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Tweet leads to $50,000 lawsuit
Cautionary Twitter tale sees damages claim 29 July 2009 15:36 GMT
One tweet could potentially cost an American woman $50,000 as it has led to a damages lawsuit in the States.

Acting as a warning to watch what you tweet, the 16-word message on the micro-blogging site has landed the woman, Amanda Bobben, in legal hot water....
Jessops offers funky Acme Made camera bags and cases
Including the "sexy" Bowler 29 July 2009 15:04 GMT
Jessops has announced its latest line in camera accessories - the 2AM range of camera bags, sleeves and pouches by Acme Made.

The £32 "Bowler" is described as a "fun, sexy alternative" to the standard camera bag. Designed for DSLRs it is fully padded for protection...
Win a pair of Leyio personal sharing devices
Share and enjoy 29 July 2009 14:38 GMT
Pocket-lint has teamed up with Leyio to bring you the chance of winning a pair of their personal sharing devices or PSDs.

The Leyio storage device is a high speed module that transmits information between units via UWB (Ultra-wideband) rather than Wi-Fi. With...
PHOTOS: Kodak Zi8 camcorder
Hands on with the new 1080p model 29 July 2009 14:27 GMT
Kodak's newly announced Zi8 has just visited New York and guess who was there to have a fondle.

The new model will sport 1080p video capture capabilities, 5-megapixel still capabilities and upload to Facebook and YouTube features.

New to the mix...
VIDEO: Microsoft and Yahoo announce search deal
10-year partnership finally reached 29 July 2009 14:10 GMT
Microsoft and Yahoo have finally announced an agreement that will see the two giants team up against Google on web and search.

"In simple terms" the companies say Microsoft will now power Yahoo search via Bing, while Yahoo will become the exclusive worldwide...
Verbatim launches "gold" anniversary HDD
Glitzy storage 29 July 2009 13:33 GMT
Verbatim hits the big four-oh this year, and to mark the occasion the company is releasing a limited edition "gold" portable external hard drive.

The "Anniversary Edition" houses a 500GB 2.5-inch hard drive that includes easy-to-use Dmailer backup, synchronisation...
Daily Tech Deal: Scanero photo scanning service
Money saving deals, offers and innovations 29 July 2009 13:00 GMT
I'm sure we'd all agree that photographs are the source of a great deal of pleasure and sharing them with family and friends has never been easier, since most of us snap away with a digital camera.

Old photographs on the other hand are a different matter and...
Kodak launches solar charger
Offering full power after just 28 hours of sunshine 29 July 2009 12:04 GMT
Kodak has introduced a new line of portable charging solutions, including a new eco option that's solar-powered.

Device-dependent, the Kodak Solar Charger KS100-C+2 produces enough power to deliver 1.5 charges to a mobile phone, run an iPod or other music player...
VIDEO OF THE DAY - Urban Screen
Remember this the next time you need your house painted 29 July 2009 12:00 GMT
This is simply awesome. Urban Screen is a German company that paints using light and 21st century 3D animation.

Oh, and they paint on the sides of buildings.

The results speak for themselves.

If you've seen a video online that you want...
Tesco Mobile offers "unlimited" £30 per month tariff
Talk and text as much as you want 29 July 2009 11:30 GMT
Tesco Mobile has unveiled a brand new "credit crunch-beating 'Unlimited' tariff", that it says allows people to talk and text as much as they want "without worrying about their monthly phone bills".

The SIM-only, pay-monthly deal, gives people unlimited minutes,...
Apple: Jailbreaking could crash phone towers
Hackers have malicious options 29 July 2009 11:21 GMT
Apple has railed against the practice of jailbreaking its phones in a filing to the US Copyright Office, which is considering a request from the Electronic Frontier Foundation to legalise the widespread practice.

If Apple's statements are accurate, jailbreaking...
Twitter rolls out updated homepage
Search and trends get top billing 29 July 2009 11:06 GMT
Twitter has rolled out a new homepage in an attempt to make search more accessible to its users - by giving it a whacking great box right in the middle. It also prominently displays trending topics over the past minute, day and week.

Twitter says: "Helping people...
Virgin Media announces new ESPN channels
High def sports action 29 July 2009 11:06 GMT
Virgin Media and ESPN have announced that a new ESPN channel will be available in both standard and high definition to Virgin Media's 3.5 million digital TV customers from 3 August.

