Louis Gray blames Facebook for not telling him his sister had a baby
Fingertips v Netvibes: which personalised news site is better?
Twitter 140 2 - Andrew Keen, author Cult of the Amateur
Geek called Molly 'nerds' Lady Gaga
This talk by JP Rangaswami, Chief Scientist at BT investigated Twitter as an information service. It could also have been called: amazing things that happend on Twitter. It contains the heart-warming tale of the lost hamster. 14:50 Interested to hear...more
So much more than just a discussion of what Britney Spears says on Twitter, this was good look at how Twitter helps artists, labels and fans, and cast a glance at how the hell the music industry is going to...more
In the first-after lunch talk Dean Landsman and Dean Meyers (@deanland and @deanmeistr) explored digital presence and what it is to have a presence online. 14.15 Everybody has a digital presence. What is presence online? Presence has always been important....more
Toby Ben and Adrian were billed as three 18 year-olds taking on the film industry. They want to make a film adaptation of a Jules Verne book and failing to get conventional funding, they decided to use the internet to...more
As part of a line-up that dealt with the social impact of Twitter as much as the techie or business side of it, 140 got PhD student Kyra Gaunt onstage. The black anthropologist was the first woman to speak and...more
Want to show your digital snaps to friends without you all having to gather around a tiny LCD screen or mess around hooking up the camera to a big screen? Nikon has the answer. It's the world's first camera with a built in projector.
Andrew Keen, Author of The Cult of the Amateur talked about Twitter and Power. He took a few pot shots at previous speaker Stephen Fry - obviously a hard act to follow. 9.50 You just saw a manifestation of Twitter...more
Twitter hero Stephen Fry gave a rousing speech about how Twitter is a human space for humans. 9.35 Twitter is: by humans, about human stuff. connected by a gossamer network. 9.40 Revolution of the internet is similar to the invention...more
We're very sorry to report that Barack Obama has never used Twitter. No, I didn't expect that he personally composed *all* of the Barack Obama account Twitter updates, but some - surely! In my heart of hearts I always suspected...more
If you find mobile phone software a little baffling - what with different apps, app stores and operating systems, and if you think a skin is something you find sitting on your body, take a deep breath. Prepare to add...more
Lady Gaga's raunchy cyberpop hit Poker Face got nerded on youtube by a sweet adorable geek called Molly. Molly covers the song in a really nice way, but makes the track sound a bit like a Sesame Street jingle. This...more
If you use Google's sleek and speedy internet browser Chrome you can look forward to the browser getting an extensions gallery in the near future. A new icon on the Chrome home page takes you through to a planned but...more
Smarter and better than its predecessors, an updated TomTom app for iPhone is working its way through Apple's approval processes. Should be out in the next few months and if you use the iPhone's TomTom app this update should be...more
Is there anything that can't be powered through a USB port? The national grid? Sex toys? Don't answer that - we imagine someone somewhere has hooked at least one of them up to a USB port. It wouldn't surprise me...more
Out on 27th Nov, new Nintendo DSi game Hair Salon from 505 will let you be a virtual hairdresser -and cut your friends' hair on screen. Capable of incorporating photos of you and your friends, the game uses the DSi's...more
Free web service MoZoop hopes to take the stress out of changing phones this Christmas. When you receive a shiny new handset you now won't need to go painstakingly through your contact list typing every digit and detail into your...more
Why's it here? So what do you know about INQ? Well they are based in the UK, work mainly with Three Mobile and are building up a selection of mobiles that work seamlessly with internet apps. This handset's predecessor the...more
No more tangled mess of cords or searching for the right adaptor. Just put your enabled device on the Powermat to charge!
Sonic Fabric ties play music and actually look good
Digital bubble cloud for London's Olympic park?
Casio's camera for golfers - Exilim Hi-Speed - improves your swing
5 crazy gadgets: stocking-filler tech at its finest
From: The Plantronics 925 Discovery is now in pink