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Author: Pete Railton

business / computing / Microsoft

Microsoft chest-beats to the world: we’re still ruddy mahoosive

Monday, Jun 28, 2010Monday, Jun 28, 2010 - by Pete Railton

The web may be endlessly buzzing with stories about the iThis, the iThat, Google, Facebook and Twitter, but the team at Microsoft have just coughed loudly and kicked over a …

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computing

No back-ups mean Brits lose millions of photos

Friday, Jun 25, 2010Friday, Jun 25, 2010 - by Pete Railton

According to new research, a third of Brits have lost precious digital photos forever due to computer failures. The research was commissioned by an online backup service called Mozy who …

No back-ups mean Brits lose millions of photos Read More
Blackberry / business / mobiles

11.2m Blackberry phones shifted in Q1 as RIM breaks new sales record

Friday, Jun 25, 2010Friday, Jun 25, 2010 - by Pete Railton

Research In Motion (RIM) – makers of the Blackberry line of handsets – broke a company record yesterday as it shipped no less than 11.2 million BlackBerries in the last …

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Google Maps for Android gets updated
Android / Google / mobile apps / mobiles

Google Maps for Android gets nifty update

Wednesday, Jun 23, 2010Wednesday, Jun 23, 2010 - by Pete Railton

It’s long been one of our favourite mobile apps, and a new update of Google Maps for Android is rocking our world that little bit more.

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Apple / iPhone / mobile apps / mobiles

Apple’s ‘Find My iPhone’ free app helps track wayward handsets

Friday, Jun 18, 2010Friday, Jun 18, 2010 - by Pete Railton

If you’ve ever had that sinking feeling at the end of a long night when you discover your precious iPhone has iLegged it somewhere, then Apple’s new Find My iPhone …

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Apple / iPhone / mobiles

iPhone micro-SIM won’t work with Apple’s iPad

Wednesday, Jun 16, 2010 - by Pete Railton

Apple fans hooked up with all the company’s latest shiny gadgets will be disappointed to learn that the new micro-SIM cards are not interchangeable – so anyone hoping to swap …

iPhone micro-SIM won’t work with Apple’s iPad Read More
mobiles

Amplicom PowerTel M6000: “the LOUDEST phone you’ll ever own”

Tuesday, Jun 15, 2010 - by Pete Railton - 1 Comment

It may lack the high tech features that send gadge-freaks into overdrive, but one thing’s for sure: the PowerTel M6000 goes one louder than any phone you’ve had before.

Amplicom PowerTel M6000: “the LOUDEST phone you’ll ever own” Read More
Android / mobile apps / mobiles

Advanced Ruler Pro Android app asks: how tall is that tree?

Monday, Jun 14, 2010Monday, Jun 14, 2010 - by Pete Railton

If you often find yourself mulling over the height of objects around you, then Advanced Ruler Pro for Android might be the perfect app for your inquisitive mind.

Advanced Ruler Pro Android app asks: how tall is that tree? Read More
Google / web

Google invites you to ‘paint your browser’ for the World Cup

Saturday, Jun 12, 2010 - by Pete Railton

God dang it if the whole world isn’t going football crazy, with the internet recording its busiest day ever and popular sites like Twitter falling over themselves to get a …

Google invites you to ‘paint your browser’ for the World Cup Read More
software / web

Flash Player 10.1 released for Windows, Mac, and Linux – Android coming

Friday, Jun 11, 2010Friday, Jun 11, 2010 - by Pete Railton

Taking time out from the growing bunfight with Steve Jobs and the Apple Flash h8Rz, Paul Betlem, Flash Player Engineering main man has blogged up his delight at announcing that …

Flash Player 10.1 released for Windows, Mac, and Linux – Android coming Read More
mobiles / Palm

Palm Pixi Plus: “best second-tier, affordable smartphone on the market”

Wednesday, Jun 9, 2010Wednesday, Jun 9, 2010 - by Pete Railton

Looking more like a revamped Centro, Palm’s Pixi Plus has finally arrived in the UK and is hoping to prove a tempting alternative choice in the low end smartphone market.

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Apple / software / web

Apple releases Safari 5 web browser with added HTML5 and Bing

Tuesday, Jun 8, 2010Monday, Jun 7, 2010 - by Pete Railton

Curiously absent from yesterday’s WWDC10 keynote speech by Steve Jobs was any mention of the expected update to their Safari browser. Instead, a press release came shuffling out from Apple …

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Android / mobiles

Motorola’s quirky Flipout Android handset arriving in the UK soon

Wednesday, Jun 2, 2010Wednesday, Jun 2, 2010 - by Pete Railton

Motorola’s kerrrr-azy looking Flipout mobile has been officially launched, with specs and videos served up for folks looking to fit a square shaped phone into their rectangular lives.

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computing / portable / stuff / Windows

ASUS Eee Pad tablet: Windows 7 and a 10-hour battery life

Tuesday, Jun 1, 2010Tuesday, Jun 1, 2010 - by Pete Railton

Keen to cut themselves a slice of the rapidly expanding iPad/tablet pie is ASUS, who have just shown off prototypes of their new Eee Pad tablet range.

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stuff

Dell Streak coming to o2 on June 4th; full specs released

Thursday, May 27, 2010Thursday, May 27, 2010 - by Pete Railton

Dell’s Android powered Streak tablet has just landed on o2’s UK website, promising a release date of June 4th.

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