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Yearly news roundup - 2008
What were the ten most read stories of 2008? 31 December 2008 18:00 GMT
As regular Pocket-lint readers will know, we bring you daily and weekly news roundups of the most read stories on the site, giving you an at-a-glance look at the most popular current articles.

We thought that as 2008 draws to a close, a yearly news roundup,...
223 million texts to be sent over New Year
Brits to go SMS crazy on 31 December 31 December 2008 17:00 GMT
This New Year will see a huge amount of text and picture messages sent, according to Orange.

The number of text and multimedia messages sent during the last day in December has increased steadily over the past few years and Orange says 2008 is set to be another...
Five best technology quotes from 2008
They said what? 31 December 2008 16:00 GMT
2008 has seen some bon mots - and some not so bon mots - pour forth from the mouths of execs in the tech industry. Here is our top five of what we think are the most memorable quotes of the year, but five is a short list, so feel free to add any that have stuck in your head...
COMMENT: Our favourite gadgets in 2008
Our top picks from the last year 31 December 2008 15:00 GMT
With 2009 finally here, what gadgets, technology or gizmos have the Pocket-lint team most enjoyed in 2008? Below, in our own words, are our favourites.

Stuart Miles
I might work at the so called coal face of gadgets but that doesn't mean that I necessarily...
2K boss thinks UK retail is too impatient
Slash prices too quickly 31 December 2008 14:35 GMT
2K Game's global president Christoph Hartmann has both praised and criticised UK gaming retail, saying it's the best at creating a buzz around a product, but also the first to move it to the bargain bin when sales drop.

Hartmann believes this impatience is putting...
Buff characters give gamers negative body image
Study finds they make us feel bad about ourselves 31 December 2008 14:03 GMT
Research from Kansas State University has found that computer games can have a negative impact on players' feelings about their bodies.

Apparently playing a game that features exceptionally muscular men, or very thin women (thanks Lara) for a mere 15 minutes...
2008: A year in review, December
Nokia N97 surprises, Nikon launches £5k DSLR and Wikipedia gets in trouble for child porn 31 December 2008 14:00 GMT
Nokia relieved its fans by showing us that the 5800 XpressMusic was not the only touchscreen phone it had up its sleeve with the launch of the high-end N97, the company's new flagship device with specs to rival - and even beat - other company's offerings.

With...
Tomb Raider: Underworld soundtrack for free
Action-packed score of 71 tracks 31 December 2008 13:40 GMT
If you're a Tomb Raider fan and are getting sick of the Christmas tunes that are still hanging around, the action score to Tomb Raider: Underworld should be just the ticket.

Even better, the game soundtrack by Colin O'Malley is offered as a free download from...
USB jewel bracelet launches
With 8GB memory 31 December 2008 13:00 GMT
Brando is offering this "fashionable" bracelet that cunningly contains a flash drive concealed beneath the glittering jewels.

With 8GB of memory, the glitzy gadget is available now in silver or gold for $33.
Charity draw offers free lifetime WoW subscription
Donate for a chance to win 31 December 2008 12:16 GMT
If your a World of Warcraft fan, you'll know how pricey it can get to play. You have to pay for the game, your monthly subscription fee and then all the expansion packs as well.

So it's a nice bit of news that a fundraiser is giving away a lifetime subscription...
VIDEO OF THE DAY - One year in 40 seconds
Another year passes - roll on 2009 31 December 2008 12:00 GMT
Our parents were right - time really does go much faster when you get older.

Not this fast thankfully, but it's a nice way to finish off 2008. A time lapse short showing the changing of the seasons.

Happy New Year.

If you've seen a...
Modder puts Xbox360 inside PS3 shell
For those who want Microsoft gaming, with a Sony look 31 December 2008 11:21 GMT
The modder behind the Wii64 has unveiled his latest console-hybrid in the shape of the PS360.

Known as N8bog, the modder has put an Xbox 360, into a disused PS3 shell.

It's certainly not the cleanest finish, with a hole needing to be cut in the...
Steve Jobs' health "rapidly declining"
Anonymous Apple source speaks 31 December 2008 11:18 GMT
The speculation continues over the state of Steve Jobs' health as Gizmodo quotes a source stating that it is "rapidly declining".

