Archive for December, 2011

Plus.net, a tale of broadband, bags and ho’s

Sunday, December 25th, 2011

Good Honest Broadband from Yorkshire If your considering joining Plus.net as a new broadband customer or moving from an existing provider to Plus.net as I did, then please read on and discover why you should avoid this company at all costs. My voyage of digital discovery (aka my worst nightmare) with Plus.net ...

Firefox 9 for Android receives a new tablet-friendly UI

Thursday, December 22nd, 2011

So Mozilla’s Firefox 9 was unofficially released a day earlier, and for fans of Firefox and just can’t get enough of it on their computers, the good news is that Firefox 9 has also been released for Android for both smartphones and tablets. For those who have been using Firefox on their Android ...

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 Due mid January

Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

Mythical beast finally to be unleashed? The Samsung Galaxy Tab is as rare as "a good hair day" for Donald Trump. It made a brief appearance at IFA 2011 in September before quickly being pulled due to numerous lawsuits courtesy of Apple. Well it appears it may now finally land in the ...

Archos outs 70b Internet Tablet packing Android 3.2

Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

Archos has unveiled a new internet tablet in the UK. The tablet is called the Archos 70b internet tablet. It sells for £179.99 and runs on the Android Honeycomb OS. The 70b is a new and enhanced version of the older Archos 70 internet Tablet. The new 70b has a 1.2GHz ...

PlayStation Vita launches in Japan, shifts 321,400 units in two days

Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

Kaz Hirai probably had a sleepless weekend as he and the team waited for the two-day sales figures for Sony's PlayStation Vita. He can probably relax a little, knowing that 321,400 of the things were exchanged for cold, hard cash in the retail outlets of Japan. In comparison, Nintendo's 3DS sold 50,000 more ...

Asus Transformer Prime 64GB UK ship date slips to Q2 2012

Tuesday, December 20th, 2011

A few days ago, we mentioned that the Asus Transformer Prime had hit Clove in the UK for pre-order. At the time, the 32GB and 64GB tablets were expected to ship in January. As of today, there has been a change in the pre-order status of the Prime. Clove is updating people on ...

Firefox 9 Beta available now

Tuesday, December 20th, 2011

The web browser with the cutest icon on the planet, no disputes necessary, has been released in a Beta version of its ninth iteration – Firefox 9 Beta is it’s name, and new features and stability is its game. What you’ll be getting here is first and foremost a brand ...

Video: Santa can’t do his job without Siri, at least according to the latest iPhone 4S commercial

Monday, December 19th, 2011

America’s insistence on being politically correct has gutted the once joyous holiday spirit. The new rules say that shouting “Merry Christmas” might offend people of other religions. Instead of acknowledging that America is the beautiful result of what happens when more than two centuries worth of immigration takes place, we’re ...

facedroid makes Facebook look cool on Android tablets

Friday, December 16th, 2011

While we’re waiting for Facebook’s official application for Android tablets, Platinum Apps launched facedroid, allowing tablet owners to cyber-schmooze on their beloved devices. As you can imagine, the app takes advantage of the extra screen estate to show more information on a single screen. Using the facedroid app, you’ll be able ...

Facebook Timeline goes live worldwide

Friday, December 16th, 2011

Facebook Timeline has gone live worldwide, the social networking giant has announced, with all users now being notified that they can activate the life-tracking activity log Mark Zuckerberg announced back in September. A chronicle of your interactions, events, photos and video from your time on the social network, Timeline has been available to ...

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