Month: November 2008
Shiny Review: T-Mobile's G1 Android phone
I got my hands on a G1, the first handset to boast Google's Android operating system. It was nice to be pleasantly surprised by the handset itself, and I got the chance to have a good play with the OS itself. Get yours here.
The Asus 700, 900 and equally small Eee PCs are to be no more
If you want to get your mitts on a netbook with screen smaller than 10-inches, that bears the Asus name, you'd better hurry up - the president of Asus has confirmed the company is intending to get rid of its older and smaller Eee PC models in favour of larger and more recent models such…
Customising cards is not only fun but lucrative too
Moon Pig isn't the only card customizing service in town offering totally spiffing greeting cards. Creating your own cards is fast becoming popular amongst creative folk who like adding a personal touch to their cards. There are two services that spring to mind - Photobox and Touchnote. Both are bespoke card services, offering a more…
Blackberry Storm coming on Friday
That's it really. Oh, and it's exclusive to Vodafone, and on the high street, Phones4U. In other news, Mick Hucknell has lost £25 million on buying and then reselling David Beckham's boots, Russell Brand wants Manuel as the first guest on his chat show and apparently we're about to be subjected to men in Ugg…
PoP vending machine – movies and games, whenever
Life is better delivered through the medium of vending machines, as the old adage goes. Mamma Mia? Fabulous, most definitely. Mamma Mia from a vending machine? The kind of dizzy fabulous heights reserved for the likes of Gok Wan, special Christmas coffees at Starbucks and facepaint. Oh yes. Sony and Universal have got together to…
Stay at home karaoke to entertain us through the recession
There's in-car karaoke, dedicated karaoke bars, Rockaoke, and of course good ole' pub karaoke - all of which have been tried and tested and are great fun. We've also got SingStar and other singing related video games - but they're not quite karaoke are they? Nights in have become the norm for those seriously affected…
Shiny Review: Datz Music Lounge
When Datz was announced, with its one payment pricing plan, DRM-free unlimited downloads, we had questions. Would the catalogue be as extensive as promised? Was the one-off fee for the ease of consumers, or did it hide the fact that Datz had a solution that wasn't good enough to ask people to pay month after…
The Eee Top offers computing at your fingertips
The Eee pc which spawned a generation of little low cost, no frills laptops has just added a desktop addition to its Eee PC range - the Eee Top. First things first, it's a 15.6-inch touchscreen - that's 15.6-inches of touchscreen goodness - so if using a mouse is all a bit irritable, or using…
Cozyfeet combat Really Cold Feet in Winter Syndrome
I'm pretty sure I'm right in saying that the right pair of slippers can do more for your day than the most wonderful of haircuts, the smoothest of compliments or the most nutritionally balanced and yet god damn delicious of lunches. And now I've found the ultimate right pair of slippers. You slip these into…
Carphone Warehouse stocks Toshiba's NB100 with a competitive price plan
Not that long ago we filled you in on details of Toshiba's foray into the Netbook market. Well now we can reveal where you can purchase one, and the pricing is pretty attractive. Get yours at the Carphone Warehouse for only £30 pcm. Toshiba's NB100 seems to tick all the correct boxes for a Netbook.…