Although the subject of scrutiny for some time, the recent event that triggered the latest burst of speculation was the news that...
Apple iPad rumoured
"Large form iPod touch" to launch in autumn 2009? 31 December 2008 10:37 GMT
"We've got this from three independent sources close to Apple: expect a large screen iPod touch device to be released in the Fall of '09, with a 7 or 9 inch screen".

So states blogger Michael Arrington of TechCrunch who claims that prototypes have been "seen...
Private company to run government database
Plans could go out to tender 31 December 2008 10:15 GMT
A private company could run the government's controversial billion pound database, the BBC reports.

The management of the database, that is to contain details of everybody in the UK's telephone calls, emails and internet use, could go out for tender, according...
2008: A year in review, November
Moto goes a bit bonkers, Virgin offers £5 mobile broadband and Apple gives us all discount on "Black Friday" 31 December 2008 10:00 GMT
November was another busy month for Pocket-lint with the manly members of the team busy growing "mos" for the Prostate Cancer Charity's Movember fundraiser, eventually hitting nearly £2000 for the cause.

In addition, November saw the The Vodafone Pocket-lint...
Last chance to win a Casio EX-FH20 digital camera
Just comment on a story to win 31 December 2008 9:33 GMT
Casio is kindly offering its 40 frames per second digital camera - the EX-FH20 - to the person that comes up with the best comment on a Pocket-lint story in December.

The New Year is rapidly approaching but to be in with a chance to win, you still have today...
LG Network Blu-ray players to get YouTube, CinemaNow
Streaming service to launch Stateside 31 December 2008 9:27 GMT
LG has announced some new "network entertainment options" for its Network Blu-ray disc players through new deals with CinemaNow and YouTube.

Available in the States on new LG's Network Blu-ray players in the first half of 2009, these new services add to LG's...
VIDEO: Megawhat's predictions for 2009
Techsperts look into the future in part one of a New Year special 31 December 2008 9:00 GMT
What's going to be hot in tech in 2009? Pocket-lint's Stuart Miles invites a group of techsperts to a rather strange venue to find out...
WEBSITE OF THE DAY - Times Square
See in the New Year the New Yorkers' way. 31 December 2008 0:00 GMT
If there's one thing that the Americans know how to do properly, it's New Year's Eve and Times Square in New York has become the centre of the nation's attention for the passing of midnight.

This official site gives you everything you need to know about the...
Windows 7 beta leaked online
Available to download now 30 December 2008 17:02 GMT
Windows 7 has been leaked online, as pre-CES murmurings suggest Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer will unveil more about the new software in his keynote at the January show.

A beta version, "Build 7000", of Microsoft's next operating system can be found on peer-to-peer...
VIDEO: Megawhat's tech year in review
Part two - Katie completes her look back at the big news in 2008 30 December 2008 16:28 GMT
Following part one, covering the year to June, Katie Scott continues her look back at the year that was with a technological overview of 2008's big news stories.

Covering the period from July to December, get a cuppa, sit back and enjoy a nostalgic browse back...
LG to show world's slimmest LED LCD TV at CES
LH95 to measure just 24.8mm thick 30 December 2008 15:57 GMT
LG has announced it will unveil the world's slimmest LED LCD TV, the LH95, at the forthcoming CES 2009 show in Las Vegas.

Measuring 24.8mm thick, the LH95 supports 240Hz TrueMotion Drive technology and 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio.

Pocket-lint will...
Facebook busy on Christmas Day
Second most popular site for Plusnet customers 30 December 2008 15:30 GMT
Plusnet has revealed that Facebook was the second most popular website among its customers Christmas Day with activity on the social networking site starting to rise between 2pm and 3pm.

By 4pm to 5pm it had increased by 25% as Britons contacted friends and...
French contract-free iPhone 3G on sale for £780
Sacrebleu 30 December 2008 14:45 GMT
Further to the ruling by the French courts that Apple's Orange-only French deal was illegal, consumers across the channel can now pick up a contract-free iPhone 3G - but for a price.

French retailer FNAC is now selling a contract-free version of the black 8GB...