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Email extinction predicted in 10 years

Email extinction could be a reality in the next 10 years, says TalkTalk, proclaiming the younger generation has no need for such long-winded communication.

No doubt echoing similar studies from 10 years ago that predicted the absolute death of snail mail, this...

Sony announces new Microvault flash drives

Sony has announced the launch of a new Microvault flash drive series that will be available in capacities ranging from 4GB "all the way" to 32GB.

The new Microvaults are said to be "extremely robust" with a retractable connector - so no more lost caps. Boasting...

Star Wars: Trench Run for iPhone lets you bring down the Death Star

iPhone owning Star Wars fans hoping to relive the final battle scene of Star Wars, where you get a chance to take down the Death Star as if you were shooting Womp rats on Tatooine, can now do so following the launch of a new game for the iPhone.

Star Wars: Trench...

Three ways to get the most out of Twitter

As Twitter continues to gain popularity with brands and people alike, how should you go about using it as a tool for communicating rather than a way of telling the world what you just had for lunch?

We sat down to watch the "Mayor" of Twitter, Chris Brogan, at...

WEBSITE OF THE DAY - Twitterfall

So. You want to see what the latest trends are on Twitter. And you want to know what they are in a particular location. And you want to see the related tweets arrive in real time. But you don’t want to see tweets from, let’s say people called Derek. But you...

Digg location aware homepage promised

Digg's founder and its CEO have said that they would like to offer location aware homepages, however the technology isn't there to offer that just yet.

Talking at the web 2.0 expo, the duo suggested that users will in the future would be able to see a localised...

O'Reilly: Ugly times ahead for the Internet

Web visionary, Tim O'Reilly, has suggested that we could be heading into an "ugly time" on the Internet possibly mirroring the browser wars of the nineties.

Talking at the Web 2.0 expo in New York, O'Reilly warned that a number of moves by big organisations like...

Daily news roundup: Toshiba Space Chair, Canon Power Shot S90 and more

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

We have two ace reviews for you today which make it into the roundup,  the first being the BlackBerry Bold 9700 and the second being the Canon PowerShot S90. Both, incidentally, making...

UK mobile phone operator sees major data theft

A UK mobile phone operator has seen a data leak of millions of records from thousands of customers, the information commissioner has revealed.

Staff at one of the UK's major mobile phone companies sold on the customer information to other phone firms, Christopher...

BenQ unveils K60 nReader

eBook readers have quickly become the latest thing that the computer industry is throwing everything it has at, as it's seen as the new saviour product by suffering technology companies.

The latest to join the fray is BenQ which has launched the first of many...

VIDEO: Left 4 Dead coming to the NES

An enterprising games programmer named Eric Ruth has built a NES-style 8-bit demake of last year's zombie co-op shooter Left 4 Dead. It's being announced on the same date as the official sequel to the title, but won't be available until 4 January 2010.

It runs...

Stephen Fry: "Twitter is people-shaped, not business-shaped"

With Twitter all the rage as a marketing tool, Stephen Fry gave a stern warning this morning to businesses not to turn the mirco-blogging service into something of their own. The actor, writer and self-proclaimed "twillionaire" was speaking at the 140 Conference today...

Chrome extensions approach release

Google appears to be about to bring support for extensions into Chrome. In developer editions of the browser, there's a jigsaw puzzle area in the lower right corner of the new tab screen that links through to https://chrome.google.com/extensions - which isn't yet live.

That...

IWOOT launches IWOOTPG.com

Gift and gadget etailer iwantoneofthose has announced the launch of new site -  iwantoneofthosephotogifts.com - or IWOOTPG.com as it will henceforth be referred to on this site, because life is too short and RSI all too close.

In a nutshell, iwootpg.com can...

Robolamps revealed

Croatian artist and self-confessed robot fan, Robert Matysiak, has been working on his Robolamps devices for the last 2 years and is now looking to exhibit the designs to a wider audience.

As the name suggests, the Robolamps - measuring from 15cm to 50cm - are...

Pirate Bay tracker shuts down

The Pirate Bay has shut down its tracker in an unprecedented move that will see the filesharing network take a more decentralised stance. Despite the tracker closing, the site itself will stay online and active - using both trackerless solutions and the unaffiliated OpenBitTorrent...

Swindon announces free Wi-Fi for all

Swindon has just become a property hotspot - quite literally - as it's been announced it will be the first town in the UK to offer free public Wi-Fi access to its entire population.

The forward thinking members of Swindon Borough Council have revealed plans...

VIDEO: Microsoft Store employees do a little dance

Somehow we don't think this clip with be showing up in any internet video greatest hits compilations, unlike similar, more successful dance-themed vids of late.

Maybe it gets better after the 54-second mark (there's 4 mins 45 in total to cringe through) but that's...

VIDEO: Tech Week in View - Murdoch, violent games and the Twitter bubble bursting

The latest episode of Pocket-lint's Tech Week In View has hit the small screen as a moustachioed Stuart Miles brings his unique take on the big tech stories of the last week or so.

Miles considers Rupert Murdoch's threat to build a pay-wall for News Corp's online...

Daily Tech Deal: Xbox 360 Elite with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 for £200

We had a look at the PS3 yesterday and the news that Sainsbury's were selling the Slim version for £200.

Today we thought we'd give Sony's rival a chance and take a look at an Xbox 360 Elite bundle, which includes COD: Modern Warfare 2 and is on sale at Play.com...

BBC reveals Freeview HD roll-out plans

The BBC has revealed the Freeview HD roll-out plans with a look at the timetable that will make the DVB-T2 high-def service available across the UK.  

Apparently 50% of the population will see the HD upgrade in time for next June's World Cup while 98.5% of...

CTRL+ALT+DEL cups set launches

Gadget4All is offering a novelty cup set that will appeal to Windows-based geeks everywhere.

As you can see from the pics, the CTRL+ALT+DEL cups set is a trio of cuppage with the infamous three finger salute to the computer gods.

Made of the finest plastic,...

VIDEO OF THE DAY – N900 multi-tasking

Smartphones really are something aren’t they? You can leave the house with just one gadget that does it all now. And it does it all well.

But one thing that has been known to take the shine off many a smartphone's performance is the fact that opening up...

VIDEO: Sony unveils 3.10 PS3 update that brings Facebook

Following the screenshots unveiled recently, Sony is now offering an early peek at PlayStation 3 v3.10 firmware update.

Keepin' up with the Jones, the update incorporates Facebook into the PS3 experience with the option for the PS3 to automatically update Facebook...

Blackadder now available on iTunes

Following the release of Fawlty Towers, BBC Worldwide has seen fit to launch another British classic on iTunes.

To mark 20 years since the series last appeared on our screens, the entire series of Blackadder is available to download from the iTunes Store for...