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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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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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open source / software

Ubuntu v10.04 release packs in the new features

Thursday, Apr 29, 2010Thursday, Apr 29, 2010 - by mike s

Ubuntu’s penchant for daft version names for their Linux OS continues with the v9.10 “Karmic Koala” release now being replaced by v10.04 which regales under the name, “Lucid Lynx.”

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Google / software / stuff / web

Loveable Google Chrome videos show off Extensions and Translate features

Wednesday, Apr 21, 2010 - by Tony Fletcher

We’re growing to really like Google’s quirky and engaging promo videos, and two more gems have just been released that are well worth watching. The first one shows off some …

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Apple / audio / open source / software / video / Windows

VLC Player victorious in media player comparison shoot out

Thursday, Apr 15, 2010Thursday, Apr 15, 2010 - by mike s - 1 Comment

When it comes to the relatively simple task of watching a video file or getting an earful of an audio file, most people are happy to stick with whatever’s already …

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computing / software

Adobe unveils Creative Suite 5. Wallets implode

Monday, Apr 12, 2010Monday, Apr 12, 2010 - by Lee J.

Adobe’s industry standard Creative Suite 5 is now officially available for pre-order, serving up all the tools that an aspiring graphics creative could possibly need at a price that few …

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computing / software

Painting in Photoshop CS5: Adobe posts another ‘sneak peek’ video

Thursday, Apr 8, 2010Thursday, Apr 8, 2010 - by mike s

Keen to keep punters clamouring for the next big Photoshop upgrade, digital artiste John Derry has posted up a video showcasing CS5’s painting abilities.

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Apple / Google / software / web

Google Chrome to offer built-in Flash support. Apple quietly fumes.

Wednesday, Mar 31, 2010 - by Tony Fletcher

Google has confirmed that future versions of its Google Chrome browser will integrate Adobe’s Flash plug-in. The move looks set to aggravate relations with Apple a little further, who have …

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reviews / software / Windows

Windows: clear up right click clutter with MenuMaid and praise the Lord

Monday, Mar 29, 2010Monday, Mar 29, 2010 - by mike s

If you’re finding your screen filling up with endless unwanted options when you right click on a file or folder in Windows, MenuMaid is on hand to clear out some …

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photography / software

Adobe amazes with Photoshop CS5’s Content-Aware Tools (video)

Thursday, Mar 25, 2010Thursday, Mar 25, 2010 - by mike s

No doubt the final package will end up costing more than an exotic holiday in the Bahamas, but Adobe has been teasing us with a demo of some of the …

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software / web / Windows

Microsoft previews Internet Explorer 9, packed with HTML5 goodness

Wednesday, Mar 17, 2010 - by mike s

It’s been a long time since Internet Explorer was our first choice of browser, but things have been steadily improving since IE6’s near-undisputed reign as the worst browser ever released. …

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audio / Microsoft / software / Windows

Fixing sound issues with Microsoft Vista/Windows 7 – and slow YouTube vids

Monday, Mar 1, 2010Tuesday, Feb 15, 2011 - by mike s - 9 Comments.

For some unlucky users (including us), there’s been recurring problems with the sound vanishing from Windows and Windows 7 machines when they’re woken up from hibernation. All our computers run …

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Apple / iPhone / mobiles / reviews / software / Windows

SplashID for the iPhone review: a bitter disappointment

Thursday, Feb 18, 2010Friday, Apr 23, 2010 - by mike s - 36 Comments.

For years on end, SplashID has been our password manager of choice, offering a simple, secure way of managing hundreds of passwords and personal details, both on our handheld and …

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Microsoft / software / stuff / Windows

Microsoft Office 2010 pricing announced, with free version available

Wednesday, Feb 17, 2010Wednesday, Feb 17, 2010 - by Pete Railton

Microsoft has put the price stickers on its new Office 2010 suite, and has included a Starter version that will come free with new PCs. The new Microsoft Office Home …

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Apple / software

New Google Chrome for Mac beta offers extensions, bookmark syncs…

Thursday, Feb 11, 2010Thursday, Feb 11, 2010 - by Tony Fletcher

Since releasing the Chrome for Mac beta browser at the end of last year, Google’s techie bods have been busy bunging in new features, and have today decided to share …

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