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Olympus OM-D SLR (EM-5) photos leak out – and it looks fabulous

February 4th, 2012 9:55pm No comments

Olympus OM-D SLR photos leak out - and it looks fabulous

As long-time Olympus OM SLR fans, we’ve been very excited by rumours of a forthcoming high end Olympus OM-D Micro Four Thirds camera.

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Lifelike Geminoid-F robot mannequin waits for a friend in a Tokyo Department Store

February 3rd, 2012 9:30am 1 comment

Lifelike Geminoid-F robot mannequin waits for a friend in a Tokyo Department Store

We’ve been fascinated by the way Japanese scientists have been developing the Geminoid robots, and one of the ‘female’ versions has gone on display in Japan as an interactive mannequin.

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Stunning Fujifilm X-Pro1 camera gets listed Amazon. Brace yourself for the price

February 2nd, 2012 11:12am No comments

Stunning Fujifilm X-Pro1 camera gets listed Amazon. Brace yourself for the price

The Fujifilm X-Pro1 is one of those cameras that make the Wirefresh staff go weak at the knees and start perusing the listings on eBay to see what price we may get for our grannies, such is its appeal. We love this thing! And now it’s moving closer…

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Android users more frisky on a first date while Blackberry fans hit the bottle

February 2nd, 2012 10:30am No comments

Android users more frisky on a first date while Blackberry fans hit the bottle

According to a fabulously pointless new survey, users of Android phones are supposedly more likely to have sex on a first date and embark on more one-night stands than owners of other smartphones.

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View your Google Analytics data in a stylish fashion with Analytix for Android

February 1st, 2012 2:00pm No comments

View your Google Analytics data in a stylish fashion with Analytix for Android

If you want to keep track of your Google Analytics facts’n'figures on the move, you’ll be hard pushed to find anything more comprehensive as the Analytix app for Android phones and tablets.

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O2 gets grovelling and issues an explanation for their privacy PR disaster

January 25th, 2012 3:55pm 1 comment

O2 issues apology and explanation after privacy PR disaster

Earlier today, Twitter lit up with comments from outraged customers who had learnt that the network was handing out their mobile telephone number to any website they visited.

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O2 gave out customer phone numbers to every site they visit – loophole now closed

January 25th, 2012 11:21am 1 comment

O2 accused of giving customer phone numbers to every site they visit

In what appears to be a shocking breach of privacy, reports are indicating that UK British cellphone carrier O2 is sending a customer’s mobile number to every website they visit on their phone.

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Samsung Galaxy S II commercials continue to cock a snook at iPhone fanboys

January 24th, 2012 7:34pm No comments

Samsung Galaxy S II commercials continue to cock a snook at iPhone fanboys

Samsung is continuing  its rather witty advertising campaign to highlight the advantages of the Samsung Galaxy S2 over the iPhone – and we have to say we’re still enjoying them.

Scroll down for the latest three instalments (and an explanation of what ‘cocking a snook’ means).

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CameraSize lets you compare compact and dSLR camera sizes at a glance

January 24th, 2012 10:57am No comments

Compare camera sizes instantly with this useful website

We’ve been big fans of the useful set of tools at CameraSize.com, which let you visually compare the size of cameras, so we’re chuffed to see that the site has now been updated with a groovier interface,

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Olympus teases and tempts with talk of a new, high-end Olympus OM-D camera

January 20th, 2012 4:00pm No comments

Olympus teases and tempts with talk of a new, high-end Olympus OM-D camera

If you were to ask us what our favourite camera ever was, we’d have the answer in a jiffy: the Olympus OM2n.

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Google on SOPA: ‘Don’t Censor The Web’

January 18th, 2012 3:15pm No comments

Google on SOPA: 'Don't Censor The Web'

In  line with the web-wide protests taking place today, Google has issued a strong statement voicing its opposition to the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) in the Senate and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House.

Google say that these bills won’t get rid of pirate sites, arguing that offenders would just change their addresses in order to continue their criminal activities.

The search engine giant says that are ‘better ways to address piracy than to ask U.S. companies to censor the Internet.’

Read their full argument below:

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Hitler reacts to SOPA [video]

January 18th, 2012 12:29pm No comments

It probably won’t be up for long, so watch it quick!

Best line:  ”Don’t cry, Disney owns the rights to that emotion.”

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The largest internet protest in history sees sites go dark in protest at SOPA laws

January 18th, 2012 8:00am No comments

The largest internet protest in history sees sites go dark in protest at SOPA laws

Today (Jan 18th) sees what is being billed as ‘the largest internet protest in history’ as websites show their opposition against the proposed Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and its sibling the Protect IP Act (PIPA) in the US.

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Numark 4TRAK offers DJs the ‘ultimate performance tool for Traktor’

January 17th, 2012 2:15pm No comments

Numark 4TRAK offers DJs the 'ultimate performance tool for Traktor'

DJs! Prepare for some lusting at the sight of Numark’s new Traktor-compatible, all-singing 4Trak DJ controller.

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Protests against SOPA grow, as Wikipedia joins January 18th protest with 24 hour shutdown

January 17th, 2012 9:15am No comments

Protests against SOPA grow, as Wikipedia joins January 18th protest

Wikipedia has announced that it will be lending its weight to the campaign against two bloody awful internet censorship bills currently being considered in the US.

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