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Domino's mobile: When the noms hit your iPhone like a big pizza pie

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:51:02 +0000

Domino's has launched a mobile site, including an iPhone site that allowed us to get our slice on after a hard day's Craving

Twitter vs the world: Ten scandals that set Twitter alight

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:21:02 +0000

From the BNP to the NHS and Moir to Mandelson, Twitter provides a perfect outlet for the masses to unite in protest. We pick ten scandals that saw users throw their tweets out of the pram

Digital Economy Bill confirms copyright proposals, turns Mandelson loose

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:30:02 +0000

The Digital Economy Bill confirms measures to deal with copyright infringement, involving letters from ISPs and court orders from rights holders. Oh, and it lets Peter Mandelson do what the heck he likes

Firefox coming to PlayStation 3?

nate.lanxon@cnet.co.uk (Nate Lanxon) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:28:01 +0000

Tipsters have been fingering keyboards, and apparently "sources very close to Sony" say Mozilla's Firefox Web browser might be in the process of being ported to Sony's PlayStation 3

Sony Online Service: iTunes rival attempts to Save Our Sales

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:15:01 +0000

Sony has announced Sony Online Service, a planned online content delivery service taking on iTunes and rescuing the company's reeling bottom line

Google demos Chrome OS: Out late 2010

nate.lanxon@cnet.co.uk (Nate Lanxon) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:47:01 +0000

Google has demonstrated its Chrome OS netbook operating system, and has detailed its plan for the types of machines it will run on, and when they should be available to buy

Mandelson in fresh attack on Web rights: Seeks powers to rewrite copyright law

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:09:02 +0000

Unelected business secretary Lord Mandelson is attempting to give himself and his mates powers to rewrite and enforce copyright laws

Camino 2.0 tested: The Safari alternative you've been waiting for

nate.lanxon@cnet.co.uk (Nate Lanxon) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:50:02 +0000

Camino has been one of the simplest and cleanest Web browsers for Mac OS X for a while. It just hit version 2.0 and we've loved every minute of testing it for you

Bebo and CEOP push the button on suspect behaviour

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:07:01 +0000

Bebo has added a button that allows kids to seek help from and report suspect behaviour to the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre

NatWest, RBS and Ulster Bank for iPhone: Cash machinery

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:32:02 +0000

Natwest, RBS and Ulster Bank have launched the first mobile app that lets you log into your bank account. What a great idea! Shame it's a bit rubbish

Best iPhone games: Sony PSP rivals

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:05:01 +0000

We look at five of the best iPhone games to see if they measure up to the Sony PSP's strongest suits -- rich graphics and long-lasting gameplay

Apple to force ads on you? Pay attention, there'll be a test

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:56:02 +0000

Apple has filed a patent for a technology that could not only stop you skipping the advert, but also test you to see if you're paying attention. Well, are you?

Orange offers first Twitter photo uploads by MMS

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:47:02 +0000

Orange has created a new Twitter photo-sharing site, which is the first to allow MMS upload

The ten most expensive online crimes ever

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:30:00 +0000

Encrypt your passwords and batten down your digital hatches before reading on, as we reveal the ten most expensive digital crimes of all time

Best iPhone games: Nintendo DS rivals

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

Apple has ramped up its gaming offensive this year, arguing the merits of the iPhone and iPod touch over the traditional handhelds. Here are five games giving the Nintendo DS a run for its money

Google to penalise slow Web sites?

nate.lanxon@cnet.co.uk (Nate Lanxon) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:15:02 +0000

Should slow-loading Web sites be pushed down Google's search rankings? According to one Google engineer, possibly. The company is mulling the idea over

Top five celebs who got the Web in 2009

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

Forget labradoodles and boob jobs. The current essential celebrity accessory is a Web 2.0 strategy -- here are the five who put the most effort into social networking this year

Chrome for OS X beta around the corner

nate.lanxon@cnet.co.uk (Nate Lanxon) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:02:02 +0000

Google's Chrome Web browser is inching ever closer to an official public beta release on Mac OS X. Based on the current state of development, it's looking promising

The woman fired from her own $500bn company: Where is she now?

nate.lanxon@cnet.co.uk (Nate Lanxon) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

In 1990, after huge success, Sandy Lerner was forced out of Cisco, the networking giant she had co-founded. What next? Well, she had $200m and a real problem with Barbie...

YouTubeDoubler: For double the YouTube LOLz

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:54:02 +0000

We were alerted to YouTube Doubler yesterday, and our productivity went through the floor

Facebook status used as legal alibi

nate.lanxon@cnet.co.uk (Nate Lanxon) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:49:02 +0000

After a legal tussle, a New York man used his Facebook status message as an alibi to prove his innocence in a robbery case. And he succeeded

Twitter Retweet feature delayed as users complain about it

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:16:02 +0000

Twitter has delayed its Project Retweet feature as the controversy over its implementation rumbles on

Apple tells you what's happening with your iPhone app

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:45:02 +0000

Apple has added a feature to its developer centre that tells you where your app is in the development process

The man behind the biggest dotcom failure ever: Where is he now?

nate.lanxon@cnet.co.uk (Nate Lanxon) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:00:00 +0000

Having founding the Borders bookshop chain in the 1970s, Louis Borders was behind the destructive dotcom hypernova WebVan. Is he still blowing billions on crazy ideas?

Amazon Kindle for PC: Read ebooks on your computer screen

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:09:02 +0000

Amazon has launched a desktop version of the Kindle software, so you can read ebooks on your PC screen

The man who made the Macintosh chime: Where is he now?

nate.lanxon@cnet.co.uk (Nate Lanxon) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:00:00 +0000

You know that lovely soothing noise you hear when you boot your Mac? Former Apple engineer Jim Reekes recorded that. Would you like to know what he's up to these days?

