“On Tuesday, Google will unveil its new iPhone competitor: the HTC Dream smartphone from T-Mobile, which will run the Android operating system. How do the two match up?”

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“Ok, it’s clever. Facebook added a translated version of the site today in honour of Talk Like A Pirate Day. But instead of seeing Facebook in French or Esperanto, you can see Facebook in “Pirate.” Just follow the link on this page and select English (Pirate).” Via TechCrunch

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“When we first heard about EFiX - a simple USB dongle that’ll let you magically install Leopard on your PC - it sounded too fantastic to be true. Well, I used it to turn my gaming PC into a Mac Pro over the weekend, and I’m somewhat amazed to say this, but it works perfectly.”

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“Flower-shaped nanoparticles, or “nanoflowers”, might lead to superior batteries in the near future. Chemist Gaoping Cao and colleagues report in the latest issue of Nano Letters that they are working on developing nanoflowers which could lead to longer battery life for cell phones, laptops, and more.”

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“The Nikon D90 camera, arriving in stores next month, has the features and performance of a single-lens reflex including very low noise high sensitivity, and can record high-definition 720p video.”

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“A new technique can reconstruct the depth of a surface simply by taking two photos of it – one with a flash and one without. Merely analysing the resulting shading patterns can capture the surface’s 3D texture.”

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“Meet the Space Cube — the world’s smallest fully functional PC. Primarily designed for use in space, it somehow manages to cram a working PC with USB ports, card readers, audio outputs and proprietary interfaces into a tiny cube chassis measuring just two inches square. It runs a basic Linux front-end.”

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Sony have released a press release about their development of a back-illuminated CMOS image sensor which promises lower noise and almost twofold sensitivity. This means more dynamic range and better low light performance.

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