Month: June 2006
Take a picture – win a K800i camera phone!
You may recall a survey from yesterday that claimed around 44 per cent of people use their handset as their main camera – and it's on the rise. If you want an excuse to use yours, how about the…
Weekly Online Music Exclusives – Exclusive Beck Videos
Apple's iTunes are offering a free download of their single of the week, 'Wound Up', by Office. This debut track by the American band is touted as being a mix of classic 60s pop and 80s new wave. iTunes have…
Mixed Messages – Combining Emails in Outlook Express
If you receive a lot of messages on the same topic, or from the same sender (maybe you print out a lot of emails) then Propellerhead has found a han dy facility in Outlook Express that lets you combine…
Apple launches new iPod U2 Special Edition
Apple has launched a new iPod – a new version of the U2 Special Edition, based on the 30GB iPod video. Technically, there’s nothing new here – but the big selling point is the looks. There’s the red click…
Google spreadsheets – calculate online for free
Google has made anothwer tentative step into Microsoft territory by introducing a beta version of an online spreadsheet program. This initial program can organise, store, and share information over the web. Users can save the documents to their Google…
Forget HD – ultra HD is on its way
With so much work still to be done educating consumers about HD, it might seem strange talking about the next generation of high-definition viewing – but it's coming and we can't ignore it. HDTV UK is currently running a…
Carphone Warehouse "free broadband" – demand means long wait
Whether or it’s "free broadband forever" or just a very clever bit of marketing, the public have really taken to the Carphone Warehouse phone bundle, with demand far exceeding the company’s forecasts – leading to queues on the phones…
Sony unveils Alpha 100 – its first true Digital SLR camera
Decided to escape the heat of London so I am in Morocco with Sony checking out its new Alpha Digital SLR camera. Serious Sony watchers know that this has been on the cards for ages especially after Sony acquired Konica…
Bang & Olufsen for the car?
I’ll not tell you the car I drive, you’ll just laugh. Safe to say it isn’t an Audi A8. However, if it was and I had the money, I’d be tempted to upgrade the stereo to the Bang &…
Review: Sony VGN-SZ1VP
Sony's Vaio laptops are often thought of as the benchmark in portable computing (whereas the desktops are occasionally found wanting). The guys over at reviewsy website GadgetCentre have just finished playing around with the Sony VGN-SZ1VP, without doubt one…