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Virgin Holidays Flash Mob on the London Underground video will make you reach for the vomit bag
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Hideously smug Virgin Holidays Flash Mob tube video will make you want to hit people. Hard

Monday, Jan 28, 2013 - by Tony Fletcher - 4 Comments.

We’ve seen lots of misfiring attempts by corporates to get in on the craze for flashmobs and viral videos, but we’ll wager you’ve never seen anything as cringeworthy as this barf-inducing effort from …

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Watch an endless stream of generally pointless Vine Twitter video updates
mobiles / photography / video / web

Watch an endless stream of generally pointless Vine Twitter video updates

Saturday, Jan 26, 2013Saturday, Jan 26, 2013 - by mike s

Twitter’s new app, Vine, has been designed to let users “create and share beautiful, short looping videos,” and it’s already proved a big online hit.

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Samsung's iPhone fanboy-taunting advert dis the top tech advert of 2012
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Samsung’s iPhone fanboy-taunting video is the top tech advert of 2012

Wednesday, Dec 5, 2012 - by Pete Railton

Samsung’s fanboy-taunting video for its Galaxy III handset has been declared to be the top tech advert for 2012, registering over 71.8 million views according to video trackers, Visible Measures.

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BT admits to menu-freezing fault with Humax DTR-T1000 Freeview YouView box
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BT admits to menu-freezing fault with Humax DTR-T1000 Freeview YouView box

Monday, Nov 19, 2012 - by mike s - 9 Comments.

We recently switched over to BT’s Infinity broadband service, tempted by the increased speeds and the offer of a free Humax DTR-T1000 Freeview YouView box.

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LG releases a WTF video to show off its Optimus G handset
Android / mobiles / video

LG releases a WTF video to show off its quad core Optimus G handset

Friday, Oct 12, 2012 - by mike s - 1 Comment

Lord knows what they’ve been sprinkling on their cornflakes, but the folks at LG have produced a truly bizarre four minute video to promote their Optimus G handset.

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Striking video pits the Nokia Lumia 920 against dull iPhones
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Striking video contrasts the colourful Nokia Lumia 920 with the dull iPhone

Wednesday, Oct 3, 2012Tuesday, Oct 2, 2012 - by Tony Fletcher

We’re getting used to seeing videos knocking the iPhone, but we’re rather taken with this stylish one by Nokia.

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Fetchnotes embark on spectacularly ill advised video promo campaign
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Fetchnotes fail with spectacularly ill advised video promo campaign

Tuesday, Sep 18, 2012 - by Tony Fletcher

You know when a video is so bad, it actually puts you off the product? Well, rarely have we seen a video as unbelievably awful as this one for the …

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broadcasting / video / web

Netflix notches up million UK and Ireland subscribers – growing ‘faster than Twitter’

Monday, Aug 20, 2012 - by Tony Fletcher

Netflix, the video-on-demand service launched in UK and Ireland back in January this year has announced that it has already hit the 1 million subscriber mark in the UK and Ireland.

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Sky NOW TV looks to take on Lovefilm and Netflix in the UK, launches tomorrow

Monday, Jul 16, 2012 - by Pete Railton

Sky has announced that it’s launching a new service called Now TV designed to go head to head with popular video streaming services like Lovefilm and Netflix in the UK.

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Google announces Nexus Q - 'the first social streaming media player'
Google / hardware / mobiles / video

Google announces Nexus Q streaming media player – full specs released

Thursday, Jun 28, 2012Thursday, Jun 28, 2012 - by Pete Railton

Google has unveiled the Nexus Q, a curious, minimalist, streaming home entertainment hub packed in a 4.6 inch sphere.

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Now that's what we call robot dancing: iRobot viral video impresses
computing / video / web

Now that’s what we call robot dancing: iRobot viral video impresses

Thursday, Apr 19, 2012Thursday, Apr 19, 2012 - by Tony Fletcher

The company behind the Roomba and Scooba automated cleaners, iRobot Corporation, has launched a £10million ad campaign, spearheaded by a viral video showing off the robot dancing skills of YouTube sensation Marquese Scott.

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Mercedes Benz creates the invisible car to befuddle passers by
computing / photography / transport / video

Mercedes Benz creates the invisible car to befuddle passers by

Monday, Mar 5, 2012 - by Tony Fletcher

Keen to come up with a cunning way to promote their new zero emissions F-Cell car, the clever clogs at Mercedes Benz got thought-clouding and dreamt up the idea of making it …

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Sony Handycam GW55VE waterproof digicam looks ahead to summer beach scenes

Friday, Mar 2, 2012Thursday, Mar 1, 2012 - by Pete Railton

With people’s thoughts drifting to sun, sea, sandy beaches and summer, Sony has just announced a new waterproof digital camcorder – the Sony Handycam GW55VE.

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Knowhow Movies from Currys/PC World takes on Netflix and Lovefilm in UK
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Knowhow Movies from Currys/PC World takes on Netflix and Lovefilm in UK

Tuesday, Feb 28, 2012 - by Pete Railton

UK retail enormo-chain Currys and PC World have taken the wraps off their new movie streaming and download service, which is set to launch on the 1st March. Their new …

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Samsung Galaxy S II commercials continue to cock a snook at iPhone fanboys

Tuesday, Jan 24, 2012Tuesday, Jan 24, 2012 - by mike s

Samsung is continuing  its rather witty advertising campaign to highlight the advantages of the Samsung Galaxy S2 over the iPhone – and we have to say we’re still enjoying them. Scroll …

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