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  • VIDEO: Nintendo Wii Christmas video becomes YouTube hit

    VIDEO: Nintendo Wii Christmas video becomes YouTube hit

    Watch the Wii "scream" 2 January 2009 9:47 GMT

    Did you get what you wanted for Christmas? Seems like this little chap did.

    Turn down your system's volume and hit play to see the Canadian young gamer's joy at receiving the Ninty console.

    Reminiscent of the late Nineties...

  • Facebook busy on Christmas Day

    Facebook busy on Christmas Day

    Second most popular site for Plusnet customers 30 December 2008 15:30 GMT

    Plusnet has revealed that Facebook was the second most popular website among its customers Christmas Day with activity on the social networking site starting to rise between 2pm and 3pm.

    By 4pm to 5pm it had increased by 25% as Britons contacted...

  • Amazon shipped 6.3 million items over Christmas

    Amazon shipped 6.3 million items over Christmas

    Selling 72.9 items per second at peak time 29 December 2008 11:33 GMT

    Amazon has announced the 2008 "holiday season" finished as its best ever, with over 6.3 million items ordered worldwide on the peak day, 15 December, with a record-breaking 72.9 items sold per second.

    Shipping to over 210 countries, the etailer...

  • iTunes

    iTunes "12 Days of Christmas" freebies start today

    Download The Ting Tings "That's Not My Name" video for nought 26 December 2008 9:55 GMT

    Apple's iTunes "12 Days of Christmas" promotion starts today and will see one free piece of content every day until 6 January.

    For all those who got an iPod or an iPhone for Christmas, Apple is angling the free offerings as an ideal way...

  • Carphone Warehouse's

    Carphone Warehouse's "biggest ever" sale

    Save up to 50% on phones and laptops 26 December 2008 0:05 GMT

    The Carphone Warehouse is seeing in the New Year by offering up to 50% savings on laptops and mobile phones.

    Starting on Boxing Day, the "credit-crunch-busting" sale sees discounts on popular handsets as well as a cheap Eee PC.

  • Queen's speech sees start of sale shopping

    Queen's speech sees start of sale shopping

    Marks & Spencer, Comet, Argos and John Lewis all start sales today 25 December 2008 15:06 GMT

    It might seem hard to believe for those of us who will just be happy to lie groaning on the sofa full of too much turkey and trimmings, but the Queen's Christmas day speech at 3pm marks the start of online sales shopping.

    Apparently millions...

  • Christmas tech help needed most at 11.48am

    Christmas tech help needed most at 11.48am

    "Present Meltdown" point 25 December 2008 11:48 GMT

    "Present Meltdown" happens at 11.48am on Christmas Day, according to info from the TechGuys.

    This Meltdown point is apparently when people get so frustrated with trying to get their complicated new gadgets to work that they give up all together.

  • Track Santa's journey tonight with Google and NORAD

    Track Santa's journey tonight with Google and NORAD

    Using Google Maps, Google Earth and special Santa Cams 24 December 2008 15:00 GMT

    If you're one of the non-believers out there, or fancy keeping an eye on Santa's progress tonight as he travels the world dishing out presents, you simply need to log on and check out one of the Santa-cams online.

    Google has once again teamed...

  • Credit Crunch Christmas: ActionAid charity donation and e-card

    Credit Crunch Christmas: ActionAid charity donation and e-card

    Pocket-lint's Advent calendar of gift ideas: Just one day to go! 24 December 2008 10:20 GMT

    Today we thought we would do something a little different for our Christmas Credit Crunch gift idea on Christmas Eve.

    In view of the fact it is quite late to be traipsing around the shops looking for presents and all online deliveries have...

  • Win New Year's Eve tickets for Matter at The O2

    Win New Year's Eve tickets for Matter at The O2

    We have five pairs of tickets to give away for the sold out event 23 December 2008 12:43 GMT

    Pocket-lint has teamed up with O2 to offer you the chance to win tickets for Matter at The O2 this New Years Eve, where 2 Many DJ's will be headlining the party.

    The event is now sold out, so tickets are like the proverbial, but we have...

  • Credit Crunch Christmas: £30 off an ION USB turntable

    Credit Crunch Christmas: £30 off an ION USB turntable

    Pocket-lint's Advent calendar of gift ideas: 2 days to go 23 December 2008 10:43 GMT

    For today's Credit Crunch Christmas suggestion we have an idea for those of you who are struggling to think of what to get a parent, PC-ed up grandparent, or anyone for that matter with a large vinyl collection.

    It is the ION iTT 05 XL USB...

  • Credit Crunch Christmas: Freesat

    Credit Crunch Christmas: Freesat

    Pocket-lint's Advent calendar of gift ideas: 4 days to go 22 December 2008 11:09 GMT

    Today's Credit Crunch Christmas suggestion of Freesat is for those who are buying for someone trying to save some pennies, or are themselves tightening the purse strings.

    There are various options available, including standard definition...

  • "Wii knee" epidemic warning for Christmas

    Rise in injuries predicted 22 December 2008 9:49 GMT

    Playing Wii this Christmas could be bad for your health, according to doctors who are predicting a rise in Wii injuries over the Christmas period.

    Tennis and golf have been named as the most likely games to give you a painful sprain, or...

  • Credit Crunch Christmas: Half price Philips Senseo coffee machine

    Credit Crunch Christmas: Half price Philips Senseo coffee machine

    Pocket-lint's Advent calendar of gift ideas: 5 days to go 21 December 2008 11:05 GMT

    Not only is today's Credit Crunch Christmas gift suggestion half price, but it comes with extras for free too.

    Buy from Argos and you'll get the Philips Senseo coffee pod machine in black for £23.18 - and you can pick up a free pod and glasses...

  • Credit Crunch Christmas: Oral B Vitality

    Credit Crunch Christmas: Oral-B Vitality

    Pocket-lint's Advent calendar of gift ideas: 6 days to go 20 December 2008 10:00 GMT

    Getting this close to Christmas it's possible you won't want to chance the post, so we have a deal that is worth traipsing to the shops for.

    Last week Pocket-lint did a review of the Oral-B Vitality Colour Edition. Not only did we give it...

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