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Snoop Dogg records with err.. TomTom

In one of the more surprising collaborations of the 21st century Snoop Dogg is recording with TomTom, the GPS gadget makers. A little bit out of the ordinary for Snoop Dogg who is better known for his rap records such as Pay tha Cost to be tha Boss and collaborations with serious figures in hip-hop.…

Why Farmville has became the most popular game in the world

Farmville is a Facebook app that lets you sow, grow and harvest crops. It's a farming game and recently it became the most popular computer game in the world. Yes: the world. You get a virtual patch of earth, earn money by farming with the option to buy seeds, tools and ornaments if you want.…

Mariah Carey-oke: worst app name ever?

Don't do this in public guys - the Mariah Carey-oke app is yes - groan - a Karaoke app that plays Mariah Carey songs. Four Mariah Carey songs to be precise:Obsessed, Touch My Body, Don't Forget About Us and Shake It Off. A sort of portable Mariah-centric SingStar, this is one of those apps you…

Are virtual Christmas presents the new presents?

I know several people who would probably slap me if I gave them virtual Christmas presents. It's not often you can get away with sending someone what is essentially an email attachment as opposed to going out to the shops and coming up with something decent and err, real. However - one small British start-up…

Iraqi Government starts a Youtube channel: what will the comments be like?

Delighted to hear that Iraqi Government have just started its own Youtube channel. On it they promise to broadcast official speeches, informal chats, behind-the-scenes footage and there seems to be a simultaneous captioning in English for most of them. As the Prime Minister explains in the most watched video on the channel, the Iraqi government…

iTunes for Magazines?

Three big publishing houses have sought to perk up the magazine market by setting up an "iTunes for magazines". Time Inc and Conde Nast and Hearst are planning to create an online store where digital editions of their biggest magazine names would available to download - at a cost. They hope that the online store…

The alphabet made out of glands – thanks science

So apparently you can make the letters of the alphabet by stretching weirdly shaped glands. These impressive photographs arose from a conference in America, the annual Olympus BioScapes contest. The glandular font was created by Dr. Ma. Ivy Clemente. Thank god for scientists. [via Boing Boing]

Farming app iFarm becomes most downloaded freebie in app store

Top of the app store this week is iFarm, bringing humble pastoral pursuit to the err "field" of the iPhone. With this free iPhone app you can cultivate potatoes, rice and strawberries in profitable little patches. The only work required is tapping your finger at the right time and some strategic thinking about profits and…