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Egyptian blogger gets four years' prison for 'insult'
Abdel Kareem Soliman, aka Kareen Amer, has been sentenced to four years' prison for insulting various things bloggers are prone to insult. (Bite me, Tony Blair!) Soliman had some choice words about Islam, the president of Egypt, and called…
Interview: Microsoft talks about its new PlayReady DRM technology
At 3GSM this year, Microsoft launched PlayReady, its new ‘content access’ technology for mobile content, including music, video, games, ringtones and wallpapers. In essence, it’s extending Microsoft’s existing Windows Media DRM system to mobile, and expanding it beyond music and…
Turning a carrot into a stick (fishing stick that is)
Dr David Hepworth and Dr Eric Whale have developed a new kind of nano-fiber called Curran which is an extract of the (literally) garden-variety carrot combined with high-tech resin. Their first product is a fly-fishing rod made of Curran,…
Who wants a Wi-Fi digital camera when you've got a mobile phone?
Stuart Dredge writes… This post started life as a rant about how cool Wi-Fi digital cameras are, spurred by news that Nikon is launching two new models, the Coolpix S50 and S50c. After all, it's about time there were more…
Get a Special Ops MTM Blackhawk watch just like Jack Bauer in 24
Jack's watch is pretty important to him. After all, how else would he know when it's nearly the end of an episode, and thus time to expect a shocking plot twist? If you've been ogling the watch worn by Jack…
Stand by for the Movie Gadget Oscars!
This weekend sees Hollywood don its gladrags for the 79th Academy Awards. Will Helen Mirren scoop a prize for The Queen? Can Martin Scorsese finally get his Oscar? And more importantly, can someone nick us one of the backstage goodie…
30 things we learned at 3GSM 2007
Phew. As ever, 3GSM was tiring both physically and mentally, with a barrage of new products and companies, plus an enormous venue to walk around. Honestly, if we believed in wearing pedometers, they'd have exploded by Tuesday. So now the…
3GSM: a first look at the LG Prada phone
We know the specs, we know the hype, but what's it like seeing the Prada phone in the flesh? I took a very brief look at it, which it is now my pleasure to share with you. Overall impressions are…
3GSM Video: Samsung SPH P9000 Ultra Mobile PC with WiMAX
Ashley takes a look at the new Samsung Ultra Mobile PC, the SPH P9000, which features WiMAX, for decent internet speeds regardless of where you are….
Vodafone to launch YouTube Mobile
Vodafone has been busy boosting its Vodafone Live! service this week, with announcements for MySpace Mobile and eBay Mobile. And now they've announced another biggie – YouTube. How much of a service being offered isn't clear. The company statement promises…
