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Turning the Tube into a viral music network? Undersound plans to
A group of three female digital media artists have teamed up to create Undersound, an ambitious concept that seeks to turn the London Underground into a giant social music network where music is shared and tracked around the Tube….
Apple packs more power into MacBook Pro with Intel Core 2 Duo processor
Apple have released an updated line of MacBook Pro notebook computers, now sporting the Intel Core 2 Duo processors found in the latest iMacs. There are two sizes to choose from, one with a 15.4-inch screen and the other…
What's On TV to launch online UK TV guide, claims uniqueness
What's On TV magazine is to launch its own online TV guide and gossip-fest web site in January next year, and claims that it will be the UK's only website providing a comprehensive, trusted one-stop shop for all the biggest…
A brief history of the iPod: 5 years old today
Today is the iPod's fifth birthday, and in that time it has incarnated in at least 30 formats, plus special editions and colour variations. Here we take a brief journey through iPod history, since October 2001 when the first iPod…
Firefox 2 launches tomorrow
The second generation of massively popular anti-IE browser Firefox (is that enough propaganda for you?) is officially released tomorrow, aiming to build on the continuing success of the first version and take further market share from Internet Explorer. Perhaps unsurprisingly,…
BT to launch 'digital vault' 20GB online backup service
BT are all set to launch their own digital vault service which will allow broadband users to store up to 2GB 20GB of their personal data on BT's remote servers. The service is open to anyone, not just BT broadband…
Sony warns Euro retailers: importing PS3 is illegal
Sony has fired a warning shot at European retailers saying that it will take action against anyone who gets involved in 'grey importing' of the new PS3 console. Given that the US and Japan will get their hands on the…
Nearly 30,000 Japanese TV videos removed from YouTube
We in the west seem to have a fascination with Japanese TV, started with the likes of Chris Tarrant and Clive James showing game shows and other intriguing clips that, to be honest, we didn't always understand. That perhaps explains…
TuffWrap Accent protects your iPod nano with two-tone colouring
MP3 Addition have just released their Tuffwrap Accent two-tone iPod case that's tough and tactile so you can pay less attention to keeping your iPod free of scratches and cracks. It'll sit on slightly angled surfaces without slipping. The…
Over half UK households to have DAB by 2010
The Digital Radio Development Bureau (DRDB) have predicted that over 50% of UK households will have a radio capable of receiving digital broadcasts by the year 2010. Sales this year are around the 2 million mark (13.9% market penetration), rising…