Mozilla Firefox Mobile logo revealed

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:03:02 +0000

Mozilla has announced the winner of a competition to design the logo for Firefox Mobile, the mobile browser codenamed Fennec

Tested: Apple updates OS X Snow Leopard to version 10.6.2

nate.lanxon@cnet.co.uk (Nate Lanxon) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:43:01 +0000

Apple has pushed out an update to OS X Snow Leopard, moving the version to 10.6.2. According to the release notes it fixes a number of key problems within the OS. We tested it

MacHeist nanoBundle: Free software! Getcher free Mac software!

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:35:02 +0000

The latest MacHeist package is a selection of six bits of Mac software -- for frees!

The best Twitter apps

ian.morris@cnet.co.uk (Ian Morris) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:09:02 +0000

Which are the best apps to blast your voice into the twittersphere? We took a look at some popular platforms and tried to work out what the best application was for each

How to make an iPhone app or die trying

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:00:00 +0000

This is a story about two people who joined the iPhone app goldrush to make a million dollars from a game idea. Its developers give their advice on App Store success

Founders of boo.com: Where are they now?

nate.lanxon@cnet.co.uk (Nate Lanxon) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:50:02 +0000

They took some tracking down, but we caught up with Kajsa Leander, the co-founder of one of the dotcom boom's most notable failures, fashion superstore boo.com

Is Snow Leopard the new Vista?

rory.reid@cnet.co.uk (Rory Reid) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

Snow Leopard's launch has been plagued by software incompatibility, sluggish performance and a lack of killer features. We're beginning to wonder: is Snow Leopard the new Vista?

Google Voice heading for Europe?

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:48:02 +0000

Google Voice may be on its way to Europe. Google has revealed international deals have already been signed for the 'one phone number for life' service

Twitter retweets rolled out to beta tweeters

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:46:02 +0000

Twitter has begun rolling out new-look retweets, with a counter, to selected users. Not before time, we say

Beatles on a stick: Crave alternative headline competition results!

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:57:02 +0000

The news that every Beatles album will be sold on a USB stick launched a thousand puns. It's our first Crave alternative headline competition!

Ordnance Survey and GeoVation map the future with mashup competition

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:52:01 +0000

Ordnance Survey is backing GeoVation, a competition to win cash for ideas that make the map of the future

What does Google Suggest suggest about the state of humanity?

nate.lanxon@cnet.co.uk (Nate Lanxon) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:12:02 +0000

People ask Google some exceptionally worrying questions. We poked through the things it suggests you might be asking and offered some answers to the hard of thinking

The 10 dumbest Firefox add-ons ever

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Firefox's enormous popularity has led to thousands of extensions to change the way it works. Some protect you from the crassness of the Web, while many more are just plain stupid

Best iPhone Apps of 2009: CNET UK's Home Screen Awards

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

Here are the 16 applications that should make up the discerning iPhone owner's home screen. Lovingly cradling your iPhone for the first time? These are the apps you need

MSN Music relaunches with free streaming

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:19:02 +0000

MSN Music has relaunched its download store, and introduced into private beta a free streaming service

Is it okay to call someone boring on Twitter?

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:46:01 +0000

A spat between Stephen Fry and some guy on Twitter has us thinking about the nature of celebrity, and how Twitter breaks down the walls of fame

IT execs: 'UK will never create a tech giant'

nick.hide@cnet.co.uk (Nick Hide) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:34:02 +0000

Leading British IT executives believe the UK doesn't have the skills, economic environment or governmental help to make a global giant like Google or Microsoft

Firefox 3.6 beta tested in-depth

nate.lanxon@cnet.co.uk (Nate Lanxon) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:23:01 +0000

The next major revision of Mozilla's Firefox Web browser is version 3.6. Mozilla promises speed boosts and many new features. We've been testing the beta for a few days

Spotify's Daniel Ek to headline SXSW: Spotify coming to America?

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:57:02 +0000

Spotify's Daniel Ek will be interviewed in a keynote presentation at conference/festival South by Southwest 2010. Is the streaming service crossing the Atlantic?

Windows 7 is a good name, trust us

ian.morris@cnet.co.uk (Ian Morris) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:07:02 +0000

There's been entirely too much mumbling about what a silly name Windows 7 is for our liking. So we went in search of the truth, and present here our findings for your perusal

Interview: Lala co-founder Bill Nguyen on Google and the future of music

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:30:00 +0000

US music-streaming service Lala signed a massive deal with Google last week to provide links for its new music search feature. We caught up with its founder, Bill Nguyen

Nokia exec: 'Apple taught the industry a painful lesson'

nick.hide@cnet.co.uk (Nick Hide) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:24:02 +0000

Nokia exec Niklas Savander, has given a forthright interview in which he praises Apple's App Store and outlines the lessons learned in creating Nokia's Ovi Store

Snow Leopard vs Windows 7: How the Apple has fallen

rory.reid@cnet.co.uk (Rory Reid) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

Snow Leopard is as slick as ever, but after weeks of exhaustive testing, we've discovered the newly spray-painted pussycat simply doesn't have what it takes to go up against its main rival, Windows 7

Movies by Flixster for iPhone and Android

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:59:02 +0000

Movies, an iPhone and Android app from the people at Flixster, takes the hassle out of going to the pictures. All you have to do is decide whether you want salted or sweet popcorn