My £7 wireless mouse from Tesco decided to stop syncing last week, and after spending a few days surviving with a wired mouse that no longer right-clicked I decided to get a new mouse. Having looked at what PC World had to offer (and the prices), I ended up settling for the new Apple Magic Mouse. At £56 it was pricey, but then Apple tends to have good build quality so hopefully it'll last a while, and I was impressed with the demonstration mouse in the shop. Design-wise it looks very good - side-on it looks symmetrical, and if it weren't for the Apple logo at the bottom it would be possible to use it the wrong way up. It's also very flat, which takes getting used to. Despite the fact it takes two AA batteries (supplied), it's also quite light. Scrolling is achieved by essentially...

If you like the idea of flashing an Apple iPad around Blighty before the rest of the fanboys and girls but would rather not have to fly stateside to make it so then here’s the answer my gadgety faithful. Slip in your order to www.bundlebox.com from right now because pre-ordering is now on over the pond. No need to wait for that pesky UK release date! BundleBox, if you’re not familiar with the name, was set up by former Google exec Andre Schmidt last year and lets UK consumers buy from any US website. It’s basically an online transatlantic shopping service that lets us in the UK register for a free USA postal address meaning that we can sign on to the pre-order service despite the current US residency restriction. Just simply sign up to Bundlebox, select...

The lower-case ‘i’ is Apple’s best friend. Simply plonking an ‘i’ in front of something immediately marks it out as an Apple product, or, in the case of someone trying to make an easy joke, a pisstake of an Apple product. Example – ‘What next? A bloody iColostomy?! Hur hur hur…‘. However, a trademarks tribunal has ruled that Apple no longer holds a monopoly on the letter ‘i’ as a prefix for products, meaning that all those previous words are effectively useless. Thanks a pissing bunch, trademarks tribunal. This ruling came about in Australia as Apple attempted to stop Wholesale Central trademarking the DOPi name (did you notice that it is ‘iPod’ but backwards? Did you?) for its range of cases and bags for Apple...

Now leaks are one thing and, being the untrusting fellow that I am, even though I want these shots of the iPhone 4G to be real I can’t help but shout ‘render!’. True; plenty of work has gone into this and the exposed brickwork setting is very tasteful but something isn’t sitting right. I like the idea of a choice of colours and docks for the next gen iPhone – do we still think it will have the name of 4G? Let’s face it; who thought Stevie J would go for iPad as a name? These ‘leaked’ shots are all in their full glory on umpcfever.com. I hope I’m wrong but I’m just not feeling this – are you? Related posts:Actual pics of 3G iPhone iPhone 4G Could be 3GS’s Larger Brother iPhone 4G will Arrive...

Check out our new £250 Amazon voucher giveaway! Video: Lenovo tablet netbook S10-3t or iPad? What makes the newly unveiled Lenovo S10-3t comparable to the Apple iPad is that it is like the T91 which means its a netbook but is also capable of transforming into a touchscreen tablet. What makes the S10-3t tempting (at least for Windows users) is that it runs on Windows 7 and most users will be happy to stick with software that they’ve been using on their home desktop. While on the other hand, going for an iPad would mean having to adapt to a new OS and the only source of apps being the App Store. In a way the iPad is less open source. However, as you will see in the below video, the S10-3t with a swivel touchscreen gets abit too luxurious, given that it is still at the end of the day...

A couple of days ago it was revealed that the iPad UK launch date would be pushed back to late next month, which was definitely not great news for all you UK Apple iPad fans who will have to wait an extra month compared to the folks … [visit site to read more] Gadget Gift Ideas If you like what you’re reading then learn more about joining our FREE newsletter here. Lucky readers will win some fantastic gadget prizes! Also, check out our recession busting gadgety money saving ideas. Get paid for your old phones – Top 5 mobile recycling sites compared Free phone calls to exclusive discounts at restaurants from phone networks – Free Sim cards from various networks and there benefits. iPad UK Launch Date: April 2010 – But How Can You Buy the iPad...

