Google buys YouTube for $1.65bn
Is this one of the biggest paydays on history? Google has struck a deal to buy YouTube, just 18 months after the site hite the net, for a whopping $1.65bn. According to Google: “The acquisition combines one of the…
Memory Optimiser, Freeware
Windows and every application running on your PC shares your PC’s RAM memory but it’s not always used very efficiently. For example, some programs use too much memory others that you have finished with leave clutter behind so over…
Face Recognition Search Engine Looking for Volunteers
Here’s a chance to get in on the ground floor of what could be an exciting new Internet technology, or it could be a damp squib, either way you’ll be able to say you were there… It’s called Polar Rose…
One Minute Interview: XBox 360 on Windows Mobile
I speak to John Starkweather at Microsoft about the future of Xbox gaming, and how it's being developed to work with Windows Mobile. Hear about gaming on the move, and beaming your gaming creds to all and sundry when you're…
Oooms Wooden Memory Sticks
Intended to be a little more on the natural side than the typical weirdzoid USB drives, the Oooms Wooden USB Sticks are all uniquely constructed from random pieces of pretty looking wood. €45 for 256 megs, €60 for 512…
MUS2 super-oversized pointer mouse
Reportedly having learned from Apple's hockey puck mouse, the MUS2 Mouse is a strangely shaped peripheral that nonetheless is statedly engineered to not lead to carpal tunnel: designed ergonomically for smooth handling and is a pleasure to use. Aside…
Website of the Day: Kittenwar
Someone had to do it. Not content with rating humans and computers, it's time to go cute and rate kittens. Awww, you know you want to. When I visited, I read the title "Kittenwar" and thought I was supposed to…
UK net users more fearful of online crime than burglary, survey shows
A new Government survey suggests that more Britons are concerned about online crime than they are about burglary and other 'real world' crime. 21% felt most at risk from cybercrime, compared to 16% who worried about being burgled. Some were…
Classical music lovers embrace downloads too
Last month the Royal Scottish National Orchestra launched an online music service and new research from Gramophone magazine suggests it could be quite popular. Their new research suggests that one in three classical music lovers have digital music players, download…
YouTube Video of the Day – PC Animation
Ah. Animations about PCs. Dull right? Wrong! Here's a sweet little stop frame animation which is high on ideas and inventiveness and low on CGI rubbish. Mof Gimmers…