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Month: October 2009

Apple / iPhone / mobile apps / mobiles / transport

thetrainline releases free iPhone timetable app

Sunday, Oct 18, 2009 - by mike s - 2 Comments.

UK online train ticket vendors, the trainline, have released a freebie iPhone app for travellin’ folks needing access to “train information anywhere, anytime”. The app for the iPhone and iPod …

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Android / iPhone / mobiles / web

Verizon ‘iDon’t’ video puts the boot into the iPhone

Sunday, Oct 18, 2009Sunday, Oct 18, 2009 - by mike s - 2 Comments.

In the States, network provider Verizon have just released a commercial that takes pot shots at what they see as the shortcomings of Apple’s massively successful iPhone. The ‘teaser’ ad …

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mobiles / Palm

Palm Pre UK launch: O2 declares it a hit

Saturday, Oct 17, 2009Saturday, Oct 17, 2009 - by mike s - 10 Comments.

UK network O2 launched the Palm Pre yesterday, and declared sales figures to be a “roaring success.” The company said that it shifted more Palm Pre handsets on Friday than the …

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Google

Google Wave explained via Pulp Fiction

Friday, Oct 16, 2009Friday, Oct 16, 2009 - by Lee J.

This might be the easiest way to make sense of the baffling entity that is Google Wave. Note: this is definitely NOT work safe! And if that didn’t help, try …

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Google / web

Make way! Google Street View Trike coming through!

Friday, Oct 16, 2009 - by mike s

Google has come up with a foxy way to capture street view data in areas inaccessible to their traditional camera cars: the Street View Trike. Basically a three wheel trike …

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mobiles

Nokia Maemo N900 smartphone in video glory

Friday, Oct 16, 2009Friday, Oct 16, 2009 - by mike s - 1 Comment

Nokia’s super-slick Maemo N900 tablet smartphone looks a vast improvement on their recent offerings, and the company have released a “getting started” video to show off what the phone can …

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Google / web

Facebook accounts for 1 in every 7 UK page views

Friday, Oct 16, 2009 - by mike s

Facebook now accounts for a thumping 14.5 per cent of the UK’s entire web traffic, according to hot stats from analyst bods, Hitwise. This makes the social networking site by …

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broadcasting / web

Spotify set to become unlistenable as Tories invade

Friday, Oct 16, 2009Friday, Oct 16, 2009 - by mike s - 2 Comments.

We’ve become increasingly annoyed by the growing amount of adverts on the free Spotify service, but  we may have to give up on the service altogether, come the run up …

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photography / reviews

Panasonic Lumix GF1 dSLR sends us wild with desire

Friday, Oct 16, 2009Friday, Oct 16, 2009 - by mike s - 4 Comments.

Olympus created a bit of a splash with the launch of their beautifully retro-styled E-P1 Micro Four Thirds camera, but as soon as we cast eyes on the Panasonic Lumix …

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Microsoft / software / Windows

Windows 7 Home Premium gets comprehensively reviewed

Thursday, Oct 15, 2009Thursday, Oct 15, 2009 - by Pete Railton - 2 Comments.

Techradar has posted a comprehensive review on Microsoft’s new operating system, and like many others, they’re finding it a vast improvement on the dreaded Vista. Their reviewer was suitably impressed …

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mobiles / Palm

Carphone Warehouse and Palm Pre: “The Palm…what?”

Thursday, Oct 15, 2009Thursday, Oct 15, 2009 - by mike s - 7 Comments.

On the eve of the hugely anticipated launch of the Palm Pre  smartphone the UK, we sauntered into our nearest Carphone Warehouse to check up on stocks and availability. “Could …

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audio / gadgets / hardware

Zoom Q3 HD audio camcorder available in the UK

Thursday, Oct 15, 2009Thursday, Oct 15, 2009 - by Lee J. - 1 Comment

With its ability to record video and HD audio, Zoom’s Q3 Handy Video recorder looks a great tool for video bloggers, YouTubers, musicians and journalists. Available now in the UK, …

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Blackberry / mobiles

Blackberry Storm2 on Vodafone pre-order

Thursday, Oct 15, 2009Thursday, Oct 15, 2009 - by mike s

‘Underwhelming’ would be the best word to describe Blackberry’s first stab at a touchscreen phone, the Storm, which proved a wildly disappointing beast. Suitably chastised by consumers who failed to …

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Microsoft / web / Windows

Microsoft gets cosy with Family Guy to plug Windows 7

Thursday, Oct 15, 2009Thursday, Oct 15, 2009 - by mike s

In an unlikely hook up, Microsoft has teamed up with Fox Television and the Family Guy’s creator, executive producer and main voiceover dude, Seth MacFarlane, to create a 30-minute variety …

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Apple / iPhone / mobile apps / mobiles

iPhone gets Layar Augmented Reality App

Thursday, Oct 15, 2009Thursday, Oct 15, 2009 - by mike s - 1 Comment

Android users have enjoyed the app for some time, but  now  iPhone 3GS users can start waving their arms around like Magnus Pike on poppers and  join in the augmented …

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