A couple of days ago we talked about the up and coming release of the Street Fighter 4 app. Well, just to update you, Capcom’s Street Fighter IV game is now available to buy from the iTunes Store for the iPhone and iPod Touch for £5.99. If you’re a long time Street Fighter fan then you can jump straight into action and … [visit site to read more] Gadget Gift Ideas If you like what you’re reading then learn more about joining our FREE newsletter here. Lucky readers will win some fantastic gadget prizes! Also, check out our recession busting gadgety money saving ideas. Get paid for your old phones – Top 5 mobile recycling sites compared Free phone calls to exclusive discounts at restaurants from phone networks – Free Sim cards from various networks and...

Dell’s Mini 5 tablet, or rather the Dell Streak, seems to be squaring up to join Microsoft’s Courier and Apple’s iPad in the ring. With it’s regular tablety form I reckon Apple should be the more concerned. The Dell Mini 5 leak reveals the ‘Streak’ moniker and as it seems to have been used since October chances are that it’s more than a codename. So, the Android loving Streak features a 5″ WVGA (800 x 480) touchscreen, capacitive buttons on the front as well as a front-facing VGA camera for video chat with a 5MP camera with autofocus on flash round back. The leaked presentation also reveals that the device will come in an array of colours and offer the opportunity for custom skins through Dell Design Studio. Now, Apple should...

You will have all probably heard about the ongoing saga between HTC and Apple over the patent infringements on Apple iPhone’s multi-touch features. Well, new news has come to light that Apple had warned HTC on a number of occasions about these … [visit site to read more] Gadget Gift Ideas If you like what you’re reading then learn more about joining our FREE newsletter here. Lucky readers will win some fantastic gadget prizes! Also, check out our recession busting gadgety money saving ideas. Get paid for your old phones – Top 5 mobile recycling sites compared Free phone calls to exclusive discounts at restaurants from phone networks – Free Sim cards from various networks and there benefits. Apple Vs HTC: Apple Warned HTC Before Suing Them for Patent...

Facebook and iPhone applications can help you stub out your smoking habitAre you one of the more than 2 million smokers ready to quit on No Smoking Day? Then today is your day! Don't worry, you won't be alone as there is an app for it – well, several. And this is how you can call it a day:First of all, you install the WeQuit Facebook app to let everybody know what your are up to. It's best to grab one of your chain-smoking friends for a competition. The Facebook version of WeQuit helps you to reward your friend if they achieve success and punish them in case of failure, perhaps by throwing a sheep at them. You can also use WeQuit to bet your Facebook friends to see who can give up for longest, or sponsor someone to quit to raise money for charity. Secondly, you can use your iPhone to...

Ok, so the iPad isn’t floating everyone’s boat is it? I’ve actually been interested in Microsoft’s offering for quite some time now and there’s some more info seeping through about the twin screened tablet known as Courier. So, we all already know that the Courier will react in a nice way to being stroked and poked by either finger or stylus but the video below also shows that Microsoft’s Courier has shrunk since we first got sneaky peeks at it. The shrinkage will obviously help it be more portable and, as it looks to be around 5″x7″ and about an inch think, should be luggable +++ It beats the Apple table by seemingly sporting a camera. The Courier, as well as having the pinch-zoom touchscreeness can also recognise...

So when exactly could an iPod speaker be considered over the top? When the neighbours come knocking? When the police get called? Nope, now it seems there is a new benchmark – size. Introducing the Wall Of Sound which dwarfs any personal speaker I have ever seen in my lifetime. Weighing in at 225 pounds and completely handmade, the Wall Of Sound can be purchased for mammoth price of $4,495. Promoted as the world’s most powerful iPod speaker, the Wall Of Sound has a frequency response of 40Hz – 20,00kHz, which is impressive to say the least. Here is the actual description of the product as seen on the official website; So would you buy one? Or more importantly, could you fit one in your house? I know I couldn’t, perhaps this is something for Steve Jobs himself,...

