Worlds Oldest iPhone

I have proof here that I have the world’s oldest iPhone (or possible the oldest voicemail if you want to be picky). Look at the picture below and you will see that I have a voicemail from “Unknown” on 01/01/1970! Just another reason why I am swapping my current iPhone for a replacement…

Google Mobile App

So after much anticipation and false starts the latest version of the Google Mobile App for iPhone was launched today. What is particularly exciting about this application is that it uses voice recognition for search text entry rather than having to use the on-screen keyboard. The concept is simple. You start the app, hold […]

The Netbook Diaries

On the Business Hacks website this week Rick Broida has been documenting his experiences of using a netbook when he has been out and about.
I am on my second netbook having recently change my Asus EEE PC for a rebadged MSI Wind and I love it but, as Broida points out, the battery life […]

8th November 2008

Stories that caught my eye this week – 8th November 2008:

Remember the Milk Gadget Puts Tasks in Gmail’s Sidebar [Gmail]
Visualizing data in the cloud
MSI Wind 9-cell spotted in the wild
Gmail’s New Gadget Support Lets You Remember The Milk
Remember The Milk for iPhone and iPod touch Now Available [Featured IPhone Download]
Early Look at Firefox’s Private Browsing […]

1st November 2008

Stories that caught my eye this week – 1st November 2008:

Five Best URL Shrinkers [Hive Five]
Introducing Google Earth for iPhone
How Long Does Your Computer Take to Boot Up? [Reader Poll]
The town in the cloud…
New Default Groups for Google Contacts
Microsoft to battle in the clouds
Google Adds Gadgets To Gmail (Docs And Calendar)
Google Labs Gets to […]

Box vs. Dropbox

A while back I wrote about Microsoft’s Skydrive service which provides some storage in the cloud that allows you to access your files from anywhere. There are plenty of others (Lifehacker has a good overview of some of the main players) but I was taken by both Box and Dropbox as they provide access from […]

25th October 2008

Stories that caught my eye this week – 25th October 2008:

Do you have 16 boxes?
Create No Download Screencasts In Seconds With ScreenToaster
Planzone: A Collaborative Tool that Makes Juggling Easy
Please Fix The iPhone: A To-Do List For Steve Jobs
Five great things about being CEO in a tech recession
Sun PDF Import Adds PDF Editing to OpenOffice.org […]

12th October 2008

Stories that caught my eye this week - 12th October 2008:

The Steps to Read Gmail Mouselessly
Google Spreadsheets Redesign
Picasa 3 Beta’s New Features
Google’s Super Satellite Captures First Image
Windows XP downgrade deadline extended to July 31, 2009
Gmail Labs Adds Advanced IMAP Controls
Startup Delayer Beats Boot Time Frustration
Is Microsoft finally close to snatching up RIM?

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BlackBerry Storm

Visiting Vodafone’s UK HQ today I had the opportunity to try out the new BlackBerry Storm – the first with a touchscreen and touted iPhone killer. As ever it was a well put together device with a bright screen and felt good to hold in the hand.
The real surprise though came when using the […]

4th October 2008

Stories that caught my eye this week – 4th October 2008:

Songreference Turns Your MP3 Playlist Into A Video Playlist
Technology - is the party over?
Facebook for iPhone clicks over to version 2.0
Cloud + Client
Which way to the mobile web?
Fast forward for mobile broadband
Google Launches Its Own Memetracker
“Windows Cloud” Operating System to Be Released Within a […]