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Three on target?
3G mobile phone network Three finally announced its subscriber figures today. Apparently over 155,000 Britons have signed up since the company's launch in March. Of course Three is going to have to really go some to meet its original…
And now the Becks phone killers
We might have given it a rave review last week, but we'll admit that the Sharp GX20, you know the latest version of the Vodafone Becks camera phone, could face some stiff opposition. Sure none of the line up…
Eight million reasons to go digital
The gap between digital photography and good ole fashioned film grows ever smaller. Sony has just announced a new digital camera with an effective 8 megapixel resolution (3,264 x 2,448 pixels) – enough for A3-sized prints (sort of). Designed…
Wi-Fi on the rails
The train may be hours late, but at least your e-mails will get there on time. According to The Register (www.theregister.co.uk/content/69/32375.html) the UK's east coast rail service operator GNER is testing out an onboard wi-fi (802.11b) service that will allow…
EISA awards – it's that time again
There's nothing the consumer electronics industry likes more than an awards bash. Donning the penguin suit for the evening, blowing the company's marketing spend for the year on champagne and, with a bit of luck, managing to stagger home…
Is new Becks phone gadget of the year?
Forget your iPods and digital snappers. The best-selling gadget this Christmas is almost certain to be a camera phone and we have a sneaking feeling it could well be the Sharp GX20. Due in the stores next week via…
Groovy Jacuzzi
Forget the fluffy toilet seat and the rubber ducks. No bathroom is complete without the La Scala Jacuzzi. For not only does it boast ten adjustable jets, underwater lighting, and two ergonomic loungers, it also incorporates an entertainment system…
Sky paves the way for PVRs
Has hard drive recording in the UK finally come of age? That's the big question after Sky announced it has now sold over 105,000 Sky+ boxes (up to the end of June 2003). Of course, it's still a tiny amount,…
Rewriter's format frenzy
Do we still care that there are three competing rewritable formats? Not a great deal, for most of the time write-once discs are more than adequate and besides Blu-ray technology is just over the horizon, which hopefully will make…
The wonder of Wi-Fi
"It's as if the dotcom boom and bust never happened." That's the verdict on Wi-Fi hot spots from Forrester's tech specilaist Lars Goodell in today's Guardian. He cites appalingly low usage figures and the ridiculous fees being charged by the…
