Andy Lynn News Archive 
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Philips launches new LCD and Plasma IDTVs with Freeview
HD's coming...eventually 30 June 2005 22:51 GMT TweetFor some people, even the one-off payment and lack of contract for Freeview Digital Services is too much to contemplate. Philips has decided to solve this by making the tuner part of the TV cost across its two quartets of LCD and Plasma screen televisions,...
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Toshiba Refreshes LCD TV Range
Highly defined 30 June 2005 22:34 GMT TweetBuoyed by the tie-up deal with Microsoft earlier this week, Toshiba has turned its attention to the screen you'll be watching its Microsoft-controlled HD DVD discs by launching its High Definition ready ‘WL56' LCD TV collection with three large screen...
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Creative Takes Zen Approach to combat iPods
2 March 2005 15:11 GMT TweetCreative has turned to the cashback deal in order to try and steal a march in the neverending chase after Apple's iPods.
The new Zen Micro 4GB MP3 player will effectively debut at $179.99 after a $20 cashback voucher is sent back to Creative.... -
Arise Sir Bill - Gates Knighted
2 March 2005 14:55 GMT TweetBill Gates has become the latest recipient of an honorary knighthood at Buckingham Palace for his contribution to British Enterprise and on another note, his philanthropy in the shape of large overseas donations for food and/or vaccination programmes,...
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GTA: San An gets Ad Ban
2 March 2005 14:35 GMT TweetGrand Theft Auto: San Andreas (GTA:SA) boasts an impressive, stand-out advertising campaign, but for some people the in-game footage in the two advertisements, largely set to music, were too violent. After drowning in the flood of 8 complaints,the Advertising...
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The Sony Walkman Calls on mobile phone market
2 March 2005 13:49 GMT TweetSony's Walkman reached a quarter of a century as long ago as last summer. (see here.) However time and competition marches on, so with an established hold in the mobile phone market, it was only a matter of time before the brand found itself combined...
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Be safe for the day with Personal Firewall Day
15 January 2004 16:54 GMT TweetToday is Personal Firewall Day. It doesn't quite have the same emotional warmth and fuzziness as Mother's/Father's/Grandparent's/No Smoking Day to immediately name four other more exciting or worthy celebrations, and we certainly won't be sending Personal...
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Royal Mail produces UK’s first printable digital stamp
15 January 2004 16:06 GMT TweetThey were pioneered and introduced in America four years ago, but the digital stamp has now been released by Royal Mail for Britain.
The principle is the same as the US version; stamps are paid for online, and then sent electronically. The... -
Kodak’s Digital Transfer makes APS format fade away
15 January 2004 15:49 GMT TweetIt's been seen as a late move but the full impact of Eastman Kodak's move to total digital camera manufacture in the US and Europe was unveiled, as it revealed that its own APS camera will also be conspired to history.
35mm camera manufacture... -
Tough Competition takes its toll on Dixons Maiden Chain
14 January 2004 10:29 GMT TweetThe Computer World aka Tiny and Time as they were, are now on their third major rebrand as The Computer Store and with every relaunch there are store closures as shop rents and leases expire or are folded to save money. It's a sign of the company's strength...
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Reports of Win 98’s Death Greatly Exaggerated, XP SP2 in summer 2003
14 January 2004 10:27 GMT TweetFirst we were told the plug would be pulled on Windows 98's support on 15th January 2004 including the Second Edition previously excluded from the Christmas 2003 clearout. However business pressure from companies eager to pay Microsoft (MS) for more support,...
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KaZaA Lite shut down- By KaZaA
18 December 2003 10:25 GMT TweetSharman Networks, original developers of KaZaA, see quite a future in their ad-supported and spyware riddled peer-to-peer software and don't want a rival based on its code impeding their growth. Therefore, every link accessible from within K++ was rendered...
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Coca Cola to launch UK Music Download service
18 December 2003 10:22 GMT TweetSensing the disquiet in the UK about closed American download stores, Coca-Cola are to launch a paid-for download service. Like the drink the service is expected to go global. Hooking up with OD2, who already supply Tiscali, Freeserve, HMV, Tower Records...
