The shortage of IPv4 addresses has reached a critical stage, according to the registries that allocate Internet numbers around the world. The Number Resource Organization (NRO), which represents the registries, said Tuesday that less than 10 percent of all IPv4 addresses remain available, threatening the future network operations of all businesses and organizations unless ISPs …

Perhaps it’s the drop-dead gorgeous animation. Maybe it’s the story of geeks who come good. Or, possibly, it’s just that there’s a monkey with a thought translator — but we adore Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. It’s not too preachy either, despite having a couple of worthy morals to impart. Having said that, this isn’t a Disney film, so …

Home cinema types, pin back your lugholes for some new sound-related kit from Sharp. We give you the 3.1-channel surround sound HT-SB400 sound bar and 2.1 channel DK-AP8P iPod dock. The DK-AP8P iPod dock, pictured above, includes a touch-control panel that actually comes off, doubling as a remote control. What a clever idea. We’ve broken enough bits off our gadgets …

Ofcom is set to deliver a scything tackle to the pricing of Sky channels, including Sky Sports, for broadcasters. BT Vision and Virgin Media are poised to pass these savings to you, the lucky British consumer, in a consumer victory of Premier League proportions. BSkyB has both a content side — channels such as Sky Sports and Sky Movies — …

Samsung’s looking to bite another fleshy, screaming chunk out of the entry-level phone market with three mobiles that lay on the social-networking features like Barbara Cartland laid on the slap: the Shark S5350, the Shark 2 S5550 and the Shark 3 S3550. All the handsets have one-click links to sites such as Facebook, MySpace and Bebo on their home screen, …

Apple’s legal war with Nokia has hit DEFCON 1, with JobsCo seeking for Nokia to be banned from the US. Apple has applied to the International Trade Commission, a US body that covers patent infringement, to block the import of Nokia phones, on the grounds that Nokia is violating its patents. This is in response to an identical claim to …

HTC today joined forces with Telstra and Microsoft to launch its HD2 handset in Australia, announcing a timed exclusive to the telco and a lower than expected price tag of AU$829 outright. Foxtel TV on the HD2. (Credit: HTC) Telstra will sell the HTC HD2 through its stores and website from today, shipping unlocked handsets when purchased outright, or offering …

In an interview with Sony Insider, Stan Glasgow, president of Sony USA, revealed the company will not be releasing any new OLED TVs this year. This comes at a time when manufacturers have taken their focus away from new display technologies, and poured cash into 3D. But even Glasgow admits OLED is probably the future of both 2D and 3D …

Google’s Nexus One is the most talked about smartphone of the year so far, and is also the newest addition to the CNET Australia testing labs. Want to know anything specific about the Nexus One? Now’s the time to ask! (Credit: Google) This handset is a mobile milestone, as it introduces Google to the fiercely competitive world of mobile handset …

With CES 2010 abuzz with 3D TV announcements, cable provider Foxtel has said it is planning to begin 3D broadcasts of its own in 2011. Foxtel CEO Kim Williams told Gizmodo that he expects “Foxtel will bring its first test broadcasts in 3D to subscribers in 2011 when full product details will be revealed”. Williams said the company had been …

iPhone OS 4 is imminent. That’s the conclusion I drew from an e-mail I received from a prominent app developer Friday, at least, before hearing from the developer that it was a typo. The message included the following snippet: “Just wanted to give you a heads up that we’ve submitted an updated app for the new iPhone OS 4.0 software.” …

A new app was released this week by Apple for customers using its MobileMe online service. It follows in the footsteps of the previously released MobileMe iDisk utility and Apple’s handy Find My iPhone. MobileMe Gallery gives users the ability to view their gallery of movies and photos from either an iPhone or an iPod Touch. After installing the app, …

WiMax may be Clearwire’s technology of choice today as it builds out its nationwide 4G wireless network, but the upstart carrier may eventually migrate to a competing technology that’s expected to be used by most of the world’s major wireless operators. Clearwire’s willingness to add additional 4G technologies to its network in the future will likely help it compete more …

If you’re anxious to develop your own iPhone app, don’t know where to start, and find high-pedigree university instruction appealing, consider learning the art of the iPhone from Stanford University. You won’t need a high-school degree to take the class–the school’s Computer Science Department has begun posting material from its second 10-week iPhone Application Programming course in iTunes U. The …

Remember when we said existing T-Mobile customers had to pay more for the Google Nexus One if they wanted it under contract? Well, Google and T-Mobile have heard the complaints and decided to change their pricing…just a little. When the Nexus One first debuted, existing customers without data plans had to pay $279, while those who are upgrading their plans …