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  • What has Stephen Fry got in common with Spongebob Squarepants and Jeremy Clarkson? TomTom - Pic: LightCapturePaper

    What has Stephen Fry got in common with Spongebob Squarepants and Jeremy Clarkson? TomTom

    Celebrity gadget fan lends voice to sat nav 14 December 2011 10:36 GMT

    QI host and self-confessed gadget geek Stephen Fry has become the latest celebrity to record directions for TomTom. Fans can now download his dulcet, wizened tones to use while driving, for the princely sum of £7.95.

    By becoming a TomTomite,...

  • iPhone not Stephen Fry's greatest gadget

    iPhone not Stephen Fry's greatest gadget

    It is... a lighter??? 30 August 2011 11:35 GMT

    The iPhone, and smartphones generally, only came a paltry 13th in Stephen Fry's 100 Greatest Gadgets - a TV show aired by Channel 4 in the UK yesterday. And the self-confessed Apple fanboy revealed that the iPad (10th) and iPod (3rd) were also beaten...

  • VIDEO: LittleBigPlanet 2 goes to the movies

    VIDEO: LittleBigPlanet 2 goes to the movies

    Brilliant parodies for Channel 5 starring Stephen Fry 14 January 2011 16:57 GMT

    How many did you get? They're pretty easy so you should have got all of eight.

    These brilliant LittleBigPlanet 2 movie parodies, narrated by Stephen Fry, are part of a collection of 24 that will be showing during commercial breaks for films...

  • Fry on Windows Phone 7:

    Fry on Windows Phone 7: "Fun to play with!"

    The ultimate Apple fanboi turns up at Microsoft launch event 11 October 2010 15:39 GMT

    Stephen Fry, the ultimate fanboi of smartphone love, turned up at the Microsoft Windows Phone 7 launch to trash Microsoft's Windows Mobile heritage and praise the new WP7 handsets, claiming they are "fun to play with".

    Praising the iPhone at...

  • Stephen Fry claims he invented 3D TV. Home Cinema, Sky, 3DTV, Stephen Fry,  0

    Stephen Fry claims he invented 3D TV

    Presents Guide to 3D Television in prep for new service 18 September 2010 6:42 GMT

    If you hadn't heard, Sky are launching it's 3D television service at the start of October allowing current Sky HD subscribers to experience the next generation of television from the comfort of their own sofa without having to go down the pub or head...

  • Stephen Fry biography available on iPad / iPhone and hardback. Tablets, Phones, eBook readers, Stephen Fry, The Fry Chronicles, iPad, iPhone, Apple, iPhone apps, iBooks,  0

    Stephen Fry biography available on iPad / iPhone and hardback

    Actor, author and Apple fan targets multiple platforms 13 September 2010 15:51 GMT

    In a first for the industry, Stephen Fry and Penguin Books have released the actor, author and most famous Apple fanboi's memoirs on multiple platforms, including in eBook and iPhone app guises.

    The Fry Chronicles, which follows his life from...

  • APP OF THE DAY – Fry Paper (iPad). Software, Mobile phone apps, Apps, App of the day, Fry Paper, Stephen Fry, iPhone 0

    APP OF THE DAY – Fry Paper (iPad)

    iPad's most famous fanboy adds touch of class to the App Store 3 June 2010 19:06 GMT

    Thanks to the beautiful sunshine, staff shortages and leaves on the track, we're running a little late with App of the Day today. But it's well worth waiting for, oh yes.

    Yesterday we brought you art, culture and a smidgeon of sophistication...

  • Stephen Fry lands on your iPad

    Stephen Fry lands on your iPad

    Gadget lover launches his own iPad app 26 May 2010 10:48 GMT

    Stephen Fry, whose love of all things tech and gadgetry is well known, has launched his own dedicated iPad app. FryPad will take all of the content from Fry's website and make it iPad friendly.

    The app will feature all of Fry's writing from...

  • Stephen Fry:

    Stephen Fry: "Twitter is people-shaped, not business-shaped"

    The beloved twillionaire warns the corporate world over web 2.0 use 17 November 2009 16:18 GMT

    With Twitter all the rage as a marketing tool, Stephen Fry gave a stern warning this morning to businesses not to turn the mirco-blogging service into something of their own. The actor, writer and self-proclaimed "twillionaire" was speaking at the...

  • Douglas Adams'

    Douglas Adams' "Last Chance To See" radio available online

    20 year comeback for show that inspired current Fry-fronted telly series 16 September 2009 14:52 GMT

    The original radio series which sparked the new BBC Two series "Last Chance To See" with Stephen Fry has been released online.

    The Fry-front telly effort echoes the original radio series (and book) in which zoologist Mark Carwadine was joined...

  • Stephen Fry attacks copyright

    Stephen Fry attacks copyright

    Companies are "doing the wrong thing" 15 July 2009 12:50 GMT

    Stephen Fry has voiced a "surprisingly ferocious" attack on copyright in the music, movie and television industries, a BBC journalist reports.

    At the iTunes Live event in London, the tech-savvy celeb outlined the history of copyright before...

  • Nokia trots out Stephen Fry at N97 launch

    Nokia trots out Stephen Fry at N97 launch

    Twittering tech fan snapped with new flagship device 17 June 2009 11:44 GMT

    At the London launch of its new flagship Nseries device, Nokia managed to get the gadget world's fave celeb to stop by for a quick grope of the new phone.

    On his way to the ballet at Sadler's Wells, Stephen Fry made an appearance at the...

  • Fry Twitter-teases over

    Fry Twitter-teases over "2nd edition" video game

    His voice-over work is complete 21 April 2009 17:25 GMT

    Celebrity Twitterer Stephen Fry got the games world in a gossip frenzy this morning with a tweet teasing about a "2nd edition" of a video game.

    Fry's morning tweet read: "Morning all. In studio today voicing 2nd edition of a video game....

  • COMMENT: Why I don't follow @stephenfry

    COMMENT: Why I don't follow @stephenfry

    Twitter evolved 16 April 2009 16:19 GMT

    Barely a day passes without a news item on Twitter. Some may see this as jumping on the latest fad bandwagon: mainstream media tapping in on something that typifies the glorious rise of innovative web 2.0 applications, but really, it isn't a bad thing....

  • Stephen Fry hits 100,000 Twitter followers

    Stephen Fry hits 100,000 Twitter followers

    Makes him 3rd most popular on the service 2 February 2009 17:37 GMT

    Stephen Fry has broken the 100,000 twitter followers mark making him one of the most followed twitter users of the micro-blogging site.

    "@amellioh Hi there Hayley! You are my 100,000th follower! And I'm proud to be your first. Welcome to...

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