Last Sunday I was lucky enough to visit the annual Focus on Imaging exhibition where I joined the anticipated 35,000 other people that will be coming through the doors of the NEC over the next few days (until this Wednesday 10th March 2010, so it’s not too late for you to pay it a visit) to see what has become the most popular photographic show in the country. What everyone comes to see is one of the biggest concentrations of cameras and anything vaguely related to them this side of Buckingham Palace, and to see some of the biggest names in the business showing off their best and newest offerings to the market: people such as Panasonic, Nikon, Canon, Adobe, Epson, Fuji, HP… I could go on! So having spent a good few hours there I’ll give you a little taste of what you’ll be...

You might have picked up on the fact that we’re quite excited about the impending arrival of the Apple iPad next month, but it’s easy to see why some people think that it’s nothing more than a bigger version of the iPod Touch. Sort of the same way that a bus is just like a bigger version of a car. Fortunately, some major companies are getting ready for the advent of touch-screen tablet computing (yes, other tablets will be available) and are doing some good hard imagineering about how the new format can be best used. Here’s a glimpse into the future courtesy of Penguin Books and it shows that the iPad will be so much more than an (already-obsolete) eReader. There’s interactive games for little people that make use of the touch-screen and motion sensor capabilities along with...

The HP Slate may not have made an appearance at the Oscars like the Apple iPad, however HP have uploaded brand new videos showing off its Windows 7 slate device that features Adobe’s Flash. Now we haven’t heard much about the visit site to read more] Gadget Gift Ideas If you like what you’re reading then learn more about joining our FREE newsletter here. Lucky readers will win some fantastic gadget prizes! Also, check out our recession busting gadgety money saving ideas. Get paid for your old phones – Top 5 mobile recycling sites compared Free phone calls to exclusive discounts at restaurants from phone networks – Free Sim cards from various networks and there benefits. HP Slate Shows off it Flash Capabilities – Is this a Kick in the Teeth for the iPad?...

Nike paired up with Apple to produce, what I think, is a great piece of running kit to encourage you to get out and about, walking or running. What is the Nike+ Sensor for? The Nike+ sensor and app track your running progress while you’re out and about through distance, speed and calories. It’s a little like the stats given to you while running on a treadmill. It’s great to have those milestones to help you keep going, even while listening to music. The app gives you stats to take away and feel good about. What you need to get started In order to get going with Nike+, you will need: Nike+ sensor Nike+ shoe with special slot for the sensor in the sole Computer with internet access, iTunes and a free Nike.com account Either: an iPhone 3GS, or an iPod Touch 2G, or an iPod Nano...

Entering the Palace of Bones from Papa Sangre on Vimeo. Papa Sangre has been in development since mid-last year, having been commissioned by 4iP as the world's first audio-only, 3D audio no less, video game for mobile: Papa Sangre is a video game with no video. It’s a first-person thriller, done entirely in audio by an award-winning team of game designers, musicians, sound designers and developers. We’ve created an entire world using the first ever real-time 3D audio engine implemented on a handheld device. Which was BLOODY HARD. I do like a bit of doing the opposite, a touch of Edward de Bono's 'Po' way of thinking. It means you come up with interesting ideas (that no-one else did) and new ways of perceiving the world around us. And it wasn't easy - they had to blast sound into...

The mythical PSP Phone as well as an iPad baiting tablet may well slip out from Sony – Well, that’s how the Wall Street Journal sees it. Sony CEO Howard Stringer is looking towards Apple for inspiration in order to bring success back to Sony’s door. The Japanese company is already making steps with its Sony Online Service having iTunes firmly in its sights and add that to a bunch of new mobile gadgets to use SOS – it sounds like plots are forming. The report claims a source says that there will be a PSP-phone and an iPad style tablet that “blurs distinctions among a netbook, an e-reader and a PSP.” These new devices will join the PSP Go and get access to SOS which will enable them access to games, music, movies and, more-than-likely, e-books....

