! Posted by Mike Slocombe on 27 August 2008 | Tagged as: Platforms, Mobile, Cellular
If you’ve been digging those oh-so-silky-smooth lines of the HTC Touch Pro but were expelling harumphs at the lack of a full keyboard, then let your undercarriage moisten rapidly at the sight of the all-new HTC S740 featuring not one, but two keyboards.
! Posted by Mike Slocombe on 26 August 2008 | Tagged as: Platforms, Photography
Like a Stella-frothed pub drunk at throwing out time, the Olympus Stylus 1050 SW reckons it’s so tough it virtually begs you to come and have a go to see if you’re hard enough.
! Posted by Mike Slocombe on 26 August 2008 | Tagged as: Platforms, UK, Mobile, Cellular
Nokia has officially announced two new handsets for the UK market, the N85 and the N79, with both expected to be diving headlong into the pockets and handbags of Brits sometime next month.
! Posted by Simon Perry on 22 August 2008 | Tagged as: Data Loss, Government, Security, UK
Yet another UK Government data loss story today.
Today’s is the loss of the names, dates of birth and, in some cases, the expected prison release dates of all 84,000 prisoners in the UK.
As well as this shocking amount of data, there was more held on the memory stick that it’s reported that PA Consulting lost.
PA Consulting have also worked on the proposed ID Card project.
! Posted by Simon Perry on 22 August 2008 | Tagged as: Content, Apple, UK, Events, Industry Trends
We know that lots of you, dear reader, are into Digital Design. Well, NMK have brought an event to our attention that we think you could well enjoy.
Digital Design Day is part of the London Design Festival and will be running the full day of 17th September 2008 at the Southbank Centre in London.
Scheduled to run between 9am and 11:30pm. The breakdown of the free and pay-for events is below.
! Posted by Simon Perry on 22 August 2008 | Tagged as: UK, Software
If you’re a company making software that lets people design their own houses, getting a tie up with a widely-watched TV programme that monitors the development of self-designed houses is pretty exciting.
! Posted by Simon Perry on 21 August 2008 | Tagged as: Platforms, HD-DVD, Blu-ray, DVD-Centric
Toshiba haven’t given up trying to needle Sony and the rest of the Blu-ray companies.
Their latest idea is XDE.
! Posted by Mike Slocombe on 21 August 2008 | Tagged as: Platforms, Software, Reviews
If you’re getting frustrated by the limitations of the Windows Explorer interface and fancy something a bit more geared towards the power user, it may be worth taking a look at the feature-stuffed Directory Opus, a commercial file manager that offers more bells and whistles than Santa’s float at Carnival.
! Posted by Simon Perry on 20 August 2008 | Tagged as: UK, Legal
There’s a big potential of this story being such a classic own goal by the UK Government, it’s hilarious - what’s not been clear are the facts.
Downing Street, the UK Prime Minister’s official office has launched a new Website based on Wordpress.
! Posted by Simon Perry on 20 August 2008 | Tagged as: Distribution, UK, Regulation, Networking
Indi Music Worldwide Fights For Net Neutrality. UK release of Rock The Net CD designed to bring attention to the cause.
Net Neutrality
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We think it’s essential that the Internet is free and open. It’s vital that the speed of arrival of each data-packet that travels over the Internet is not dependant on if the ISP makes the decision to slow down its arrival.
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Hugely powerful file manager offering batch renaming and searching, ZIP support, image browsing, FTP and more.
Aug 07 2008
Will we feel the love for this innovative walking stick/camera tripod combo?
Aug 01 2008
We check out LG’s ultra compact, USB 2.0-powered CD/DVD drive.