Lenovo releases new Thinkpad: the design-consicious Edge
Lenovo has released a new Thinkpad laptop aimed at home users. It's called the Edge and it comes in heat-wave red, the first time a Lenovo comes with a choice of colour. Design is a key feature of the Edge which Lenovo describe as "progressive and strikingly clean". The keyboard has got a contemporary update,…
Chrome overtakes Safari, now third most popular browser
News comes from marketshare that Chrome overtook Safari last month to become the third most popular internet browser behind Internet Explorer and Firefox. With ads for Chrome splashed over buses, newspapers and billboards Google has put its monetary might behind advertising its browser and it's not surprising that people are taking it up in increasing…
Nine things not to tweet about, and one thing that is fine
Webcomic Oatmeal provides a helpful checklist of things to avoid on Twitter. "Ten things you need to stop tweeting about" suggests that you refrain from tweeting about the usual suspects: your food, your kids, your emotional breakthroughs. I largely agree, but with the exception of their seventh no-no: speaking out of context. Look at the…
What to do if you're not at CES #1: check out Steampunk gadgets in Oxford
Okay, so the Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas may be the tech world's most important exhibition right now, but if you're stuck in the UK and want to look at some gadgets, try visiting Steampunk, a slightly smaller and much weirder exhibition at the Museum of the History of Science in Oxford. You're not going…
Say 'I <3 you' with a heart-shaped landline phone
You may still be recovering from the celebrations of Christmas and New Year, but this is no time to pause and think you can get out of considering celebration-themed gadgets. No! Valentine's day is only 41 days away! Get your hands on this heart-shaped phone quickly. Giving this to that special man/woman/picture of Zac Efron…
UK women love their phones more than their boyfriends
British women would rather lose their boyfriends than lose their mobile phones, according to a survey which polled 4000 women. Mothers, then photos were the top two most treasured "possessions" of UK women the survey revealed, followed by mobile phones at three, best friends at four and boyfriends coming in fifth. 40% said they would…
Boxing Day to be busiest shopping online day ever, says IMRG
You know what it's like. You're stuffed with food, there's nowt on TV and the inlaws are annoying you. So rather than brave the out of town shopping centre on Boxing Day, thoughts turn online to click up some bargains over the Xmas break. According to the IMRG (Interactive Media Retail Group) a whopping £120m…
Acer gives Google Android another boost with new handsets
Next year looks set to be the one in which the battle for the heart of the mobile phone goes into overdrive. While Apple continues to sign deals with UK networks, though you still only have one place to buy an iPhone in the US, its rivals are rallying the troops for a smartphone shoot…
Aquavision unveils new range of bathroom TVs
If you have ever thought (seriously) about getting a TV set for your bathroom, then you'll know all about Aquavision. The company has been working quietly for some while perfecting its range of TV sets that sit in your bathroom yet are immune to water, condensation and random squirts from awkward to use conditioner bottles.…
Older women want tech toys for Christmas
Yep another survey this time from Logitech, the webcam maker, which has just asked a load of women over the age of 50 what they want for Christmas, and guess what they all want webcams! Well many do want webcams (to talk to their grandchildren obviously) but also other high tech goodies like widescreen TVs,…
