TECHNOLOGY

Trolley thieves beware. Woolworth has launched a new mobile application that will allow people to report a lost trolley via GPS. The retail store giant hopes this move will reduce the $50 million lost every year in trolley collection and replacement costs.

Jumping right on the 3D bandwagon, Youtube will now bring HTML 5 based stereoscopic 3D video to computer users who have Nvidia 3D Vision enabled hardware. The 3D support is a joint project between Youtube, Mozilla Firefox and Nvidia.

Gamers and game developers are all eagerly awaiting the next generation of game consoles. Sony PlayStation users will be pleased to know that the next generation PlayStation is already in development.

Apple fans are a bit like conspiracy theorists. When Apple's acting CEO Tim Cook took a trip to Samsung headquarters there were immediately theories that he was looking into using Samsung's OLED displays for the iPad 3.

Texas Street is one of the steepest and longest driving inclines in San Diego, Calif. Cement dividers separate the cars, which also must contend with exhausted riders pushing, rather than peddling, their two wheelers up the narrow and close-to-traffic bike lanes.

Fans of Shinobi have been clamoring for its return and after weeks of teasing and rumors, Sega finally confirmed that they are releasing Shinobi for the Nintendo 3DS. The iconic Sega character will have a brand new adventure in the 3DS while keeping the old action side-scroll format.

Xcel Energy announced today it has launched its first-ever iPhone application called "Bulb Blasters," a game with a mission to conquer energy inefficiency.

Google finally unveiled its long-awaited mobile payment application the Google Wallet this Thursday. After months of hinting at the application, customers were at last introduced to the mobile application that will allow users to "tap, pay and save" for goods and services.

Sony Ericsson's security troubles continue as hackers breached Sony Ericsson's eShop website this Wednesday. This time the attack was aimed at Canadian users of the website with potentially 2,000 user names, e-mail addresses and passwords taken.

Sparrow, the minimalist email client for Mac, has been updated to version 1.2. The latest release sees a number of improvements and additions, including the much requested unified inbox.

As expected, Google on Thursday announced Google Wallet, a mobile application for Android that will use near-field communication (NFC) technology to allow users to pay with their mobile phone.

HTC unveiled this week in Australia its newest Android-powered offerings, the Desire S and Wildfire S. Samsung, on the other hand, launched the Galaxy S II, the smaller and thinner edition of its widely popular smartphone.

Ellora Assets Corporation has released Freemake Video Converter 2.2, an update it terms "major" due to the fact it promises vastly improved conversion speeds on suitably powerful machines. The improved performance is made possible by integration of DXVA2.0 technology into its code.

Fans of the upcoming game Alice: Madness Returns won't have to wait until June 14 to wet their appetites on Alice. EA has released an interactive storybook for Alice:Madness Returns that rewards users who can complete it $10 off for the full game.

Samsung's Galaxy S II will be the first smartphone in Australia that is HSPA+ compatible. It will be capable of download link speeds of up to 21Mbps. Optus, Telstra and Vodafone have all announced that it will make this smart phone available in the next few months.

A computer security researcher has found a glitch in Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer browser that he said could let hackers steal credentials to access users' Facebook and Twitter accounts.

Vodafone announced today their new prepaid recharge plan; the Vodafone All-Time prepaid which brings unlimited calling and messaging to its prepaid customers. The prepaid option also allows access to bonus bank- a loyalty program that gives users rewards for every recharge.

Xara has updated both of its flagship vector and bitmap design tools -- Xara Photo & Graphic Designer and Xara Designer Pro -- to version 7.

The third installment to the popular Fable series finally debuted on the PC months after its console release. The third person role playing Fable will have gamers embarking on an epic adventure to ascend the throne.

The House Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet met Thursday morning to examine the effects a merger between AT&T and T-Mobile would have on wireless competition.

HTC launched two new smart phones for the Australian market last night. The Desire S and Wildfire S are HTC's newest smart phones that run on the Android OS. According to current.com the Desire S and Wildfire S are going to be handled exclusively by Telstra. The Desire S will be available for Telstra customers from May 31 and will cost $59 with a Freedom Connect Plan or for a retail price of $648. The Wildfire S will be made available on July 19 and it will cost $360. Telstra has yet to annou...

Mac owners have long been notoriously smug about the lack of viruses for their chosen operating system, but it is far from true to say that viruses do not exist for OS X.

Facebook and Spotify are joining in a collaborative effort to provide a streaming music service to Facebook users. Business magazine Forbes reported that in the next two weeks, Facebook users will be able to see a Spotify icon on their news feed. Clicking on the icon will allow the service to install on the user's computer.

We recently took a look at Soluto, the self-proclaimed "anti-frustration software." The application started off by helping to improve Windows' startup times by analyzing the programs and services that were configured to run automatically and suggesting which were not necessary.

SoundHound recently unveiled a "Hound", new voice recognition app., for iPhone and Android users. When listening to the radio or humming a song, the app provides a preview, cover art, album details, lyrics, videos, tour dates and an option to buy the song instantly.

SoftMaker Office 2010 is an interesting productivity suite that delivers much of the power of Microsoft Office, at a considerably lower price.

The Mac Defender outbreak has stirred much debate about the state of Mac security and whether or not a malware deluge is headed for Apple computers.

It's been a bad security week for Apple, what with the world of malware finally bothering with Macs.

According to a report from the Examiner, Verizon has confirmed that the update will come with a new user interface with new colors, a download manager to better arrange your apps and attachments, better access to the numeric keyboard board and an autosuggestions feature to make you group your contacts in a more user-friendly manner.