Archive for September, 2008

Microsoft launches Phone Data Manager Beta

Microsoft has launched a new beta of an application for synchronizing data from cellphones with your computer. There are at least two things which set the new Phone Data Manager apart from earlier synchronization applications like ActiveSync and Windows Mobile Device Manager:


Sony VAIO UX490 Gets Hulkified By U7600 mod

The last VAIO UMPC mod we saw swapped out the UX280 CPU for a 1.2GHz Core 2 Duo U7600, but this new UX490 tweak beats the pants off that by a long shot. According to “computercowboy,”


Samsung’s 8-megapixel Pixon Gets Official, Ships In Mid-October

Samsung was content with teasing us all weekend long, but it has finally seen fit to officially reveal its next 8-megapixel handset, the Pixon. Boasting a 3.2-inch touchscreen, 13.8-millimeter thin design and an inbuilt camera with Auto Focus, face detection and geotagging, the handset clearly emphasizes the importance of taking a few photos each and […]


Coign of Vantage - Time Waster

If you get seasick when looking at three-dimensional games, this time waster might not be for you. Coign of Vantage is neat little game that uses your vantage point in three dimensions to change how something looks. The game presents you with a bunch of seemingly randomly scattered blocks, but if you move the cursor […]


PFrank 2.24

PFrank is an acronym for Peter’s Flexible RenAmiNg Kit. This is a Freeware Professional Grade bulk file/folder renaming program that runs under Windows. With this tool you can easily organize your music, picture, video, or any other types of files. Although PFrank is was primarily designed for renaming, it can also be used for the […]


LG set to release WWAN-enabled X110 Momo netbook

LG doesn’t look to be pushing the envelope all that hard with its netbook entry — are you sick of 10-inch screens, 1.6GHz Atom processors, and Windows XP yet? — but the company’s X110 Momo looks to up the ante ever so slightly with a built-in HSUPA modem and a slightly reconfigured keyboard with bigger […]


DVDInfoPro 5.20

DVDINFOPro by Nic Wilson is a DVD information program written in Visual C++ for Windows 2000, XP, Vista and later.


Atari Hero mod lets you rock out with ET

Those of us old enough to remember crap games like E.T. and Sssnake have every right to be thrilled by the relative quality of modern gems like Guitar Hero. We’re guessing modder Conner Flynn over at SlipperyBrick feels that way too, melding the old with the new by inserting an Atari 2600 console into the […]


e107 0.7.13

e107 is a content management system written in PHP and using the popular open source MySQL database system for content storage. It’s completely free, totally customisable and in constant development.


iriver’s Mplayer: now in soul-invading “eyes” version

If you’ve been tickled or otherwise delighted by the sheer cuteness of iriver’s little Mplayer in its multi-colored, gold, or pink-bow variations, this one might send you through the roof.