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Apple releases Aperture 3

Apple has introduced Aperture 3, the next release of its photo editing and management software, for which it claims over 200 new features with the boast that "Aperture 3 makes it even easier and faster to organise large photo libraries".

These new features...

BT hits a million Wi-Fi hotspots

Boosted massively by BT FON home hub hotspots, BT has announced it's reached the million milestone for Wi-Fi hotspots across the UK and Ireland.

The million-strong Wi-Fi estate also comprises hotspots from BT Openzone (3800) and BT Openzone hotspots via the BT...

Tech Deals: InvisibleHand Firefox plug-in

InvisibleHand, if you weren't sure, is a Firefox plug-in that lets you know if the item you are shopping for can be found cheaper elsewhere by way of a handy link - enabling you to hop over to the other shop and buy the item.

Launched into beta back in August...

VIDEO OF THE DAY - Pappeltalks

It’s got to be tough to get your latest album noticed these days. These guys have come up with something that’s the coolest CD case we’ve ever seen.

Pull the tab and the artwork appears before your eyes. Each one is unique and truly original.

It’s...

VIDEO: Parisian Oops mocks Parisian Love

Less than 48 hours after Google's Parisian Love advert was shown to more than 106 million people watching the Saints beating the Colts 31 - 17 in the Superbowl, the chaps at the Upright Citizens Brigade Beta Team "The Brig." have already created a video gently mocking...

Telefonica may start charging search engines

The president of telecoms giant, Telefónica - which owns O2 in the UK - has said in a news conference that he intends to start charging companies like Google, Yahoo and Microsoft for the ability to use its networks.

"Internet search engines use our Net without...

Microsoft offers family-friendly version of Internet Explorer 8

While IE6 continues to give it headaches, Microsoft has announced a special kid-safe version of Internet Explorer 8 that it has partnered with the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre to launch.

Available for download now, the customised version of...

Google enhances Gchat status feature

It's being reported that Google is to upgrade the status feature in Google chat to allow you to send and receive Twitter-style updates to and from your friends. That's an upgrade on existing functionality - which lets you set a status but old updates can no longer be...

WEBSITE OF THE DAY – Digital Revolution

Have you been watching this series? You should – it’s a corker.

Dr Aleks Kotoski takes a look at the history, development and global impact of the Web and once you learn to ignore the numerous 2-minute filler shots of Dr Aleks staring wistfully out...

Daily news roundup: HTC Incredible photos, Nexus One and more

Want to know what's been hot in the world of technology and gadgets today?

We have plenty of technology and gadget ingredients to make our Pocket-lint roundup stew as tasty as ever.

First up and we have news of some leaked photos of what could be the HTC...

Google moves into the clothing market

Not content with dominating the online world, it seems Google has ambitions about what you're wearing as it's been revealed the web giant is offering items of clothing for sale.

Consumers can currently pick up a Google t-shirt - for men and women - priced at $85...

VIDEO OF THE DAY – Homer’s iPhone

A 10-second delight that has really raised a smile around here this morning.

If only we could all have an app like that. Imagine the possibilities. Are you reading this Mr Jobs...?

If you've seen a video online that you want to tell us about email us via...

BT opens up broadband ducts to the competition

BT has announced that it's planning to open up its vast underground tunnel network to competitors, so that they can help the company roll out superfast broadband as widely across the country as possible.

"We told Ofcom last year we're willing to provide open access...

Superbowl 2010 tech ads: Google talks love, Motorola puts Megan Fox in the tub

The Superbowl is a launch pad for the biggest new adverts in the US and this year those tech and gaming giants with plenty of money were out in force.

Google who've famously said in the past that brand advertising was a waste of money, seemed to change its tack...

WEBSITE OF THE DAY – Flowe(Red)

As a general rule, I don’t normally bother too much with Valentine’s Day. It’s always felt a bit artificial – almost like it’s sponsored by the greetings card industry.

But this year, Mrs H will at least be getting a big bunch of...

Are Apple's cat calls the death knell for Flash?

There's been much said about the mud slinging going on in Silicon Valley between Apple and Adobe over the issue of Flash. Jobs and his iPad and iPhone aren't particularly interested in supporting the software which he insinuated was the cause of many a Mac crash and Adobe...

Vodafone's Twitter account compromised

Whoops. Eagle-eyed followers of Vodafone's official Twitter feed will have noticed a rather nasty tweet that the company just sent out - "@VodafoneUK: is fed up of dirty homo's and is going after beaver".

While the tweet was swiftly deleted, it was immediately...

Astronaut sends Twitpics from space

Now that the International Space Station has been hooked up to the Web, the astronauts onboard have been going Twitter-crazy. One of them - expedition flight engineer Soichi Noguchi - has been sending all manner of Twitpics back to solid ground.

While flying over...

ESSENTIALS: Software to improve your life - Xobni

This week we're getting a little more specific on Essentials. Desktop e-mail clients are not for everyone - many of us at Pocket-lint included. Webmail is fast, agile and great to access from anywhere, but home-based applications still have their place if you need a more...

VIDEO: Megawhat Tech Week in View - ebook prices, IE6, Flash and 3D football

This week's instalment of Pocket-lint and Megawhat's Tech Week in View show is fresh off the video editing suite and ready to go now for your viewing pleasure. As is customary each week, Stuart Miles takes the hot tech topics of the moment, chews 'em up, spits 'em out...

What the hell is cloud computing?

Welcome to "What the hell is?" where we at Pocket-lint simply and briefly dejargonise technology talk into what people would normally say if they weren't trying to sound clever. Now naturally, most of you out there are going to know some of these terms as if they were...

VIDEO OF THE DAY - Iamamiwhoami

This one’s really got the blogosphere buzzing. Who the hell is Iamamiwhoami? Is it Christina? Goldfrapp? MGMT? Gaga? It could turn out to be a new Honda ad campaign, for all we know at the moment.

Trawl the Web and you'll see all sorts of theories and alleged...

Apple offering iPhone app previews

Apple has changed its iTunes weblinks for the App Store so that they no longer require iTunes to be installed and running. They now open in a browser window instead, making it a whole lot easier to browse applications before you decide to download.

Last month,...

Facebook planning webmail product?

It's being suggested that Facebook is planning to take on the likes of Google, Yahoo and Microsoft in launching a webmail service to replace its increasingly-dilapidated messaging interface.

According to sources quoted by TechCrunch, the social network, which...

Seesmic for Android gets updated

Seesmic, the Twitter client of choice for many on the Android platform, has rolled out an update. It brings a host of new features to the app, as well as performance improvements and some usability enhancements.

In the video above you can see Seesmic founder Loic...