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Honoured today with a Google doodle is Richard Trevithick (13 April 1771 – 22 April 1833), a Cornish inventor and mining engineer who created the first high pressure steam engine.
Google Doodle pays tribute to Richard Trevithick, steam loco inventor Read MoreEven the most fanatical Palm Pre/Pixi fans would have to admit that when it comes to UK-based apps, the webOS cupboard has remained rather bare compared to the well stocked shelves …
London Tube Service Free for HP/Palm webOS – review Read MoreWe’ve been really excited by the HTC Flyer – an intriguing Android-powered number coming with an innovative HTC Scribe active digital stylus which lets users draw, sketch and make notes …
HTC Flyer priced for the UK – and its too damn pricey Read MoreFrankly, we can’t get enough of the spooky, lifelike humanoids being created under the Geminoids banner, and last month the robots – and the humans they’re based on – all gathered …
Geminoid Summit puts robots and their masters together, weirdness follows Read MoreIt’s rather a sad day here at Chez Wirefresh, as large boxes are being filled with vast piles of music cassettes ready for throwing out. Unused, unwanted and – for …
Goodbye music cassettes – you served us well Read MoreMan, we love this – and what a perfect toy for those folks sitting in long iPad2 queues to play with while they wait!
PLAYMOBIL Apple Store Playset for junior fanboys Read MoreThis is such a rare occurrence that eyebrows tend to raise whenever it happens, with a few alarmist explanations and daft conspiracy theories usually quickly lobbed in the mix via …
BBC website is down: 10:55pm, 29th March 2011 Read MorePlease forgive us while we give ourselves a slightly indulgent gentle pat on the back for hitting the landmark of one million views today – a good reason for a trip …
Wirefresh reaches a million views! Read MoreIn a bold bid to establish itself as the de facto online storage centre for music, Amazon has taken the covers off its new Amazon Cloud Drive and Player offering, …
Amazon launches innovative cloud-based music storage/streaming service Read MoreApple’s shiny, cash-scooping prestigious Regent Store in London didn’t escape the attention of rampaging protesters at Saturday’s huge March for the Alternative demo on Saturday.
London Apple store hit by protesters, fanboys scatter Read MoreHave you ever fired off an angry reply, told the boss to shove it or shared an wildly inappropriate joke with all your colleagues in a moment of madness – and then immediately regretted what you’ve …
Avoid catastrophic email blunders with Gmail Undo Send Read MoreThe high-end Olympus XZ-1 digital compact camera has scooped the prestigious international Red Dot award, which honours outstanding design quality and trendsetters.
Olympus XZ-1 compact camera snaps prestigious design award – LX5 killer? Read MoreSet to arrive today across the Windows/Mac/Linux platforms is the latest version of Firefox, serving up a less-cluttered, minimalistic interface, synchronisation and a claimed thumping great speed increase.
Firefox 4 promises ‘huge performance enhancements’ [video] Read MoreAlthough their austere looks are hardly likely to impress those folks who like their gadgets to be streamlined, wafer-thin wedges of shiny silverness, Lenovo’s Thinkpad laptops have always been one of our …
Lenovo ThinkPad X220 picks up rave review, feels much love Read MoreWe’ve been enthusiastically banging on about this tablet for so long we’re even starting to bore ourselves now, but there is something rather enticing about HTC’s innovative Flyer tablet – …
HTC Flyer landing in the UK in mid-April – possibly for £600 Read More