Archive for March, 2009
For different reasons, I’ve become a much more frequent user of Skype lately. The only downside is that it still isn’t available for soem phones, including the Blackberry. Well that’s about to change.
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Tags: blackberry, iphone, Skype, video calling
remember the days when parents could use the old “you’ll ruin your eyesight” excuse to stop kids spending too much time on games consoles? Well not any more. It turns out a new US study has found video games can actually improve vision – or at least one specific part of it.
Filed under: Gaming, Research | 1 Comment
Tags: action, BBC, contrast sensitivity, study, video games, vision
Storm has a few hiccups
So I got my hands on the Blackberry Storm last week. Much excitement. It looks good, the clickable touchscreen intrigues me. Very impressed by the 8gb memory card included with it. I spend at least 10 minutes of every day turning it around to watch the screen rotate itself (yes I am that sad).
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Tags: blackberry, blackberry messenger, Blackberry Storm, Email, mobile phone, Storm, touchscreen
Last.fm to charge for Radio
Last.fm fans will be disappointed to hear that the site plans on making its streaming Last.fm radio service subscription only to listeners outside the UK, US and Germany. So that would include us then.
Filed under: Business, Internet, music, Web 2.0 | Leave a Comment
Tags: fees, Germany, last.fm, last.fm radio, spotify, streaming, subscriber, UK, USA
And so it begins. The Google Street View service hasn’t been available in the UK longer than a wet week and already the legal action is starting.
Filed under: Web 2.0 | Leave a Comment
Tags: google street view, information commissioner, mapping, privacy, privacy international
I have never been a fan of Jade Goody. The recent media attention surrounding her illness was distasteful at best, regardless of whether she courted it or not. But this type of reaction is not only over the top, but if you check out the source code of the page, is just plain nasty.
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Tags: Jade Goody
Twitter faux pas!
The top ten most annoying tweets, according to Niall Harbison. I’d say the majority of Twitter addicts are guilty of at least two of these on a regular basis.
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Tags: niall harbison, twitter
Quick question…
Does anyone know why Ryanair won’t allow you to book a flight through their website if you want to travel that day? Aer Lingus and other airlines allow it, but with “no frills” airline Ryanair you have to ring their reservations centre. Considering they are trying to push us online for everything these days – […]
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Tags: airline, online booking, online shopping, Ryanair
Every time I log in to my Facebook page, I have a list of new causes that people have invited me to. Usually worthy, valid causes that most people would support.
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Tags: causes, Facebook, groups, social networking
Review: Blackberry Curve 8900
I was never a big fan of Blackberry devices in the past. They seemed a little too serious, a little too business-like for my taste. And to be fair, they were originally designed to keep busy people tethered to their email no matter where they were. However, RIM’s latest offerings have certainly shaken off the […]
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Tags: 3g, blackberry, Blackberry Storm, curve 8900, edge, Email, pearl, phone, research in motion, RIM, smartphone
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