Swine Flu app released to cater to the paranoid

You can't have escaped the wave of hysteria grabbing the nation in light of Swine Flu having been discovered in this country. Already I've sat next to two be-masked people on the underground, and if the Daily Mail headline are to be believed we're all going to die horribly and painfully. So why not be…

GALLERY: Ten great FREE WordPress themes

Last week I talked you through the easy peasy process of creating your very own blog or website, and today I'm going to focus on design. There loads of different system you may have used to host your blog on, and a zillion of free themes out there to wade through-as I'm sure you've discovered!.…

Keep your laptop safe in Flickz Attache bag

Laptop bags are a dime a dozen nowadays, but then along comes one which makes me break out in sweat at its beauty. I'm talking about the Attache, an uber stylish briefcase with seriously funky styling. I'm talking about a functional yet fashionable bag which is available in a wide variety of colours, from red…

Say hi to the Tocco Lite, a slimmed down version of the Tocco

Last year I raved about the Samsung Tocco, a beauty of a touch screen phone that was so simple to use and had a fabulous widgetized interface. Next came the Tocco Ultra, a phone that featured higher specs than the original Tocco (an 8 megapixel camera and AMOLED screen) and a slide out keyboard for…

Battle of the budget touchscreen: The LG Cookie vs the Orange Vegas

In this current climate, no one is spending much dough. And as much as you'd love a shiny new iPhone it doesn't seem feasible tying yourself into a pricey 24 month contract. You've probably started looking at other cheaper options, and that's when we get to the world of budget touchscreens. I was very impressed…

On demand adverts from SKY with a click of the green button

How do you feel when adverts come on TV? Frustrated? Excited? Unhappy when they finish? If you agreed with the last two adjectives then you'll be thrilled to hear that SKY are now going to provide you with more adverts than ever on their channels, and if you fell into the former category than you'll…

Geek Chic of the Week: Rubik's cube for the blind

Despite my geek credentials I must admit to never having managed to complete a Rubik's cube. I've struggled many hours with one, and the only way I've ever managed to make the colours line up is by cheating. Just because you have poor vision is no reason not get involved with the nefarious cube, so…

Get a hi def G-Shot from Genius with the HD520 videocamera

It seems like every videocamera nowadays is trying to emulate the success of the Flip Mino, and turn a teeny weeny handheld into a piece of high definition shooting action. Well this baby manages all that, plus more, and manages to provide you all this for a very attractive price. You get a 2.5 inch…

Twitter saves TV series: The best use of micro blogging ever?

Remember the uproar when they cancelled My So Called Life? No, maybe you were to young. Sigh. Well how about hit show Firefly or the much loved Pushing Daises? Gone, without a trace, despite our best efforts. At the time all we could do was grit our teeth and write long letters of disgust/strongly worded…

Shiny preview: The HTC Magic

One day after telling you about the latest phone to get Android software, along comes a video that shows us just what the G2 is going to look like. And it's pretty damn impressive, A video camera, a larger trackball and a shiny white gloss finish (black for Italians). I think I'm a little bit…