Look out Apple iPhone 4S, the Raspberry Pi will kick it out of the hot seat
Let’s face it – Apple sometimes likes to boast about it’s products hardware being the fastest in the class. While it might seem true to some extent depending on what you use the iDevices for, the founding member of Raspberry Pi, Eben Upton, has stated that the Raspberry Pi should provide at least twice the performance of an iPhone 4S in a wide range of activities. Eben also throws nVidia’s Tegra mobile chip out the window.
Raspberry Pi Update: Almost ready for launch; Kernel sources posted
As the Raspberry Pi nears it’s final stages before becoming available for sale to the public, we thought we’d give you a quick update on their progress. As stated in this post on the Raspberry Pi blog, the linux kernel that the Raspberry Pi team is deploying version 3.1.9 with Raspberry Pi-specific patches applied. Linux developers may be interested to check out the Raspberry Pi kernel github, however if you don’t know what a kernel is or know how to compile a kernel, then it’s not for the faint-hearted.
Down Down, MegaUpload is down… and Anon strikes back!
MegaUpload has just fallen off the digital landscape, with 4 people arrested and 7 charged with conspiracy by the FBI. The people include Dotcom, Ortmann, chief marketing officer Finn Batao and developer Bram van der Kolk who are currently in New Zealand under custody. The FBI also worked with various country authorities such as New Zealand, Hong Kong, the Netherlands, Canada, Germany, the UK and the Phillipines.
We’re back to normal.
We’ve resumed our normal operations, thanks to Obama killing SOPA for now (according to this Forbes article). While we were going to protest along with other sites like reddit, since this news has surfaced, we’ve called our protest against SOPA off.
SOPA is dead, but who knows what might happen yet – the debate (in the US) is still on the table, and we’ll keep you posted on any updates.
January 18th: Coburn’s Domain Blackout Edition
Simply put: On January 18th, from 8am to 8pm EST (US Time), Coburn’s Domain will be blacked out. Or censored, if you like. This will only last for the specified time frame, and we’ll be back after the time frame has passed.
Even though I (Coburn) am a Australian, when the Stop Online Piracy Act was announced, I knew that if that act was introduced into the online world, that the internet would be doomed.
Review: Super Mario 3D Land for Nintendo 3DS
At first glance, it looks like your average Mario platformer. The box shows Mario jumping over to some Bricks, while avoiding a Goomba with a Tandooki tail. But then you put the game cart into the 3DS, and this is where it shines. This review will be seperated into “Graphics”, “Gameplay”, “Audio” and then a summary of the game in general.
Move over Raspberry Pi: CuBox enters the fray with 1GB DDR3 RAM, dualcore CPU, HDMI, GBit LAN… all inside a cubed box
Previously, we’ve talked about the Raspberry Pi and it’s glory. Sure, for a $25/$35 device, it’s not a bad gadget. However, if you’re craving some extra power, then the CuBox will satisfy.
The CuBox is from a Israel startup company called SolidRun Ltd. The device provides a cube form factor miniture PC, which provides the following features:
- 800Mhz DualCore Marvell ARMADA CPU with VFPv3, wMMX SIMD and 512KB L2 Cache
- 1GB DDR3 RAM clocked at 800Mhz
iMessage comes with iLeakTexts – It keeps sending Texts Stolen iPhones Even After Wipeout
Did your iPhone recently get stolen or lost? Well, beware. The latest security issue on iOS devices is that iMessage, one of the core iOS features will still send you messages to stolen iPhones, even after you’ve decided to nuke your data using “Remote Wipe”.
As quoted from Gizmodo:
Beware: if your iPhone gets stolen, it will keep receiving messages sent via iMessage even after a remote wipe out and deactivation. The thief—or whoever buys the stolen terminal—would be able to read whatever is written to you.
GlaDOS isn’t dead, she’s Still Alive… On a Floppy Drive Quartet
Anyone remember the credits for the original Portal valve game? How GlaDOS was still alive? No? Well, the iconic song has been geekily remixed, floppy disk drive-style. As this PCWorld article shows you the proof that the song plays rather nicely on a quartet of Floppy Disk drives. Maybe minus the vocals.
It’s stuff like this that makes people wonder how awesome yester-year’s technology was back in the day. We’ve seen scanners do Beethoven songs, but this? We don’t know what to say.
Apple eMac turned into a kitteh bed, complete with signature boot sound
Photo Credit: Sam Cox
We’ll admit that the Coburn’s Domain Labs does have a old 700Mhz G4 Apple eMac, but when this floated past our inbox, we couldn’t help but say “Cute”.
Powered by a hidden Arduino inside the basket and a infrared beam, when the cat breaks the beam, the Arduino realises it’s got a cat inside the cosy eMac shell, and supposedly “boots” up the eMac. Partner this with an LED light that cycles colors, and it provides the best sleeping experience your cat can thank you for. When kitteh exits the eMac, it’ll power itself off.