Apple has almost come up with a definite UK release date for their iPad. Where stateside gadgety fans will be able to pounce on the new Wi-Fi tablet on April 3rd and the 3G version later the same month we in the UK will get both by the end of April. US customers can pre-order the Wi-Fi models from 12 March, but not so for us in Blighty – we can’t pre-release purchase at all. Apple has also said that the iBooks app and iBookstore will be available in the US on 3 April, with “additional countries added later this year”. I’m hoping that the land of the Union Flag will also be getting this, even though there’s indications to the contrary, as surely this is one of the major selling points of the iPad – or am I still confused?...

If you own a iPhone/iPod Touch and are a Street Fighter fan then here are some official teaser screenshots and trailers of the upcoming Streetfighter IV iPhone/iPod Touch game. The new game is set to be released anytime this month and will be available to buy from the Apple apps store for $9.99. Graphics and the game look pretty good but we’ll let you guys be the judge of that. Check out the video below, with screenshots to follow: visit site to read more] Gadget Gift Ideas If you like what you’re reading then learn more about joining our FREE newsletter here. Lucky readers will win some fantastic gadget prizes! Also, check out our recession busting gadgety money saving ideas. Get paid for your old phones – Top 5 mobile recycling sites compared Free phone calls to...

O2 has accidentally confirmed that the rumoured next iPhone will come with video calls and possibly a front facing camera to enable these video calls. The slip of the tongue came a few days after O2 unveiled their new Simplicity SIM-only tariffs. Under the … [visit site to read more] Gadget Gift Ideas If you like what you’re reading then learn more about joining our FREE newsletter here. Lucky readers will win some fantastic gadget prizes! Also, check out our recession busting gadgety money saving ideas. Get paid for your old phones – Top 5 mobile recycling sites compared Free phone calls to exclusive discounts at restaurants from phone networks – Free Sim cards from various networks and there benefits. iPhone 4G to Include Video Calls: Confirmed by...

As seen in the United States of A during last night’s Oscars binge. Launch date across the pond confirmed as April 3rd. Does it make you want one then? Does......

If you thought this year’s Oscars was just a place for movie awards and celebrities touting their posh frocks down the red carpet, then think again. This time it was tech giants, Apple, that were stealing some of the limelight … [visit site to read more] Gadget Gift Ideas If you like what you’re reading then learn more about joining our FREE newsletter here. Lucky readers will win some fantastic gadget prizes! Also, check out our recession busting gadgety money saving ideas. Get paid for your old phones – Top 5 mobile recycling sites compared Free phone calls to exclusive discounts at restaurants from phone networks – Free Sim cards from various networks and there benefits. Apple iPad Steals the Limelight at the Oscars is a post from: UK Gadget and...

Some apples yesterday. It is unknown whether or not they contain keys Apple have reportedly filed a patent for a piece of wacky space-age technology that will allow iPhone users to use the much-lauded device to act as a replacement for keys for the likes of the family car or the family home. In the patent, which the Telegraph claim has been filed in the US of Americana, the following words appear… “The device can communicate with an external device to open a lock. By way of example, the electronic device may be a model of an iPhone. The external device may be any suitable electronic device such as a portable media player, personal data assistant or electronic lock that may be used to access a door, car, house or other physical area.” Known as Near Field Communication, it’s a...

It seems that in recent years, anything that Apple comes up with seems to generate a whole lot of publicity. We can’t really blame them for making good on their range of devices though, delivering quality as well as the most important of them all – a fantastic user experience which appeals to the broadest user base. Well, the iPad which was unveiled a couple of months ago certainly raised quite a furore amongst the general population, but there are also the fair share of detractors. Well, fans of the iPad will be pleased to know that the magical and revolutionary device is tipped to hit the US market on April 3rd, although this is limited to just its Wi-Fi models while others who want the high end Wi-Fi + 3G models will have to wait until the end of April. As for people...

