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TV is slowly getting replaced with the internet, and that’s probably for the best. But even if TV has been plagued by decades of mediocre shows, it doesn’t mean we can’t..."

A flight simulator on a phone. No wait. A Space Shuttle flight simulator on a phone. Just think about it for a minute. Think about the progress since the Wright Brothers made their first..."

Interview with Jimdo co-founder Matthias Henze

The days when you needed to be an HTML expert to create a website are over. Thanks to companies like Google or Yahoo!, even smaller businesses took conscience that the web was a powerful..."

Top 5 TV shows for tech lovers

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iPhone App: F-Sim Shuttle

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Interview with Jimdo co-founder M...

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12/29/09

Posted by Raimondo Pictet | 10292 commentsA+Commercial+Space+Race%3F2009-12-29+17%3A58%3A44Raimondo+Pictet

A Commercial Space Race?

(1) In 1950, no human made object had ever reached orbit. (2) In 1970, humans gleefully walked the moon. (3) In 1990, humans were building bases on mars. (4) In 2010, humans were exploring the depths of the solar system. While statements (1) and (2) are true, how come statements (3) and (4) are false? It should seem logical: in twenty years not only had humans achieved going from...

12/26/09

Posted by Calixte Pictet | 9971 commentHome+Tab%3A+The+Future+Firefox2009-12-26+14%3A09%3A45Calixte+Pictet

Home Tab: The Future Firefox

There’s nothing that excites me more than a great open source project that innovates. Nothing, that is, except for a an open source project that leans on the community for innovation. So what do we get when both are combined? Mozilla announced the “Home Tab design Challenge” recently. It’s open to all, and it’s goal is to create a new, fresh and...

12/24/09

Posted by Florian Wardell | 9931 commentMerry+Christmas%212009-12-24+11%3A23%3A13Florian+Wardell

Merry Christmas!

I am sitting in an old internet cafe on an island called Gili Meno, between Bali and Lombok in Indonesia. There are palm trees everywhere it’s 30 degrees celcius and I can hear the sea from here, which makes it really hard for me to realize what day it is. On behalf of the whole TechHaze team, we wish you a merry Christmas! May you have a great holiday and spent some good...

12/22/09

Posted by Calixte Pictet | 9780 comments10%2FGUI%3A+Rethinking+the+Interface2009-12-21+23%3A28%3A55Calixte+Pictet

10/GUI: Rethinking the Interface

It seems we are entering a new era of GUI innovation. Apple brought the dock and widgets some time ago and now KDE is re-inventing the latter with “Plasmoids“. Microsoft is having fun with “Aero-Shake“, and invented the ribbon interface. Google rethought tabs. Most of this is great, but for the most part, the desktop we use everyday is still the same. Does...

12/18/09

Posted by Florian Wardell | 9570 commentsiPhone+App%3A+Civilization+Revolution2009-12-18+14%3A25%3A50Florian+Wardell

iPhone App: Civilization Revolution

Hello everyone, it’s been a while since the iPhone app review, so let’s get started. This time I chose to review a game called “Sid Meyer’s Civilization Revolution”. The game was originally the 2008 iteration of Civilization IV, and has been brought to the iPhone a few weeks ago. You’ve probably heard of Civ IV, the fantastic turn based strategy...

12/17/09

Posted by Calixte Pictet | 9300 commentsExtending+Chrome2009-12-17+01%3A11%3A54Calixte+Pictet

Extending Chrome

It’s been shown that the availability of applications makes or breaks operating systems. Similarly, it’s functions that make or break browsers. But as our computing experiences becomes more and more complex, it becomes impossible for any one browser to have it all. That’s where plugins and extentions become vital. The problem, however, is always the same: should...

12/15/09

Posted by Calixte Pictet | 9221 commentUse+GNOME%2C+Pray+for+KDE2009-12-15+20%3A44%3A42Calixte+Pictet

Use GNOME, Pray for KDE

Ok, I’m sure the Linux crowd out there is sick and tired of all this KDE vs. GNOME nonsense. The rest don’t care or don’t even know what all this is about. The debate is important because the diverging philosophies behind these two desktops provide the user with two diverging experiences. Of course, the final conclusion depends on the users’ tastes, but this...

12/14/09

Posted by Raimondo Pictet | 8984 commentsA+wise+telescope+launched+today2009-12-14+14%3A47%3A59Raimondo+Pictet

A wise telescope launched today

NASA’s latest space telescope, WISE, was launched a few dozen of minutes ago. I know, NASA always comes up with cool names for their missions. WISE stands for Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer. Basically, this telescope with map 99% of the universe as seen from Earth’s orbit in all infrared light wave-lengthed 3 through 25 micrometers. The mission will last around...