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  • Windows Live Messenger hits Nokia Messaging

    Windows Live Messenger hits Nokia Messaging

    Nokia E72 first to get IM app from homescreen 20 November 2009 17:32 GMT

    Windows Live Messenger is now available via the Nokia Messaging Chat application straight from compatible phone's homescreens.

    This first instalment of Windows Live Messenger for Nokia Messaging includes tabbed chat windows, the ability to call directly from...

  • Philips announces 9704 range of "LED Pro" televisions

    Philips announces 9704 range of "LED Pro" televisions

    40- and 46-inchers from £1799 20 November 2009 17:01 GMT

    Need another televisual tech phrase to add to the mix? Sure you do, and today's word comes from Philips with its new 9704 TV range that offers "LED Pro" technology.

    Clearly better than just TVs marketed as LED sets, the "Pro" 9704 range offers "sensational...

  • Asus G51J Nvidia 3D Vision notebook announced

    Asus G51J Nvidia 3D Vision notebook announced

    New laptop offers three dimensional display with help from special glasses 20 November 2009 16:26 GMT

    Asus has announced the launch of the world's first Nvidia 3D Vision notebook, the G51J, that offers a 3D experience on the small screen with the help of special glasses.

    A niche offering to say the least, it's notable for offering a 120Hz 3D Vision-capable...

  • Firebox offers peanut butter maker

    Firebox offers peanut butter maker

    Trouble for Sun-Pat or a novelty item that will be used once? 20 November 2009 15:59 GMT

    Firebox has announced it is offering a new novelty kitchen appliance in the form of a peanut butter maker.

    However, unless you chug the good stuff down on a daily basis, we think it's highly likely that this kitchen gadget will sit languishing in the back of a...

  • Linn announces it's quitting the CD player market

    Linn announces it's quitting the CD player market

    Manufacturer opting for digital music streaming systems over optical media 20 November 2009 15:21 GMT

    High-end home ent manufacturer Linn has announced it has taken the "dramatic decision" to stop making CD players.

    Linn will cease production from the start of 2010 to focus on digital music streaming systems, sales of which have apparently outpaced those of...

  • Sony Online Service iTunes rival announced

    Sony Online Service iTunes rival announced

    New all-in-one content platform planned to span Sony's entire product range 20 November 2009 14:44 GMT

    In Japan, Sony has outlined basic plans for a new online store that, if the plans pan out, will manage to rival iTunes, Amazon, YouTube and Flickr - at least for Sony customers.

    Sony Online Service, as it's been dubbed at this early stage, will offer digital...

  • Ballmer says Windows 7 "simply the best"

    Ballmer says Windows 7 is "simply the best"

    Says Microsoft has "heads down to do its best" as far as smartphone market goes 20 November 2009 14:12 GMT

    At a recent shareholders meeting Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer told attendees that "Windows 7 is simply the best PC operating system that we or anyone else has ever built".

    As part of his opening speech Ballmer stated that the new OS was off to a "fantastic...

  • Motorola Motus emerges

    Motorola Motus emerges

    New Android handset with reverse flip keyboard to launch as the "Backflip"? 20 November 2009 13:05 GMT

    A new Motorola handset has emerged from the mists of the Internet as an as-yet-unconfirmed coming-soon Android device.

    The Motorola "Motus", said to be due an official announcement in early 2010, has been spotted in this oh-so-blurry spy shot sent into an Android...

  • Vodafone offering free international texts all day today

    Vodafone offering free international texts all day today

    Get those thumbs limbered up... 20 November 2009 12:31 GMT

    They've kept this one quiet, but it seems Vodafone is offering free international texts all day today, so if you're a Vodafone customer and there's anyone overseas that you'd like to surprise with an SMS out of the blue, today is the day.

    Vodafone customers...

  • iGoogle adds food themes

    iGoogle adds food themes

    Mmmm, food... 20 November 2009 12:06 GMT

    Following on from recent additions on the theme of comics, nature and video gaming, Google is appealing to the foodie in all of us with new grub-themed iGoogle themes.

    "We've partnered with a variety of top chefs and food industry experts to bring you some...

  • VIDEO: YouTube gets automatic captions

    VIDEO: YouTube gets automatic captions

    "Better than nothing" 20 November 2009 11:34 GMT

    Google has used its automatic speech recognition tech, as seen in Google Talk, to offer machine-generated automatic captions across all of its YouTube videos.

    "The captions will not always be perfect", says Google, "but even when they're off, they can still...

  • Twitter talks up commercial services

    Twitter talks up commercial services

    As tagline changes to "what's happening?" 20 November 2009 11:02 GMT

    Twitter boss Biz Stone has unveiled more about the micro-blogging service's plans to make money revealing that paid-for commercial accounts will roll-out this year, in an interview with the BBC.

    Stone insists Twitter will stay free for individuals, and for...

  • Asus Eee PC 1201N multimedia netbook announced

    Asus Eee PC 1201N multimedia netbook announced

    12.1-incher "breaks netbook boundaries" 20 November 2009 10:21 GMT

    Thanks to its Intel Atom 330 dual core processor and Nvidia ION dedicated graphics with full HD media support, Asus is claiming unprecedented netbook performance for its new Eee PC 1201N multimedia netbook.