We have an iPod Touch winner! Official: iPad arrives on April 3rd, pre-order from next week Its finally official, Apple has told in a press release the official launch date of the iPad. It will be available from April 3rd, while for those of you in the US, the queue for pre-ordering the non-3G version of the new device will open from next friday. Its also been said that the 3G version will be coming in late April along with iPads for users in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK. For those in the UK, all it says is that the iPad will be coming late April, no exact date is yet available. There will no doubt be some discrepancies in terms of pricing, if you’re in the US, you’re looking at the following pricing. Even if you’re...

I’m a fan of gadgety convergence – especially when it makes sense. Just look at the Tefal Toast n Egg So when I was told that I could have a test run of a clock radio I was a bit like ‘wow – that’s never been done before! I bet it doesn’t even make me a coffee.’ But then they said that not only was it a clock radio, it was a digital photo frame and an iPhone dock and charger. It sounds like an ideal bedroom buddy. ‘Bring it’ on said I! Looking at the Sony ICF-CL75iP I could tell that it wasn’t cheap tat and it seems well designed with a hide-away dock and a good sized, clear WVGA display. The snooze button is exactly where it should be and is large enough for that half-hearted, half-aimed slap that befalls...

Why the collapse in online advertising might be leading you to read pretty much anything about Apple's new gizmoHey, have you heard? Apple's iPad is having production problems! And it's not having production problems! Also, it's going to cost £389! Or possibly less, or more. And in the UK the 3G version is going to be exclusively on Vodafone. As well as being on Orange and O2. Also, it's going to be released in the UK two weeks after the US, where it's being released on March 26, or actually 29th, except it's being released at the same time. And it's going to cost..OK, enough breathless murmery. Let's clear the air. There is an astonishing amount of speculation going on about Apple's iPad. Very little of it seems well-founded - or even grounded in logic.The facts about the iPad: Apple...

Hey, Apple fanboys! Time to turn the fire up an extra bar and bring on the vinegar strokes. Some very clever chaps with plenty of time on their hands have gone to the trouble of rendering key Apple products in 3D. It’s two minutes long, so some of you will probably manage......

Apple hasn’t officially confirmed this release date for their Apple iPad, however rumours in the tech world suggest that March 26th could be a likely date for us to get our mitts on the must have Apple device of 2010. The Examiner as … [visit site to read more] Gadget Gift Ideas If you like what you’re reading then learn more about joining our FREE newsletter here. Lucky readers will win some fantastic gadget prizes! Also, check out our recession busting gadgety money saving ideas. Get paid for your old phones – Top 5 mobile recycling sites compared Free phone calls to exclusive discounts at restaurants from phone networks – Free Sim cards from various networks and there benefits. iPad Release Date: March 26 2010? is a post from: UK Gadget and...

In the past I’ve written about my experiences of Apple’s big iPhone 3.0 software update in which I’ve had my doubts over useful the update itself was and found that after two months I had to try to restore my (then) iPhone 3G PAYG as I suspected (or hoped) the problems I had were due to some corrupted files and not a hardware fault. Now as much as I like to do my fair share of Apple-bashing like any decent PC user and coupled with the highly annoying iTunes sluggishness we experience in Windows, I have to admit that they have made managing your iPhone day-to-day in terms of synchronising, backing up and restoring it when needed very simple and effective. Unfortunately, iPhones are not without their faults, issues and problems like any other mobile phone or mini-computer, the...

Signing up for that 'free' offer could actually end up costing you as scammers use Facebook and Twitter to tempt gadget seekersIt's a day for scams. Think you've been given the chance to sign up as an iPad tester via Facebook? No you haven't - it's a scam which actually signs you up to a premium rate mobile service, warns the security company Sophos."Facebook pages with names such as "iPad Researchers Wanted - Get An iPad Early And Keep It!" and "The Mega iPad Giveaway!" prey on the public's desire to own a free iPad," notes Sophos.Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos, has explained the scam on his blog.Here's how it works. The scam pages typically take their intended victims through a three step process:1) "Become a Fan" of the page; 2) "Invite your friends" to also...

