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Twitter nab the "Tweet" trademark

Admin — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:30:19 +0000

Twitter have managed to gain control over the word “Tweet”, bagging the trademark after a lengthy legal battle with Twittad. Both Twitter and Twittad claimed to own the phrase. Twittad, who provide sponsored advertising via Twitter have their tagline “Let…

YouTube and Manchester City FC join forces for content partnership

Admin — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 04:30:29 +0000

Manchester City have become the first Premier League football club to sign a content deal with video streaming kings YouTube. The club, who produce around 100 youTube videos each month, get control over rights-owned or club-created videos in the…

London Apple store in smash-and-grab motorcycle raid

Admin — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 08:30:31 +0000

The Apple store located in London’s Covent Garden area was the target of a smash-and-grab raid in the early hours of this morning, leading to two arrests. Police were called at 1am on Monday morning after one of the store’s…

REVIEW: Rage (PC, Xbox 360, PS3)

Admin — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 18:30:18 +0000

The kings of first person shooters, id Software, are back with Rage, their first major release since 2004’s Doom 3. An apocalyptic open-world shooter running on the new impressive Tech 5 graphics engine, does Rage do enough to see id Software remain the gun-slinging supremos? Read on to find out!

Samsung Galaxy Nexus/ Nexus Prime specs leak

Admin — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 04:30:39 +0000

Not impressed with the iPhone 4S? We’d suggest you consider holding out for the Nexus Prime (AKA the Samsung Galaxy Nexus), the next pure Google phone and the first to feature their latest Android offering, Ice Cream Sandwich. While…

Steve Jobs RIP. Pictures

Admin — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 08:30:33 +0000

Tributes for Apple co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs who has died aged 56. Read full story here. All Images: Press Association…

Xbox 720 product placement in Real Steel Hugh Jackman sci-fi flick

Admin — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 18:30:29 +0000

Now here’s an interesting spot. Real Steel, the upcoming robot-fighting movie starring Hugh “Wolverine” Jackman, appears to have a product placement spot for the next-gen Xbox 720 console in it. The scene in question is set in a large sports…

iPhone 4S: Specs, price, official pics and hands-on snaps!

Admin — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 04:30:17 +0000

Apple’s iPhone 4S smartphone is here, it’s real, and it’s not the iPhone 5! Whether or not that’s a good or bad thing is up to you, but one thing’s for certain: you’ll want to know what it looks like,…

The creepy magic of an Apple iPhone event, illustrated

Admin — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 18:30:31 +0000

Ah, the circus-like magic of an Apple event. Shrouded in secrecy, the Cupertino kings’ media showcases are part Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory, part Tom Waits’ “What’s He Building in There?” We’re all chomping at the bit for details of tomorrow’s…

APP OF THE DAY: Inside Nature’s Giants (iPad)

Admin — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 04:30:29 +0000

Ah; now this is pretty much everything I like to see from an iPad app! Educational, interactive, packed full of video and beautifully presented, Inside Nature’s Giants has it all. Including the innards of a giant squid. Nice. Not for…