IPTV UK
I have resisted the whole Internet TV thing for years, primarily because I was happy with Sky and the solution we had in Spain, but mainly because it all seemed …
Garmin: Please Take Note!
Update: Since the original post (19th April) I received an email on the 20th April apologising for the delay in replying, saying the delay in shipment was because of excessive …
Instagram brings ‘3D Touch’-like functionality to Android
Err if you say so! I have never really ‘got’ Instagram although we do have an account for our AlStrays Re-Homing & Transport activities. I have never really had (or …
Twitter no longer crops the photos in your Timeline
Funny how the obvious can take so long to register with some companies!? A small change, but one that’s welcome all the same. Starting today Twitter.com will no longer crop …
Facebook’s Security Check comes to Android
been catching up on some long over due technology posts over on the Engadget Site and thought this worth a shout out in case people had missed it. Facebook’s account …
TAG Heuer’s Connected
I have written about my dilemma regards owning a Smartwatch and have pretty much come to the conclusion that I wouldn’t really use one. That is until I saw the …
Garmin Dash Cam 20 HD Vehicle Driving Recorder with GPS
Search Garmin on this blog and you will not be surprised that when it came to selecting a Dash Cam for use on our ALStrays Pet Transports I went for …
Garmin Forerunner 225
I suspect the Garmin Forerunner 225 is going to be my next bit of technology when it becomes available mid July. I have been using (on and off) the Garmin …
DCS-2332L Outdoor HD Wireless Day/Night Cloud Camera
Have been using the DCS-2332L Outdoor HD Wireless Day/Night Cloud Camera and thought yesterday that it was about time I posted about it, then it started to rain so I …
Dropbox makes syncing your large files faster
Dropbox has announced a feature called Streaming Sync, which promises to improve the way its platform handles the syncing of large files. Thanks to Streaming Sync users will get a …
Mobile phone effect on fertility – ‘research needed’
I know that the youth of today are unlikely to be bothered reading the ‘proper news’, taking advice from their elders, or worrying about the future. After all ‘we’ didn’t …
Garmin 220 or TomTom Runner
The Garmin or TomTom debate is on again. Last time the Garmin 510 won and I have been really pleased with it, and with the Garmon Connect application and web …
GoPro Hero 3: First Video
Picked up a GoPro Hero 3 at Christmas. No specific reason. I am not exactly into active sports, but I liked the idea of having one and figured it would …
China Blocks Twitter Ahead Of Anniversary
China has blocked websites including Twitter ahead of the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, internet users have said. If ever one article summed up the way the world …
Vodafone Spain first to launch HTC Magic
In a surprise announcement, Vodafone Spain is set to launch Magic, HTC’s 2nd Android handset, in just a few hours. ShareTweetShare0 Shares
Broadband for ‘virtually’ every household in Budget 2009
Almost every computer user in the country will have access to broadband internet by 2012. Oh if only I believed the article below in the Telegraph but I don’t trust …
Bluetooth 3.0 arrives with promise of eightfold speed increase
The next version of the Bluetooth short-range wireless protocol officially launched this week, promising an eightfold speed increase to boost the low power protocol into the same performance range as …
Senior citizens flocking to Internet
People aged 70 and over are the fastest growing demographic, although they are not keen on online shopping, Internet banking or social networking sites, concludes experts at a global World …
Ashton Kutcher first to reach 1 million in Twitter battle with CNN
Celebrity Ashton Kutcher narrowly beat out CNN early Friday in an online popularity contest to see who could more quickly attract 1 million followers on the micro-blogging site Twitter. Like …
Some Background To The Twitter Worm
Am sure that most of you will have read this or be aware of it, but a lot of people have DM’d me after I got hit by the worm …
Twitter: midlife chatterers show they prefer to keep it short and tweet
Despite being attacked by the Twitter Worm earlier today I am still a avid fan of the social networking and “microblogging” site, and over the weekend chalked up my 10,000 …
Foreign telecom “barriers” hindering competition, US says
Germany was among the countries that the US report said had issues with ‘high’ fixed and mobile call termination rates and with transparency and regulatory independence. I must confess that …
How ‘Hyperconnected’ are you?
Sixteen per cent of workers across the world are “hyperconnected” – using a minimum of seven devices for work and personal access plus at least nine applications like IM, text …
AM Micro intros Hi-Gain Wireless-G Dish Network Adapter for the Mac
It’s nice to see some technology directed at Mac users during CES. AM Micro has introduced the HWU8DDA, which is the Hi-Gain Wireless-G Dish Network Adapter for a Mac user …
2008 Wish List Starts
I knew it wouldn’t be long, what with CES just around the corner, but didn’t think it would be a watch that would be first on the 2008 Wish List! …
Skribit
If you check out the sidebar you will see that I have added Skribit for 2008. This has been developed by a group including Paul Stamatiou and is a creative …
5 of the best in 2007
As we head out the door of 2007 it is as good a time as any to do two things; to take a look at the top 5 purchases that …
Diva 2.1
The Diva 21. (£59) don’t live up to their name! What do I mean by that? Well when I hear the word “Diva” in asscociation to the music world I …
Perfect Harmony
The HarmonyAudio (£59) from Miglia is a great product that looks good alongside your Mac, works a treat, and is really simple to set up. Oh yes, it does a …
Miglia Release Pocket Sized TVMini+
Miglia, a digital media solutions provider, has released the TVMini+, the latest in an innovative line of Mac specialised solutions. The TVMini+ offers a complete digital entertainment package, including the …
TiVo Boosts Its Robust Broadband Offering
TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO), the creator of and a leader in television services for digital video recorders (DVRs), and Music Choice, the award-winning multi-platform music network, today announced the immediate availability …
BackUp Strategy
I have been mulling over the ‘best’ backup strategy now that we have Time Machine and really cheap storage to hand. I have a sneaky feeling that a lot of …
Videochat with Adium
I just picked this up off Appletell. It seems that there is a work around that now allows you to download a plugin. Once installed (which is easy) the plugin …
Technology during UK trip
It has been a while since I last made a business trip, in fact the last one was February 2006, so I was somewhat intrigued to see what I would …
Blue Ant Z9
I first came across the Blue Ant Z9 ($99.95) headset when I covered it for Gadgetell, and my initial impression was that it looked very cool. As I had just …
Miglia Leopard ready
Miglia today announced that its line of TV products consisting of; TVMax+, TVBook Pro Express, TVMini Express and TVMicro Express are all compliant with Apple’s new operating system, Leopard. In …