Author: Shiny
Microsoft reaching out to FT and other publishers in bid to beat Google
So Microsoft has approached the FT then. The interesting part is which other companies Microsoft has approached. Even if it knows the FT isn't saying.
The move comes off the back of Rupert Murdoch's plans for Google to deindex all News International's online content. The agreement with Microsoft could mean that for the first time a search engine company has paid to index news stories.
For Microsoft it could give the company a much needed unique feature for its Bing search engine in that it could become a hub for news. The key for the company though is whether other publishers will follow News International.
Dell's Mini 3i smartphone gets an official launch
I guess we will see handset making their debut in China a lot more often as the years go by. Anyhow there's no confirmation of a European launch for the device.
Why the £15 DAB digital radio is weeks away
Not too long ago DAB radio seemed to have a glittering future. Championed by the BBC and backed by a slew of high profile manufacturers it seemed inevitable that DAB would be the radio format of the future. However in the last two years much has changed and DAB radio is now at an interesting crossroads.
Spotify's Symbian client goes on sale
Although Symbian doesn't grab as much attention as its rivals these days it remains the most used smartphone operating system in the world with a huge installed base. Most of those phones are Nokia handsets like its N series phones, though Samsung and Sony Ericsson both have Symbian handsets in their range.
The deal is similar to the Google/Apple ones in that Symbian phone owners can download the software and use it for free if they take out a premium subscription to the popular music streaming service.
Cameron not as quick on Mumsnet as Brown – calls BBC 'very overextended'
The latest political showdown on Mumsnet looks like delivering a points victory for Gordon Brown. Apparently David Cameron, who answered questions on a live web chat on the site today, was criticised by some posters as taking too long to answer. Brown apparently answered 30 questions in his hour on the site (could have been 31 if he'd taken the biscuit challenge) while the Tory leader managed just 16.
The BBC social media editor with no Twitter account
He may have great credentials at working in the corporation – he has been Sports News Editor for BBC Sport – but given that his new role is all about managing the User Generated Content hub within BBC Newswire you would have thought that he would have been a hard core blogger or at least have a Twitter account.
Olympus WS-560M review £120
So why do you need a voice recorder? Surely the one on your mobile phone is more than adequate? Well it might be if fine if you just want to grab a few seconds of a conversation here and there
Aria sells Freeview box for less than £13
The Digilogic Mini SCART Freeview Receiver has no bells or even a solitary whistle, but it can pull in all the usual channels, is accompanied by a remote control and has its own electronic programme guide.
Why can't we have these VIZIO LED backlit LCD HDTVs in the UK?
The two models, a 23inch 1080p model (VM230XVT) and a 19inch set (VM190XVT), are both very skinny, offer high contrast levels, efficient energy consumption and apparently deliver quality pictures – just like most LED backlit LCD HDTVs. Unlike rival sets though they can also double as a picture frame via USB connection and like most VIZIO products they are very competitively priced with the 23inch model going for less than $400.
Spotify coming to the BlackBerry in early 2010
It would certainly be a good fit for BlackBerry which is spending a lot of time and money at the moment in broadening its app portfolio. It recently began offering MP3 download service 7digital and song identification app Shazam.
