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VIDEO OF THE DAY - Google story

11 years is a long time for any business. But this little clip from Google shows just how far they've come.

From small-time, self-confessed internet pattern obsessives to multi-billion dollar media empire.

Not bad, eh?

If you've seen...

NASA launches iPhone App

NASA has put together an iPhone application that'll let budding space-heads keep track of intersteller goings-on from their mobile phones. The app, which was released on 23 Oct, is called "NASA App For iPhone".

It allows users to view images about space, get information...

Dell Inspiron 13z and 15z announced for UK

While here in the UK, Dell's not-a-netbook the Inspiron 11z has gone on sale direct recently, in the States the company launched the 14z and 15z in September.

For reasons best known to Dell's execs, in the UK it's just been announced that the range is to be...

Nokia in the pink with "Illuvial" special editions

Three new Nokia mobile phones have appeared over on mobile phone comparison site Omio with a pink twist on some popular handsets.

The Nokia 5530 XpressMusic, Nokia 6700 Classic and the Nokia 6303 are all available as what looks like special edition handsets...

Macbook Pros going quad-core?

Some enterprising sleuths on the Applesana message boards have spotted that in the latest build of OS X there's a reference to a version 6 of the Macbook Pro. Current Pros are version 5.5. It's being suggested that these machines will feature the same Core i5 and Core...

NYT boss caught on camera with "impending Apple slate" mention

The executive editor of the New York Times has referred to the mythical Apple tablet in a speech as the "impending Apple slate", reigniting the smouldering rumours of the device.

Bill Keller's off-the-record speech, not supposed to be recorded and leaked to...

Droid becomes product range, not just a handset

It seems like the Droid isn't just a phone from Motorola - it's a label that's going to be applied to a whole army of Android-powered handsets from the American cellphone network. Engadget Mobile is reporting that many phones will get the badge, including the forthcoming...

Netflix streaming announced for PlayStation 3

While we're waiting to hear more on Netflix's outside the US streaming plans, in the States the movie rental company has announced its content will soon be available to PS3 owners.

Sony and Netflix have announced a team up that will see thousands of movies...

Sandberg launches USB CD Mini Reader

Sandberg has announced the new USB CD Mini Reader, a budget offering available through Amazon in the UK.

Aimed at owners of netbooks that typically don't offer an optical drive for size and cost reasons, the portable CD reader connects up to your PC via USB...

The A to Z of cyber crime

The profile of the hacker has changed dramatically since their first appearance on the consumer internet radar 20 or so years ago and, with it, so has the nature of their crime. Whereas online attacks were anarchic attempts to undermine the system, what we've seen these...

VIDEO: Dell Adamo XPS

Dell's eagerly-awaited Adamo XPS, which many are calling its rival to Apple's Macbook Air, has a rather novel opening system. There's a heat-sensitive strip across the front of the device that you swipe a (warm) finger across to unlock the mechanism and allow you access.

It's...

Amazon offers iPhone shopping app in UK

Amazon.co.uk has announced its Amazon App for iPhone and iPod touch, launched in the States back in 2008, is now available from the App Store to users in the UK.

The Amazon App connects customers to their Amazon.co.uk account and offers purchasing using Amazon's...

Facebook makes more homepage changes

Facebook has made more changes to its homepage that go some way to undo recent tweaks by offering a more tailored version of the stream of info that users see.

The social networking site is now offering two views of News Feed: a summary view of the "most interesting"...

VIDEO: HTC rolls out new "YOU" advertising campaign

HTC has unveiled a new advertising campaign in the hope to push the phone brand into the big time.

Based on HTC's new "Quietly Brilliant" positioning, the global "YOU" campaign is being rolled out across 20 countries and features the tagline, "You don't need...

WEBSITE OF THE DAY – Office Cuppa

Most Monday mornings are a bit tough. You’ve had a couple of days to unwind and let your hair down when all of a sudden, it's over and you’re back to the grindstone.

How on earth are you supposed to be able to remember who has what in their morning...

RC helicopter rig flies your camera sky high

A new camera rig for your DSLR camera or camcorder is hoping to take your photography airborne thanks to a little help from a remote controlled helicopter.

Called SkyShutter, the custom built remote controlled helicopter allows those looking to create aerial photography...

PHOTOS: Canon EOS 1D Mark IV

Canon has only just announced the new EOS 1D Mark IV, but that hasn't stopped us from having a brief play with the new camera when it made a quick pit stop in New York City on Friday at the PDN PhotoPlus conference.

The big, and we mean big, new camera is described...

VIDEO: Sky Player for Xbox 360 walk-through

We've already seen Sky Player in Windows 7, but now you can see it on the Xbox 360 ahead of the official UK release on Tuesday 27 October. 

The 8-minute video, sent to techtv101.com, details the channel selection process and what you can expect from the service...

Pocket-lint's complete coverage of Windows 7

So here we are at the end of the week, having covered all the latest and greatest news and launches with the highest profile debut of the week undoubtedly Windows 7.

With the general release of the OS, Pocket-lint has offered a whole host of special Windows 7...

Weekly news roundup: Motorola Droid, Windows 7, Uncharted 2 review and more

Want to know what's been hot in the world of technology and gadgets this week?

It's been a busy week here at Pocket-lint with news, launches and reviews all making it into the week's most-read stories. Top of the bill is the news that the Motorola Droid was...

ITV to show Star Wars I to VI in HD

ITV has announced that it's going to be showing Star Wars episodes I to VI in high definition on its ITV HD service that's available on Freesat. It'll be starting on 24 October with Episode I: The Phantom Menace.

Then the movies will run each weekend through November...

Roberts Sound 43 iPod docking radio launches

Roberts has launched a new DAB/FM radio that offers CD playback and gets an iPod dock. The Sound 43 is also notable for being available in three "racy" colours - Ferrari red, Lamborghini yellow and Porsche white.

With a high gloss finish, the all-in-one system...

Disney to offer "Keychest" cloud-based solution for content across devices

Disney is prepping an interesting solution that will redefine "ownership as access rights, not physical possession", reveals the Wall Street Journal.

The project, currently codenamed "Keychest", will offer cloud-based content that those who have paid to access...

Netflix launching streaming service outside of US

Netflix's CEO Reed Hastings has told journalists in a conference call that his company will be launching a streaming-only service, which will let users watch movies online without having to subscribe to the DVDs-by-mail part of the service that the company offers.

Most...

Psystar offers $50 solution to run Mac OS X 10.6 on PCs

Having the pants sued off it by Apple has not stopped Psystar rolling out products that challenge the Mac maker's End User License Agreement

New to the market is Psystar's Rebel EFI software hack that allows certain Intel-powered PCs to run Snow Leopard, Apple's...