32Gb iPod touch & 16Gb iPhone Added

32Gb iPod touch & 16Gb iPhone Added Apple have today added two new models with increased storage to both the iPhone and iPod touch ranges.

For those of you who didn’t think the iPhone was quite expensive enough, the 16GB model will cost an extra £60 than the existing 8GB, pushing it up to £329 (inc VAT). The 8Gb will remain at £269 inc.

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192.com Age Guide: Yet More Personal Data On The Web

192.com Age Guide: Yet More Personal Data On The WebOnline directory enquiry service 192.com have launched a new service which combines information on the UK Electoral Roll with the data they hold on phone numbers and addresses.

Those using the service are able to search for a people in the way you would expect with a directory, but by combining the Electoral Roll data with “modelled statistical data,” the expected age of the person is also shown.

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Yahoo Elbows Its Music Subscription Service, Microsoft Bid Updates

Yahoo Elbows Its Music Subscription Service, Microsoft Bid UpdatesWhile the web is ablaze with talk of Microsoft’s possible buyout of Yahoo, the former search engine king is shunting its music subscription customers to Rhapsody as a cost-saving exercise.

American subscribers to Yahoo Music Unlimited can download an unlimited number of tracks, which only remain playable if the users keep up with their $6 per month payments.
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LG KF510 Touch Slim Slider Handset Announced

LG KF510 Touch Slim Slider Handset AnnouncedLG have announced the imminent launch of their stylish, slimline slider phone, the LG-KF510.

Kitted out in a “Stardust Dark Gray” or “Sunset Red” finish, the LG-KF510 has the waistline of a supermodel at just 10.9mm thick. Those fearing a few beers/back pocket/sit down/doh! phone borked scenario should find some comfort in LG’s claims that it’s a tough little bleeder, with the handset strengthened by a metal frame and the display being made from tempered glass.

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Microsoft:Yahoo Merger: Letter From Microsoft To Yahoo

Microsoft:Yahoo Merger: Letter From Microsoft To YahooHere’s a copy of the letter in full between Steve Balmer and the Chair and CEO of Yahoo, for your delectation.

Board of Directors
Yahoo! Inc.
701 First Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
Attention: Roy Bostock, Chairman
Attention: Jerry Yang, Chief Executive Officer

Dear Members of the Board:
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Microsoft:Yahoo Merger Officially Floated – Holy Moly!!!

Microsoft:Yahoo Merger Officially Floated - Holy Moly!!!H O L D the phone!

Microsoft are reporting that they will be making a offer to purchase Yahoo for approx $44.6 billion in cash and stock.

This is not a joke, repeat, this is not a joke. It’s on the Microsoft site!
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Internet Porn Addicts Targeted By US Presidential Hopefuls

US Presidential Hopefuls Go For Internet P0rn AddictsThe ever-irreverent News Biscuit has hit upon a story that could well be a traffic monster for them – combining Internet porn and the current presidential race.

Those tricky laugh generators have penned a piece which tells us that some of the presidential hopefuls have realised that, as there are soooo many Internet p0rn addicts, it’s worthwhile them sacrificing the female liberal vote – would would be outraged at such an idea – to get hold of the p0rn maniacs.

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Virgin Mobile Daily Bonus PAYG Scheme

Virgin Mobile Daily Bonus PAYG SchemeVirgin are always rather good at separate you from your money – usually more money than you thought you wanted to spend – like the ‘opportunity’ of buying a place on the seats by the emergency exists on a plane, you know the ones that use to be free.

Well now they’ve come up with a way of getting Virgin Mobile PAYG customers to use their mobile phones on a daily basis, thus slowly using up their credit. They call it Daily Bonus
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