Shiny Video Review: LG Viewty GT405

The LG Viewty GT405 is an update on the super-successful Viewty camera phone first launched in 2007. It's going for a good £13 a month on Three, a deal packing unlimited internet. But even with that price tag can the shiny phone of 2007 cut it in the fierce world of 2010? We take a…

Lost finale – and how modern tech allows the show to be so damn complicated

The frenzy around the Lost finale (OMG ZOMG) just reminds me of some wise words from one of the internet's all time wisemen: Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia. He wasn't predicting the final plot twist, but he did have some interesting points to make about how and why the show was so bloody complicated. Wales…

Nokia and Yahoo team up and share maps and email services

Internet service provider Yahoo is teaming up with mobile-makers Nokia to bring some tightly integrated apps to their users. Maps, email and instant messaging will be some of the services to benefit from the partnership. Nokia will provide maps and navigation for Yahoo while Yahoo will power the email and instant messaging services on Nokia…

Poll: Steve Jobs to make announcement June 7: what do you think he'll say?

Steve Jobs will be taking to the stage on June 7th at Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference and making an announcement. Could it possibly possibly be the new iPhone 4g? Whose skinny form we have tantalisingly glimpsed in the most high-profile leak since the Titanic. Apple fanatics have been told that they will not be…

Geek Pride day: 5 reasons to be Proud

So apparently, tomorrow is Geek Pride Day and on Tuesday 25 May, Geeks get proud and show the world they love who they are. The day is "an initiative which claims the right of every person to be a nerd or a geek" according to Wikipedia and it is intentionally held on the same day…

Waterfall Audio release sparkling masterpiece speakers: the Niagra

If you're into glass casing and are a sound nerd - then you might be interested in French company Waterfall Audio which have re-released their luxe-est, shiniest model: the Niagra, and it's finally available in the UK. Called after that massive waterfall (geddit?) it costs an eye watering £25,000. Okay, bear with us. Set in…

That PacMan game will be permanently available

In earthshattering news, it seems people really like playing silly little games on the internet. That PacMan game Google uploaded on the home page last Friday was such a hit that Google have made it a permanent web page. "We've been overwhelmed -- but not surprised :) -- by the success of our 30th anniversary…

What Pulp Fiction would look like if it happened on Google Wave: Amazing

Some genius with a lot of patience and a great knowledge of Google Wave text editing features created a little masterpiece here: what the famous scene in Pulp Fiction would look like if it took place on Google Wave. Answer - amazing. Somebody commission this guy to do the rest of the film. I hadn't…