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Five facts about the Spotify iPhone App
Everything you need to know 28 August 2009 16:12 GMT
Apple set music geek hearts on fire on Thursday, as it confirmed that it has approved Spotify's iPhone application for distribution on the App Store. But there's not a lot of detail that's been given about the application itself. Here's five things that you might not know...
VIDEO: Talking Mona Lisa on show in 3D
High-tech art show gives masterpieces movement 28 August 2009 15:43 GMT
A digital, interactive version of Leonardo da Vinci's 16th century portrait of "Mona Lisa" is one of over 60 high-tech replicas said to be "breathing life into classical and ancient art works" in the "World Classic Interactive Arts Exhibition" which is on in Beijing now....
Apple sued over iPhone's missing MMS
American consumers still waiting for multimedia messaging to arrive 28 August 2009 15:11 GMT
An American consumer is suing Apple and iPhone operator AT&T for the failure as yet to deliver the promised MMS messaging on the iPhone 3GS.

Deborah Carr has filed a lawsuit in Ohio that charges Apple and AT&T for "violating laws against deceptive trade practices...
VIDEO: Lomography launches retro Diana Mini film camera
Cult plastic snapper goes small-scale 28 August 2009 14:12 GMT
After bring the cult classic Diana camera back from the dead in 2007, Lomography is now offering a mini version of the plastic snapper.

The Diana Mini is a smaller version of the Diana F+ taking 35mm, rather than 120 film, but still offers users some interesting...
Win a Plustek TVcam VD100
Two in one 28 August 2009 14:09 GMT
Pocket-lint has teamed up with Plustek to bring you the chance of winning a Plustek TVcam VD100.

The product is a little unusual as it combines the ability to tune into global DVB-T television - allowing your laptop to pick up TV signals - with a webcam.
iPhone finally confirmed for China
China Unicom signs 3-year deal with Apple 28 August 2009 13:25 GMT
The Republic of China is finally to officially get Apple's iPhone later this year, although many unofficial units are already reported to be widely in use in the region.

The mobile operator China Unicom has signed a much-rumoured deal with Apple to launch the...
Six excellent ideas for a geek bank holiday weekend
Tourist attractions with a tech twist to them 28 August 2009 12:54 GMT
The weather's looking like it's going to hold for the bank holiday weekend and you need to think up some last minute excursion ideas. But there's no time to look down every one of the intertubes for inspiration, so we've done it for you and added an appropriately geeky theme...
Green in-car GPS unit Vexia Econav 435 announced
Eco satnav claims to save petrol, emissions, money, the world 28 August 2009 12:40 GMT
Vexia has followed up the launch of its "Econav" 430 with the announcement that the 435 will soon be available in the UK.

Launching with similar bold claims the first model enjoyed, the eco gadget claims to reduce fuel consumption by up to a third with the...
Samsung B3310 launches next month
Pink QWERTY slider 28 August 2009 12:15 GMT
Samsung has announced the B3310, a pink QWERTY slider that will be arriving at the Carphone Warehouse next month. It's one of the cheapest handsets on the market to feature a full keyboard.

As you might imagine, it's designed for text messaging and access to...
Snow Leopard launch sees Apple Store queues
Is there anything that Apple fans won't queue for? 28 August 2009 12:02 GMT
With the launch of Apple's latest operating system Snow Leopard, queues were forming in the street before the opening of the Regent Street store in London.

You'd hardly think that a £25 upgrade was worthy of the excitement, but with a long weekend to tinker...
VIDEO OF THE DAY – flOw music
Music fans should just go with the flOw. 28 August 2009 12:00 GMT
We’ve had quite a few games centering around music recently – the Guitar Hero series is a fine example. But what about flipping that on its head and having a concert based on a video game?

The music from flOw – the mesmerizing underwater eat ‘em up – has long...
Nokia 3600 slide available on Vodafone PAYG
£90 for sleek slider 28 August 2009 11:47 GMT
Vodafone has announced it is offering the Nokia 3600 slide on a pay as you basis to customers in the UK.

