Digital-Lifestyles

October 2007

  • The Archers? Podcast? Are You Serious?

    The Archers? Podcast? Are You Serious?The Archers, a BBC radio soap-opera that has been running for over 50 years, has now become the latest podcast from the BBC.

    There will be gasps of shock echoing around the UK at this news.
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  • Jalipo: Pay-per-minute Sports Video Launched

    Jalipo: Pay-per-minute Sports StartingJalipo, an online video service, has announced that they will now be carrying televised sporting events.

    As opposed to the more usual way of paying for the pleasure of watching sports events – on a subscriptions or pay-per-view basis – Jalipo will be charged on a pay-per-minute basis.
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  • Technology, Trains And Trainspotting (Pt 2)

    Technology And TrainspottingFollowing on from our piece yesterday looking at plethora of railway related websites.

    I remember Adlestrop
    Another fantastic resource is the New Adlestrop Railway Atlas, which offers a clear and crisp historical atlas of Britain’s railways, mapping passenger lines, stations and freight routes, both extant and abandoned.
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  • Madonna, Material Girl In $120m Live Nation Rumour

    Madonna, Material Girl In $120m Live Nation RumourThe WSJ is reporting that the ever-innovative Madonna has been in negotiations with a number of parties about her forthcoming years in the music industry.

    She’s going to be exiting her Warner Brothers contract soon, and it’s understood that Live Nation, a concert promoter, is trying to woo her with a 10-year / $120 million deal that would cover three albums, concerts, merchandise and licensing her name for use on products.

    As we’ve reported, there’s been some major shifts in the music industry of late, such as Radiohead giving fans the option of name their own price for their latest album, and Alan McGee talking about giving the Charlatans records away.

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  • Firefox Mobile On The Way

    There are many fans all over the world for the Firefox Web browser. It runs on all desktop computing platforms and is a serious rival to Microsoft’s Internet Explorer.

    Mozilla Corp, the organisation behind the Firefox browser has long been asked when they will get themselves in gear with a Browser for mobile devices.
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  • Technology, Trains And Trainspotting

    Technology And TrainspottingAlthough many will try to deny it (while over-eagerly craning a neck at a passing steam-hauled special), an awful lot of British blokes do have something of an obsession with railways.
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  • Skype High Quality Video Released In Beta 3.6

    Skype High Quality Video ReleasedThe latest version of Skype, currently in Windows beta, 3.6, has High Quality Video.

    It makes sense that as capabilities of equipment and bandwidth improve, so should quality.

    Don’t get too excited yet, because currently it only works with two of Logitech’s High Quality Video webcams – the Logitech QuickCam Pro for Notebooks and Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000 (See below to purchase from Amazon).
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  • Pet Shop Boys Integral: Anti ID Card Song, With QR Codes!

    Pet Shop Boys: Anti ID Card Song, With QR Codes!Those krazy kids, The Pet Shop Boys, have released their new single.

    Why are we interested? Two reasons, it’s drawing attention to UK ID Card – which we think are are serious blow for the future of civil liberties in the UK – plus the video has also got QR codes in it – letting people find out further info just by point their camera phone at it.
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  • Google GPhone Rumours Continue – OS Only?

    Google GPhone Rumours Continue - OS Only?There’s been endless rumours, denials and loud speculation on the web about the existence of Goggle’s GPhone project, but a report today in the New York Times seems to confirm that the search engine giants are indeed about to release their own mobile operating system and possibly a handset.
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  • PocketSurfer 2 Now Available In The UK

    PocketSurfer 2 Now Available In The UKNow tempting your wallet via the Clove website is the Datawind PocketSurfer2, a small, simple web-connected device with
    low cost connection fees providing “pocket broadband access.”

    Priced at a reasonable £180, the PocketSurfer 2 comes with a built SIM that lets you connect to the Internet for up to 20 hours per month for one year for free. After that, users get hit with a £39.95 yearly connection fee.
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