Most consumers are aware that they’re entitled to have goods replaced if they prove faulty early in their life after purchase, but just how long does that period last? In the case of Vodafone and mobile phones, the answer now turns out to be “more than two weeks” thanks to an ACCC court ruling that should help everyone who owns a mobile phone. More »
Approaches to broadcasting sports on mobile phones differ. Promising free streaming to users of a particular network is pretty common (see FIFA, for instance). However, charging both for the stream and the application, as Vodafone’s Cricket Live for iPhone does, is a rather less common tactic. More »
3G broadband is more popular than ever, but it’s easy to spend a large amount of money and not get the service you need. If you’re in the market for broadband, here’s some basic issues to consider. More »
In a tense post over at the Official Google blog, Google’s Chief Legal Officer David Drummond discusses recent cyber attacks made against Google in attempts to retrieve information about Chinese human rights activists. While Drummond says the attack was unlikely successful, it’s changed Google’s approach to China going forward: More »
Windows/Mac/Linux: The new version of the Amarok may not be life-changing, but it could certainly make your music life easier. BPM filtering, font changing, podcast importing and reorganisation join the regular bug fixes to make Amarok more stable and streamlined media player. More »
Frequent Facebook users get a handful of emails from the social networking service every day alerting them of new comments, but replying to these comments always required clicking over to Facebook — until now. Facebook users can now respond directly to comments via email. Handy — especially for folks whose workplaces block the ‘book. [Facebook Blog]
Australia’s annual Linux gathering Linux.conf.au hits Wellington next week, and there’ll be geek insight galore on offer. Lifehacker will be attending the conference (while making no attempts at a New Zealand accent), so check out the final schedule and let me know if there’s something I should be covering. [linux.conf.au 2010]
Making resolutions for yourself is one thing, but making resolutions that impact on how you raise children is both more difficult and potentially much more rewarding. Our sibling publication Babble has a useful list of 2010 ideas for improvement-minded parents. More »
Windows/Mac/Linux: Sometimes the easiest way to make sense of a big project is to get its details out of your brain to you can visualise it. Visual Understanding Environment (VUE) helps you map your ideas, then make presentations out of them. More »
