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Diaspora, an open source open alternative to the monstrously popular social networking site Facebook is set to launch on 15th September. Describing itself as a “privacy-aware, personally-controlled, do it all, …
Open source Diaspora site aims to right Facebook’s social networking wrongs Read MoreWe’re still cruelly starved of this feature over here in Blighty, but Google is reporting that their new integrated Gmail calling feature has proved an almighty hit in the US.
Google GMail users make one million calls in 24 hours Read MoreGoogle has launched its new Realtime Search feature, which serves up real-time, live search results from a wide set of sources.
Google Realtime Search serves up streaming social networking search results Read MoreGoogle has introduced a new feature that lets US-based Gmail users call residential and mobile phones directly from their web-based email client.
Google lets you call phones directly from GMail – if you’re a US user Read MoreIf you’re in the market for a bijou video recorder, JVC is hoping to set your wallet into paroxysms of delight with its new Picsio GC-WP10 and GC-FM2 1080p pocket …
JVC’s Picsio GC-WP10 and GC-FM2 offer pint-sized 1080p pocket camcording Read MoreGoogle has announced that their Google Mobile App for Apple’s iPhone has been upgraded to be push notification compliant.
iPhone Google Mobile app gets push notifications Read MoreApple has knocked out another of their slick adverts, this time bestowing fresh superlatives in its iPad device, only for a parody version to appear within hours of its release.
Apple releases snappy iPad video, parody follows swiftly in its wake Read MoreOnly spotty intern reporters from the Lower Grimthrope Weekly Gazette still use tape recorders for interviews because digital is where it’s at baby- and to underscore that point, Olympus have …
Olympus LS-5 voice recorder promises pocket-sized hi-fi Read MoreWe definitely like things that light up at Wirefresh, so Logitech’s new Wireless Illuminated Keyboard K800 is piquing our interest in no uncertain terms.
Logitech wireless illuminated keyboard K800 packs glow in the dark goodness Read MoreGoogle’s hugely popular Calendar service works with with an array of desktop applications and mobile devices including iCal, iPhone and iPad, Blackberry, Android, Nokia/Symbian, and Windows Mobile phones, but a …
Google Calendar Sync slams down support for Outlook 2010 Read MoreUnlike Microsoft’s much-desired Courier project, Toshiba’s twin screen concept laptop has actually made the jump into the real world, with the innovative Libretto W100 twin screen device now available for …
Toshiba’s dual-screen Libretto W100 laptop ready to order in the US Read MoreBuckling under Apple’s relentless puritanical mission to keep their products free of titillation, Playboy magazine has agreed to remove all saucy content from its iPad app.
Apple keeps the iPad nipple free as Playboy magazine app is launched Read MoreGoogle have taken the wraps off their new and all-enhanced Voice Actions app for the Android mobile operating system, and we reckon we’re seeing a glimpse of what could be …
Google ‘Voice Actions’ Android app says that voice control could be the future Read MoreMozilla has released its latest version of the Firefox 4 Beta, with the updated browser packing a truckload of bug fixes and some mighty impressive mullti-touch functionality.
Firefox 4 Beta adds well sorted multi-touch support [video] Read MoreWe have to admire the cheek of iPhone developers TapTapTap who, clearly frustrated with Apple’s restrictions on what apps can and can not do, decided to ‘hide’ a feature that …
Camera+ iPhone app sneaks in useful feature, Apple gets a-banning Read More