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Follow Pocket-lint on Twitter and win a Creative Zen X-Fi
The Twitter competition clock is ticking 25 February 2009 16:45 GMT
You now only have until 2 March to be in with a chance of winning a Creative Zen X-Fi.

Whether you're a veteran twitterer or a complete newcomer, if you are signed up to our Twitter feed you will be in with a chance of winning this smart Wi-Fi-enabled MP3...
Elbow session breaks red button records
Gets over a million views 25 February 2009 16:13 GMT
The BBC has revealed that a record number of people tuned in to watch Elbow's BBC Radio 2 session through its interactive services.

Over one million views were recorded from people pressing their "red button" or going online to watch the performance Elbow gave...
Music-sharing websites to be blocked in Ireland
Irish music industry threatens ISPs with legal action 25 February 2009 16:09 GMT
Irish internet users will soon be blocked from accessing popular music sharing websites, after pressure from the country's music industry was placed on service providers.

Eircom, the country's biggest internet provider, has agreed to start blocking its internet...
Intel joins Dell in protesting Psion's "netbook" trademark
"Simply extensions of the notebook category" 25 February 2009 15:33 GMT
We brought you the news that Dell has filed a petition with the United States Patent and Trademark office to request that Psion's ownership of the word "netbook" as a trademark be cancelled, and it seems Intel is now on the case too.

Intel has filed a complaint...
VIDEO: HTC's new handsets and Windows Mobile 6.5
Touch Pro 2 and Touch Diamond 2 as well as a walkthrough of 6.5's features 25 February 2009 14:57 GMT
We've a Windows Mobile-themed offering for you here as Pocket-lint's Stuart Miles checks out two new Windows-powered handsets from HTC and gets a quick tour of the 6.5 version of the mobile OS. Enjoy!
Sony announces World Photography Awards 2009 shortlist
Whittled down to 186 from over 60,000 25 February 2009 14:56 GMT
Sony has announced the shortlist for its World Photography Awards 2009, with 186 photographers from 43 countries making it down to the final stages.

The judging committee, made up of world-renowned photographers, curators, publishers and critics whittled down the...
VIDEO: Microsoft demos virtual receptionist
"Situated interaction" 25 February 2009 14:26 GMT
"Hello my name is Laura and I'm your scary computerised receptionist".

As part of the company's 2009 TechFest event, Microsoft is showing various concepts, one of which is a virtual meeter and greeter on a PC screen for businesses.

Hit play now...
VIDEO: Nokia E55 and E75
Hands-on with the new Eseries smartphones 25 February 2009 13:56 GMT
Pocket-lint's Stuart Miles gets hands-on with Nokia's new Eseries devices at Mobile World Congress. Worthy BlackBerry rivals or just wannabes? Find out...
Water powered alarm clock
Just add aqua 25 February 2009 13:41 GMT
For green bunnies everywhere looking to save the environment as well as a few pennies along the way, the water powered alarm clock should be just the ticket.

No electricity needed, no batteries required - just add water to power up your alarm clock and keep...
Intempo launches InConcert iPod speaker-dock
Rich, room-filling sound for £99 25 February 2009 13:25 GMT
Intempo has announced the launch of its "InConcert" iPod speaker-dock that it says "really performs on sound and price".

Priced at £99, Intempo claims "rich, room-filling sound" for the mini system, that's available now from Amazon.co.uk and Argos.
Pioneer unveils 8x Blu-ray writer for PCs
BDR-203BK compatible with DVDs and CDs too 25 February 2009 13:14 GMT
Pioneer has unveiled its latest Blu-ray writer, the BDR-203BK, which writes at 8x speeds to both single layer and dual layer BD-R discs.

In addition the BDR-203BK is compatible with DVD-R/RW, +R/RW, DVD-RAM and CD media types, with 2x write speeds for BD-RE,...
Google explains Gmail glitch
Data centre issues caused outage 25 February 2009 13:07 GMT
Further to the company's official apology for the Gmail outage that left users of the free webmail service without access to their accounts for around 2 hours on Tuesday, Google has updated the community on what went wrong.

Updating a blog post on the topic,...
Daily Tech Deal: Sony VAIO AR71M
Money saving deals, offers and innovations 25 February 2009 13:00 GMT
Yesterday we brought you a netbook which, for some, might not pack enough of a punch.

