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Facebook Overtakes Google As Number One Site
You know you’ve hit the big time when you knock the number one website off its perch, and this is exactly what Facebook has done to Google in the US.
According to the latest traffic statistics from Hitwise, the social networking site accounted for 7.07 per cent of all web visits against 7.03 percent for Google, [...]
Top 5 HTC Phones: Android vs. Windows
HTC has caused a bit of a stir in the mobile phone world lately with a slew of new releases including a whopping three at this year’s Mobile World Congress. So if you’ve developed an interest in the Taiwanese manufacturer, which phone should you go for? HTC has released a nmber of handsets aimed at different markets. We’ve taken a look at them and whittled it down to five. Let’s see what took top awards and why.
Review: Motorola Dext. Facebook Just Got Even Easier
It may sound like an SMS typo, but the Motorola Dext is anything but a mistake, powered by Android and featuring a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard. But after the success of the super-thin Razr, how well will this stocky big brother be received? Let’s take a look.
Review: The Nokia X6. Let It Entertain You
It looks as ice-cool as a Finnish swimming pool, and under the surface Nokia’s new X6 aims to please as well with a slew of features and free access to Nokia’s Come With Music service. But just because the phone comes pre-loaded with a few Gavin and Stacey episodes, will it keep you entertained in the long run? Let’s take a look.
YouTube Switches On Mobile Advertising
Google has rolled-out mobile advertising for YouTube in a bit to raise funds from the popular, but financially-floundering site.
The move follows YouTube’s recent launch of pre-roll ads at the start of its videos. The pre-roll ads are skippable, but that doesn’t mean they’re not annoying.
The new mobile ads seem unobtrusive enough as a screenshot, but [...]
Twitter Targets Phishing Scams
In news that will be welcomed by the thousands of Twitter users who have fallen prey to a phishing attack, the popular micro blogging site has decided to fight back.
Del Harvey, director of Twitter’s trust and safety team announced the roll-out of its new security service in a blog post yesterday.
Twitter can now detect, intercept [...]
Preview: HTC Desire. Does it Make You Long for an Android?
Here at Gaj-IT, we often talk about phones living up to their names, and being called Desire gives HTC’s latest Android release a lot to live up to. So does this big brother of the Google Nexus One get us hot under the collar? Let’s find out.
Sanyo Unveils World’s Smallest Camcorder: Xacti VPC-CS1
It may look like a mobile phone, but it could hold the key to your impending YouTube stardom.
Sanyo’s new Xacti VPC-CS1 is hailed as the world’s smallest camcorder, measuring in at a teeny 27mm wide and weighing a feather-light 142g.
Available in purple or silver, this tiny package packs a punch under the bonnet, recording in [...]
Samsung Unveils Four New HD Camcorders
Samsung has extended its H-series camcorder range to include a whopping four new camcorders: the HMX-H200, HMX-203, HMX-H204, and HMX-205.
Each camcorder can record in full high-definition (1920 x 1080 pixels) in H.264 format.
The new H-Series four also come with Samsung’s new BSI CMOS imaging sensor, which works wonders in low light conditions. Samsung says that [...]
Review: Sony Ericsson Aino. The PS3 Phone
After a rocky start, in the market the Sony Ericsson Aino has looked to offer more than your average phone, being PlayStation compatible and featuring everything we’ve come to expect from a new phone- good camera, plenty of storage and bits to keep us interested. Let’s take a closer look at Sony Ericsson’s gaming phone.
