Month: November 2010
The World's Most Comfortable Mouse is now pocket-sized, meet the Whirl Mini
Does your mouse need a comfort pivot? New Jersey company Smartfish think it does and they promise it will make you feel like your hand is floating on air. Their Whirl Mini Laser Mouse is not just a comfortable mouse, it is, in their opinion The World's Most Comfortable Mouse. It's all down to the…
Google Tries To Steal Users From Microsoft Office With New Plug-in
A few months ago after my hard drive died, I made the switch to Google Docs. At the time it was mainly so that I would never have to worry about losing all my work again. But now, having written well over 200 documents in it, I don't think I will be making the switch…
The Nokia C3-01 Touch And Type Goes On Sale In The UK Today
The Nokia C3-01 Touch and Type like its name suggests combines a traditional keypad to make typing phone numbers, web addresses, and to sending text messages easier, with a touchscreen that allows for easier browsing of menus and navigation of webpages. The C3-01 also has 3.5G, WLAN, a 5 megapixel camera with flash, a music…
My Voucher Codes Launches App – Find Deals At Independent Shops In Your Area
Everyone likes a good discount, especially at this time of year when we start our Christmas shopping. Discount code and voucher site, My Voucher Codes has launched an app to make staying on top of deals in your area easier. The new app ties in with their local business-specific discount website and shows all the…
Au Revoir Simone Release Interactive Music Video Colouring Book
The wonderful Brooklyn-based indie band Au Revoir Simone, are the latest to jump on the interactive music video trend with for their new single Knight of Wands. The video premiered online yesterday on a dedicated Flash website, is part interactive colouring book, part music video. Once you click "Play," you are taken to a coloring…
Qype Raises 6.5 Million In New Funding: Could This Be The End Of Yelp?
The popular local reviews site Qype has raised new funds amounting to a combined 6.5 million euros to help fuel their mobile business. Qype is the largest user generated local review site in Europe, covering everything from gyms to venues, restaurants to landmarks. Early last year they launched the Qype Mobile app, which allows users…
Sony To Launch Reader For iPhone and Android
Sony has just announced that they are launching a reader for both iPhones and Android next month. The app will bring the same functionality of the Sony eBook to your phone, and has a number of familiar features. You get access to books that you have already purchased from the reader store or can purchase…
Why the Facebook reward card might actually harm Facebook…
The Facebook reward card scheme is a big coup for Facebook - it works the social network deeper into our everyday lives, making it helpful for business transactions as well as everyday socialising. The Taggo card takes Facebook to fulfilling Mark Zuckerberg's dream of Facebook having its own ecosystem...and of everything you do involving Facebook…
Poll: Would you use – Taggo – the Facebook reward card?
We're used to developers making apps for Facebook... but real world reward cards? Aneace Haddad, a German entrepreneur and founder of a service called Taggo has decided to make a multipurpose loyalty card that uses Facebook to work out what businesses you want to be loyal to. It's like a multipurpose reward card that can…
Apple iOS 4.2 Rolls Out
Today Apple's iOS 4.2 is finally being rolled out. While the new OS is not earth shattering it does bring two very welcomed improvements - printing and multitasking for the iPad. The AirPrint will allow users to select a single or multiple photos and send the shots directly to a connected printer. In addition the…