March, 2010

It looks like Apple [AAPL] intends to treat the iPad the same way it does the iPod Touch with regards to software updates to the iPad OS. According to recent documentation released by Apple, iPad owners will receive one major update to the OS for free and then each update after that will be charged [...]

It is time to announce the winner of last weeks Geeky Gadgets giveaway. Last weeks prize was a brand new 8GB iPod Touch. This was one of our most popular contests this year, with a total of 1330 entries so here are the details of the lucky winner.

Today LG Display became the worlds first manufacturer to receive the Microsoft Windows 7 Touch Logo Certification with its in-cell touch panels. The certified device is their new LG 13.3″  Capacitive In-Cell Multi-Touch LCD Panel with multi-touch functions that enable simultaneous recognition of two touch points at the same time, which will be used on notebook PC’s.

With four different Android OS versions 1.5, 1.6, 2.0 and 2.1 across nearly 2o or more devices and a few new phones being released with already out of date versions of Android, consumers are very confused. With this in mind Google has now made the decision to rectify these problems and make the Android suite of software [...]

Warner Bros is looking to recruit a student intern to spy on filesharers and monitor message-boards for “pirate groups and other pirate activities”. They are offering £17,500 about $26,000 for the place. To be applicable for the job you have to be studying an IT-related subject. File sharing groups have already expressed an interest in the job and would love to [...]

The first collisions from the Large Hadron Collider LHC the world’s largest and highest-energy particle accelerator took place in Geneva just after noon today BST.Ending more than a year of frustration for scientists on the project. “This is a major breakthrough. We are going where nobody has been before. We have opened a new territory for physics” [...]

If you’ve considered buying the keyboard dock for your iPad, there maybe another option for those long emails. If you already have a wireless keyboard the Book Arc for iPad allows you to use this via bluetooth rather than purchasing a stand alone dock for your iPad.

Being located in the UK I have no problems accessing the streams from the BBC iPlayer. But if you are outside the UK and every wondered if there was a way to watch the iPlayer programmes hengehog at Lifehacker has put together instructions on a few possible work around solutions for the Firefox and Chrome [...]

Following on from my early post regards the new Nvidia GeForce GTX 480 and GTX 470 graphic cards. Thermaltake have join forces with Nvidia to create the perfect case to contain those graphic monsters, the Thermaltake Element V NVIDIA Edition chassis. From its bottom mounted power supply to the built in thermal control system, this case is tailor made [...]

Designed by Yang Yongchang this concept notebook takes a path away from touch screens and tablet devices with separate keyboards. Combining both a notebook and full size keyboard in one. The full sized QWERTY keyboard folds neatly away into the device for transport and protection when not in use. It’s slightly reminiscent of an old fold out  keyboard design I used [...]

With the imminent launch of Apple’s new iPad in less than a week on April 3rd. Apple has added a number of Tutorials/Guided Tours to wet your appetite for the big day. They include tutorials on the devices core features, such as Safari, Mail, iBooks, and the iWork suite. Together with guided tours on advanced [...]

Toshiba’s new backup solution the Canvio hard drive range are available in five colors and four storage capacities, ranging from 500GB to 1TB in size. The devices are smaller than a postcard in size and only weight 6 ounces. Each one comes equipped with NTI BackupNow EZ software to help you easily and seamlessly backup your [...]