    Said to be "breaking the boundaries of what is possible...

  • AOL announces 2500 job cuts

    AOL announces 2500 job cuts

    Cost-reductions ahead of Time Warner spin-off 20 November 2009 9:48 GMT

    In the States, AOL has announced it will be cutting its workforce by around a third after it gets spun off from Time Warner next month.

    The job cuts - nicely timed for the "holidays" - will see both involuntary and voluntary redundancies for around 2500 members...

  • Google News gets updated for iPhone, Android and Pre

    Google News gets updated for iPhone, Android and Pre

    New optimised version available now 20 November 2009 9:13 GMT

    Google has announced the launch of a "completely new" mobile Google News offering for iPhone, Android, and Palm Pre users.

    This follows the availability of a mobile-optimised version of Google News for other phones, such as Blackberry, Windows Mobile, and...

  • Humax's Freeview HD pictured

    Humax's new Freeview HD player pictured

    FOX-HD-T2 due to be unveiled in December 19 November 2009 18:06 GMT

    Freeview HD will roll-out in the UK next year, with 50% of the population due to see the high def upgrade in time for next June's World Cup. The bad news is that it will require the purchase of a new set-top box. 

    We don't have much to bring you on this other...

  • VIDEO: Mass, We Pray brings the fun of church to the Wii

    VIDEO: Mass: We Pray brings the fun of church to the Wii

    Holy video game spoofing the Wii's wacky ways? 19 November 2009 17:45 GMT

    It is perhaps testament to the wacky world of Wii that we're not entirely sure if this is a spoof, or if it is in fact a new religion-themed game for Nintendo's games system due Easter next year - but if it is real and we've offended anyone in our confusion, we're sorry.

    As...

  • Roberts offers sneak peak at touchscreen radio due in 2010

    Roberts offers sneak peak at touchscreen radio due in 2010

    Coming-soon COLOURstream brings the Eighties appeal 19 November 2009 17:29 GMT

    As well as announcing two new Stream radios that will be available for Christmas, Roberts has offered a sneak peak at a new model due next year.

    The COLOURstream internet radio will offer a colour touchscreen that claims to give easy control over all functions...

  • Roberts launches two new Stream internet radios

    Roberts launches two new Stream internet radios

    Stream 83i and StreamTime added to Wi-Fi range 19 November 2009 17:14 GMT

    Roberts has announced new internet radios into its range that will go on sale in the UK in time for the Christmas present buying frenzy.

    The Wi-Fi range sees the addition of the new Last.fm-enabled Stream 83i Wi-Fi/DAB/FM RDS digital stereo radio offering...

  • Sky Player on Windows 7 live now

    Sky Player on Windows 7 available now

    Launches with 3 for 2 offer on monthly subscriptions 19 November 2009 16:32 GMT

    Sky Player, Sky's online TV service is now available via the Windows Media Center programme in Windows 7 offering "a new and innovative way for people in the UK to watch live and on demand TV from Sky on a PC".  

    For existing Sky TV customers, Sky Player on...

  • Vodafone offers paid-for SMS retweet option

    Vodafone offers paid-for SMS retweet option

    New Twitter service lets users RT the most recent post 19 November 2009 15:48 GMT

    Vodafone has expanded its Twitter options in the UK by offering a new service that allows Twitter users to retweet messages via SMS.

    Vodafone customers can already send and receive SMS Twitter updates and now they can use the same number to retweet the most...

  • Online UK Radioplayer plans revealed

    Online UK Radioplayer plans revealed

    BBC and commercial radio teams up for 400-station internet radio portal 19 November 2009 15:20 GMT

    The BBC and commercial radio companies have unveiled the new online radio player we brought you news of recently, that "aims to offer the output of every licensed UK radio station and to let users search this content by subject, musical style, or even song title".

  • VIDEO: Cover Up iPhone app masks toilet noises

    VIDEO: Cover Up iPhone app masks toilet noises

    The polite way to have a poo in a public place 19 November 2009 13:49 GMT

    Need to make a loud noise in a public toilet? Yes, you guessed it, there's an app for that too with the launch of "Cover Up".

    The app creates more socially acceptable noises than the ones you're likely to make during a trip to the loo, such as running water or...

  • Apple tablet delayed by late decision to add OLED display

    Apple tablet delayed by late decision to add OLED display

    Rumours see high quality screen on 9.7-inch iTablet 19 November 2009 13:09 GMT

    In a paradoxical twist, the as-yet-unconfirmed Apple tablet has apparently suffered a major delay.

    A recent report suggests the launch of the multimedia tablet - dubbed the iPad or iTablet - has been pushed back from early 2010 to the second half of the year....

  • UK Twitter users profiled

    UK Twitter users profiled

    Britain's average Twitterer revealed 19 November 2009 12:31 GMT

    A study into Britain's Twitter users has yielded some interesting results enabling a general profile of the average user to be revealed.

    Here in the UK there are around 5.5 million people that use the micro-blogging service and it seems a typical user is under...

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