Curiosity on Mars: First Colour Panorama
Ever wondered what you’d see upon opening the curtains on your first morning on Mars? This is the first full-colour panorama from NASA'a Curiosity rover showing the view from the edge of the Gale Crater, looking towards Mount Sharp on the horizon which is...
Rare Photo of The Beatles In 1957
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The Beatles in 1957. George Harrison is 14, John Lennon is 16, and Paul McCartney is 15.
Game Center and Ping Prove Apple Can’t Do Social (Yet)
So the last week or so has seen Apple unveil two big ‘social’ products - Game Center for iOS devices, and Ping for iTunes on desktop and iOS 4.
Both products lack any real link into the social web, and unless Apple are hoping to...
My Interview In Front Magazine
The guys at Front Magazine - myspace.com/frontmag - asked me a few questions and it’s in the mag which is out on news stands now!
Best – and Creepiest – Siri Responses on My New iPhone 4S
Here are the 12 best responses I’ve received from my new iPhone 4S today. I’ll upload more as they come but the first few will be hard to beat in the creepiness stakes.
Just to note that when you ask #2 about anyone else it...
Why Best in Class is Best
It always strikes me as odd that in the constant battle for online supremacy, the big companies like Google, Yahoo, MSN, AOL etc habitually make the mistake of over-diversification. Because the competitive landscape of the internet is as volatile as a shed full of...
Microsoft Launch ‘PC vs Mac’ Site
Autumn is just round the corner and schoolkids, university and college students everywhere are dreading having to detach themselves from the comfortable life of luxury that is the summer break. Quite a few of them are also carefully weaving arguments supporting the vital need...
Tech Disappointments of 2010
OK, so here we are, well into 2010. A well-used date in the science fiction of the mid twentieth century, by which time we would be zipping between space ports, taking one-second ion showers in the morning and generally looking pretty sodding slick. It...
First Live HD Video of Earth To Become ‘Live Google Earth’?
According to this dramatic trailer by Canadian company UrtheCast, two HD cameras will be installed on ISS (International Space Station) and be streaming back to Earth in real-time by 2012, giving the rest of us non-astronaut folk the ‘life-changing experience’ of seeing our planet...
Xbox Press Briefing – Galen Center, Los Angeles – 1st June 2009
We arrived at the Galen Center in Downtown L.A. having heard rumours of a big announcement from Microsoft on their beloved console. The various queues seemed to consist of media, bloggers, fans and some people who didn’t look nearly geeky enough. After joining the...