Monthly Archives: June 2009

Firefox 3.5 Review!

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…

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Tech news for busy people

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…

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Twitter growth slows dramatically

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…

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Latest Steve Jobs NEWS!

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.

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Review: The HP Officejet Pro 8500

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…

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bing gaining on google!

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.

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Scoble and Building43

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…

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Twitter PLUS bots EQUALS meaningless follower numbers

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…

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Leo Laporte outburst at Mike Arrington

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…

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A year of independent tech blogging!

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

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Google Chrome still not ready for the Mac

Understandably, many Mac users are asking when will they finally get the chance to use Google’s Chrome browser. So, what’s going on?

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Windows 7 to hit the shelves on 22nd October 2009

According to Microsoft’s Senior Vice President, Bill Veghte, Windows 7 will be on sale and pre-installed on PC’s on 22nd October this year! Read on…

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bing.com porn – Google was never like this

bing.com has hit the headlines here in the UK, 2 days before its official launch. It seems that users are able to view pornographic videos, without leaving bing.com. By simply hovering the mouse pointer over the video stills. Read on…

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