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Microsoft My Phone

Microsoft My Phone

Last week in Barcelona Microsoft unveiled Windows Mobile 6.5, the latest iteration of its mobile phone OS which looks..well a bit like the old one with a few extra bits on the front end. Regardless of the fact that I have just upgraded to a new phone I can still quite happily say it’s not [...]

February 24, 2009 | 1 Comment More
Blu-ray Review: Ghosts of Mars

Blu-ray Review: Ghosts of Mars

It is always a shame when a once great director hits the skids and ends up churning out sub-standard dross that B-movie directors would wince at. Just look at John Carpenter’s CV and you find Assault on Precinct 13, Halloween, Escape from New York and The Fog among many other true classics. If the 70s [...]

February 23, 2009 | 0 Comments More
The Cult of Ikea

The Cult of Ikea

Back on the 12th of February while I was trying to cobble pictures together for my 12 of 12, Ikea finally opened its store in Southampton. There has been talk of this happening for at least the last ten years. We crossed fingers and toes whilst bemoaning having to drive to Bristol for our cheap [...]

February 23, 2009 | 7 Comments More
The Lost and Damned

The Lost and Damned

I made GTA IV my game of 2008, so I was rather looking forward to the first Xbox 360 exclusive DLC pack “The Lost and Damned”.  My initial thoughts were “No Nico?  Hmmm” but I trust Rockstar, they know how to make a GTA game.  Then when I learned that you would be playing a [...]

February 22, 2009 | 0 Comments More
Samsung NC10 Netbook

Samsung NC10 Netbook

For more photos of the NC10 including the packaging, installing Windows 7 via USB and assorted other photos, you can check out the set I have created on Flickr HERE. A couple of weeks ago I took the plunge and bought a netbook computer.  This new wave of small, ultra ultra portable and perhaps most [...]

February 16, 2009 | 6 Comments More