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Web 3.0 and the semantic web explained in a 15 minute video. Sort of.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010Tuesday, May 11, 2010 - by mike s

To be honest, we’re still trying to get our heads around all of this ‘web 3.0’ and ‘semantic web’ stuff, but this fascinating 15 minute video provides some helpful pointers. …

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photography

Panasonic firmware updates for G1, GH1 & GF1 ready for downloading

Monday, May 10, 2010Monday, May 10, 2010 - by mike s

As promised, Panasonic has made available firmware updates for its Lumix DMC-G1, GH1 and GF1 Micro Four Thirds cameras – and they’re available for downloading right now (scroll down for …

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web

Facebook accounts for 50% of UK mobile Internet traffic

Monday, May 10, 2010Sunday, May 9, 2010 - by mike s - 2 Comments.

If you’re in the mood for some quite astonishing social networking stats, then cast your peepers in the direction of the latest offering by Socialnomics author Erik Qualman. His ‘Social …

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video

Update on the Humax PVR fix – still coming “soon.” Maybe.

Sunday, May 9, 2010Sunday, May 9, 2010 - by mike s - 7 Comments.

Some Humax PVR users have been an unhappy lot recently, suffering fairly major performance issues with their units. We’ve got two PVR-9200T units, both of which have been blighted by …

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Apple / computing

Apple iPad – full UK prices announced + Orange data prices

Friday, May 7, 2010Friday, May 7, 2010 - by mike s - 2 Comments.

Apple has announced the UK pricing for their range of iPad tablet devices, with all six iPad models being offered on pre-order from Monday, May 10. UK shipping should start …

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Android / Google / mobiles

Google Latitude hits 3m users, check ins coming?

Friday, May 7, 2010 - by mike s

Speaking at the Web 2.0 Expo yesterday, Google’s Steve Lee was quick to trumpet the growth of their Latitude service, while giving rivals Foursquare and MyTown a quick sand/face experience. …

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mobiles / portable

Mobile phones – see the clever clogs technology behind your handset

Thursday, May 6, 2010Thursday, May 6, 2010 - by mike s

If you’re like us, you’re probably too busy fiddling with the groovy features on your high end smartphone to ponder over the technology that’s allowing it do its mobile magic.

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gaming / iPhone / mobiles

eBoy creates awesome iPhone Game

Thursday, May 6, 2010Thursday, May 6, 2010 - by mike s

We’ve been fans of eBoy’s fabulously pixellated graphics for years, and the iconic graphics have inspired artists and imitators the world over.

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Android / mobiles

Black HTC Desire appears on Orange – and promptly sells out

Thursday, May 6, 2010Thursday, May 6, 2010 - by mike s - 1 Comment

More desirable than a tray of clotted cream jammy scones and lashings of Earl Grey tea is the Android-powered HTC Desire handset which is being offered by Orange UK in …

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business / Google / software

Google buys Recorded Future… to see the future!

Wednesday, May 5, 2010Tuesday, May 4, 2010 - by mike s

Google Ventures has just slapped a ton of wedge on the table to buy up Recorded Future, a company that uses technology to predict the future. Before you start making …

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video

Humax promises fix for PVR-9150T, PVR-9300T and PVR-9200T PVR issues

Tuesday, May 4, 2010Sunday, May 9, 2010 - by mike s - 117 Comments.

Like a load of Humax users, we’ve been miffed off to the max with the increasingly patchy performance from our Humax PVR units. As we reported recently, our PVRs have …

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computing / hardware

Canon CanoScan 9000F scanner serves up speedy, high quality scans

Tuesday, May 4, 2010Tuesday, May 4, 2010 - by mike s - 2 Comments.

If you’re looking for a high-end scanner capable of scanning a range of documents and film formats, the brand new CanoScan 9000F from Canon could be just the ticket. Boasting …

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software

Google buys BumpTop multitouch 3D desktop interface

Tuesday, May 4, 2010Tuesday, May 4, 2010 - by mike s - 2 Comments.

Google has whipped out its whopping wallet o’wonga once again and bought up BumpTop, a super-snazzy multitouch 3D interface for the computer desktop. If you’ve never seen BumpTop in action, …

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Android / mobiles

Official Twitter for Android app released

Monday, May 3, 2010Saturday, May 1, 2010 - by mike s

Twitter have hooked up with the Android team to create their long-overdue, all-official Twitter for Android app.

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portable / transport

TomTom announces Urban Rider GPS for motorbikers

Friday, Apr 30, 2010Tuesday, Apr 27, 2010 - by mike s - 2 Comments.

Helmet-donning, leather strutting motorbike riders with a propensity to get lost may find themselves getting all revved up about Tom Tom’s new Urban Rider GPS unit. Sporting an updated interface …

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