We knew Microsoft was close to inking a deal with Yahoo!, but the time to sign on the dotted line is almost here, and an insider’s spilled the beans on what’s going to go down: Bing will power Yahoo! search queries, giving it an instant boost in its battle against Google.
July, 2009
It’s easy to give eBooks a pasting. They’re expensive, especially when compared to their paper counterparts. They’re usually pretty heavy too. And the screen? Dowdy black and white with grainy graphics and slow response times. Eurgh. But the Cool-er eBook is different. Not perfect, but maybe good enough to change your preconceptions. Read our full review to see why the Cool-er eBook’s worthy of a second look.
A Spotify iPhone app may be imminent, but if you don’t fancy a £10 a month subscription on top of your monthly bill to stream music to your phone, Orange has the solution: its new Orange Monkey tariff on Pay As You Go will stream hours of songs straight to your blower, without a hefty data charge. Read on to find out just how it’s done.
We’re halfway through the day, so what better way to celebrate than with a catch up of all the latest gadget gossip? Grab plate, sit yourself down and stock up on all the latest right here in the lunchtime lowdown!
With just two weeks until the monied might of the Premier League kicks off once again, Virgin Media has announced it’s readying a new HD channel, showing such delights as Sir Alex Ferguson going beetroot red when United go one down. When will you be able to give your eyes a treat? Read on and find out.
The news that filesharing scourge The Pirate Bay was selling out and going legit last month shot out of the blue like a cannonball, but if you found it hard to believe that the P2P buccaneers were handing in their tricornes, you were right: the buy out deal is reportedly close to breaking up.
Sega needs you. The classic gaming clan is after your ideas for its iPhone games and anything goes. That means you can tell them what Sega titles you want to see on Apple’s touchscreens and it’ll get some of them served up on the App Store. Keep reading to see how you can make Golden Axe for iPhone a sweet, sweet reality.
Forget your incessant cravings for the slickest PMP your cash can muster. In these times of financial penury, you need to set your sights lower. And that’s where the Archos Clipper comes in. Rocking 2GB and a price tag that’ll leave enough for your weekly groceries, it’s aimed right at the iPod Shuffle. Read on and find out just how much the dinky Archos Clipper will cost.