aside commented on Video: What Sports Illustrated Might Feel Like on a Tablet

"The widget for the side scrollbar around ~2.17 is clearly from Aqua/Mac OS X. Lazy design plagiarism, or is this actually a prototype for the JesusTablet?"

aside commented on HD Media Player Battlemodo: Apple TV Killers

"What about Boxee or XBMC on an Apple TV? How does the thing rank with "alternative" firmware?"

aside commented on Blackra1n Jailbreaks iPhone OS 3.1.2

"SECOND WARNING: On my system (both Win XP and Win 7, virtualized in VMWare) blackra1n.exe crashes miserably as soon as I press the button."

aside commented on The First Real Push Twitter Apps for iPhone: iTweetReply and Boxcar

"Interesting how these apps get marketed for (and reviewed in) the US and UK where you can get free SMS notifications. Think of other countries, too!"

aside commented on World's Second Largest Wireless Carrier Kills International Roaming Charges

"There ARE extra fees, although quite acceptable ones. With an Italian cell phone, calling will run you €1 plus your regular rate (or extra-minute rate if you have a plan.) Receiving calls will run you €1 every 30 minutes. There is no mention of lower costs for SMS, at least in the .it website. The catch here is that it's an opt-in service."

aside commented on Firemail Brings Free Landscape Emailing to iPhone

"Reviews on the Italian store helpfully point out that the app doesn't autosave text (or its state, anyway). This means that if you get an incoming phone call, you lose everything."

aside commented on BlackBerry Storm First Hands On

"Matt, I couldn't understand this part: "Typing with it takes some getting used to, even if you can fly on an iPhone or other touchscreen device, because you have to retrain yourself to actually lift your thumb back off of the screen to let it pop back up between every single letter" What's the difference between typing on the Storm and on the iPhone?"

aside commented on Italian Scientists Claim New World Record for Fastest Wireless Transmission

"Err… Sorry to nitpick but it's too funny if you know what that means. The newspaper with the original news piece is called Corriere della Sera ('Evening Courier,' if you wish). Sella means 'saddle' -> The Saddle Courier."

aside commented on An In-Depth Video Tour of Android 0.9, an (Almost) Great (Almost) OS

"Browsing was extremely low."

aside commented on Galactic Empire Begins Invasion of San Francisco

"That's a really good job, except for the part I thought would be easier: the TIE fighters/interceptors' howl!"