Yep, I went there…..c’mon now, I want to know – how many of your fiddle with your equipment whilst on the loo?! Get your minds out of the gutter just for a minute – I was actually referring to things like making and taking calls, texting, writing emails, and suchlike – on your mobile, whilst…
The Bling is the Thing: Diamond Encrusted Nokia E71 from Continental Mobiles
Yikers, when I noticed this all I could think about was how much it would cost… and why anyone would buy it. The folks at Continental Mobiles have listed the super-slim Nokia E71 for sale on their website for £5,999… Oh, did I mention it happens to be encrusted with VS1 Diamonds? Yep, here’s the…
NetLingo: In the Cloud
The quality online tech phrase site that is NetLingo is ‘in da house’ again – with a phrase that we’re hearing almost daily relating to mobile nowadays: in the cloud Whenever you see an illustration in a magazine or newspaper about how the Internet works, there is usually a cloud drawn in the top portion…
NetLingo: whole-house opportunity
My fave online terminology site, NetLingo, is back again – with a definition that I’m very familiar with, but a term that I’m not: whole-house opportunity Term used by John Malone (one of the world’s richest people) to describe what the combined efforts of AT&T/TCI could offer consumers: “seamless” integration of video, voice, and…
RIM Co-CEO Jim Balsillie Makes Purchase Offer on Bankrupt Phoenix Coyotes
This isn’t the first kick at the cat for RIM Co-CEO Jim Balsillie. He’s tried to purchase and relocate an NHL franchise before. First the Pittsburgh Penguins, then the Nashville Predators… Now, word has come out earlier this evening that he’s put a purchase offer on the bankrupt Phoenix Coyotes (the franchise that was once…
NetLingo: Gremlins!
My fave tech-talk site, NetLingo, is back once again with another classic term: gremlins The mysterious characters that sometimes appear on your computer screen, often in text documents and sometimes in code or e-mail messages. For instance, if you copy the contents of a file from one program to another by highlighting the text with…
NetLingo: Clunky
I regularly get my tech-talk update from NetLingo, the best techie dictionary on the InterWeb I reckon! Today is no different we have the grand term: clunky A term used to describe something slow or outdated, as in, “That dinosaur browser sure is clunky.” It implies you can hear the machinery hobbling about trying to process your…
Genius Shoehorns Phone into Nintendo Controller, Claims title of “Awesome”
I wouldn’t argue the awesome part, although I might wait for the deluge of YouTube comments to do the talking. Inside this unassuming relic of gaming history is a Samsung Eternity a867. The tour pretty much speaks for itself, and basically makes creator Taylor Merrill the King of Pennsylvania. [via Engadget]
Twitter becoming an increasing threat to fair trials?
Twitter is everywhere. From celebrities to wanna-bes, Twitter has become the latest “go-to” social network. It’s no wonder we’re seeing more and more “tweets” from within courtrooms across the country. The problem is fast becoming widespread enough that it’s starting to threaten the sanctity of the jury and a fair trial process. So much so…
Crappy Old Nokia Phone Turns Out to Be Criminal Super-Weapon
Huh! Some batches of this old Nokia 1100 apparently has the capability to intercept sensitive banking information sent over SMS, and is fetching upwards of €25,000 ($32,413 US) on the black market. By hacking into particular 1100s pumped out of a Bochum, Germany plant, criminals can reprogram the phone to have someone else’s phone number.…