T-Mobile staff that sold data, only tip of iceberg
November 18, 2009
Filed under Cell Phone Information, Cell Phones
We mentioned in an earlier post that an employee of T-Mobile UK sold customers personal data and sold it to brokers, who then passed the information on to other rival phone companies in the UK. It has been revealed that this could be the tip of the iceberg. Read more
Battery Life Review: Droid Cell phone
November 5, 2009
Filed under Handsets, Video News
Before we decide on purchasing a new handset, such as the upcoming Motorola Droid cell phone we often search the Internet to find data on how long the battery will last on that product. This is often an exact science and can often become confusing, not so with the video that we have for you below. Read more
New Cadillac Logo / Emblem: What do you think?
Cadillac have been trying hard to rebrand its image, this is evident with their range of new cars. Well the automaker thought that its logo / emblem needed some updating as well, the changes are very subtle, but enough to turn heads. Read more
2009 Nobel Prize for Physics Won by Communication Pioneers
October 6, 2009
Filed under News
The 2009 Nobel Prize for Physics recognizes pioneers in communication, Charles Kao, George Smith and Willard Boyle will share this year’s price. All three have been instrumental when it comes to communications and great to see that they have been rewarded for their achievements. Read more
App Store: Apps for Everything Sorting System
September 30, 2009
Filed under Cell Phones, Phone Software
Since the launch of Apple’s iPhone their App Store has grown and grown, there are currently said to be over 85,000 applications available, due to this huge amount of apps it is beginning to get extremely crowded at the app store and sometimes very hard to find the particular app you are after, for this reason Apple have developed a new sorting system they are calling “Apps for Everything”. Read more
Zune HD Review: New OS, specs, and battle with iPod
September 16, 2009
Filed under Electronics, Portable Media Players
Microsoft’s ZuneHD is regarded by many as a serious alternative to Apple’s iPod Touch, a few reviews are emerging online, and they are pretty mixed, however they all seem to suggest that the ZuneHD is attractive, the features are solid, the OS is great, however it is not revolutionary. Read more
Galilei Galileo’s Telescope: 400 years since it’s invention
August 25, 2009
Filed under News
The world changed after Galilei Galileo invented the first telescope 400 years ago. It was from then that many astronomical observations could be made, we now find ourselves in a world that depends on this amazing yet simple thing. The Guardian wonders why this celebration of such a great invention has crept up so quietly. Read more
Heathrow Airport rolls out driverless pod taxis
August 18, 2009
Filed under Autos
Two years ago you may have heard that Heathrow Airport planned to roll out driver-less pod taxis, at the time the idea seemed a bit far fetched and it sounded more like something out of a science fiction movie. However Heathrow Airport are now rolling out these driverless pod taxis.
These new pods are called the ULTra Personal Pod cars, and they can transport four passengers and their luggage at a time. They run on their own road network and are capable of speeds up to 25mph. They are powered by batteries which means they are more environmentally friendly than the current coaches Heathrow use Read more
BlackBerry direct music downloads from 7Digital
July 14, 2009
Filed under Cell Phone Information, Cell Phones
Good news for BlackBerry owners, as it has been confirmed that the company will launch a service that will allow customers to download music wirelessly, offering a similar service to Apple and Nokia. Read more
Christmas: Palm Pre vs. Apple iPhone 3GS
July 8, 2009
Filed under Cell Phones, Handsets
As you may know the Palm Pre is to hit the UK in October on the O2 network, which will mean that O2 will have an in-house battle with the Apple iPhone 3GS over the Christmas period. Both handsets have the same function and that is to be a mini computer. Read more
Call of Juarez Bound in Blood Review: PS3 and Xbox 360
June 30, 2009
Filed under Gaming, Sony Playstation 3, Xbox 360
When we think of game genres, the most popular has to be shooter type games, and the biggest explored is World War II games. The Telegraph asked why Wild West games have not been exploited as much, and as if by magic, Ubisoft answers them with Call of Juarez Bound in Blood, which is available for the Sony PS3 and the Xbox 360. Read more
Prototype Game Review Round Up
June 15, 2009
Filed under Gaming
We wrote about new Xbox 360 game Prototype a few days ago, and now reviewers have had some time to spend with the game and are now able to offer us their opinion. We thought we would have a search around and offer you a review round up of this popular game. Read more
Tetris free online game to celebrate 25th birthday
June 6, 2009
Filed under Gaming
Today is Tetris’s 25th birthday, the game was created by Alexey Pajitnov and first made available on the IBM computer. You can read about the history of Tetris in an article on the Telegraph today.
Tetris has been released on nearly every games platform, and has sold over 70 million copies Read more
Senators to grill GM and Chrysler execs over dealerships closings
June 2, 2009
Filed under Autos
It has been revealed recently that Senators are planning to question chiefs of General Motors Corp and Chrysler LLC on Wednesday about the future of their dealerships, many of which are expected to close following their filing for bankruptcy. Read more
School Curriculum: Taught how to use Twitter
March 26, 2009
Filed under News
Twitter is like the new Facebook, everyone and their friend seems to be doing it, but who would have thought that it would become part of the school curriculum. Children under the age of eleven will now be taught how to use the social networking site, Twitter. Read more
Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Microwave Science
The picture above shows what a fried Xbox 360 looks like once placed into a microwave for fun. Why would you do such a thing you ask? Well, its the new fun thing to do now when your Xbox 360 breaks down and the cost to send it back for repairs is too much, obviously. Read more
Stem cell creation and some ethical news
Researchers have said that they are now one-step closer to creating stem cell treatment without the need to use embryos. A UK and Canadian team have been working on a way to do this, and what they have done is truly amazing. Read more
NASA gains support for working MMO title
February 20, 2009
Filed under Gaming
NASA have secured the services of various developers for partnership work on their MMO project, Astronaut: Moon, Mars and Beyond. This is quite an adventurous move for NASA with former NASA astronauts, scientists and engineers taking part in the project. Read more
Plasma TV Ban: UK, California and rest of EU
January 12, 2009
Filed under Electronics, Televisions
When you bought your nice big screen TV was it a Plasma or LCD television? This question may be more important to you than you first think if the future of both formats have anything to do with it.
We all know technology is moving fast but people who bought Plasma TVs would not expect them to be fazed out just yet Read more
Internet Explorer Problems: Computers could be hijacked
We first mentioned about the Internet Explorer Problems yesterday, but it seems that the problem is much worse than we first thought. We knew that people ran the risk of users computers being hijacked, but I heard on the news today that one expert believes that people should use another browser instead of Internet Explorer. Read more
