Skip to content
Sunday, Jun 15, 2025

wirefresh

A snappy new tech blog

  • home
  • mobiles
  • computing
  • photography
  • android
  • iphone
  • audio
  • portable
  • reviews

Author: Lee J.

web

A day in the life of the internet: a feast of stats in a pretty graphic

Thursday, Dec 10, 2009Thursday, Dec 10, 2009 - by Lee J.

Click on for an amazing infographic showing what a monstrous beast the Internet is, with 210 billion emails, 3 million Flickr images and 43 million gigabytes (on phones) sent on …

A day in the life of the internet: a feast of stats in a pretty graphic Read More
Android / Blackberry / mobile apps / mobiles / Symbian / Windows Mobile

Orange rolls out multi-platform App Store

Wednesday, Dec 9, 2009 - by Lee J.

Telecoms firm Orange has launched its vrey own App Shop, which is available now for over-the-air downloads to around one million customers in the UK and France. The App Shop …

Orange rolls out multi-platform App Store Read More
stuff / transport

Trance DJs try the ultimate blag – in space

Tuesday, Dec 8, 2009 - by Lee J.

Trance bands are always banging on about ‘taking you higher’, but a UK outfit are looking to go higher than any other fluoro-donning, repetitive-beat churning  DJs have ever been before, …

Trance DJs try the ultimate blag – in space Read More
stuff

Enter a world of wrong with these animatronic art work heads

Friday, Dec 4, 2009Monday, Dec 7, 2009 - by Lee J. - 1 Comment

Weird, creepy and, frankly, a bit crap, this freaky $75k art work exhibited at Art Basel Miami Beach 2009 is the work of artist Nathaniel Mellor. The three realistic face …

Enter a world of wrong with these animatronic art work heads Read More
iPhone / mobile apps / mobiles

Daily Telegraph iPhone app lets users file breaking stories

Friday, Dec 4, 2009Monday, Dec 7, 2009 - by Lee J.

The Daily Torygraph Telegraph has whipped out a new and improved version of its news application for Apple iPhone users. The freebie Telegraph app can be downloaded directly on to …

Daily Telegraph iPhone app lets users file breaking stories Read More
audio

Harman Kardon’s GLA-55 wedge-wallopin’ crystal speaker system hits the UK

Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009 - by Lee J.

Aimed at audiophiles with ravine-deep pockets (and, let’s be honest, questionable style) is Harman Kardon’s high end GLA-55 speaker system. Looking like a mix between an air freshener and something …

Harman Kardon’s GLA-55 wedge-wallopin’ crystal speaker system hits the UK Read More
portable

Kindle becomes the #1 selling product on Amazon

Monday, Nov 30, 2009Monday, Nov 30, 2009 - by Lee J. - 1 Comment

Amazon.com has announced that their Kindle eBook reader has notched up huge sales over November and is now, “the most wished for, the most gifted, and the #1 bestselling product …

Kindle becomes the #1 selling product on Amazon Read More
computing / portable / Windows

Asus Eee Box 1501 nettop gets UK release

Thursday, Nov 26, 2009Thursday, Nov 26, 2009 - by Lee J. - 2 Comments.

Asus has slipped out the Eee Box 1501 nettop, a mere slip of a thing for slapping on your desktop, living room shelves or kitchen. Nettops are designed to arouse …

Asus Eee Box 1501 nettop gets UK release Read More
photography

Panasonic firmware update for Lumix DMC-GF1 and lenses

Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 - by Lee J.

We raved and we frothed over Panasonic’s Lumix DMC-GF1 camera, before eventually caving in and buying a GF1/20mm f1.7 lens recently, so it’s good to see firmware updates coming through.

Panasonic firmware update for Lumix DMC-GF1 and lenses Read More
stuff / web

Skating babies advert becomes the most viewed online advert in history

Tuesday, Nov 24, 2009Tuesday, Nov 24, 2009 - by Lee J.

Every Ad Agencies wet dream is to unleash a viral YouTube advert that hits the big time, but none have been more successful than the skating Evian babies video – …

Skating babies advert becomes the most viewed online advert in history Read More
audio / portable

Sony IDC-UX300 USB gizmo stores 1,000 hours of recording

Monday, Nov 23, 2009Monday, Nov 23, 2009 - by Lee J.

Sony’s rather smart looking line of USB UX dictation takers/mp3 players have enjoyed a slight update with an increase in storage capacity and some rather soothing colours. The ICD-UX200 (2GB) …

Sony IDC-UX300 USB gizmo stores 1,000 hours of recording Read More
Apple / stuff

Apple refuse to repair Macs that whiff of fags

Sunday, Nov 22, 2009Sunday, Nov 22, 2009 - by Lee J. - 1 Comment

Crazy but true. Well, possibly. It seems that Apple won’t fix faulty Macs if the owners are smokers because the whiff of stale smoke apparently constitutes a ‘biohazard’ to repair …

Apple refuse to repair Macs that whiff of fags Read More
software / Windows

Office 2010 Professional Beta is free to download

Thursday, Nov 19, 2009Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 - by Lee J. - 2 Comments.

If you’re sitting on a fast web connection and are busting a gut to start playing with some of the funky tools coming in Office 2010, then Microsoft is inviting …

Office 2010 Professional Beta is free to download Read More
Microsoft / stuff / web

NASA invite you to Be A Martian

Wednesday, Nov 18, 2009Wednesday, Nov 18, 2009 - by Lee J.

Nasa have launched a new website called “Be A Martian” which invites users to play games while helping the space agency to sort through hundreds of thousands of images of …

NASA invite you to Be A Martian Read More
gaming / web

BBC iPlayer update for Nintendo Wii

Monday, Nov 16, 2009Monday, Nov 16, 2009 - by Lee J. - 4 Comments.

The BBC has teamed up with gaming giants Nintendo to launch a new and improved version of the iPlayer catch-up service for the Nintendo Wii gaming console. Following the launch …

BBC iPlayer update for Nintendo Wii Read More

Posts navigation

Previous 1 … 41 42 43 44 Next

Categories

Recent posts

  • FastStone Capture 10 – simply the best, fastest and most powerful screen capture tool for Windows
  • Edit.Photo: our new favourite browser based image editor for Chromebooks – and it’s totally free
  • Be wary of Huawei’s appalling warranties on their Nano memory cards
  • Radio Garden lets you spin a globe and listen to radio stations all over the world, from Alaska to Aberdare
  • Wacom introduce affordable graphics tablet for Chromebook users

Recent Comments

  • Tom on Review – CITIZEN JR3060-59F Men’s Skyhawk Titanium Eco-Drive Flight Chronograph Watch
  • Mike Brewer on Aix Weather Widget – our new favourite Android widget
  • anon on Drobo-FS – great NAS drive, fiddly apps and a hideously unfriendly media server
  • M D Bennie on Humax promises fix for PVR-9150T, PVR-9300T and PVR-9200T PVR issues
  • Clkiscool on Fabulously over-engineered motorised Smart Trash Can from Japan guarantees a slam dunk every time
Copyright © 2025 wirefresh.
Proudly powered by WordPress | Theme: HitMag Pro by ThemezHut.