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Mobile phones, bees, and people. Radiation, nature, and health
The debate surrounding mobile phones and suspected health problems, has been rumbling on for years now, and whilst a Danish study has concluded that there's no cancer risk from mobile phone usage, a new study suggests that the increasing use…
With six months to go, one in ten Glaswegians haven't heard of digital switchover
Surprising as it may be with the amount of press and TV coverage, one in ten Glaswegians haven't heard about the digital TV switchover, two-thirds said they weren't prepared for it, and 6% said they were refusing to get rid…
Friday 13th brings six millionth question to mobile answering service AQA
At 10.17pm on Friday 13th April, the mobile phone answer service AQA (Any Question Answered) answered its six millionth question. Paul Cockerton, managing director of AQA, said that the Easter Weekend had been a very busy period for the company,…
Londoners: Donate your old IT equipment to help others and stay green
Next weekend, 21-22 April, Maxitech.biz is encouraging London residents to donate their unwanted computer equipment and other technology, helping children, cash-strapped organisations, and being green – all at once. In recognition of this year's International Earth Day, Londoners can drop…
OS X Leopard release slips 4 months thanks to iPhone
Last month we tried to stifle the rumours of an OS X Leopard delay, but now in an official statement, Apple has stated that its next generation operating system will indeed not ship until October. The rumoured reason for the…
O2 offer limited edition Ice Black candy bar mobile
O2 has announced a limited edition Ice Black mobile phone. It's a candy bar style design, fully 3G, with inbuilt MP3 player, 1.3 megapixel camera with zoom, Bluetooth, 32MB of internal memory, and a microSD card slot. Available for £59.99…
Linx expands its digital audio picture frame range
Linx has expanded its popular digital frame series with the introduction of the Linx Ality range. The new frames are available in seven and eight-inch sizes, finished in piano black, and feature a built-in analogue clock and alarm that allows…
T-Mobile and RIM offer exclusive white BlackBerry Pearl
T-Mobile and RIM have announced the availability of the white BlackBerry Pearl smartphone, exclusively to T-Mobile subscribers and available within its stores across the UK. It follows a similar deal introduced to the US earlier in the year. Feature-wise, it…
Philips ID9371 DECT phone: towering style for your home
Though the name isn't exactly inspiring, Philips latest DECT phone, the ID9371, boasts an "exclusively crafted design". It features soft-touch feel and incorporates a white backlit inverse display, able to show over 65,000 colours. The base station is done out…
UK drops out of 'dirty dozen' spam list
Back in July last year, the UK was in 10th place on the spam "dirty dozen" list of countries with the worst record on sourcing and distributing spam email. For the first quarter of 2007, it dropped to 13th place…
