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Thanks to Steve Jobs’ iron-like grip on what is allowed in Apple’s AppStore, it’s unlikely we’ll ever see a version of the massively popular Firefox browser running on an iPhone …
Firefox Home for the iPhone imports browser bookmarks and tabs Read MoreWhen gun-lovin’ Roger Witter saw two men nick a load of iPhones from an AT&T store Gresham, Oregon, he decided to take action. Instead of sensibly waiting for the feds …
Pistol-packin’ bullet despatchin’ iPhone defender ends up in jail Read MoreRoll-up video displays are right up there with hoverboots and Moonbase Alpha in our vision of the future, and the boffins at Sony are fast forwarding into a tech brave …
Sony show off remarkable rollable OLED display Read MoreApple is set to smother the High Streets of Britain with iPads on its launch day on Friday, with UK High street stores Currys, Dixons and PC World set to …
Apple iPad coming to Currys, Dixons, PC World Read MoreUK network provider Three has announced that it will be offering dedicated data plans for the Apple iPad with Wi-Fi + 3G from the 28th May. Three claim that their …
Three network offers ‘best value’ Apple iPad deals Read MoreThe UK is set to get the Dell Streak Android mini-tablet next month, with O2 being the first network provider to get their paws on the wee fella.
Dell Streak Android-powered tablet coming to UK in June Read MoreIf your PC is taking so long to boot that you’ve got time to pop out for a pint and a pasty before getting to the log in screen, an …
Soluto “anti-frustration software” promises a leaner, speedier PC Read MoreBoston Dynamics – who previously scared the Beejuzus out of us with their BigDog robotic load carrier creation – has produced a smaller, meaner, weirder version, aptly called Little Dog.
Little Dog robot: brilliant, clever and more than a bit scary Read MoreGoogle has switched on a beta version of its SSL encrypted search service, which encrypts data sent between your PC and Google’s servers, making it just about impossible for sneaky …
Google offers SSL encrypted search beta service Read MoreThe good folks at Mashable have put together an interesting interview with Free Software Foundation and GNU founder Richard Stallman, discussing just how “open” Google really is. Super beardy Stallman …
Is Google really open? An open source guru comments [Video] Read MorePaying tribute to the 30th anniversary of the arcade game classic PAC-MAN, Google have put up their first-ever playable Google doodle on the search homepage.
Google celebrates PAC-MAN’s 30th Anniversary with playable front page Read MoreDeclaring that it will “change the future of television,” Google has announced Google TV, a new Android powered application which lets users search for content from their television, DVR and …
Google announces Google TV: “TV meets web. Web meets TV” Read MoreIf you’re not happy with your netbook and the keyboard-less lines of the tablet form aren’t exciting your wallet regions, then Acer are hoping that their tablet/netbook two-in-one hybrid will …
Acer Aspire Timeline 1825PT – netbook and a tablet in one Read MoreWe loved our pint-sized Toshiba Libretto when it came out way back in 1997, and it looks like its spirit will live on in NEC’s new Windows CE-based device for …
Say hello to NEC’s tiny N-08B Windows CE MID device Read MoreThe fall out continues after Google’s Street View cars were discovered to have been scooping up samples of payload data from open (i.e. non-password-protected) Wi-Fi networks. Despite posting a comprehensively …
Google face lawsuits over Wi-Fi Street View data privacy Read More