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Month: May 2010

Apple / photography

Apple iPad coming to Currys, Dixons, PC World

Wednesday, May 26, 2010Wednesday, May 26, 2010 - by mike s

Apple is set to smother the High Streets of Britain with iPads on its launch day on Friday, with UK High street stores Currys, Dixons and PC World set to  …

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Apple / mobiles

Three network offers ‘best value’ Apple iPad deals

Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - by Lee J. - 1 Comment

UK network provider Three has announced that it will be offering dedicated data plans for the Apple iPad with Wi-Fi + 3G from the 28th May. Three claim that their …

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photography

Canon EOS 5D MkII SLR and FinePix HS10 firmware updates ahoy!

Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - by Tony Fletcher

Canon and Fujifilm have both bashed out firmware updates for their EOS 5D Mark II digital SLR and FinePix HS1 superzoom compact cameras, both of which are available for your …

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Android / mobile apps / mobiles

Adobe Reader hits the Android Market

Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - by Pete Railton

Quietly shimmying unannounced into the Android Market store is Adobe’s PDF Reader app, their second free app for the Android platform.

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Android / computing / portable

Dell Streak Android-powered tablet coming to UK in June

Tuesday, May 25, 2010Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - by Lee J. - 1 Comment

The UK is set to get the Dell Streak Android mini-tablet next month, with O2 being the first network  provider to get their paws on the wee fella.

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stuff

Goodbye Nasa’s Phoenix Mars lander

Tuesday, May 25, 2010Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - by mike s - 1 Comment

New images from NASA would suggest that the end really is nigh for their Mars Phoenix lander, which appears to have broken apart during the Red Planet’s fierce winter.

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computing / software / Windows

Soluto “anti-frustration software” promises a leaner, speedier PC

Tuesday, May 25, 2010Thursday, Jun 17, 2010 - by mike s

If your PC is taking so long to boot that you’ve got time to pop out for a pint and a pasty before getting to the log in screen, an …

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computing / stuff

Little Dog robot: brilliant, clever and more than a bit scary

Monday, May 24, 2010 - by mike s - 1 Comment

Boston Dynamics – who previously scared the Beejuzus out of us with their  BigDog robotic load carrier creation –  has produced a smaller, meaner, weirder version, aptly called Little Dog.

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gadgets / stuff

Maker Faire celebrates robots, gizmos and DIY things [video]

Monday, May 24, 2010Monday, May 24, 2010 - by mike s

Put together by the folks behind the excellent MAKE magazine, Maker Faire is a celebration of all things to do with computer science, robotics, metal and woodworking, crafting and, of …

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Google / web

Google offers SSL encrypted search beta service

Monday, May 24, 2010 - by Pete Railton - 1 Comment

Google has switched on a beta version of its SSL encrypted search service, which encrypts data sent between your PC and Google’s servers, making it just about impossible for sneaky …

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Blackberry / mobiles / stuff

BlackBerry Bold 9800 slider – leaked photos

Monday, May 24, 2010Monday, May 24, 2010 - by mike s

We posted up a wobbly video of BlackBerry’s forthcoming Bold 9800 slider a few weeks ago, and the handset from RIM  is now (literally) becoming a bit clearer, thanks to …

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open source

Is Google really open? An open source guru comments [Video]

Sunday, May 23, 2010Monday, May 24, 2010 - by Pete Railton

The good folks at Mashable have put together an interesting interview with Free Software Foundation and GNU founder Richard Stallman, discussing just how “open” Google really is. Super beardy Stallman …

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Android / mobile apps / mobiles

Android 2.2 Froyo update: what’s new [video]

Sunday, May 23, 2010Sunday, May 23, 2010 - by mike s

Google has officially announced the next update to its Android mobile operating system (“Froyo”), with a compelling selection of new features and speed improvements making up a formidable package.

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gaming / Google

Google celebrates PAC-MAN’s 30th Anniversary with playable front page

Friday, May 21, 2010Friday, May 21, 2010 - by mike s - 14 Comments.

Paying tribute to the 30th anniversary of  the arcade game classic PAC-MAN, Google have put up their first-ever playable Google doodle on the search homepage.

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iPhone / mobile apps / mobiles

Seesmic iPhone app slips into the App Store

Friday, May 21, 2010 - by Lee J.

The highly rated Seesmic social networking app has just shimmied into the iPhone’s App Store, with a price that should make your wallet throb with joy – free.

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