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VIDEO OF THE DAY - Wimbledon roof
They've finally put a lid on Centre Court. Hasn't stopped the grunting though... 30 June 2009 12:00 GMT
Big news: rain did not stop play.

The much talked about roof over Wimbledon's Centre Court was closed yesterday as the weather finally had its traditional pop at the tennis.

But the All England Club was ready for it.

What they weren't...
Motorola offers moon-themed Aura "Celestial Edition"
Not made of cheese 30 June 2009 11:46 GMT
Based on the fact that it was a Motorola radio transponder aboard the Apollo 11 that relayed the first words and visuals from the moon to Earth, Moto is offering a moon-themed special edition of its high-end Aura.

The expensive Aura just got even more dear...
AAXA P1 pico projector launches
Palm-sized projection 30 June 2009 11:18 GMT
With the claim of being the first pico projector to hit the market with onboard memory, AAXA has launched the P1.

That memory comes in the form of built-in 1GB flash memory with support for MP4, MP3, AVI, JPG and WMV while the projector also boasts a microSD...
Nintendo DS gets chocolate case
Sweet 30 June 2009 10:46 GMT
These novelty cases for Nintendo DS Lites are designed to look like bars of chocolate. Or a bar of pink chocolate with a rose-tinted effort also on offer.

Made of hard plastic and with holes where you'll need 'em, they are on sale now for $10.
EMI refuses to stream at new PRS rates
Takes its ball and goes home 30 June 2009 10:37 GMT
EMI Publishing has said that it's not going to be making its catalogue available at the new audio streaming rates for websites, recently published by PRS for Music.

The collection society, which organises royalty payments for music publishers, cut its minimum...
Dell developing mobile internet device
Android-powered sub-netbook 30 June 2009 10:11 GMT
If reports in the Wall St Journal are correct, engineers at Dell are developing a pocket-sized Mobile Internet Device (or MID) which will run Google's Android operating system.

Two people, who have seen early prototypes, say that it's a little bigger than the...
Brando offers "USB Tube Delight Audio"
With vacuum tube looks 30 June 2009 10:08 GMT
Brando is offering an audio solution for your PC, the "USB Tube Delight Audio", that gives the appearance of a vacuum tube system.

Hooked up to your PC via USB, the sound card offers stereo microphone-in and stereo headphone-out.

Measuring around...
LG launches non-plumbed water and ice fridge freezer
Water and ice without the plumbing 30 June 2009 10:00 GMT
LG displayed their GWL227HSYA non-plumbed fridge freezer yesterday at their Simply Living event in London.

So what? I hear you ask. Well, the interesting part is the non-plumbed aspect. Many "American" side-by-side fridge freezers with water dispensers need...
Pirate Bay acquired by Swedish Software Company for £4.7m
Decentralises torrents and tracker system 30 June 2009 9:46 GMT
In shock news, Swedish software company Global Gaming X has agreed to buy infamous Bittorrent tracker The Pirate Bay in a deal worth 60 million Swedish Kronor - about £4.7 million at current exchange rates.

Global Gaming Factory X has also agreed to buy the...
Aston Martin announces £20k Cygnet
"New luxury commuter concept" based on the Toyota iQ 30 June 2009 9:44 GMT
Have you always wanted to own an Aston Martin? Well, that dream might be closer to reality than you'd think.

The luxury car marque has announced it is to launch a £20k motor for the "urban traveller", a far cry from the £100k or so usually required to get the...
AgfaPhoto launches DC-600uw waterproof digi-cam
"Sporting submersion" 30 June 2009 9:20 GMT
In the States, AgfaPhoto has launched the DC-600uw, a "reliable companion" for outdoor and underwater types.

Offering shooting to a maximum depth of 10 metres, or 30 feet, the DC-600uw will snap 6-megapixel stills as well as 640 x 480 YouTube-friendly video...
China bans gold farming
Trade worth hundreds of millions of dollars 30 June 2009 8:56 GMT
The Chinese government, amidst a crackdown on shady websites, has declared that virtual currency cannot be traded for real goods or services. It could, if fully enforced, bring an end to the practice of "gold farming" in online games.

