Archive for October, 2009
Christmas Gift Guides 2009: Top gifts for the other half
Christmas shopping should be just starting to encroach onto your ‘to do’ list. Over the next few weeks I’ll continue to be showing you what you should be buying for various different loved ones. This week- what to buy your boyfriend, girlfriend, husband or wife…
Twitter List Finishes Follow Friday
You may have noticed a bit of a revamp if you’ve logged on to Twitter lately. The site has released its new Twitter Lists feature to more users, in an attempt to organise your chaotic micro-blogging world.
Twitter Lists lets you group your plethora of followers into… well lists, so you can see what’s going on [...]
Infiniti Performance Car Theme Pack For Windows 7
According to recent research more than half of all computer users customise the look and feel of their desktops and if you like cars the chances are that your background picture is of your favourite car! Now Infiniti, the Japanese performance car maker has teamed up with Microsoft to provide Infiniti-inspired backgrounds, slide shows, screen savers for Windows 7.
Ubuntu 9.10 – Real Alternative to Windows 7?
October has been a busy month with the launch of Windows 7 but Windows 7 isn’t the only new version of a desktop operating system being launched this month. Ubuntu 9.10, the very popular Linux distribution, was released yesterday and should prove to be popular among Linux fans and hopefully gain some new users too. For those who don’t know, Ubuntu is a Linux based operating system which can easily replace Windows on your PC. It costs nothing to download and it is completely free to use without any charge.
Stylophone Beatbox: Hip Hop the Hippie!
‘I said a hip hop the hippie the hippie to the hip hip hop, a you don’t stop the rock it to the bang bang boogie…’. Anyone remember those lyrics from the Sugarhill Gang back in 1979?
Even if you weren’t born in that decade you will have still heard the lyrics at some point [...]
Lord Mandelson Issues “three strikes and your out” Policy For Illegal Downloaders!
For some years now illegal downloading has been not just a small problem for the government, it has been a catastrophic problem as the number of illegal downloaders continue to increase each week. This has continued to raise the question of when the government will clamp down and do something about it, and that time [...]
Google Maps With Turn by Turn Navigation
The combination of GPS and mobile phone to create a satnav system is very useful and this year TomTom started selling their navigation software for the iPhone. Now Google is entering the market and it is doing an amazing thing, it is giving away turn-by-turn GPS navigation, with voice guidance, for free in its Google Maps for mobiles software.
Entertainment On The Go; Samsung N510 with nVidia ION technology
Samsung N510It is hard to tell the different netbooks models apart nowadays, they all seem to be the same as each other but in a different plastic case. They all mainly use the Intel Atom processor, have a 10 to 12 inch screen and poor integrated graphics. But not so with the Samsung N510, it is a netbook which stands out from the crowd. This netbook uses what is called nVidia ION technology which means it comes with great graphics for watching HD video and for playing many of todays 3D games.
iPhone Hits Orange on November 10
Competition is back. Orange is set to attract a few more customers this Christmas by selling the Apple iPhone 3G and 3G S from November 10, a mere 24 hours after O2’s exclusive distribution deal ends.
The move is rumoured to stir a bit of a price war in the lead-up to the holidays, although Orange’s [...]
Sponsored: Be The Life of The Party; DJ Hero Out Now
From the crew who brought you Guitar Hero here is a new way to experience the music. DJ Hero features an amazing variety of music across many genres (hip-hop, pop, dance and roc) and from a whole host of stars from Daft Punk to Black Eyed Peas; Rihanna to The Killers; Kid Cudi to Gwen Stefani; and Marvin Gaye to Beastie Boys. In the game you use a turntable controller, to spin and scratch tracks together into a unique mix and become the life of the party. There is now also a great in-game video available. Click on the title above to watch it.
