Month: June 2006
Internet Time Machine
Here's something to think about, where do old Internet pages go? Mostly they disappear forever, into the ether, never to be seen again but some of them are being saved for posterity in the Wayback Machine Internet Archive; who…
One Billion Visits — The Most Pointless Website Yet?
As they say, it does what it says on the tin and the whole point of onebillionvisits.com is to clock up a billion hits and return the counter to zero. One billion visitors represents around one sixth of the…
Google services now available to your mobile phone
Not content with dominating your PC, Google wants a bigger role on your mobile phone. The company has announced the availability of free mobile services, accessible through your phone's web browser. From today, Google account holders can use their…
Review: Sony MPS-60 and MDS-70
Just bought yourself a snazzy new Walkman phone? Want to make your music a bit less personal? Well then you'll want to look at the smart line-up of speaker sets Sony Ericsson is peddling which are compatible with a…
Review: TRENDnet ClearSky Bluetooth VoiP Phone Kit
In the words of TRENDnet’s website "Networking is the future!" (No, I didn’t add that exclamation mark). They’re all about ’embracing’ and ‘bridging gaps’ apparently. And with such passion, it’s no surprise they’ve got a Skype phone kit in…
Nintendo DS Lite gets a pink makeover
Rushed out to get your brand new white Nintendo DS Lite? Well, we’ve got news for you – it’s already getting the makeover treatment – this time in pink. Yes, Nintendo has decided to produce a "Noble Pink" DS…
D-Link launches wireless internet camera with 3G video support
D-Link has unveiled the Securicam DCS-2120 wireless internet camera, which allows you to remotely view live video and listen to sound to a 3G mobile phone or PDA. Complete with CPU and web server, the DCS-2120 camera also features…
Sony announces flash-based UMPC
inRemember we told you about Sony's UX micro PC last month? Well, the company has announced a slightly amended version of the Vaio UX, which drops the hard drive in favour of a flash storage unit. What does it…
Do Antispyware Programs Work?
How well is your security software protecting you? Usually the only time you'll find out is when it detects an attack, or afterwards, when something nasty has got through and infected your PC. According to Propellerhead a group of…
New PCs are more reliable, just…
If you are trying to coax a dead or dying PC back to life then it's probably not much comfort to learn that according to Gartner Research computers are becoming more reliable. The Annual Failure Rates (AFRs) reported by…
