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Because Being a G33k is L33t

Archive for September, 2008

» Glasgow 1 London 0

Mobile phone Carrier O2 has announced underground mobile phone coverage for Glasgow’s – notorious – subway system, allowing passengers to make and receive calls and text messages, and even 3G access, making travel even less fun in the foul smelling, sticky seated carriages.

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» RealNetworks Stick One to DVD Pirates

RealNetworks has announced it new US$30 RealDVD system, which allows users to legally make digital copies of any disc, including its artwork and extras. It seems unReal (sorry…) after the numerous battles with DVD pirates and the like, but fear not legal film fans…there are strict limitations in place.

Pirates all over the world will [...]

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» Esquire Magazine Goes G33k

This is pretty cool. Men’s magazine, Esquire has released the world’s first e-ink publication.

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» Google’s Chrome Needs Polishing

Google’s new “Chrome” browser has only been out a couple of days, but its already facing up to a backlash from users who feel their privacy and data are under scrutiny from the search giant.

The company already got users backs up with the end user licence agreement, and now users are questioning the browsers [...]

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» Sony PSP-3000 wants to be Big in Japan

Sony is to launch the new version of its handheld console, the PSP-3000, in October this year in Japan the company announced yesterday.

The new handheld features a new high contrast LCD screen, a built in microphone, boasts improved graphics and offers 4GB of memory - twice as much as previous models. The device will [...]

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» Research Finds Spam is as easy as A,B,C

Research into why people receive differing amounts of spam in their inboxes has found that if your email address begins with an A, M, S, R or P, you are likely to receive 40 percent more junk mail.

In contrast, email addresses that start with the letters Q, Z and Y, receive less than a [...]

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» Desktop or Laptop:What’s right for You?

With PC’s at rock-bottom prices now-a-days, and laptops being practically thrown at you from mobile phone companies, it can be difficult to choose the right solution for you. There are good and bad reasons for both PC’s and laptops, this handy little guide should put you on the right path, and offer a little [...]

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» Photoshop Tutorial:File Formats Part 2

Photoshop gives you the option of choosing how compressed you want the image to be and Adobe Image Ready will allow you to resize the image until you have found a size that holds the colour and doesn’t loose any image quality or become highly distorted. PNG – Portable Network Graphics, is a format [...]

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» This should get tongue’s wagging

Georgia Tech researchers have developed a tongue-powered system that could transform a disabled person’s mouth in to a virtual computer that uses teeth as a keyboard.

“You could have full control over your environment by just being able to move your tongue,” said Maysam Ghovanloo, a Georgia Tech assistant professor who leads the team’s research.

The [...]

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