PhatWare have announced the release of WritePad 6.0 for iPad, which enables vastly improved text input in the user's own handwriting.

WritePad 6.0 features new multilingual handwriting recognition technology supporting seven languages, including English, German, French, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish. WritePad now also allows you to look up word definitions in its dictionary, and comes equipped with improved Twitter support.



WritePad is an advanced note-taker for iOS, which converts practically any handwriting into computer text. Notes created with WritePad can be sent via email or SMS, tweeted, saved, posted on a Facebook wall, printed, exported as PDF, translated to other languages, synchronized with Dropbox, and exchanged directly between two or more iOS devices. WritePad also features integration with events, contacts, maps, and other iPad resources.

You can check out the video demonstration for WritePad for iPad here.

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Looks like IKEA have announced their intention to sell cars... we may be in for a challenge...



Hmmm... and just as I figured - battery not Included!

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Australians in 4G coverage areas can surf the mobile internet on their phones up to five times faster, with Telstra and HTC confirming Australia’s first 4G smartphone – the HTC Velocity 4G.

Powered by the Telstra Mobile Network – Australia’s first and only 4G LTE-enabled network – The HTC Velocity 4G features a massive 4.5 inch touch screen, a 1.5 GHz dual core processor for fast multi-tasking and an 8 megapixel camera.



Customers using HTC Velocity in 4G coverage areas will enjoy typical download speeds ranging from 2Mbps to 40Mbps – up to five times faster than speeds available on Australia’s fastest 3G handsets.

Customers can also experience typical upload speeds of 1Mbps to 10Mbps – up to three times faster than speeds available on the fastest 3G handsets in Australia.

Outside 4G coverage areas the Velocity 4G switches seamlessly onto Telstra’s fast 3G mobile network which reaches 99 per cent of the Australian population.

Telstra became the first mobile service provider in Australia to launch 4G LTE mobile services last September and today superfast 4G coverage is available in Australia’s eight capital city CBDs (meaning within 5km from the GPO) plus more than 80 regional and metropolitan centres (meaning 3km from the regional town centre).

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I recently caught up with friends for a quiet afternoon of drinks and magnificent (expensive) French cheese (yeh I know, life is tough!).

As the afternoon casually sipped by (I mean slipped by), I was introduced to the wonder and delight and pure innocence of being 9 - and from the corner of the room enters Laura (hi Laura, I told you I would add this to the front page of my site).



Laura is the recent member to the world of the iPod Touch, and all of the wonder that you get when you combine an iPod Touch and a home WiFi connection.

So... beer in one hand, Laura to my right... she introduces me to the (I'm not sure what the word is exactly) that is "The Annoying Orange"! I'm not sure where I've been living the last couple of years as I've never seen The Annoying Orange... but if you are looking for an afternoon of strange yet qwirky humour, look no further than The Annoying Orange (and his LOOOONG list of friends - including Apple, Banana, Tomato, Pumpkin and even Marshmallows, and that's a far cry from the full list of guests...

Thanks Laura, I look forward to my next lesson.

Enjoy The Annoying Orange... Here's the link.

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So here's the deal. We both know that no matter what I do, you are going to try and SPAM the site somewhere, sometime and somehow. At the moment, all SPAM gets captured in a moderation queue and I delete it - which is a shame given the incredible amount of work some put into the actual SPAM post itself.



Here's your chance to have your SPAM 'heard'. This forum is here for you to create your masterpieces of SPAM, and leave your SPAM stamp on the site.

Any SPAM (within reason) that is posted here, can stay here. Any SPAM that gets captured in the moderation queue will be deleted. Your call!

The really cool thing is that when you post in THIS FORUM, the SPAM will still be captured in the moderation queue - though if it is picked up in the moderation queue in THIS FORUMS, I will approve it for release here for the world to enjoy...

Please endeavour where possible to make your SPAM at least worthwhile, some nice images of your incredible boots and amazing bags and spectacular watches and genuine one time only opportunities... I hate nothing more than reading SPAM that is not entertaining and lacks a sense of real purpose and direction and meaning... and down right dull and boring.

You should note that any SPAM that is in any way in violation of the site Terms of Service will be deleted immediately. You should also be aware of our Privacy Policy.

So come on... what have you got...

PS: Call this my Christmas 2011 gift to all you little old cuddly spammers.

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I just read a very interesting article over at Techlicious which simplifies the story behind the all new Smartphone privacy threat.



"Ugh, not again. A researcher has discovered a program loaded on most iPhones, Android phones, BlackBerrys and Nokia phones that records every character you type on your phone.

This "keystroke logger" program, from a company called Carrier IQ, runs constantly in the background, without your knowledge, and records personal information and events ranging from phone numbers dialed to the content of text messages and information typed in to presumably secure websites.

Carrier IQ, the cell phone carriers and manufacturers seem to have been caught off-guard by this latest fiasco. Apple claims the software is no longer installed since iOS 5, though studies show that the data is still being collected on iOS 5 devices. While Sprint and Carrier IQ claim all the data is "anonymized", a claim we've heard before which has proven to be untrue."

Read the full Techlicious article here.

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Proporta have released the all new Proporta TurboCharger 7000. In case of emergency, no need to break the glass... the Proporta TurboCharger 7000 allows you to simultaneously re-charge TWO devices! Now that is peace of mind!



The TurboCharger 7000 is a compact, high-powered rechargeable battery that charges from any USB port and allows you to juice up even the most power-hungry gadgets again and again, no matter where you are.

Carrying a 7000mAh capacity, the TurboCharger 7000 mAh comes with two USB output ports, allowing you to charge more than one phone / iPad (and anything else that can be powered by USB) at the same time. The TurboCharger works with all leading mobile devices, from the iPod, iPad and iPhone ranges, to Blackberry, HTC, Sony Ericsson, Nokia, digitalcameras and lots of other gadgets. An LED display shows the level of charge, and the TurboCharger comes with two retractable cable and a range of interchangeable connector heads. Best of all,this stylish product is so lightweight (at about 175g) that you’ll barely even notice you’re carrying it.

On the move (and who isn't these days)... then Proporta TurboCharger 7000 makes travelling peace of mind.

Find out more about the Proporta TurboCharger 7000 here.

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This week we has seen the acquisition of SPB Mobile Software by Yandex - the leading internet company in Russia, operating the most popular search engine and the most visited website. In 2010 ,Yandex generated 64% of all search traffic in Russia and were the largest Russian internet company by revenue.



"Mobile is a vital part of our growth strategy. The acquisition of SPB Software creates new market potential for us and a plethora of possibilities for innovative solutions for our partners", said Yandex's CEO Arkady Volozh. "SPB Shell 3D is an ideal foundation on which to build up our mobile opportunity."



"SPB Software is excited to join Yandex", said Sebastian-Justus Schmidt, CEO of SPB Software. "This allows us to unite efforts in developing and marketing new cutting-edge mobile solutions. SPB Software will continue its mission to produce innovative mobile products of the highest quality."

This acquisition allows Yandex to commence offering a key component for various mobile platforms - a user interface configured to integrate the company's key services based on SPB best known technology - SPB Shell 3D. This move boosts Yandex's opportunities to partner with the players in the mobile ecosystem.

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