The Nokia 3600 slide offers tactile, soft ceramic paint and metal combined with high gloss surfaces and was marked out at launch as the first Nokia product...
Pirate Bay deal gets shareholder approval
Global Gaming Factory X set for takeover 28 August 2009 11:47 GMT
Against all the odds, the takeover of the Pirate Bay has been given approval by the shareholders of Global Gaming Factory X. The news comes following reports of executives walking out, allegations of insider trading and the site itself going down following a court order.
Fighting Fantasy books coming to iPhone
80s RPG paperbacks get a digital upgrade 28 August 2009 11:21 GMT
The Fighting Fantasy range of gamebooks, which were an introduction to the world of fantasy for thousands of kids in the 80s and 90s, are coming to the iPhone.

The founder of the series, Ian Livingstone, confirmed earlier in the month that they'd be arriving...
Palm Pre debut rumoured for 30 October in UK
Tipster leaks launch timescale 28 August 2009 10:56 GMT
As the Palm Pre goes on sale in Canada - that first country outside the States that it's been available in - a fresh rumour has suggested a precise UK launch date for the device.

The Palm Pre has been confirmed for launch in the UK as an exclusive to O2,...
Dual-screen Spacebook gets snapped
gScreen Spacebook appears in photos 28 August 2009 10:49 GMT
The first photos of gScreen's imprressive Spacebook have surfaced. The machine, as you can see, packs two massive 15.5-inch displays that slide out either side of the laptop body.

Taking things a step further than Lenovo's W700ds ThinkPad, which only added an...
VIDEO: Google Street View gets business links
See your search result in real life 28 August 2009 10:29 GMT
Finding a business with Street View just became easier, says Google. The online giant has added a "Street View" link to its Google Maps business search results so you can click through and see what the place looks like, as well as search around it. Hit play for more (nb....
Facebook and Twitter for Xbox Live need Gold membership
Paid subscription required for web apps 28 August 2009 10:01 GMT
It's been revealed, in the footnote of the press release announcing the Xbox 360 price cut, that the forthcoming Facebook and Twitter applications for the console will require a Gold subscription - which is already required for playing games online.

A Microsoft...
Paddypower takes bets on Microsoft ad race line-up
What are the odds? 28 August 2009 9:42 GMT
An online bookmakers is taking bets on the race of the people Microsoft will chose to front its Office 2010 print advertising campaign.

This follows the software company's well-publicised PR disaster that saw a black man Photoshopped out of an ad in favour of...
A quick guide to Apple Snow Leopard Mac OS X 10.6
What, why, who, how explained 28 August 2009 9:13 GMT
Apple's Snow Leopard has been stalking us from the drifts for well over a year now. Little was seen of it while it circled for the first 12 months - picking its path, taking its time - but ever since Phil Schiller proudly showed off his new pet at WWDC, we've been waiting...
VIDEO: American PS3 Slim ads revealed
"It only does everything" 28 August 2009 9:08 GMT
We've brought you news - and video - of Sony's Japanese and UK adverts for its new PS3 Slim, and now we have the American version to share too. Hit play now to see the spin the Yanks have put on the new version of the PS3 and there's links below to the other territory's...
WEBSITE OF THE DAY - Woofer
Show your true character - all 1,400 of them 28 August 2009 0:00 GMT
Who ever said ‘talk is cheap’ must be spinning in their grave these days.

Talk is free and easy and these days if you’re not blogging, poking or tweeting, clearly you have nothing to say.

So now try woofing – that pesky character limit is flipped...
Facebook 3.0 now available
New features for social networkers 27 August 2009 23:52 GMT
Facebook 3.0 now available

Facebook and iPhone fans can now get the latest social networking app, after Apple has made the facebook 3.0 app available in the App Store around the globe.

The new update brings with it a wealth of new features including...
Palm Pre arrives in Canada, UK launch edges closer
Either sign up for three years or prepare to get your wallet out 27 August 2009 22:57 GMT
The Palm Pre has made it out of the US with the launch of the new smartphone in Canada as it starts it epic journey around the world.

Available exclusively on the Bell Mobility network users keen to get their hands on the phone will have to sign up for a massive...
Freesat to get BBC iPlayer before Christmas
Catchup on last 7 days of TV from the Beeb 27 August 2009 22:40 GMT
The BBC will begin beta testing on Freesat in September with a public launch currently being promised before Christmas.

According to Freesat, "the testing is presently taking place on the entire range of Freesat receivers with the appropriate software levels...