Another ‘Angry Birds’ game, Sony say NO to bad photos and June is a great time to buy a computer  - thanks to AVG Internet Security.

Bullistic Unleashed

You might know the Angry Birds game as the post popular game in the ‘throw things at other things’ genre, but the recently released App store game “Bullistic Unleaded” developed in Australia has players throwing something just a bit heavier.

The game’s creators told me that they were asked so many times to make a game ‘like Angry Birds’ that that decided to do just that, but basically fill it with more irreverent humour and the ability to blow up more than just a few green pigs.

In the game you’re flinging a BULL around the screen…that’s because they wanted to bring the saying “bull in a china’ shop to life…but then make it bigger and even more destructive.

You’ll find Ballistic Unleashed in the App store for iPhone and the iPod Touch for 99 cents.

Sony say “no more bad photos”

Owning a digital camera doesn’t instantly make you a great photographer.  Sure the image quality is great in terms of megapixes, but think about all the photos you’ve taken that haven’t quite worked out…too dark, too bright, faces with red eyes or blur from you or your subject moving.

Well sony has announced that enough is enough and along with the new Cybershot HX20 camera they have launched a ‘no more bad photos’ campaign.

Australians are invited to submit their bad photos on Sony Australia’s facebook page for a chance to take the shot again…with a new camera.

More information on the Cybershot HX20 and ‘no more bad photos’ competition can be found at http://www.sony.com.au/nomorebadphotos

June a great time to buy a new Computer

If you’ve been thinking of buying a computer, leading up to the end of financial year will be a great time to buy.

If you’re buying for work or education purposes, picking up a new computer before June 30 could be a tax deduction that you can benefit in the new financial year…but that’s not the only reason to buy.

With Intel starting to release its 3rd generation processors into the marketplace we should start to see some great deals appearing on computers that have 2nd processors.

Keep an eye out for retailers keen to push old stock to make way for new computer hardware, there’s always good savings to be found there.  If you need help choosing a computer with
the right processor for your needs, head to – http://www.intel.com.au/content/www/au/en/choose/choose-the-right-processor.html 

Happy shopping!

Back next week thanks to avg internet security. AVG is tough on threats easy on you. AVG internet security home edition is now avaiable at 15% off the normal price for our listeners – head to avg.com.au/techdaily

Movie rentals from Google, Using your iPhone to make the perfect beer and giving up the internet for a  year  - thanks to AVG Internet Security.

Google Movie Rentals

Online movie rental services are everywhere you look online with offerings from Apple, Quickflix, Bigpond, Microsoft, Sony and more…plus now Google is on board.  I’d say that for a company that owns YouTube it’s a natural progression for them to move into the on demand movie rental space but the question is how does it compare to similar offerings?

Well in terms of price it’s about on par with its competitors with new releases prices at 5.99 or 6.99 for high definition rentals with a 48 hour viewing window.

Just like Youtube you can watch your rented movie directly in your computer’s web browser or download for playback later  or on a mobile device using the Google Play app.

To check out movie rentals from Google head to http://www.youtube.com/movies or http://play.google.com 

The Perfect Beer?  There’s an App for that!

How do you make the perfect Beer?  Well, there’s an App for that!

Independent Winemaker, Casella, is looking to enter the premium beer market, but they are seeking the help of iPhone users to help them create the perfect brew.

The Perfect Lager iPhone app encourages users to submit information about their favourite Beer moments, no matter what brew they happen to be drinking.

This includes uploading a photo of the bottle and a rating of its flavour, but other information including location, current weather conditions and even the direction the drinker is facing is also collected to help come up with the perfect lager.

http://theperfectlagerproject.com/

Could you give up the Internet for a year?

How long could you go without the Internet…a day…a week…or even for a few hours?

It all very well if you don’t rely on it, but Paul Miller of U.S Technology news publication The Verge is going to try and do it for a whole year.  For him that means no web browsing…or even asking someone to look things up for him…no email…no playing games online…in fact he’s even doing away with text messaging and dumping his smartphone.  He will continue to use a computer but it won’t be connected to the web.

Paul made a video of his ‘last day’ online which you can view below.

Back next week thanks to avg internet security. AVG is tough on threats easy on you. AVG internet security home edition is now avaiable at 15% off the normal price for our listeners – head to avg.com.au/techdaily

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 5:29 — 5.0MB)