T-Mobile Finally Adds Razr2

T-Mobile Finally Adds Razr2

After months of anticipation, T-Mobile has become the last major mobile carrier to offer Motorola’s sleek Razr2, selling it for $249.00 USD with service contract.
From the outside the V8 has the same sleek design as both the GSM V9 and CDMA V9m, but inside there are some important differences.
The V8 lacks 3G support [...]

China Joins the Fraternity of Space Travelers

China Joins the Fraternity of Space Travelers

This Day in Tech - 2003: China becomes the third nation to launch an astronaut into space.
Yang Liwei, a former People’s Liberation Army air force fighter pilot, spends 21 hours aloft and completes 14 orbits in Shenzhou 5.
Four Shenzhou (”divine vessel”) capsules, all unmanned, had previously been in orbit but Yang’s presence on board [...]

Cheat DVD Regional Encoding

Cheat DVD Regional Encoding

You might think a DVD is just a DVD, and that it will play in any DVD player. Unfortunately, you’re wrong. The film industry has segregated the world into seven “regions,” and DVDs are generally encoded for playback in only one region.
The studios do this because feature films are rarely released on the same date [...]

Dog Using Apple iPod Touch

Dog Using Apple iPod Touch

There appears to be a whole YouTube sub-genre of animals using Apple devices.
Gizmodo dug up this gem: A dog “browsing” photos on an Apple iPod Touch.

It looks more like the dog is attacking the Apple iPod, but still, it’s very, very cute.

Google Tribute To Luciano Pavarotti

Google Tribute To Luciano Pavarotti

Google pays tribute to Luciano Pavarotti (October 12, 1935 – September 6, 2007), Cavaliere di Gran Croce was a celebrated Italian tenor in operatic music with a special Google logo:

While undertaking an international “farewell tour,” Pavarotti was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in July 2006.
On September 6 2007, however, after a long, hard battle against the [...]

Sony Launching Internet-Based TV Service for PS3

Sony Launching Internet-Based TV Service for PS3

Sony Computer Entertainment Korea and KT, Korea’s big telecom operator, will be joining forces to bring internet-based TV service to the PS3 in November.
KT’s Internet Protocol TV service, called Mega TV, allows viewers to download shows from the Internet and watch them whenever they like.
Microsoft announced it was working on its own IPTV service [...]