Android (2.0 and up): Do you desperately miss the handwriting recognition of Palms and Newtons gone by? Google’s created a Gesture Search app that pulls up apps, contacts, bookmarks and other phone data using your finger-point chicken scratch. More »
It may not have an iTunes-like aura, but Nokia’s Ovi applications store for its mobile phones appears to be doing alright down under. According to Nokia, Australia is one of the top 15 markets for the service, which attracts 1.5 million downloads a day wordwide, and number three in terms of revenue, suggesting that (unusually) we’re not just in it for the free stuff.
Hi Lifehacker, I am searching for a web app that I played with a fair while ago but I cannot remember the name of it. I have looked around the Internet and my emails to try and find the name of it but no luck. I am not entirely sure if I discovered it on Lifehacker but I thought I’d ask anyway. So the app is for project management, and it is similar to Pivotal Tracker. However, the twist is that it’s made for comparing competing products. More »
Australians got scammed to the tune of more than $70 million last year, and the majority of those rip-offs originated online. However, avoiding getting ripped off doesn’t require complex technical know-how. More »
Readers offer their best tips for playing just the audio of video files on the iPhone, cushioned sleeves for external hard drives, and making sure your alarm clock wakes you up in the morning. More »
When Microsoft Office 2010 debuts in June, consumers will be able to choose for the first time between 32-bit and 64-bit versions of the suite. Microsoft’s own Office blog offers a quick primer on which version you might want to select. More »
Our ears perked up when we heard it’s National Procrastination Week in the US, since one of our missions is to find ways to work efficiently and avoid putting off important tasks. To celebrate, here’s a look at some of our favourite anti-procrastination methods. More »
iPhone only: Those of us with unlocked iPhones don’t always have the best luck with push notifications. Push Doctor is a new solution that provides the genuine activation certificates your phone needs for push to work properly. More »
Australian-based coupon aggregator Tjoos has hit the start-up jackpot, selling the business to US company Internet Brands. That’s good news for the founders, but what does that mean for the local version of the site? More »
Firefox: Sure it’s fun to hunt for deals online, but it’s even better to be alerted when an item you want is at its lowest price. Ookong is an Amazon.com price comparison tool you can use to track price histories. More »
