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Tart up your desktop with free wallpaper from Desktop Nexus Read MoreYou’d think someone as big as Piper Jaffray would have more sense than to waste time and money on pointless surveys to uncover the obvious. Over the weekend, the middle-market investment …
Apple iPad: pointless survey uncovers the obvious; analyst makes arse of himself Read MoreMarketing internet bods HubSpot wanted to find out what difference a profile picture made to the popularity of a Twitter account, so set about analysing the figures. Digging into Twitter …
Want more Twitter followers? Add a photo. Quick! Read MoreTech stat totter-uppers comScore have tapped out their latest report on smartphone marketshare in the US, and it shows Google Android continuing to grow and gaining quickly on the iPhone. …
Android scores huge gains in the US, iPhone stalls Read MoreDetails have been few and far between, but this new 30 second promo of HP’s forthcoming Slate tablet, has got us very excited. Wilfully showing off its advantages over Apple’s …
HP Slate video shows off iPad-pwning possibilities, specs leaked Read MoreWe can’t ever imagine being so desperate for attention or controversy that we’d spend good money on an expensive consumer item only to smash it to pieces and post up …
iPads get pointlessly trashed by attention-seeking prats (videos) Read MoreIt looks like it won’t be long before we’re holidaying at Westworld, after Professor Hiroshi Ishiguro has shown the world his new, creepily human-looking, Geminoid-FL robot.
Geminoid-FL: the rise of the robots (videos) Read MoreWe’re loving this piece written by Cory Doctorow of BoingBoing explaining why he’s not going to be queuing up in line for an iPad tomorrow. Posted up on Apple fanboy …
“I’m not getting an iPad” says tech writer – “and neither should you” Read MoreWith the launch of the iPad mere hours away for our US readers, app developers have been working themselves into a frenzy to upgrade their iPhone apps to suit the …
iPad gets Firemint’s Real Racing HD and Flight Control HD Read MoreNow entering the voting phase is Google’s Model Your Town competition, which invited users to ‘show their civic pride’ and create a 3D portrait of their community.
Google’s Model Your Town competition – cast your votes now! Read MorePhotography website DPReview has posted its review of the Canon EOS 550D / Rebel T2i dSLR, and as expected, it’s the most comprehensive of the lot, offering a 29 page, …
Canon EOS 550D: “the most compelling DSLR of its class” Read MoreWe like this one, mixing up some daft April Fool’s japery with a bit of product advertising. In the videos, Qualcomm claim that their Mirasol screen device – ‘stolen from their …
Butterflies attack! Qualcomm release April Fool’s jape Read MoreWith Google’s long history as April Fool pranksters, they were unlikely to get very far with this one, but they gamely soldiered on, posting this excellent video. “Introducing Google Translate …
Google introduces Google Translate for Animals. Woof Read MoreReviewers lucky enough to get their mitts on an pre-release model of the iPad have been passing their verdict on Apple’s eagerly awaited device, and for the most part it’s …
Apple iPad reviews roll in – with video Read MoreAlthough Mr Jobs and his Apple chums have decided on your behalf that really don’t want a nice, convenient, small netbook running your favourite OS, there appears to be no …
Running Mac OSX on a netbook – it can be done! Read More