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Bizarre May 2, 2013 posted by Nigel

Don’t delete your Yahoo account if you cherish your name or reputation

Now here’s a bizarre thing. Apparently, according to the cancellation terms and conditions posted on the Yahoo! site, if you delete your account, not only do you lose ALL of…

diy March 19, 2013 posted by Nigel

The Art of Making – could this be the start of a people revolution?

The Institute of Making had its grand opening last week in central London, and we went along to get an idea of what this new venture could signal. The ‘maker…

future tech February 7, 2013 posted by Nigel

7 Tiny Nano Drones which are actually pretty scary if you think about it too long

Like many other media outlets we too were struck by recent front page reports of tiny camera drones which were under trial for combat zones and surveillance duties. The 16…

hmm..interesting February 1, 2013 posted by Nigel

BT and the case of the fantastical rolling contract padlock – or how a great new offer may not be

UK telecom giant BT has just announced a massive upgrade of their broadband services to unlimited bandwidth. Following closely on from the recent disclosure by the US cable companies that…

Gadgets October 15, 2012 posted by Nigel

Big brands better watch out because the Chinese Android smartphone machine is on the march

What happens when the people making your products decide they’re going to start doing it for themselves? And what happens when those factories and manufacturers start producing products which are…

Gadgets October 11, 2012 posted by Nigel

How to Switch From the iPhone to Android

It may be a sign of the times, but it looks as though there are people who are really considering making the switch from the mighty iPhone to the Android…

Awesome August 31, 2012 posted by Nigel

Source Filmmaker – what happens when everyone becomes a movie maker…does Hollywood die?

Game giant Valve recently released its sophisticated new free animated movie making program called Source Filmmaker and judging by the first results coming from the tool, it could massively impact…

cool tech August 24, 2012 posted by Nigel

Was the Internet unconsciously designed to mimic our brain?

Despite the massive advances in medical science, the hunt still goes on for the source of our individual consciousness. The boffins have made huge strides in mapping the brain with…

Awesome July 3, 2012 posted by Nigel

Declaration of Internet Freedom – please sign if you wish to keep the Internet safe

A new move has started to draft a global Declaration of Internet Freedom which aims to protect the Internet from attack by governments, commercial and industrial interests and anyone else who…

Bizarre June 25, 2012 posted by Nigel

Jimmy Wales sets up petition to stop extradition of British student to the US

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has set up an online petition to stop the extradition of British student Richard O’Dwyer to the US, and it’s something all Internet users really should be…

Awesome May 2, 2012 posted by Nigel

Low Carb Megathread points the way to a healthier lifestyle

The whole diet business, and boy is it a business, has become a huge money pot for everyone involved. From the fashionable fad diets of the day, to the long…

Gadgets March 21, 2012 posted by Nigel

How to detect a fake Sandisk microSD 32GB card

Way back in Feb 2010 we reported on an intrepid geek investigation into the manufacture of fake microSD cards, and it seems the problem hasn’t gone away. In fact it’s probably…

Freeware March 14, 2012 posted by Nigel

Follow Up: 10 Reasons Why I’m Done With Windows…6 Months Later (the news is not good for Microsoft)

Six months ago I published a provocatively titled post called 10 Reasons Why I’m Done With Windows which outlined how and why I converted my wife’s ancient laptop to Ubuntu…

Freeware December 14, 2011 posted by Nigel

Open Letter To Mozilla – Please Stop Chasing The Version Rainbow and Fix Your Firefox Web Browser

I used to�adore�the Firefox web browser. Now all I seem to do is spend time moaning when it hangs for seconds at a time, moves like treacle or worse just…

opinion piece October 19, 2011 posted by willjudd

Guest Post: Sales Falling, Service Failing – Is BlackBerry Doomed?

The bad news keeps on piling up for Research in Motion, the firm behind the once iconic BlackBerry smartphone line. Its worldwide market share is dropping (down to 11.7% at…