offered his reaction to the Apple iPad – and his thoughts are consistent with what we’re hearing from other industry players. (…) Read the rest of Litl CEO Responds to Apple iPad Unveiling [iPad 'is More of a Traditional Device' Says Litl Founder – A Missed Opportunity] © TFTS – Technology, Gadgets & Curiosities , 2010. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us

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Litl CEO Responds to Apple iPad Unveiling [iPad 'is More of a Traditional Device' Says Litl Founder – A Missed Opportunity]

One of the hottest phones that could be unveiled at MWC 2010 is the Zune Phone. Not only will Microsoft unveil Windows Mobile 7 in Barcelona this month but it also looks like the company is getting ready to get their feet wet in the cell phone-selling business

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Zune Phone to be Unveiled at the MWC? [Rumors Point to a MWC 2010 Zune Phone Debut; Nvidia Tegra on Board]

The Apple-Amazon Ebook War Begins: Amazon Deletes Macmillan Books [Apple] Books published by Macmillan mysteriously poofed from Amazon yesterday. The reason, according to the NYT , is that Amazon is punishing the publisher for arguing that the price of Kindle books should go up to $15.

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The Apple-Amazon Ebook War Begins: Amazon Deletes Macmillan Books [Apple]

It’s official, Microsoft are set to offer up a new capacity hard drive for their Xbox 360 console from next month which sees a doubling of storage capacity over than presently offered by the Xbox 360 Elite. (…) Read the rest of New Microsoft Xbox 360 Hard Disk Doubles Capacity [Xbox Hard Drive Add-on Offers 250GB, Set For Japan – Wider Rollout Not Presently Planned] © TFTS – Technology, Gadgets & Curiosities , 2010. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us

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New Microsoft Xbox 360 Hard Disk Doubles Capacity [Xbox Hard Drive Add-on Offers 250GB, Set For Japan – Wider Rollout Not Presently Planned]

Remember when my maturing self ranted about sexting ? Well, a 14-year-old was recently arrested for allegedly spreading a nude picture of his ex (of the same age) to other students in his school. According to police, the picture has now spread among “dozens of students in at least three different schools.” Again, when did young people start thinking that sending naked photos of yourself to someone else was cool

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Teen Accused of Spreading Child Porn

MacArthur fellow and MIT Media Lab alumnus Karl Sims brings us this great tutorial on how to build your own complex harmonograph ( Wikipedia ) for making cool…um…”geometric figures?” I’m looking for a 50-cent mathematician’s word (which may or may not exist) for these periodic spirally figures. Can anybody help me out?

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How-To: Make a three-pendulum rotary harmonograph

Daniel Robinson, V3.co.uk , Monday 1 February 2010 at 13:54:00 Pixma models have Wi-Fi and improved print and copy speeds Canon has announced three new all-in-one printers designed for small or home office environments, boasting improved print and copy speeds plus Wi-Fi connectivity….

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Canon launches new MFPs for home and office

Following on from the TFTS bringing you live and extensive coverage of the unveiling of the Apple iPad Tablet and subsequent to Griffin announcing a series of cases and sleeves for the iPad, Scosche have also acted to unveil there first iPad accessory in the form of the Scosche Apple iPad kickBack Case. (…) Read the rest of Scosche Apple iPad kickBack Case Unveiled [iPad Portrait & Landscape KickBack Stand Set for Spring Release] © TFTS – Technology, Gadgets & Curiosities , 2010.

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Scosche Apple iPad kickBack Case Unveiled [iPad Portrait & Landscape KickBack Stand Set for Spring Release]

David Neal, V3.co.uk , Monday 1 February 2010 at 13:46:00 Late spring release for new tablet Apple has used its UK web store to reveal the UK release information for its new iPad tablet device. An updated information page shows that the firm is expecting to…

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Apple unveils UK iPad shipping dates

MAKE, Volume 21 digs into desktop factories, covering a variety of ways you can get started with personal manufacturing – including: CNC kits DIY CNC milling machines Steps for building your own 3D scanner An in-depth look at the MakerBot Cupcake CNC & it’s development We also paid a visit to MakerBot HQ in Brooklyn, NY and sat down with company co-founder Bre Pettis. Be sure to check out the interview + tour of the Botcave in the above vid! Oh and of course, MAKE 21 is chock-full of step-by-step instructions for building a variety of sweet projects including – Reaction Timer Padded Swords Magic Photo Cube ESP Tester Gourd Lanterns Geared Candleholder Snow Gun + a whole bunch more! The above video is a bit of a change of pace from the usual previews we post for new volumes – let us know what you think of the new format in the comments below! Don’t forget – subscribers can always read the digital edition here . Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Announcements | Digg this!

