Month: July 2006
UK's online spending up 40% on last year
Last week we reported that the UK leads as the top online shopping nation in Europe. Another study, by the Interactive in Media Retail Group, showed a growth of 40% in online spending on last year's figures, at £2.25bn. June's…
Ofcom proposes increased wi-fi power to aid rural broadband
Ofcom is proposing an increase to the power of Wi-Fi transmitters in order to help give those in rural areas access to broadband. The cost of installing any kind of broadband in more remote areas is often prohibitive, so…
IOPS F5 2GB media player – genuine pocked-sized entertainment
Miniaturisation is a fine thing – especially when it means music, video, radio and voice recording in a 25mm x 55mm x 13.8mm package, as is the case with the IOPS F5 2GB media player. Essentially this is a…
Sky+ subscribers increased 75% last year; HD subs hit 90k
Sky's financial results to the end of June 2006 have revealed a 75% rise in the number of UK households with a Sky+ PVR, to more than 1.55 million. That accounts for one-fifth of its subscriber base, with 13%…
Sony's PlayStation Spot service goes live
Good news for some Sony PSP owners – as of today (Friday), you'll be able to pop into your local games retailer to download a range of free content via Sony's new PlayStation Spot service. Similar to a service…
Make Caps Lock Behave Like Typewriter Keyboard
You wouldn't think it but the humble computer keyboard annoys the hell out of a lot of PC users, especially those of a certain age, who like Propellerhead, learned to type on a typewriter. The Caps Lock key is…
Top Ten Coolest Lego Gadgets
So you thought Lego was just for kids? Wrong! There's a whole bunch of enthusiasts out there using the plastic building blocks to construct everything from self-balancing robots and fully functional vending machines to CD throwers. Prepare to be…
Evesham's PVR160 personal video recorder with Freeview receiver
Along with the upscaling DVD1000 player, Evesham this week also announced the PVR160 – a combined personal video recorder and Freeview receiver for under £150. The PVR160 is a combined Digital Terrestrial (Freeview) receiver and digital video recorder. which…
iPod's designed to last four years, or is it for years?
Hey, looks like a really good game of chinese whispers has gripped the web. We ran the story below about iPods lasting four years, which was a link from Mac World which picked it up from the Chicago Tribune. Anyhow…
Rock announces two Intel Core 2 Duo notebooks
Just as soon as Intel announced its new Core 2 Duo chips, the notebook makers are readying themselves for getting the new models onto the shelves. First out of the blocks is Rock – they have announced plans for…
