New Macbook, new IMac, new Mac Mini: Apple gears up for Christmas
Apple released a new raft of shiny new Macs yesterday. There are three products: a MacBook, a Mac Mini and an iMac range complete with a 27inch screen version and the visionary new Apple mouse. Basically all specs on all models have been ramped up. But a few changes stood out: (more…)
Jitters on FriendFeed
Oo, everyone's getting a bit jittery on Friendfeed. Traffic's been down in recent months (by 30% Techcrunch speculates) and it seems that even the titans of the service: Robert Scoble and Louis Gray are starting to spend less time on it. Friendfeed is a "ghost town" is the rather more extreme verdict of MG Siegler,…
New Blackberry Bold 9700: smaller and curvier
New, curvier and with that trademark QWERTY keyboard, the second Bold or rather the Bold 9700 is out now. The Bold is the executive's Blackberry, the top-flight phone in RIM's line-up. Key new features in the 9700 are improved camera power and battery-life. Also new is a trackpad and the whole phone is slightly smaller…
The gadget not to get your sister for Christmas: the Mechanical Tumour
I hope you've finished lunch - this is probably the most gruesome desktop computer accessory in the world - and would seriously gross any normal human being, let alone your nice sister who would much prefer something from this season's Monsoon collection. As part of our helpful series - What not to get for Christmas…
D&G team up with Sony Ericcson to produce glittery destination phone the Jalou
What happens when fashion and tech collide? Well you get phones like the Jalou from Dolce & Gabbana and Sony Ericcson coming out this month. Techies may be more interested in the Sony Ericcson bit, but D&G have contributed 24ct rose gold plating and a swish ad campaign to this lipstick-length clamshell handset. Some little…
Bringing sexy back with the Palm Pixi
Palm is sexing up one of their new phones - the Pixi - with a range of limited edition high-concept backs: getting artists with big ideas about nature and art to design five artistic looks for the phone. (more…)
Photosauce: the Facebook app that jazzes up your photos
Photosauce is a new Facebook app from games giant Atari which lets you MTV up your facebook photos with speech bubbles, lipstick, and those Kanye West sunglasses. The Photosauce app means you can digitally decorate photos on Facebook without having to download them and use photo-editing programmes. Initial graphics offerings include "irreverent sayings and funny…
Mulberry and Apple team up to launch iPod and MacBook friendly handbags
Gadget girls who love their fashion will be as thrilled as we are with the latest Apple announcement. The technology company, which launched a range of products this week, has also been busy in the fashion wings. It's teamed up with handbag favourite Mulberry to create a collection of sleek and stylish bags, especially to…
Flickr goes all Facebook and lets you tag people in photos
Flickr has just launched a new feature that lets you tag people in the photos you upload to the site. Called "people in photos" it pretty well does what it says on the tin. Revealed on the Flickr blog yesterday, the feature will allow you to tag other members in your photos, find photos of…
Meme of the day: Lol-Graphs
Lolgraphs, oh how you fill me with pleasure. I'm always up for the graphic display of information in venn diagrams, bar charts, line graphs or giant adjustable swine flu infection maps (the BBC had a great one). Putting facts in graphs makes them easier to understand. Adding 'lols' to the basic appeal of graphs, lolgraphs…