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Real Gun Pulled at LA Multiplayer Games Tournament
18 December 2003 10:16 GMT Tweet"All over bar the shooting" would be an unfortunate way to view the events at a recent Counter-Strike Gaming Tournament organised by CXG. Let's let Joseph F Hill of CXG take up the story in his own press release;
At 4:30am (CST) I was informed... -
Microsoft in Xmas software clearout
18 December 2003 10:12 GMT TweetWhile ordinary folk rush to catch the final rubbish and recycling collections before the holiday disruptions, Microsoft are doing much the same thing. The difference is, Microsoft's "junk" consists of old utilities and Operating Systems which are finally...
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Half Life 2 Source code leaked
3 November 2003 1:03 GMT TweetUPDATED OCTOBER 15 2003:
While PC Owners all over the world enjoyed Halo instead, Valve are now treating this theft with the same force that the RIAA treats downloaded music. They will be suing anyone hosting the code or anyone they track down with... -
Halo for the PC: GearBox Co-operating nicely
3 November 2003 0:42 GMT TweetSpeculation about Halo for the PC intensifies but today news emerged from Gearbox Software that the PC version will have officially supported co-operative multiplayer, a mode neglected in Western-developed first person shooters for some time. It may not...
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Unreal Two: Multiplayer Add-On Under Development
2 November 2003 23:58 GMT TweetNobody was all that happy with Unreal II back in February when it took the Max Payne approach and stayed resolutely short and single-player. Whether it was always in development and cut at the last minute or never intended for it, the game will receive...
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Yahoo! buys dotmusic and GamesDomain content
2 November 2003 19:59 GMT TweetThey were already teamed up together to shore up BT's broadband provision and allow the telecoms giant to let go of the heavily promoted BT Openworld service, creating BT Yahoo! Broadband. A dialup service will be launched soon.
Now Yahoo has...
APP OF THE DAY: Tom Daley Dive 2012 review (iPad / iPhone / iPod touch) Splooosh!
APP OF THE DAY: The Weather Channel review (iPhone / iPod touch) Tonight for the first time, just about half-past ten...
Mazda CX5 2.2 TDI AWD A very zoomy SUV
WIN: Tickets to Ibiza Rocks to see Maverick Sabre and Labrinth live Epic prize courtesy of Sony
Apple testing 3.95-inch iPhone 5, with 16:9 display 1136 x 640 resolution revolution
Pentax K-30: 16-megapixel weather-proofed mid-level DSLR 81 seals makes this one tough cam
APP OF THE DAY: WhatsApp review (Android) Instant message, cross platform
3G FaceTime coming in iOS 6? Warning in 5.1.1 seems to point that way
Skyfall trailer hits YouTube: Bond 23 could be best one yet (video) New 007 flick for UK in October
Panasonic H-HS12035 Lumix G X lens announced, hints at weather-proofed GH3 Premium MFT lens
Panasonic Lumix GF5 Micro Four Thirds' mighty mini
What is So.cl? Should you be signing up?
Running blind: How Simon Wheatcroft uses his iPhone to see Runkeeper and more let this man run solo
WEBSITE OF THE DAY: Your iPlayer TV, your way
Bungie Destiny contract reveals Xbox 720 will arrive in 2013 - E3 announcement? Commissioned for Xbox 360 and "next Xbox"
Olympus OM-D E-M5 review
The compact system camera to beat all others?
Nokia Lumia 900 review
Is big beautiful?
HTC One V review
V for victory?
Huawei Ascend G300 review
Big bang for your hundred quid
FIFA 12: UEFA Euro 2012 review
Lacks polish, if not the Polish
Asus Transformer Pad TF300T review
Transforms your money in to a great tablet
BlackBerry Mini Keyboard for PlayBook review
Will this make working on the go easier?
Fujifilm X-Pro1 review
Like a Leica
Nikon Coolpix P510 review
Does the P510 zoom beyond expectations?
Volkswagen Beetle Design 1.2TSi DSG review
The bug is back. Again.
The Walking Dead: The Game review
Fleshed out zombie bonanza
HP Envy 14 Spectre review
The Ultrabook that isn't an Ultrabook
Fujifilm FinePix HS30EXR review
Can Fujifilm’s latest put the ‘super’ in superzoom?
Nikon Coolpix S6300 review
Point, shoot and scoot