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As the father of a young girl, the last thing I want her to encounter online is East Dulwich. The very idea of it, the thought of her innocent little eyes seeing uncensored East Dulwich content… I don’t mind admitting that it makes me want to punch somebody in the face. Thank God, then, for [...] Related posts:
Although it is based on the Leica M9, the Leica M Monochrom has no colour filter array, so it can only record black and white images. This means that every one of its 18 million pixels is used to record brightness values, and there is no demosaicing of the red, green and blue signals to [...] Related posts:
Former Apple boss Steve Jobs worked closely on the firm’s sixth-generation iPhone before he passed away in October of last year. Rumours surrounding the iPhone 5 suggest that it will come sporting a display at least 4-inches in size, and it looks like Jobs may have had a part to play in that decision. According [...] Related posts:
Suggestions that Canon will announce a new camera to sit in its entry level line-up are increasing by the day. Recently rumoured specs for a Canon EOS 650D/Rebel T4i, to replace the 15 month old 600D include an 18 million pixel sensor and a touchscreen LCD. It’s not known whether the sensor will be a [...] Related posts:
Why is Flash video so awful? Can we have Flash now? So went the tasteless internet meme just moments after he who was once known as his Jobsness passed from 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino California to, well, the infinite loop. As a pretty PC-centric computing enthusiast it would be all too easy to sneer knowingly [...] Related posts:
For the umpteenth week in a row, 7DiG comes piling into your Friday reading list like a large plodding asteroid before splitting into annoying speedy chunks as it comes under fire from a thrilling news round-up. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, we live in interesting times; you might be wondering why every game seems to have [...] Related posts:
Mobile browsing took a hit this week with news that a number of seemingly legitimate websites have been blocked by mobile networks – everything from technology to fashion sites have been hit. According to the Open Rights Group (ORG), which is keeping a close eye on mobile site blocking, 19 sites have been added to [...] Related posts:
Does your business really need a copy of Microsoft’s Office? Google Docs could deliver the office suite your enterprise needs and all for free For decades Microsoft’s Office Suite reigned supreme. Every business uses a word processor and spreadsheet, and with few alternatives, Office had become the default choice. However, as the Internet – and [...] Related posts:
Join us as we enter the thrilling world of SIM card design and a spat between manufacturers over the next generation of nano-SIMs that pits Apple against RIM and Motorola. What’s happened is this: Apple designed a nano-SIM. A coalition consisting of RIM, Motorola and Nokia designed another nano-SIM. There can be only one standard [...] Related posts:
Introduction With the latest TV ranges from Samsung and LG already out and attracting mostly positive critical notices, the pressure on Sony’s debut TV for 2012 really couldn’t be any greater. Especially with Sony’s TV business contributing spectacularly to the brand’s latest round of cataclysmic operating losses. Still, the noises coming out of Sony about [...] Related posts:
A spokesperson for Nikon UK has said that the company doesn’t view itself as a broadcast company, for the moment – but is exploring video options for the future. All of Nikon’s current DSLR line-up has the facility to shoot HD video, as more and more videographers are turning to DSLRs to shoot movies. However, [...] Related posts:
More images of the rumoured Android-powered LG Eclipse 4G LTE have appeared online, this time showing off the inside of the handset. The Eclipse, also known as the LG LS970, is reported to pack a quad-core processor and 13MP camera after information was leaked about the handset earlier this month. Brief Mobile has now got [...] Related posts:
Week in tech There’s been so much happening this week that we’ve been moved to rhyme. We discovered that the Galaxy S3 is perfect for stalking, New Jersey’s banned people texting while walking, we’ve seen new phones from ZTE and LG and the Beeb says we’ll all get Olympics in HD. iPhone 5 rumours are [...] Related posts:
Apparently pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy S3 have hit nine million units, as the countdown to its May 29/30 release continues. The report doesn’t come directly from Samsung, but instead via the Korea Economic Daily, who claims to have spoken to a Samsung official. It reveals that orders have come from over 100 worldwide carriers [...] Related posts:
Introduction Ease of use increasingly makes or breaks electronic products, but with the Toshiba BDX5300 Blu-ray player, Toshiba is hoping there are shoppers out there who still put core features and a low price at the top of their wish lists. With built-in Wi-Fi, smart TV services and support for 3D Blu-ray, you’d be forgiven [...] Related posts:
Introduction Aside from the odd show-off product, such as the Toshiba Excite 13, Toshiba is a brand that’s largely been focused on good value rather than breaking new ground, and the Toshiba BDX3300 Blu-ray player is a spectacular example of its signature ‘everyman’ efforts. Priced at £78.99 in the UK and $119.99 in the US, [...] Related posts:
Stop the presses! Amazon is selling AT&T’s HTC One X for $129.99, which $70 less than what AT&T is asking for. And guess what, this deal is good for everyone willing to put his/her signature on a two-year contract. Yep, that means both new customers and those upgrading, as well as those adding a line [...] Related posts:
Someone needs to invent an equivalent to Moore’s law for the rise of mobile technology connections. So far I haven’t noticed a pattern, but I’m sure these things don’t grow just like that… or they do? Anyhow, it took 12 years for GSM wireless technology to reach one billion connections, and WCDMA took 11 years. [...] Related posts:
Samsung can’t get enough of Galaxy names. After we’ve seen them securing a number of trademarks in two batches, the Korean giant decided to take one additional step forward, and future-proof its plans with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. On May 10, 2012, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. submitted applications for the Galaxy Lunge [...] Related posts:
Peel released what it calls the “enhanced version” of its Android app, bringing personalized discovery and social TV experience to Google’s mobile platform. Users can find and follow friends, see what their friends are watching, view Favorite Programs and Guilty Pleasures, get TV recommendations and comment on posts – all while on the go. Peel [...] Related posts:
Cricket has teamed-up with TuneCore, which is the largest distributor of digital music with “one of the highest revenue-generating music catalogs in the world.” As a result, Muve Music‘s library will be increased by up to 2 million tracks, while TuneCore artists will get access to over 600,000 Muve Music customers. Under the deal, Cricket [...] Related posts:
Iliad’s Free Mobile, which launched its mobile services in France at the beginning of the year, signed up 2.6 million subscribers by the end of the first quarter or almost 4% of the country’s mobile market in just 80 days. According to Free Mobile’s figures, the total French market had grown by 854,000 subscribers in [...] Related posts:
Whole Planet Foundation and BlueAvocado have teamed-up to launch a “Make Change. Not Waste.” iPhone app that rewards Whole Foods Market shoppers with coupons for green lifestyle actions, while at the same time raising awareness and funds for poverty alleviation. Shoppers get to earn badges and coupons from a catalog of 45 green lifestyle behaviors [...] Related posts:
There’s a new iPhone app made for job hunters that will help them prepare for their next interview. Called Mock Job Interview, it’s designed to simulate real job interview, featuring most commonly asked interview questions. Moreover, the application also takes advantage on the iPhone/iPad’s built-in video recording feature to capture all aspects of the user’s [...] Related posts:
Nokia has had an office in White Plains, New York since 2005. Roughly 300 people worked there, and their job was to make the Finnish handset vendor relevant in the United States. They obviously failed to do that, so now the office is being sold to the tune of $12 million. That sounds like a [...] Related posts:
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