Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Who Wants to Manually Update for Android 2.2?


It's a good day for Nexus One users.
If you're rocking an Android phone, you're probably disgustingly excited about Froyo/Android 2.2. If you can't wait to get your hands on it and have a Nexus One, you're in luck; there's a download link floating around the web promising to deliver you a nice big, cold dish of Froyo.

Google is Making the PAC-MAN Doodle Permanent


Happy Monday, guys.
That Google PAC-MAN doodle was incredible, right? Everyone had so much fun and despite most Doodles only sticking around for 24 hours, this one was in place from Friday to Sunday. We were sad to see it go but it turns out our tears were shed too soon. Google is keeping it!
That's right, google.com/pacman will now host the game that soaked up 98 percent of productivity this past Friday. Now you can play it whenever you like. Oh and for those of you wondering, it's not just the game, search is there too. So set your homepage to google.com/pacman and get next to no work done every day.

The Lamp With No Light Bulb


Why bother with bulbs, when the actual lamp does all the lighting?
If LED lights are bright enough to simulate daylight, why bother with bulbs at all? That's the obvious question asked by Japanese designer Tsutomu Mutoh. He recently shared a virtual mock-up of the Optone Dynamic LED Light.
Tsutomu's creation seems interesting not only because it's supposedly bright enough to light up a room. As an array of LED lights arranged in traditional lampshade configuration, the Optone can also cycle through the color spectrum. Why settle for boring monochromatic lamps, when your lighting can change color or theme on demand? Software also by Tsutomu allows the imagined control over the lamp's colorization.

Monday, May 24, 2010

End of Facebook Near? 60% Ready to Dump Site

Users are ready to abandon the social networking cruise ship thanks to recent security issues.
recent poll conducted by Abingdon, U.K.-based Sophos questioned 1,600 Facebook users and discovered that privacy issues were pushing away over 60-percent of the social website's population. The number consists of 30-percent that are finding it highly likely that they will close their account due to the surrounding privacy issues, and an additional 30-percent saying it was a possibility. 16-percent have already packed up and moved out.

Fable III Confirmed for PC; Xbox 360 CE Detailed

Fable lives on, on the PC.

Fable lovers rejoice, the third chapter in the series has been confirmed for PC and Xbox 360 gamers will also have the choice of picking up a collector's edition.
Fable III will be available in Standard and Limited Collector’s Editions for Xbox 360. The Standard Edition will retail for $59.99/£44.99/€64.99, while the Limited Collector’s Edition will retail for $79.99/£59.99/€84.99.  The Windows version will retail for $49.99/£39.99/€54.99, and will also be available for download exclusively on Games on Demand on Games for Windows Live.