So today we thought we'd bring your attention to the Sony VAIO AR71M, available from Cdiscount for £649.98 down from its RRP of £899.99.

The Vaio comes with a...
Adobe releases Photoshop 11.0.1 update
Fixes glitches and adds enhancements 25 February 2009 12:58 GMT
Adobe has released an update for its Photoshop software, available
immediately for existing Photoshop CS4 users.

The 11.0.1 update addresses a number of key issues reported by customers that may impact performance, while also introducing a few new enhancements....
Gmail users hit by phishing chat attack
Hackers target Google Chat 25 February 2009 12:25 GMT
It's been a bad 24 hours for Google's Gmail.

First there was Tuesday's outage that left both businesses and individuals with no access to emails for a number of hours. Now IT security firm Sophos is warning Gmail users about phishing attacks targeting them,...
Google volunteers to be third party in Microsoft EU case
Wants to offer "perspective" on anti-trust browser issues 25 February 2009 11:56 GMT
Google has revealed it is applying to become a third party in the European Commission's actions against Microsoft tying their Internet Explorer browser to the Windows operating system.

In a blog post entitled, "Browsers powered by user choice", Sundar Pichai,...
Philips boasts 25% "green products" in 2008
91 eco items launched 25 February 2009 11:13 GMT
Philips has announced it is "on track" to deliver on the targets set out in its EcoVision4 scheme, the agenda it unveiled in 2007 focusing on improving the energy efficiency of its products and operations.

The company reported that "green products" sales increased...
Olympic hopeful uses Street Fighter IV to train
Increases attention span, depth perception and hand eye co-ordination, apparently 25 February 2009 11:12 GMT
One of Britain's 2012 Olympic gold hopefuls has said he uses beat-em-up favourite Street Fighter IV to prepare and rehearse for fights.

Tyrone Robinson is a British International Championship gold medallist and European Championship Bronze medallist in Taekwondo.
Activision announces Bakugan game in development
Anime action incoming 25 February 2009 10:42 GMT
Activision has announced that it is to develop games based on the hit toy and action animated television series Bakugan.

The first Bakugan game will be released for Wii, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2 and the PS3 in the Autumn of 2009.

Bakugan...
"PlayStation palmar hidradenitis" skin complaint identified
Intense controller gripping said to cause new malady 25 February 2009 10:12 GMT
Following Wiitis, another gaming-related malady has been identified by medical experts, this time a skin complaint.

The newly named condition is dubbed "PlayStation palmar hidradenitis" and has got an official mention in the British Journal of Dermatology.
Japan gets three new Nintendo DSi colours
While we wait for monotone UK launch 25 February 2009 9:33 GMT
While we are still eagerly awaiting the DSi's UK debut, it's been announced in Japan that three new colours are to launch.

Japanese gamers will soon be able to pick up pink, greeny-yellow and purpley-blue options.

Here in the UK the DSi will be...
PlayStation Network accounts hits 20 million milestone
Sony spouts PSN and Store stats 25 February 2009 9:09 GMT
Sony has announced that the total number of registered accounts on PlayStation Network worldwide has exceeded 20 million as of 20 February, 2009.

The registered accounts on PlayStation Network reached 5 million in 1 year and 2 months, 10 million in 1 year and...
Panasonic unveils ten new home cinema systems
With wireless, Blu-ray or regular DVD to choose from 25 February 2009 7:00 GMT
Panasonic has announced a whole host of home cinema systems, that each offer different functionality to suit.

The SC-ZT1 is a wireless home cinema system that, while only featuring two ultra slim pole speakers, promises the ambience of a 7.1 channel system.
WEBSITE OF THE DAY - digitalbritainforum.org.uk
New discussion forum on government's interim report 25 February 2009 0:00 GMT
It's confirmed - we're a digital nation.

Most people's lives are dominated by digital technology these days and it's not that surprising that a site like this has sprung up.

A new forum that will lead discussion on the Digital Britain report which...
Tomb Raider DLC now available on Xbox Live
2 weeks later than scheduled 24 February 2009 20:34 GMT
After a short delay Beneath the Ashes, the first downloadable episode for Tomb Raider: Underworld, is now available from Xbox Live.

The DLC was supposed to be available from 10 February, but was delayed due to an unspecified "technical issue".

Beneath...