Month: November 2009
The top 10 Bing searches for 2009 – Swine Flu, Twitter and, err, Cash For Clunkers
Microsoft's search engine Bing might actually be only half a year old, but that hasn't stopped it from getting in early with a top 10 searches for 2009. Usually these lists are fairly predictable and the Bing one is no exception. Jacko takes top spot with Swine Flu (which back in the spring was going…
The globe that talks back – IWOOT's Interactive Smart Globe
For Geography freaks like myself globes are items of real beauty. However as great as spinning a globe, perusing the world and deciding where you are going on holiday is, I can't help feeling that most globes are a bit two dimensional. Step forward gadget site IWOOT which has just snapped up what sound sounds…
Motorola Droid's UK debut just days away
It has been a while coming but apparently Motorola's hottest new smartphone, the Droid (aka the Milestone), will be landing in the UK within five days. According to website thenextweb it will be on sale via the retailer Expansys by the end of the week. There's no confirmation as to which networks will take the…
Nokia's X6 is coming with music, and it's coming soon
We're all getting a bit excited about the Nokia X6 Comes With Music. As the name suggests, this touchscreen smartphone was built to listen to music on. It has 32gig of storage and 35 hours of music-playing battery life - it's a powerful phone with one stand-out feature: unlimited music downloads. Yes, unlimited free downloads…
Why Wii is a girl's best friend
Eighty per cent of female gamers own Wiis, show stats just released by Nintendo. Xbox has 11% of the market and PlayStation 3 has 9% but - with a staggering majority it's clear that Nintendo PWNs the female games console market. A quarter of the total number of games console owners in the States are…
Swype versus iPhone text challenge
We mentioned new texting technology Swype a couple of days ago. Genius Texting works on touchscreens and simply requires you to slide your finger over the keyboard to write words. Swype claim it's quicker and more accurate than traditional tap-typing and lets you text at up to 50 words per minute. Techcrunch lined up the…
Why Farmville has became the most popular game in the world
Farmville is a Facebook app that lets you sow, grow and harvest crops. It's a farming game and recently it became the most popular computer game in the world. Yes: the world. You get a virtual patch of earth, earn money by farming with the option to buy seeds, tools and ornaments if you want.…
Mariah Carey-oke: worst app name ever?
Don't do this in public guys - the Mariah Carey-oke app is yes - groan - a Karaoke app that plays Mariah Carey songs. Four Mariah Carey songs to be precise:Obsessed, Touch My Body, Don't Forget About Us and Shake It Off. A sort of portable Mariah-centric SingStar, this is one of those apps you…
Are virtual Christmas presents the new presents?
I know several people who would probably slap me if I gave them virtual Christmas presents. It's not often you can get away with sending someone what is essentially an email attachment as opposed to going out to the shops and coming up with something decent and err, real. However - one small British start-up…
Iraqi Government starts a Youtube channel: what will the comments be like?
Delighted to hear that Iraqi Government have just started its own Youtube channel. On it they promise to broadcast official speeches, informal chats, behind-the-scenes footage and there seems to be a simultaneous captioning in English for most of them. As the Prime Minister explains in the most watched video on the channel, the Iraqi government…
