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computing / Microsoft / software

Where are the multiplication and divide symbols in Windows 7 calculator?

Saturday, Nov 5, 2011Saturday, Nov 5, 2011 - by mike s - 8 Comments.

This annoyed us for ages – we felt quite stupid for not working it out – but to be fair, the solution isn’t exactly blindingly obvious.

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web

New York City parks get free wi-fi courtesy of AT&T

Friday, Nov 4, 2011Friday, Nov 4, 2011 - by mike s

AT&T has started to deliver on its promise to provide free Wi-Fi in New York City parks, with free connectivity now being offered in eleven parks.

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Google / stuff

Google Street View invites users to take a walk in the park

Wednesday, Nov 2, 2011Wednesday, Nov 2, 2011 - by mike s

The Google Street View team has been busy, with the pedals on the Street View trike powering the cameras across the 22 different countries to snap some of the world’s most beautiful …

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computing

PETMAN humanoid robot scares the bejesus out of us

Tuesday, Nov 1, 2011 - by mike s

Taking us a few robo-steps closer to a real robot future is PETMAN, an anthropomorphic robot developed by Boston Dynamics for testing special clothing used by the US Army.

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photography

Panasonic Lumix GX1 photos leaked – and we’re liking what we see

Monday, Oct 31, 2011Monday, Oct 31, 2011 - by mike s

Leaked photos appear to show the new Micro Four Thirds Panasonic Lumix GX1 camera for the first time, and we’re very much liking the cut of its jib.

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photography / reviews

Fujifilm X10 enthusiast retro camera gets hands-on preview [video]

Saturday, Oct 29, 2011 - by mike s

Sporting deliciously old-school retro looks that give it that 1960s street-shooter look, Fujifilm’s X10 enthusiast compact camera has just had an early hands on preview from the folks at DPReview.

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computing / hardware / Microsoft / video

Step into Microsoft’s astonishing sci-fi future [video and pics]

Friday, Oct 28, 2011Friday, Oct 28, 2011 - by mike s - 1 Comment

Man oh man, we want to jump straight into the wonderful world of high tech shown off in Microsoft’s astonishing futuristic movie.

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business / web

John Lewis offers in-store Wi-Fi, invites customers to get price comparing

Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 - by mike s - 1 Comment

Wirefresh’s favourite department store, the employee-owned John Lewis, is going to offer customers free in-store Wi-Fi so they can compare their prices with rivals as they peruse the aisles.

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photography

Fujifilm FinePix X100 Special Colour Edition makes a mockery of your bank balance

Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 - by mike s

Unacceptably expensive and representing appalling value is  this special edition of the Fujifilm FinePix X100 camera – yet despite its insane pricing we still can’t stop ourselves lusting a little bit over its delicious retro look.

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Android / mobile apps / mobiles

Whoosh! Android Market soars past 500,000 published apps, but loads get lobbed out

Saturday, Oct 22, 2011 - by mike s - 1 Comment

New figures reveal that the total number of published applications in Google’s Android Market passed the half-million mark in September 2011.

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photography

Sigma announces fabulously daft SD1 Wood Edition veneered camera

Thursday, Oct 13, 2011Thursday, Oct 13, 2011 - by mike s - 1 Comment

Surely one to be filed under, “WTF? What were they thinking!” is this bizarre wood-finished version of Sigma’s SD1 high-end DSLR.

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photography

Gorgeous Fujifilm X10 compact gets priced up, enthusiastic video released

Monday, Oct 10, 2011Monday, Oct 10, 2011 - by mike s

We fell in love with their high-end Fujifilm X100 compact, and although that turned out to be a flawed diamond, we can’t stop ourselves feeling lustful towards their new,  more economical offering, …

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Android / broadcasting / computing / Google / video

YouTube movie rentals now showing in the UK, on PCs and Android devices

Friday, Oct 7, 2011 - by mike s - 2 Comments.

YouTube’s movie rental service has just gone live in the UK, allowing popcorn munching Brits to sprawl over their sofas and suck up over a thousand movies for a small fee.

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Apple / Microsoft

Bill Gates on Steve Jobs’ death: ‘I will miss him immensely’

Thursday, Oct 6, 2011Thursday, Oct 6, 2011 - by mike s

Bill Gates, Microsoft co-founder and long-time rival of Apple, has issued a touching statement about Steve Jobs’ death.

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Apple

RIP Steve Jobs, Apple genius, perfectionist, visionary

Thursday, Oct 6, 2011Thursday, Oct 6, 2011 - by mike s - 3 Comments.

Former Apple CEO Steve Jobs has lost his long battle with ill-health and passed away, aged 56.

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