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Yup – I’m downloading as I type. Ubisoft has released the multiplayer edition of Assassin’s Creed II for iPhone, and it’s completely free to download for the first two days! Beautiful! Don’t be expecting a friend frenzy version of the original Assassin’s Creed II iPhone game though. This is a birds-eye view sneak fest and not the glossy 3D full console game featuring voice actors and all that. You still have to rely on stealth and go around assassinating folk; but the great thing is that you’ll be playing against real-life opponents. You can play against up to three other players over Wi-Fi. Nice Ignoring the graphics and the change of view the gameplay is pretty much the same as you’ve come to know and love. You can sneak around in...

It's probably not a "phishing attack": Microsoft Windows users in Europe are now starting to get a screen that offers them a choice of web browsers, as a result of an anti-trust settlement with the European Commission.Up to 200m Windows PC users in Europe will be presented with a "Web browser choice screen" screen in a scheme that helped settle the European Commission's anti-trust complaints against Microsoft. Following the agreement, Microsoft abandoned plans to ship boxed copies of Windows 7 in Europe without a browser at all. Windows users who subscribe to Microsoft's automated Windows Update service and who have set Internet Explorer as their default browser will be sent a screen that offers them a choice of 12 browsers, including IE, with the top five presented first, in random...

Remember the MiLi projector? The pico that’s been specially designed to chuck images from your iPhone or iPod onto a nearby wall? Well, IWOOT now has them in stock which means if you want to throw a 70 inch image on to a clear, flat vertical surface you’re in luck. To see your stored pics or videos go large all you have to do is flip the MiLi open, and shove your Appley device in the space that the lens unit took up. It will play nice with an iPhone or iPod of any type – you can even hook it up to other sources via the AV in/out function. It includes stereo speakers which is handy to share the sound as well as the vision. It charges via USB, and a 3-hour charge will give you 1.5 hours of viewing time. It’ll also charge any device that’s...

This is it – we have jumped off the springboard with a firm bounce and are currently flying through the air with our new Apple iPhone 3GS 32GB (the white version). Actually the phone ... Please visit www.jasonslater.co.uk for downloads, hints/tips, news and more......

Attention Apple users! You probably think you’re so smug don’t you, with your iPods and your iPhones and your this and that and the sleekly-designed other. Well you’re not. Because all of your aesthetically-pleasing gizmos are built by CHILD SLAVES! Yes, they’re ALL assembled in Far Eastern caves by 999 blind nine-year-olds who work at lightning speeds for fear of getting a good hiding from the riding crop of the evil henchman who runs the gaff. Suicide rates are at an all-time high and work-related stress statistics are so huge that they cannot be accurately measured. And all of this so that you can play Peggle on your frigging iPhone on the bus to work in the mornings. Still feeling smug are you? Well? A crying child, yesterday Of course, we’ve exaggerated just a smidgeon...

In the last three months of 2009, O2 added 338,455 new users, taking its customer base to 21.3 million and retaining its position as the UK's largest networkO2 sold more iPhones in the UK than Orange in the run-up to Christmas, according to boss Matthew Key, despite the hype surrounding Orange's success in ending O2's two-year exclusive hold on the Apple device.On Thursday, Orange announced it sold 222,000 iPhones in the last quarter of 2009, having only had the handset since mid-November.The iPhone helped the company, owned by France Telecom, persuade more people to sign up to long-term contracts than it has ever managed in a fourth quarter before. Vodafone and Tesco Mobile are also now selling the iPhone to their customers.But Matthew Key, who runs Telefonica O2 Europe, said he had not...

Dr. Caneel Joyce works as a tutor and researcher in Organisational Behaviour, an interdisciplinary field that seeks to efficiently marshal workers and draw the best out of them. Currently working at the London School of Economics, she recently received her PhD from the University of California, Berkeley. Her research is potentially fascinating for anyone the creative industries, looking as it does at the optimum level of constraint to place on an individual or team to effect creativity and innovation. Bad Idea recently met her to discuss her work and methods, and what practical measures can be taken to constantly produce fresh and effective ideas. Bad Idea: How did you come to start thinking about these ideas? Caneel Joyce: Doing my PhD at Berkeley, you really got to pursue your own work...