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As the last analogue TV signals are turned off tonight in the UK to make way for 4G and digital TV, thousands of TVs, videos and hard-disk recorders will become obsolete literally overnight. While an external decoder may prolong their life, the sheer inconvenience of multiple settings and synchronised recordings will consign many of these perfectly functional devices to the
Last week I told you that Lookout, the popular security app for Android, was teasing a big announcement for this week. Today their new update began rolling out to users and it came with several new features, but the one getting the most attention is called "Signal Flare", which allows users to locate lost phones, even when the battery has
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Early this morning YouTube announced the addition of almost 100 new original channels, this time including non-U.S. locations such as France, Germany, and the UK. The roll out included two new BBC channels for science and nature, as well as many others, including local cuisine, health and wellness, parenting, sports, music, comedy, animation and news. Aside from the BBC, there are quite
Zynga recently released a “preliminary financial results” report that isn't a happy one. In short, the company said it is expecting to earn quite a bit less this quarter than it did last quarter. That's never good news for a company, and is the opposite of what investors want to hear. I'm not actually surprised by this news, though, because
Storing data in the cloud for access anywhere is certainly popular, but there are times when it's better to have the your own data in your own sticky paws. Buffalo's new 500GB MiniStation Air gives the best of both worlds, with wireless 11n access from smartphones and tablets in a pocketable form-factor; it's only 84 x 23 x 130 mm. The
I have told segments of this story many times on my show. On June 1st 2004 I severely injured my spine in a swimming pool accident in Bahrain, that injury laid me up in the hospital their for 13 days. I was very lucky less than 3% of the people that suffered the type of burst compression fracture of their
Nest has been the darling of the tech industry in recent months, with their innovative thermostat solution, but Honeywell, a long-established manufacturer in this market is taking them on with a new WiFi enabled thermostat of their own. It brings along most of the features of the Nest, but in a slightly larger format. The new model from Honeywell features
“A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far, away....” is the familiar opening to the Star Wars movies. Somewhere in there, you will find a short, green, wise, Jedi master named Yoda. In a “galaxy” much closer to home, (far, far, under the ocean), scientists have found a new species of deep-sea acorn worms. One has been named after
October 5, 2012, marks the one year anniversary of the death of Steve Jobs. Those of you who are continuing to mourn his death might want to get yourself a Steve Jobs Tribute Desk. Designer Kyle Buckner has created The SJ Tribute Project. It includes custom made desks that are sleek, handmade, and that each have a special laser etched
ear Mr. Cook, Like many people, I converted to Apple products because it represented real value. My first Apple computer was a second-hand Mac Mini with a Power PC processor. I was impressed by the fact that a clearly obsolete machine could remain so useful and usable at several years of age, when other older computers of the same vintage
If you haven't heard, a new comet was recently spotted. Even better, it's expected to pass ridiculously close to earth in 2013 and, if those predictions prove true, it will put on quite a show in our night sky. The new object goes by the catchy name of of C/2012 S1, but is generally being called ISON. The projected orbit should
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