Month: May 2012
Vimeo update makes adding a soundtrack to your clips simple
Vimeo have updated their video hosting service today, making it easier than ever to add top-notch soundtracks to your uploaded clips. Following on from their Vimeo Music Store update, the company have now added an Enhancer function that lets users…
VIDEO: Official Skyrim: Dawnguard DLC trailer revealed
Looking to get back out onto the icy tundras of Bethesda's epic RPG The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, but somehow feel you've seen all the massive world has to offer? Well prepare to lose a fair few more hours to…
UK digital music spending overtakes physical sales for first time
It's a landmark day or the British music business, as the British Phonographic Industry has just announced that, for the first time ever, digital downloads and streaming have overtaken the sales of CDs, tapes and vinyl in the UK. 55.5%…
Amanda Palmer breaks Kickstarter music records with $1million album fund
Former Dresden Dolls singer Amanda Palmer has broken all previous Kickstarter music funding records, with her fans helping her raise $1,000,000 for new album Amanda Palmer & The Grand Theft Orchestra. Initially looking to raise $100,000 in pre-orders and fan…
Virgin Media's London Underground Wi-Fi network now live
London's commuters took one important step closer to getting underground Wi-Fi access today, with Virgin Media's new London Underground Wi-Fi service delivering the first tweet from the iconic tube system. BBC journalist Rory Cellan-Jones had the privilege of sending the…
HANDS-ON: Orange San Diego Intel-powered Android smartphone
Orange have revealed their own-branded San Diego Android smartphone. Previously codenamed the Santa Clara, the Orange San Diego uses an Intel Atom system on a chip (pairing a Z2460 processor with an XMM 6260 modem), with the long awaited collaboration…
APP OF THE DAY: Auto Trader Goodwood Festival of Speed (iPhone)
Petrol heads planning to attend the Goodwood Motor Show, taking place between June 28th and July 1st 2012, shouldn't set foot over the doorstep without first grabbing the official Auto Trader Goodwood Festival of Speed companion app. Part guide, part…
PayPal launch Instore app for on-the-go high street shopping payments
PayPal have today revealed that UK customers will be the first to able to use the company's new dedicated mobile app to pay for items at high street stores owned by Auroria Fashions, including the likes of Coast, Warehouse, Oasis…
Mio launch Cyclo 300 and 305 HC cycling navigation systems
The summer sun is finally out, and if you're looking to make the most of our inevitably brief seasonal respite from the cold, you may well be planning to get on your bike for a leisurely cycle this coming Bank…
WikiLeaks' Julian Assange to be extradited to Sweden following sex crime allegations
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will be extradited to Sweden after losing his latest appeal in the ongoing case relating to his alleged sex crimes. Accused of rape and sexual assault by two former volunteers, the whistle-blowing website's figurehead's appeal had…