Gold farming is particularly...
Microsoft launches wacky IE8 adverts
Do you suffer from F.O.M.S? 30 June 2009 3:10 GMT
You're a big company, staid in your ways perhaps, so how do you advertise your web browser against all those cutting edge funky open source offerings that the cool kids want?

That's right, you hire ex-superman (no not that one) and throw him into the weird...
WEBSITE OF THE DAY - undated20p
Check your pockets now 30 June 2009 0:00 GMT
So, it seems that 20p is not worth 20p any more.

No, it's not galloping inflation brought on by global economic meltdown, but rather a bit of a clanger dropped by the Royal Mint.

They don't make mistakes very often, but this one will have you...
PlayStation Home to be core of PS3
Predicting more games to start in Home 29 June 2009 22:36 GMT
Sony PlayStation's social networking space Home, could become a major aspect of the PS3 according to Sony.

According to gaming website Gamasutra, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe’s Peter Edward has predicted the online virtual world would become core to future...
O2 Mobile Broadband users now get Starbucks internet access for free
New 3G dongle deal mirrors iPhone usage 29 June 2009 21:56 GMT
O2 has announced a deal with BT Openzone, which means its O2 mobile broadband customers will be able to use BT's Wi-Fi hotspots around the country within their tariff.

The deal, which came into effect on Monday for existing customers, will see users getting...
Digital TV in 90% of UK homes
Analogue already dying out fast 29 June 2009 21:17 GMT
Nine out of ten households have gone digital in the UK according to the latest figures from Ofcom.

"The total number of digital households reached 89.2% with digital switchover now underway in the West Country, Border and Isle of Man", said the government regulator...
Apple: Steve is back to work
Boss returns, but still nowhere to be seen 29 June 2009 19:14 GMT
The Apple faithful, or at least its stockholders, will be able to breath out a sigh of relief following the news from Apple that its biggest cheese, Steve Jobs, has returned from medical leave to steer the company once again.

“Steve is back to work”, said Steve...
Daily news roundup - 29/06/09
Down to earth 29 June 2009 18:02 GMT
Catch up on the most-read news and reviews from the last 24 hours with pocket-lint's daily news roundup.

NEWS: Google Earth used to find and steal Koi
Satellite imagery used by thieves to locate fish ponds
First it was pools to party in, now it's...
YouTube launches "Reporters' Center"
Encourages citizen journalism 29 June 2009 17:52 GMT
YouTube has launched a new channel called the "YouTube Reporters' Center" in an attempt to build up the citizen journalism aspect of the video sharing site.

Included on the site are interviews with CBS News' Katie Couric on how to conduct a good interview, as...
Firefox to debut on Android?
Fennec does the robot 29 June 2009 17:26 GMT
Shortly after announcing the release of Firefox 3.5, Mozilla's also talking about an Android port for its mobile browser - codenamed Fennec.

Until recently, applications on Android ran on Google's Java virtual machine. However, last week the Android Native Development...
CoPilot Live launches on Android Market
Satnav app available 29 June 2009 17:15 GMT
The CoPilot Live satnav software is available for Android-based mobile phones. It can be downloaded now from Android Market for the HTC Magic, the T-Mobile G1 and the coming-soon HTC Hero.

CoPilot Live offers turn-by-turn GPS navigation with detailed voice-guided...
SIM-free HTC Hero up for pre-order
As reports of Orange delay emerge 29 June 2009 16:31 GMT
HTC's Hero handset, the new Android offering, has gone up for pre-order over on Amazon.co.uk.

According to the info on the page, the etailer will be offering the touchscreen device for £429.99, due for release on 15 July.

Amazon does note that...
VIDEO: Palm Pre gets lasered
Smell that burning plastic 29 June 2009 16:05 GMT
Pre-owner Philip Lam has personalised his Palm Pre in a particularly original way.

Pre owners that opt for the Touchstone charger get a special back for their handset that allows for the wireless charging, so the black back sold with the phone is essentially...
Last chance to win an 8GB SanDisk Ultra II CompactFlash card
Short on memory? 29 June 2009 15:51 GMT
Pocket-lint has teamed up with SanDisk to offer you the chance to win one of four 8GB SanDisk Ultra II CompactFlash cards.

These cards are said to be perfect for serious amateurs and professional photographers, offering a minimum of 15MB per second sequential...