Miss IFA 2009 Photos

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In 46 days the Consumer Electronics show IFA 2009 opens in Berlin. Their signature redhead gadget model Miss IFA 2009 has already been busy posing with the latest gadgets that will be shown at the IFA 2009.

The IFA 2009 will take place between 4th and 9th September. The focus of the IFA 2009 will be around networked TVs, LED TVs, HD, GPS, and networked home appliances. Read more

Posted on Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:00:00 GMT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Windows 7 Pre-orders are Impressive

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We already mentioned that pre-orders for Windows 7 started today and if the pre-order sales are any indication Microsoft has a winner on its hands. Windows 7 sold more copies in its first eight hours of pre-order sales than vista did for its entire 17 week pre-order run.

That is a very impressive feat and shows that consumers have more confidence in windows 7 than they did with Vista. The pre-order copies will be shipped on October 22, the same day the Os goes on sale in stores. Read more

Posted on Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:47:10 GMT | by Shane McGlaun

Illegal File Sharing Has Declined Says Report

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Illegal file sharing has declined according to a survey from Music Ally. The survey looked at the percentage of file-sharers sharing music which is now at 17% rather than 22% in December 2007.

The report claims that streaming services are helping to reduce the amount of music piracy online. According to the survey, about 2 out of ten music listeners are using streaming music services. Read more

Posted on Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:02:12 GMT | by Shane McGlaun

Twitter is Fastest Growing UK Website

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Twitter is now officially the fastest growing website in the UK and has broken into the top 40 most visited websites for the first time. The site has grown 22 times larger in the past year according to Hitwise.

Twitter is the 38th most visited site in the UK and last year at the same time, it was the 969th most visited site. Twitter is becoming a mainstream news source, helping its popularity grow. Read more

Posted on Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:48:12 GMT | by Shane McGlaun

Top 40 Charts to include Streamed Music

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The official top 40 record charts in the UK will soon feature music that is streamed online says the Official UK Charts Company. It's not surprising that the streaming data is being added with more and more consumers using streaming service for their music needs.

Popular streaming services in the UK include Spotify, We7, and Last.fm. The Official UK Charts Company said that it would include the streaming music in its charts, but not for another year at least. Read more

Posted on Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:00:00 GMT | by Shane McGlaun

Eco washing machines Uses 1 Cup of Water

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My washing machine uses gallons of water to clean a full load of clothes. A new eco friendly washing machine created by researchers in the UK could go on sale as early as next year and needs only 1 cup of water for a full load.

Most of the water is replaced with reusable polymer beads that attract and absorb dirt. The clothes reportedly come out just as clean but needs 90% less water and 30% less energy. Read more

Posted on Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:59:17 GMT | by Shane McGlaun

British Library Offers 200M Newspaper Pages Online

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British Library has put 200 million pages of newspaper print online with a new service designed to allow users to access papers going back 200 years. The service has pages from local and regional rags from the 19th and early 20th century.

Among the names that some may recognize from todays newsstands are the Glasgow Herald, Northern Echo, and Western Mail. The service isn’t free and users can pay as they use the service. Read more

Posted on Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:39:39 GMT | by Shane McGlaun

Firefox 3.5 due Soon

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The Mozilla foundation has announced that it will be releasing the first RC of the latest Firefox browser on June 19th. The version is Firefox 3.5 and the company hopes to have the final version ready for the end of the month.

In all Mozilla claims that there will be 5,000 new features in the new version. The most important feature being built-in video and local storage for web apps. Private browsing will also be featured and more. Read more

Posted on Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:10:24 GMT | by Shane McGlaun

Anti-stab Knives Debut

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According to police the item most typically used in fatal stabbings inside the home are kitchen knives. The first anti-stab knife will go on sale in Britain soon, it has been designed to work as a normal kitchen knife with a special tip.

The tip has a rounded blunt portion and an undercut that protrudes past the sharp tip of the knife. The blunt portion prevents the knife from stabbing someone. Read more

Posted on Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:59:29 GMT | by Shane McGlaun

Spot the bull and win Glastonbury tickets

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Orange has yet again brought back their interactive spot the bull competition with Desmond the bull to give you a chance to win one of 22 pairs of tickets for this years festival.

It's a really simple idea all you have to do is pick the part of the field that you think Desmond will be standing in at 3pm today. If your correct you win a pair of tickets. The competition will be running everyday for the next 3 weeks so go pick your spot and see if you are lucky. A team of 'Desmond' watchers will be checking his movements throughout the day and a live bull-cam will be capturing his location every 20 seconds to give players a chance to get to know his routine and give a better guess as to where he might be.

You can also play via your mobile phone by texting 'MOO' followed by the grid reference of the square you think he will be in to 64446.

Via Orange Read more

Posted on Wed, 27 May 2009 13:00:00 GMT | by Richard Hurst

Oldest Twitter User is 104

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Twitter and other social networking platforms are often thought of as playgrounds for younger computer users. No one told Ivy Bean that when the 104-year-old woman signed up for Twitter.

The woman uses the Twitter account IvyBean104 and posts about her general activities like “Looking forward to Deal or No Deal later,” “just having a cuppa,” and “chicken casserole was lovely, going to have a nod now". Read more

Posted on Fri, 15 May 2009 11:37:42 GMT | by Shane McGlaun