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Daily news round-up - 03/12/08
What's been in the headlines today? 3 December 2008 17:26 GMT
If you haven't had a chance to read all the news and reviews we've posted on the site today, here are the highlights.

The top stories from the last 24 hours on the site are:

REVIEW
Nokia N97 mobile phone - First Look
Is this finally...
MySpace delivering vids to mobile phones
Free service launching 3 December 2008 17:07 GMT
MySpace fans can now watch the latest clips on their mobile phones.

News Corp, which owns the site, has announced the new service, allowing phone owners to watch movies from their friends on the go.

The service will work on devices including the...
Facebook frenzy leads to birthday party invasion
Sweet sixteen turns nasty 3 December 2008 16:19 GMT
A 16 year old who advertised her birthday party on Facebook had to call the police as 300 teenagers descended upon her home.

The teen invited one hundred of her friends to the party in her house in Brighton using the social networking website.

But...
RIM cuts Q3 profit and revenue outlook
9% below analysts' predictions 3 December 2008 16:01 GMT
Canadian manufacturer RIM, the brains behind the BlackBerry device, has been hit by the economic slowdown.

In a surprise move, RIM has cut its third-quarter profit and revenue outlook to well below Wall Street expectations. The news saw the company's shares...
Daily news roundup - 02/12/08
What's happened this thrilling Tuesday? 2 December 2008 17:59 GMT
If you haven't had a chance to read all the news and reviews we've posted on the site today, here are some of the highlights.

The top stories from the last 24 hours on the site are:

NEWS
Credit Crunch Christmas: Sony PS3
Pocket-lint's...
BT Vision customers get 20th Century Fox movies
Access to hundreds of old and new flicks 2 December 2008 17:53 GMT
It did a similar deal with NBC Universal in September, but now BT Vision has signed up Twentieth Century Fox.

This means that its IPTV customers will soon get access to hundreds of classic and new movies.

BT Vision customers can already watch content...
BBC dragon eyes up Woolworths
Theo Paphitis among the bidders 2 December 2008 17:42 GMT
According to the Beeb, none other than Dragon's Den star Theo Paphitis may be about to say, "I'm in" and save the floundering retailer, Woolworths.

Deloitte, which was appointed Woolworths' administrator on 26 November, said there had been "substantial interest"...
Zavvi forced to stop selling DVDs, games and CDs online
Main supplier is Woolworths 2 December 2008 17:22 GMT
Online and high street retailer Zavvi has been forced to stop selling DVDs, games and CDs through its website pretty much bringing its online sales to a halt.

It turns out that the main supplier of the retailer's stock is Entertainment UK - a unit of Woolworths,...
Microsoft Windows losing market share to Apple
OS share dips below 90% 2 December 2008 17:09 GMT
A few percentage points may not seem like a big deal, but analysts are still pouncing on the fact that Microsoft Window's share of the operating system market has fallen below 90%.

This is the first time this has ever happened and took place in November, according...
Tucows joins Global Fraud Fighting Community
Third largest domain name provider signs up 2 December 2008 16:26 GMT
Ethoca - an organisation set up to make eCommerce safer for companies and web surfers alike - has signed up the world's third largest domain name and email provider.

Tucows has joined Ethoca's Global Fraud Fighting Community.

Explains Ethoca: "The...
VIDEO: Nikon shows us its flagship D3X DSLR
Hands-on at the UK launch 2 December 2008 15:51 GMT
Nikon's new flagship DSLR, the D3X, will be on shelves later this month, but we managed to get a hands-on at the UK launch, and here's our video footage.

We also had a chat with James Banfield from Nikon who explained what this model offers that its predecessor,...
Orange launches online film club
Available for Bebo and Facebook users 2 December 2008 15:44 GMT
Film fans who want to talk about their favourite flicks or watch the latest trailers can now do it through Bebo and Facebook.

Orange has launched a new online film club on the two social networking websites.

Users just have to sign up to become...
Drivers more distracted by phones than passengers
And using a hands-free isn't much help 2 December 2008 15:17 GMT
They may be annoying but a back seat driver is apparently far less of a distraction than a phone call - hands free or not.

