Wednesday, October 14, 2009

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Google Wave Notifier Alerts You To Unread Waves

10:40PM October 14, 2009 | Kevin Purdy

Firefox: Google Wave probably isn’t part of your day-to-day routine yet, but it might helps to know when new waves are waiting for you. Google Wave Notifier does exactly that, checking for unread wave messages on an interval you prefer. More »


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Eoin Colfer: The iPhone Is The Hitchhiker’s Guide

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4:00PM October 14, 2009 | Angus Kidman

Eoin Colfer — the man stuck with the daunting task of writing the sixth book in Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide trilogy — might be bitterly disappointed that he’s just lost his iPhone, but he’s pretty much convinced that the device comes close to replicating the guide itself. More »


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Apple Expands Australian iTunes U Content

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2:30PM October 14, 2009 | Angus Kidman

Apple has expanded its iTunes U scheme to include primary and secondary schools, and there’s already a number of local schools providing education content that can freely be downloaded by anyone. More »


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Best Tools For Reading And Creating PDFs

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12:30PM October 14, 2009 | Angus Kidman

There are numerous formats for e-books and other electronic documents, but PDF remains the most common and popular. Here’s the tools you need for reading and working with PDF without spending a fortune or succumbing to Adobe bloatware. More »


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What The Chrome Browser May Look Like In Chrome OS

11:09AM October 14, 2009 | Adam Pash

Over the weekend someone stumbled onto a Chrome browser build for Chrome OS on Google’s servers. We’ve seen several false-alarm looks at Chrome OS, and while this is only the browser, it provides a glimpse into the direction Google’s going. More »


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Help Your Kids Learn To Speak

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10:30AM October 14, 2009 | Angus Kidman

The ability to learn a spoken language without formal training is one of the most astonishing (and defining) human characteristics. That doesn’t mean you can’t help the process along a little with your kids. More »


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PwnageTool Updates, Jailbreaks iPhones And Most iPod Touches

10:00AM October 14, 2009 | Adam Pash

Mac OS X only: The Dev-Team iPhone hackers have released yet another update to their jailbreaking PwnageTool that supports all iPhone models running the 3.1.2 update and every iPod touch model but the third generation. More »


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DIY Home Health Checklist Helps You Fix Issues Before They Blow

9:00AM October 14, 2009 | sarahrae

There’s nothing worse than waking up to a living room filled with water or some other home catastrophe, especially when it could’ve been prevented. Cure most ailments before they start with a DIY home health checklist. More »


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Mobile Foxtel Now Available On iPhone

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8:24AM October 14, 2009 | Angus Kidman

Foxtel’s on a platform-expanding roll at the moment. Having rolled out a download service earlier this month, it’s now offering its mobile TV service to Telstra iPhone users via a dedicated client. More »


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Latest iPhones Have Anti-Jailbreak Firmware

8:20AM October 14, 2009 | Kevin Purdy

Jailbreaking iPhones is something the Dev-Team and others have been able to pull off with every new hardware and software release from Apple. That might halt, at least temporarily, with new jailbreak-resistant firmwares included in the newest iPhone 3GS models. More »