Month: October 2011
Mick Jagger's new addiction? Facebook
What do aging rockers love more than lavish retreats along the French Riviera, bowls of M&Ms (with all the brown ones taken out), or a Mars Bar for quite unusual purposes? Facebook of course! At least if you're Mick…
VIDEO: Kinect can now give you a boob job
Who needs costly surgery when you can go from an A-cup to a double F-cup in the blink of an eye with Microsoft's Kinect motion controller?! This latest bizarre hack from Japan (where else?) gives both male and female…
Hotmail update to clear your inbox of "greymail"
Hotmail users will soon see a new version of the webmail service roll out to their accounts, as Microsoft set out to rid our email accounts of "greymail". The update includes categories and more advanced folder management, newsletter filters and…
Rhapsody set to buy Napster
Rhapsody have announced that they are to purchase the infamous Napster service from gadget retailers Best Buy in a move that they will hope will keep them competitive alongside the ever growing popularity of Spotify. Upon closing the deal, Rhapsody…
The creepy magic of an Apple iPhone event, illustrated
Ah, the circus-like magic of an Apple event. Shrouded in secrecy, the Cupertino kings' media showcases are part Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory, part Tom Waits' "What's He Building in There?" We're all chomping at the bit for details of tomorrow's…
APP OF THE DAY: Mini-Monsters (iPad)
If you are even remotely entomophobic, look away now; you're going to hate today's App of the Day. If, like us however, you're fascinated by the alien world of creepy crawlies and insects, you're going to absolutely love Mini-Monsters for…
VIDEO: Watch as kid finds out Darth Vader is Luke's old man
Can you remember your life before knowing the Earth-shattering truth that Darth Vader is Luke Skywalker's dad? Before Jar-Jar Binks pissed on your childhood, and before George Lucas turned the galaxy's most super-cool Sith Lord into a weepy pussy that…
Vodafone Germany reveal iPhone 4S storage specs
Yet another leak revealing snippets on the-all-but-revealed iPhone 4S handset. This morning brought the rumoured news of its A5 processor and 4G connectivity, and now we can add a trio of storage options into the mix too. According to…
Ace handset may be the card up Nokia's WP7 sleeve
Looks as though Nokia have another Windows Phone 7 device tucked away ready for an eventual release this year. The Nokia Ace, as it's rumoured to be called, is looking a fairly meaty handset for those waiting for the struggling…
Apple slip-up may have confirmed iPhone 4S in iTunes
Oh poor Apple; after last year's iPhone-4-in-a-bar debacle, the Cupertino team have managed to keep a tight wrap on what's coming tommorow at their iPhone launch event. Sure, we've heard A5 processor snippets here, and talk of more pervasive…