Five things Facebook knows that you would probably rather it didn't

An interview with an anonymous Facebook employee on blogsite The Rumpus confirms that yes, Facebook knows exactly who you are stalking and when where you're clicking and yes it does store all that information. Permanently. It's a good read but sobering to know for definite just how much Facebooks knows and stores. The full interview…

51% use mobile phone in shops to check products before buying

Over 50% of customers in shops at Xmas 09 used their mobile in store to check up on the products they were buying. Customers would use their phone to compare prices, call up online coupons or check online reviews before making a purchase, according to a survey across 11 countries by Motorola. The actual percentage…

Ten TV programmes that we're looking forward to in 3D

While films like Avatar show how 3D effects can bring floating mountains, jungles and chasms to startling life, the 3D magic will be coming soon to the small screen and to decidedly less glamorous footage. Television sets that show normal TV broadcasts in three-dimensons have just been unveiled at CES, and this opens up a…

Simply a netbook? Marks&Spencers launches its own branded netbook but why?

Jam, pre-cooked noodles and nice reliable heels are one thing - PCs are another. But British supermarket stalwart Marks & Spencers are forging where no other supermarkets have gone before and offering own-branded computer netbooks. Manufactured by British PC-makers Elonex, the M&S netbooks look decent, but fairly standard: the MSNB-2009 is a 10-inch, Intel Atom…

The green Nokia phone that runs on sugary drinks

Couldn't let this one go without comment - it's a sugar-powered phone, from a collaboration between Nokia and Chinese designer Daizi Zheng. Just pour in some glucose solution - or any sugary drink, Coke for example, and the phone runs for several hours - up to three or four times longer than a lithium battery…

RS 160 – Comfy new Wireless Headphones from Sennheiser

High-end German audio-gear makers Sennheiser have just released some digital wireless headphones, RS 160s. I love the idea of wireless headphones and if you're going to get some, the Sennheiser digital ones are likely to be some of the best sets on the market. In the wireless world, you can lie on your bed, wearing…

Hello Kitty at CES: all the best kitty-themed gadgets in one place

Hello Kitty had a stall at CES showcasing some of their finest plastic merchandise. The eyes of innovation-hungry techies may not have been on classics like the Hello Kitty waffle-maker or the HK manicure set, but we certainly enjoyed seeing them set out together like this. And the jewel in the Hello Kitty gadget crown..?…

Youtube vid of the week: the world's most talented man

While I'm passing on inspirational videos, like the Hello Kitty trailer and pop song, here's another pretty impressive one. This man has taken the art of free running to new heights (lol) i.e. not can he run up walls and do a little backward somersault he can also jump off a wall and into his…

Bring glitter to your audio gear with Jewel Rose Earphones from gadget4all

I haven't bought any glittery roses for the purpose of personal decoration since I was about 14, but I still have a soft spot and a large drawer for all that cheap glittery stuff I bought from Claire's Accessories as a kid. Anyway if glittery jewels plus audio technology makes you feel hot waves of…