The ESPN channel will offer live Barclays Premier League and Clydesdale Bank...
Orange launches "Monkey" package with "free music"
Access to 16 playlists from Universal Music's catalogue 29 July 2009 10:46 GMT
Orange has unveiled "Monkey", describing it as the first pay as you go package for the UK market that offers free music to customers when they top up their mobile.

Slightly convoluted - and with limited content - the scheme, that will arguably not be so attractive...
Kodak announces EasyShare D830, D1030 digi-frames
8- and 10-inch models 29 July 2009 10:06 GMT
Kodak has launched new EasyShare digital frames, the new D830 and D1030, 8-inch and 10-inch models respectively.

However, rather than just offer another photo frame into the market, the two new models will be able to be removed from the frame so you can put...
Pirate Bay sale heading for choppy waters?
Rosso walks out 29 July 2009 9:55 GMT
The closing of the multi-million-dollar Pirate Bay buyout is due within a week, but there are signs that the deal may be on the rocks following the walkout of Wayne Rosso - the man responsible for making it happen.

Rosso joined Global Gaming Factory X in mid-July,...
Kodak announces EasyShare Z950, M381, M341
Three new 12-megapixel compacts 29 July 2009 9:40 GMT
Kodak has announced the launch of three new EasyShare digital cameras, a new Z-Series model and two new M-Series offering.

The EasyShare Z950 is a 12-megapixel compact offering a 10x image stabilised Schneider-Kreuznach optical zoom lens and Kodak's "Smart...
David Cameron: "too many twits make a twat"
Conservative leader lays into Twitter 29 July 2009 9:37 GMT
David Cameron, the leader of the UK's opposition Conservative Party, has laid into social microblogging service Twitter in a radio interview, labelling it useless.

While chatting to Absolute Radio's Christian O'Connell, Cameron was asked why he wasn't on Twitter...
Kodak announces compact Zi8 camcorder
1080p capable 29 July 2009 9:14 GMT
Kodak has announced the follow up to its Zi6 pocket camcorder with the UK launch of the Flip-rivalling Kodak Zi8 digital video camera.

While the Zi6 only managed 720p capture, this new model records in full 1080p high definition and there's also built-in electronic...
WEBSITE OF THE DAY - Vocabsushi
Give your vocabulary a once over 29 July 2009 0:00 GMT
Powerful things, words.

They can be the difference between fame and obscurity, celebrity and notoriety, prosperity and destitution

Best to brush up on a few then.

www.vocabsushi.com

If you have a website that you want...
PHOTOS: Sony EyePet
PS3 gets virtual pet game 28 July 2009 22:28 GMT
Due out in time for Christmas, Sony is hoping to appeal to the cute side of your gaming with a new augmented reality game called EyePet.

Using the Sony EyeToy (web camera) the console will display a cute critter on any flat surface in front of the camera and...
PHOTOS: HTC Ozone mobile phone
Hands-on with the Verizon variant of the HTC Snap 28 July 2009 20:06 GMT
While T-Mobile has the Dash, Sprint has the Snap, Verizon has the Ozone and we've got a gallery of pics of the new device up close and personal.

Roughly the same size as the BlackBerry Bold, but a bit smaller all round, the new phone clearly hopes to appeal...
Google gets into short URL game
Maps, YouTube videos and other Google properties get shortened URLs 28 July 2009 19:07 GMT
Google has realised that short URLs can be handy especially when dealing with the rather long and complicated URLs that it dishes out for its Google Maps service.

The answer? To create a plug-in for its Gmail client that automatically recognises the URL and...
Daily news roundup - 28/07/09
Links to the biggest stories of the day in one place 28 July 2009 18:21 GMT
Want to know what's been hot in the world of technology and gadgets today? Scroll down to see what you should be reading on the site.

NEWS:Firefox 4.0 screenshots unveiled
Mockups reveal Chrome-like design
It's been less than a month since 3.5...
VIDEO: ZiiLABS announces Plaszma platform, Zii EGG device
Android-loving iPod touch rival to launch as blank canvas for companies to customise 28 July 2009 18:05 GMT
Creative has announced a new initiative that will open the floodgates for hardware makers to create portable devices to go up against the iPod touch.

Although no devices are available today, a new announcement from the recently created Creative ZiiLABS means...