Month: July 2006
BenQ-Siemens E81: stylish compact business phone
Presumably the business angle to this phone, the BenQ-Siemens E81, is about its look and compactness, because it still boasts plenty of cool media features as per the other two new phones from BenQ-Siemens. Fun and business? Videos can…
Wednesday interview: Graham Whitehead part 2: why Aibo's descendants will run our world (in a benign way)
Having quizzed BT Exact futurologist Graham Whitehead earlier this week about BT's new IP-based network and intelligent agents, the logical next discussion topic was robots. At least, it seemed that way at the time. Rather than spinning a yarn…
BenQ-Siemens E71, curvy mobile inspired by water
From a jet black phone in its shell, to a phone inspired by water, the BenQ-Siemens E71 has curves designed to fit the hand, with a special coating that's supposed to minimise fingerprints and other grubbiness. It has a…
BenQ-Siemens SL91, new slider phone
After we revealed Moto's slider yesterday, today it's BenQ-Siemens turn with their jet-black SL91. SL for slider? SL for sleek? Well, whichever, this phone 'looks and feels like smooth dark glass', and when it's touched it reveals their Force…
Warner signs Apple iTunes deal: when will UK get a look in?
Warner Brothers TV has finally made some of its programmes available for download in the US iTunes store, including Friends, Babylon 5, The Flintstones and The Jetsons. Simon Kenny, president of Warner Bros Digital Distribution, said that "This deal…
Review: STRTrk/QTEK 8500 smartphone
The Propaganda Having seen a whole slew of Windows Mobile based smartphones and Pocket PCs this week, we've got a further review of the HTC STRTrk (otherwise known as the QTEK 8500) having had a bit more of an in-depth…
Robot Football abuse
What do you do with a million pound robot that you've taught how to play football? The answer, of course, is to take the mickey out of it with your mates.[Mof Gimmers]…
RadioTracker 2 Platinum – download tracks from internet radio to MP3
Depending on your age, you may or may not recall hovering over the pause button when the chart rundown was on, waiting to record your favourite tracks without missing a second – or accidentally reocrding a voiceover from the…
Spam's 'dirty dozen' countries relaying spam revealed by Sophos
Security firm Sophos has revealed the world's worst offending countries when it comes to relaying – or passing on – spam email. Top of the pile is the US, with 23.2% of the world's spam passing through the computers…
MySpace Infection may have affected Over 1 Million Users
A banner advert appearing on MySpace pages could be affecting more than one million users, according to PCWorld News. The ad, for a site called deckoutyourdeck.com, carries a Trojan Horse infection that exploits vulnerability in Internet Explorer. Once triggered…
