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

Friday, Feb 3, 2012Friday, Feb 3, 2012 - by mike s - 3 Comments.

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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photography

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

Thursday, Feb 2, 2012 - by mike s

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 …

Stunning Fujifilm X-Pro1 camera gets listed Amazon. Brace yourself for the price Read More
Android / Blackberry / iPhone / mobiles

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

Thursday, Feb 2, 2012Thursday, Feb 2, 2012 - by mike s

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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Android / mobile apps / mobiles / reviews

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

Wednesday, Feb 1, 2012Tuesday, Jan 31, 2012 - by mike s

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 …

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stuff

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

Wednesday, Jan 25, 2012 - by mike s - 1 Comment

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.

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

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

Wednesday, Jan 25, 2012Wednesday, Jan 25, 2012 - by mike s - 1 Comment

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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Android / mobiles / video

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

Tuesday, Jan 24, 2012Tuesday, Jan 24, 2012 - by mike s

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 …

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photography

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

Tuesday, Jan 24, 2012 - by mike s

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 …

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

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

Friday, Jan 20, 2012 - by mike s

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

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

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

Wednesday, Jan 18, 2012Wednesday, Jan 18, 2012 - by mike s

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 …

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web

Hitler reacts to SOPA [video]

Wednesday, Jan 18, 2012Wednesday, Jan 18, 2012 - by mike s

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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web

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

Wednesday, Jan 18, 2012Wednesday, Jan 18, 2012 - by mike s

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 …

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audio

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

Tuesday, Jan 17, 2012Tuesday, Jan 17, 2012 - by mike s

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

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web

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

Tuesday, Jan 17, 2012Monday, Jan 16, 2012 - by mike s

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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gaming

Amazon announces their big gaming hits of 2011. Call of Duty and Deus Ex head the charts

Monday, Jan 16, 2012 - by mike s

The stat-collecting folks at Amazon have finished counting and worked out the biggest sellers for their video games sales chart for 2011. Not surprisingly, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 …

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