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Most people don't know it, but there is a slightly modified interface for Facebook for Android floating around. You could wait for it to reach and Android Market, but, thanks to the folks over at Android Central, there is a hack to get it on your device right now. This may go down as one of the strangest work-arounds that
Congratulations to Rich Costin for winning last week's competition for G Data AntiVirus 2012 - his prize will be on its way to him shortly. Disappointingly, the number of responses to the competition was a bit low, though the quality of the response was high, so we're going to try to attract a few more UK GNC readers and listeners
I have been messing around doing some field recordings with my iPhone lately. I was using iTalk, which works fine as a recorder, but in order to do any editing you have to transfer to your computer. I was looking for something that would allow me to record and edit on the iPhone. Today I have been trying out the
According to a tweet today from @oedonline and subsequently retweeted by British author and actor @stephenfry, the first use of the term "mobile phone" was in Yank, The Army Weekly back in 1947. The context was, "They say the mobile phone will enable Doc Jones to start out on his rounds and keep in touch with his nurse back in
I’ve had my Nook Color for about a month at this point, long enough to develop a real feel for how it integrates into my life. Keep in mind, the Nook Color is not an iPad and sells for half the price of the cheapest Apple jewell. I’ve already got the latest iPod Touch with dual cameras, so I don’t
Getting back into the groove here in Hawaii, body is adapting back to HST which will take a few days. Your continued support of all our shows is greatly appreciated. Family Update: Shoko made it to Japan without her father passing, situation remains touch and go info on show. Subscribe Today: Audio | Video | iTunes | Zune Download the
The British Library and Google have partnered to digitise 250 000 books from the period of 1700 to 1870, an era of political change starting with the French Revolution and ending with the abolition of slavery. The press release from the British Library explains the project well but some are critical that the digital versions of these out-of-copyright books will
Are you ready for Lion OS X coming in July, if not there are a couple of things you can do to get ready. First check to make sure your computer support Lion. You need to have at least a Core 2 Duo Processor and 2 GB or more of memory and be on Snow Leopard. You can find all
Recently Archos announced a new type of clock-radio, much like the Chumby. It's called the 35 Home Connect, and will be available in September at an MSRP of $149. Archos is bringing Android to the nightstand. With the 35 Home Connect you will get a slick looking device running Android, although the version is not listed and will likely depend
With my invitation to Google music secured, the Google Music Manager installed on my PC, and 90 GB of music slowly making its way to the cloud, there is one final hurdle to overcome. That is installing the Google Music app on my Droid X. After all, what good is all of this if I can't have my music on
Sixty years of the BBC's Reith Lectures archive have been made available as downloadable .mp3s, a fantastic resource for Renaissance geeks and lovers of 20th century history. The Reith Lectures are an annual short series of lectures on issues of the day pitched to the general public and given by respected individuals. They cover a wide range of topics but
What was the problem I was trying to solve. The problem I was trying to solve was how to easily add events to a calendar. Until recently my choices were either to have the calendar open and sitting in my dock or open iCal every time I needed to add a new events. Neither is very practical, leaving the calendar
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