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  • 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...

  • Daily Tech Deal: Quidco offers cashback on BT Total Broadband

    Daily Tech Deal: Quidco offers cashback on BT Total Broadband

    Money saving deals,offers and innovations 20 November 2009 13:00 GMT

    Today's tech deal brings you word of a deal being run by Quidco - apparently the UK's leading cashback website - and BT - the telecommunications behemoth.

    Quidco is offering cashback over a wide range of BT's home products, with BT's broadband, phone and BT...

  • 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...

  • VIDEO: Skifta offers media sharing app. Home Cinema, Software, Skifta, Qualcomm, PC software, Mac software, Linux, P2P, Music, Movies, Photos, DLNA, Video 0

    VIDEO: Skifta offers media sharing app

    Shift content to any DLNA device 20 November 2009 10:18 GMT

    A small startup from Poole has created an app that aims to make it easier to share your digital media collection between your various gadgets. It's called Skifta, and allows you to shift content between a number of devices with just one catch - they have to be DLNA enabled.

    If...

  • 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...

  • WEBSITE OF THE DAY - Textatrack

    WEBSITE OF THE DAY - Textatrack

    Get the next big thing without shelling out the big money 20 November 2009 0:00 GMT

    The music business ain’t no joke. Getting by is tough and getting started on the road to stardom isn’t all plain sailing. Even if you do get noticed and start to get your music out there for people to enjoy, the chances are that anybody selling it for you...

  • Google Chrome OS: What you will and won't be able to do. Software, Operating Systems, Google, Chrome OS, Features 0

    Google Chrome OS: What you will and won't be able to do

    Read on to find out what the pros and cons really are 19 November 2009 21:16 GMT

    Google has officially announced Google Chrome OS, its operating system it hopes will allow it to get more people on the web, while at the same time offering an alternative to Microsoft's Windows 7 and Apple's Snow Leopard OS. But what does it offer, should you be getting...

  • VIDEO: Google explains Chrome OS

    VIDEO: Google explains Chrome OS

    The search giant explains all 19 November 2009 19:29 GMT

    Google has today unveiled its plans for its new OS, Google Chrome OS. The cloud based OS promises to fundamentally change the way people work on the go when it launches next year. 

    Based on the Chrome Browser, Google has said that it will focus on three things,...

  • Google Chrome OS detailed. Software, Operating Systems, Google, Chrome OS 0

    Google Chrome OS detailed

    New OS announced 19 November 2009 18:56 GMT

    Google has announced details of its new operating system, Google Chrome OS on Wednesday outlining what the new OS will offer.

    Focusing on speed, simplicity and security, Google aims to appeal to those looking for a lightweight operating system by being fast and...

  • Daily news roundup: Xperia X10, Apple tablet, Nokia N900 and more

    Daily news roundup: Xperia X10, Apple tablet, Nokia N900 and more

    Links to the biggest stories of the day in one place 19 November 2009 18:29 GMT

    Want to know what's been hot in the world of technology and gadgets today? Of course you do. The news roundup always aims to bring you a nice mix of the stories from the last 24 hours and today is no exception as we have a myriad of news as well as a cheeky review creeping...

  • Chrome OS source code available

    Chrome OS source code available

    Entire open-source platform appears online 19 November 2009 18:08 GMT

    Google's Chrome OS is about to be unveiled to the public, and the source code for the operating system has already made it out into the wilds of the Web.

    At the moment, there's very little to show for it - just a login screen and one of the included wallpapers...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • VIDEO OF THE DAY – Mood tail

    VIDEO OF THE DAY – Mood tail

    Show the world how you feel - the way the animal kingdom does 19 November 2009 12:00 GMT

    Ever wondered what it would be like to be a dog? Let’s face it, your average pampered pooch doesn’t have too much to worry about. Fed, watered and entertained by their loving owners and all they have to do is occasionally wag their tail and pretend they’re...

  • Livescribe launches app store

    Livescribe launches app store

    Play guitar on your smartpen 19 November 2009 10:30 GMT

    Livescribe has announced the beta launch of an online application store, taking the craze for apps further than the world of the mobile phone.

    The store offers over 30 paid-for and free applications ranging from productivity and reference tools to games and...

  • Ten reasons to try out Microsoft Office 2010

    Ten reasons to try out Microsoft Office 2010

    Why the upgrade is worth it. 19 November 2009 10:00 GMT

    Microsoft Office 2010 has now entered its public beta phase, and it's already looking like a pretty substantial upgrade to the 2007 version, and a huge improvement on earlier editions of the omnipresent Office app suite. Here's ten reasons why you should give it a...

  • WEBSITE OF THE DAY - Fingertips  . WebsiteOfTheDay, Websites, Software, Online 0

    WEBSITE OF THE DAY - Fingertips

    Keep your fingertips on the pulse of the big bad world 19 November 2009 0:00 GMT

    Seen the news lately? There’s a little bit of everything going on at the moment, don’t you think?

    Political skulduggery, celebrity gossip, industrial intrigue. Keeping track is an epic undertaking.

    If only there was somewhere you could go to...

  • Help for parents on cyberbullying

    Help for parents on cyberbullying

    Some advice and ideas if you think your child is being bullied 18 November 2009 19:05 GMT

    Stephen Fry reflected yesterday that the Internet is like a city with all the same cultural joys and societal problems of the physical world. So, in many ways, it's of little surprise that bullying is as much a feature of the world wide web as it is of the playground.

    In...

  • "Unfriend" named Word of the Year from OUP

    "Unfriend" named Word of the Year by OUP

    Hashtag a runner up as social networking makes a big impact on our vocab 18 November 2009 18:04 GMT

    As do other such companies, the New Oxford American Dictionary has revealed the new words it is considering for inclusion, and revealed its choice of "Word of the Year" for 2009.

    The 2009 Word of the Year has been named as "unfriend" with the definition reading...

  • MS Office 2010 beta now available

    MS Office 2010 beta now available

    Complete with web apps, free starter edition and many other improvements 18 November 2009 18:00 GMT

    Microsoft has revealed that the 2010 edition of its phenomenally successful Office suite has now entered beta. The software can be downloaded directly from Microsoft.com/office/2010.

    The new version has a whole host of improvements, many of which will be familiar...

  • Spotify gets Pandora-style recommendations

    Spotify gets Pandora-style recommendations

    Automatic playlist generator created by Spotibot 18 November 2009 16:38 GMT

    You might be familiar, if you're a hardcore Spotify user, with @Spotibot - a Twitter bot that recommends bands that are similar to other bands, as well as the Better Spotify Links project. Well, the coder behind it - Andy Smith - has just completed his latest app - an...

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