Category: Top stories
Virgin Media V Day: What can we expect from Richard Branson?
Today is V Day, when Virgin Media officially launched. We'd already covered the basics last month, but now it's all official, here's what we can expect from Virgin Media. Quad-play services Thanks to the combination of ntl:Telewest and Virgin Mobile,…
Top 10 stories to file alongside Steve Jobs saying DRM is bad
So, digital rights management technology should be abolished, according to Apple's Steve Jobs. That'd be the same Steve Jobs whose company won't let you play iTunes Store downloads on your mobile phone or non-Apple MP3 player. Lumme. Here's ten other…
Interview: The Cloud's Owen Geddes on why public Wi-Fi isn't just for suits
Wi-Fi hotspots are mainly useful for business types, right? Great for catching up with emails over a Latte or seven, while barking out PowerCommands in a series of VoIP calls with your minions. But thanks to the pricing, not that…
Interview: SpinVox co-founder Daniel Doulton on Spin-my-Blog
We reported earlier today on Spin-my-Blog, a new service that lets users add entries to their blogs simply by calling their assigned telephone number and speaking the text they want added. Daniel Doulton, co-founder and VP Marketing, Strategy and Development…
Sony Ericsson's W880 and K810: too much evolution, not enough revolution?
It's probably not Sony Ericsson's fault that I came out of this morning's press launch feeling a bit underwhelmed. The company announced several new phones, with the two most interesting being the W880 Walkman music phone and the K810 Cyber-shot…
Video Sneak Preview: Sony Ericsson K810 Cyber-shot camera phone
Also unveiled this morning was Sony Ericsson's new K810 Cyber-shot phone, which is the company's new flagship camera phone. It's 3G, and has a 3.2 megapixel camera, auto focus, Xenon flash and the Photo Fix feature to sort out dodgy…
Video Sneak Preview: Sony Ericsson W880 Walkman mobile
As you'll have read in our earlier story, Sony Ericsson has a new flagship Walkman phone, the W880. And praise be, it has a camera, unlike the W950i. Plus it's slim, stylish and eminently desirable. Don't believe me? Susi got…
X-ray cameras undressing you with their eyes
Leaked documents from the Home Office indicate plans to embed x-ray cameras in lamp posts to survey for terrorists. The x-ray scanner picks up concealed objects on the body such as coins, guns and drugs. (And presumably more exotic…
One Minute Video Review: Samsung Z560 mobile phone
Susi's been playing with Samsung's Z560, which is the company's new HSDPA phone. It's available on T-Mobile here in the UK, and promises faster Web-surfing on the go, including if you use it as a modem for your laptop. How…
Instant Bonsai – just remove genes
Scientists in Japan, working with colleagues in Michigan, have figured out a way to genetically suppress growth in plants, resulting in miniature versions. If the growth hormone gibberellin, controlled by genes GAMT1 and GAMT2, is reintroduced, the offspring come…
