Firefox 3.5 Review!

by Jim Connolly on 30/06/2009 · 0 comments

Mozilla has released the next version of their massively popular Firefox browser - FireFox 3.5. This latest version comes with a few new features and some important improvements. Read on for a quick review of what you need to know…


Tech news for busy people

by Jim Connolly on 29/06/2009 · 2 comments

Someone recently asked me why I do not post here every day. The answer is actually really simple. There’s not enough actual tech NEWS in the areas I cover, to justify it. When there is, I report on it. But when there’s nothing of value worth sharing, what’s the point in just getting “stuff” out there?

For example, over the past week or so, CNET has reported on the kind of box that Windows 7 will come in! (Seriously, I’m not making that up!) Mashable has reported on a Pizza Hut special offer. Read on…


Twitter growth slows dramatically

by Jim Connolly on 24/06/2009 · 2 comments

The last 12 months has seen amazing growth figures for the world’s hottest social media property. Year on year, Twitter’s growth stands at an amazing 1448%. However, month on month Twitter’s growth has slumped to just 7%! Read on…


Latest Steve Jobs NEWS!

by Jim Connolly on 23/06/2009 · 6 comments

Just about every tech news provider has covered the ‘news’ that Steve Jobs may or may not have had a liver transplant earlier in the year and he may or may not have started back at work this week.


Review: The HP Officejet Pro 8500

by Jim Connolly on 18/06/2009 · 0 comments

Last week, Hewlett Packard sent me their HP OfficeJet Pro 8500 to review. Here’s what I have found, after a week of putting it through it’s paces. Read on for full review…


bing gaining on google!

by Jim Connolly on 17/06/2009 · 1 comment

It seems the news just keeps getting better and better for bing.com; Microsoft’s new search engine. comScore report that bing has seen its share of the search market increase by another 1% over the past week.


Scoble and Building43

by Jim Connolly on 13/06/2009 · 1 comment

Robert Scoble has just launched a new project, called Building 43. So, what is it and who is it aimed it? To find out, read on…


Twitter is now infested with ‘bot’ followers. The number of bots now following people, means that follower numbers are pretty-much meaningless. Here’s why…


Leo Laporte outburst at Mike Arrington

by Jim Connolly on 07/06/2009 · 4 comments

Techcrunch boss Michael Arrington recently suggested on The Gilmore Gang podcast, that Leo Laporte was giving the new Palm Pre favourable reviews; simply because Leo had been loaned a unit for 7 days. Leo went CRAZY! Read on…


A year of independent tech blogging!

by Jim Connolly on 04/06/2009 · 5 comments

Its a year this week since we launched the tech news blog. Here’s the story so far - Read on…