July, 2010

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Facebook boss, Mark Zuckerberg, has reportedly taped a guest spot on The Simpsons. Though the social network supremo hasn’t confirmed that he’ll turning yellow, the timing of the season 22 episode, Loan-A-Lisa, is a perfect PR opportunity. It’s set to air in October just as the Facebook movie, The Social Network hits screens.

We reckon the appearance makes the Facebook supremo the third real life billionaire to feature in The Simpsons but sadly Bill Gates and Steve Jobs (as Steve Mobs) didn’t voice their characters. Read on for spoilers about the Facebook boss’s episode…

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iphoe tetheringWhen the disguised iPhone tethering app Handy Light was pulled from the app store, we asked you whether you managed to get there in time. It turns out that while quite a few of you did, many of you missed out.

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Nintendo wins pirate battle

July 22, 2010 3:45 pm by
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Nintendo has claimed victory in a court case to stop Dutch retailers selling Wii modchips and R4 cartridges for the Nintendo DS.

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The Microsoft Global Exchange looks to have revealed some flashy new designs and a new slogan. There’s new logos leaked for Windows, Windows Phone 7, Xbox, Bing, and Office. click through to take a peep…

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Twitter fell over so much during the World Cup it seemed like it was angling for a transfer to Seria A. But now the social network is set up a gear and move to its own dedicated data centre. It means that at long last, Twitter should be able to end the frustrating voyage of the Fail Whale for good…

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Nokia profits have taken a battering. The Finnish phone giant revealed its Q2 earnings today and they’re down 40% on last year as the iPhone 4 and Android wage batter the past smartphone masters. Remember way back when the N95 was the most anticipated phone going? But Nokia CEO, Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, wants us to stop this talk of a new Nokia boss coming in and predicts the Nokia N8 will turn things round. Is he right?

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Windows Phone 7 users – no Google for you! If you want to search from your Windows Phone 7 handset, Microsoft’s Bing search engine will be your only option by default.

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wii In a last ditch attempt to generate some cash, EMI music has wheeled out Robbie to sing on his own Wii game. Groan. As if rolling out “Angels” at every tear jerking opportunity ITV can find wasn’t enough, we’re now going to be bombarded with tinnitus-inducing renditions of “Rock DJ” from every Lambrini-glugging mother, aunt, and 20 something who just can’t let go the length and breadth of the country.

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