Website of the Day: Rate My PC
Today's Website of the Day is Rate My PC, a technological version of the usual 'Rate My…' site that usually involves semi-naked body parts, pets or bodily functions, but this time involves computers in various states of disassembly. It's worth…
Yay or Nay: Google Gadgets
It's Yay or Nay Wednesday, and this week I'm looking at the new and improved Google Gadgets. For the uninitiated, they're a set of mini web applications that can be plugged into any website by its owner, in order to…
Vista anti-piracy "Access your computer with reduced functionality" Err, so what's new?
OK I'm probably going to get flamed for this by some Windows fanboys, but hey, I don't care. I needed a laugh today, so thank you Todd Bishop for providing it on your Microsoft Blog. Apparently Microsoft will be getting…
Apple iPhoto to introduce Google Maps geotagging?
Image geotagging is certainly one of the current buzzes: being able to pinpoint exactly where a photo was taken. Now Mactelchat forum user javester has been sniffing about in the iPhoto code (and why not?) and has found some interesting…
BT strikes deal with Sony BMG for forthcoming BT Vision service
If Postman Pat and Basil Brush aren't your thing on the forthcoming BT Vision service, then maybe some Sony BMG's music video content will interest you. BT have done a deal with the music giant that will see names such…
Who scooped gongs at the BT Digital Music Awards 2006?
Last night saw hundreds of musicians, celebs and music professionals descend on Camden's Roundhouse to find out who had won at the BT Digital Music Awards 2006. Gong winners included Peter Gabriel who received a 'Pioneer Award' for his contribution…
Nokia propose new mobile wireless standard to rival Buetooth
Nokia are proposing to fast-track a new wireless standard for mobile devices and gadgets that's ten times more energy-efficient than Bluetooth. Called Wibree (no clue as to pronunciation yet), it has been in development for 5 years and Nokia now…
MSN Search tops Google search results
Here's an interesting little anomaly: type 'search' into the Google search engine and Windows Live comes up tops (click image for a closer view). Google doesn't even come out in second place, but third… If you are, ahem, 'feeling lucky'…
Will mobile be the new frontier for MySpace and Bebo?
It's not news that online social networking sites are going mobile. MySpace took its first steps into mobile earlier this year in a deal with US mobile operator Helio, and has talked publicly about its intention to extend this…
Fujitsu Lifebook batteries recalled
Surely this has to be one of the last manufacturers to voluntarily recall batteries made by Sony. It's Fujitus-Siemens turn to recall the batteries powering a variety of its LifeBook notebook computers. It affects some 287,000 batteries, and brings the…