According to research carried out by the University of Utah, and published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, phone calls...
VIDEO: Megawhat drink driving special
Katie finds out whether it's safe to drive with a hangover 2 December 2008 14:04 GMT
Insurance outfit RSA gave Megawhat reporter Katie Scott a mission - to get very, very drunk.

The next day, just about human, she crawled to Brunel University in west London and once there subjected to eight minutes in a car simulator to test her reaction times.
Social networks not important, say marketeers
Only 10% use social networks to get to audiences 2 December 2008 13:43 GMT
Despite the fact that we all spend far too much time on them, markeeters in the UK say that social networks have a limited reach for them.

According to a new survey by Epsilon, more than half of chief marketing officers (so the people trying to get their brand...
Navigon delivers budget satnavs in the 1200 and 2200
Available now at Halfords for less than £100 2 December 2008 12:37 GMT
Navigon is claiming to have the perfect stocking filler in its two new GPS devices - both of which are available from Halfords for less than £100.

The Navigon 1200 and 2200 are both entry level satnavs with slim black cases and 3.5-inch screens.

They...
Virgin signs deal with Yahoo for mobile search
Revamped portal available from 8 December 2 December 2008 11:23 GMT
Virgin Media is revamping its mobile portal and it will launch next Monday (8 December).

The portal will provide news, music, video, games and entertainment, but Virgin Media has also done a deal so that its phone customers will also be able to access Yahoo's...
Cyberlink PowerDirector 7 for Intel Core i7 processors
112% performance boost 2 December 2008 10:41 GMT
CyberLink has now updated its HD video editing software package, CyberLink PowerDirector 7, for Intel’s latest quad-core Core i7 ‘Nehalem’ microprocessor.

The developer claims that this delivers a 112% performance gain in overall HD video editing performance,...
Microsoft gives the NSPCC a helping hand
15% of Microsoft Office 2007 and Windows Vista Microsoft Store Sales to be donated 2 December 2008 10:09 GMT
Sales of some Microsoft software is set to give the NSPCC's Child's Voice Appeal an extra fund-raising push.

From today until the New Year, 15% of Microsoft Windows Vista or Office 2007 sales purchased through the Microsoft Store will be automatically donated...
Nikon achieves number one DSLR spot
But will the D3X keep it there? 1 December 2008 18:21 GMT
Nikon had a four year plan to grow its share in the DSLR market, and at the launch of the much anticipated D3X flagship DSLR, Nikon's professional business manager, Chris Hoare, said that the company has achieved its ambitions.

Nikon, he says, has grown its...
HP reveals strong Q4 results
Unlike pretty much everyone else 1 December 2008 17:45 GMT
HP actually previewed its Q4 results a week before revealing the actual figures, which was a sure sign that it's fairly chuffed with its financial situation.

Following the weeks of doom and gloom from other manufacturers, HP reported its revenue for Q4 was $33.6...
PHOTOS: Nikon's D3X flagship DSLR
The £5500 flagship in the flash 1 December 2008 17:19 GMT
OK so the UK launch was a little muted after the details of the new D3X DSLR camera managed to find their way onto the Internet on Friday.

But the great and the good of the photography world turned out for the unveiling and here are a few snaps we got after...
VIDEO: Packard Bell's Dot netbook
The £299 ultra-portable caught on film 1 December 2008 16:26 GMT
Packard Bell's first ever netbook is going to be on shelves after Christmas.

This new 8.9-inch offering was first unveiled in September, but now Packard Bell has confirmed that the small scale laptop will go on sale in the UK from January 2009, starting at £299....
VIDEO: Tech week in view 01-12-08
Our vid roundup of last week's top stories 1 December 2008 9:34 GMT
Last week was a week of contrasts. You had sales (Black Friday) versus the launch of a Motorola phone with a whopping £1400 price tag.

Then there were discussions over the future of broadband worldwide, as ISPs hold their hands up and say, "We can't afford to...
Nikon unveils the D3X DSLR
Rumours confirmed with arrival of the £5500 snapper 1 December 2008 9:17 GMT
So the rumours have been circling the web since April, but now it's been confirmed - Nikon has a new flagship model.

The D3X is going to be available by the end of this month for a £5499.99 (7728.00 euros) price tag.

For this, you get a model that...