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MAKE, Volume 21: Desktop Manufacturing – plus a visit to MakerBot HQ!

Microsoft will begin charging for its Windows Azure cloud service today, according to InformationWeek , after a month-long free public beta that let prospective customers get a feel for the service and an idea of what the charges would be. Microsoft is offering two basic pricing models: a “consumption” option that lets users pay for the exact amount of resources consumed, and a “commitment” option that offers discounts in six-month-long contracts

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Microsoft to Begin Charging for Azure Cloud Service

Just prior to this year’s PMA event detailed information concerning one of Olympus’s new cameras that’s doubtless scheduled to make a PMA appearance, namely the superzoom Olympus SP800, has already made it into the public domain. (…) Read the rest of Olympus SP800 Specifications & Features Leaked [New Olympus Superzoom Boasts 30x Zoom, 720p HD Video Capture Support] © TFTS – Technology, Gadgets & Curiosities , 2010. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us

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Olympus SP800 Specifications & Features Leaked [New Olympus Superzoom Boasts 30x Zoom, 720p HD Video Capture Support]

Videogame maker Electronic Arts’s $300 million acquisition of London-based social-gaming start-up Playfish created a stir in November, in part because of the size of the deal and because it was the first entry by a major videogame publisher into the fast-growing social games category. While the deal was clearly a financial bonanza for Playfish, which had raised just $18 million in venture-capital funding from firms Accel Partners and Index Ventures, some wondered if Playfish was risking getting lost in EA’s sprawling organization

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Why Playfish Sold Itself to EA

Move should help UK save money on landline calls to mobiles Virgin Media has revealed it will be including Virgin Mobile numbers in all of its free calls packages on Virgin phone and broadband tariffs.

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Virgin Media offers users free calls to Virgin Mobile numbers

Wi-Fi iPad in late March, 3G iPad in April Apple has announced that the Wi-Fi model of its iPad media tablet will go on sale in the UK in “late March”. The 3G Apple iPad will be available in the UK sometime in April. Apple has not yet released its UK iPad pricing.

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Apple announces UK iPad on-sale dates

David Neal, V3.co.uk , Monday 1 February 2010 at 13:00:00 War of words escalates as future of real books hangs in the balance E-retail giant Amazon has fallen out with Macmillan, one of the world’s largest publishers, in a row over pricing. Amazon has pulled all Macmillan titles from its virtual shelves, after…

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Amazon falls out with Macmillan over pricing

The past few years has seen the explosive growth of social networking sites Twitter and Facebook , and a dramatic downturn in advertising revenue that has set about ravaging the newspaper industry. PoynterOnline has now reported new enterprises between the two industries however, which could prove profitable for both.

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Twitter and Facebook to boost news organisation’s ad revenue?

Dan Worth, V3.co.uk , Monday 1 February 2010 at 12:40:00 Technology uses mobile data connections to slash call costs Enterprise mobility firm Agito Networks has unveiled new software which it claims can cut the cost of international cellular calls by 80 per cent for organisations with large numbers of…

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Agito brings enterprise 3G VoIP to the iPhone

Lots of phones nowadays come out of the box with some features disabled, and it’s a simple matter of a little tweaking to activate them. Still, why would anyone intentionally limit the amount of RAM—that piece of hardware that makes high-end phones faster and thus easier to use—available to its users? Case in point: the HTC HD2 , which has 576 MB of RAM built-in, but only 448 MB of that available by default

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How to Unlock the HTC HD2’s hidden RAM

Rosalie Marshall, V3.co.uk , Monday 1 February 2010 at 12:21:00 Web giant urges users to update to latest versions of IE, Firefox, Chrome and Safari Google has urged users to update their browsers to avoid losing access to new features in Google Docs and Google Sites….

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Google phases out IE6 support for Docs and Sites