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UK legalizes ripping of CDs and DVDs – as long as they are yours
08/03/2011, Laws need to be updated to get along with the times, and copyright laws certainly need a revamp in the digital age. The UK government takes a large step forward by combing through their 300-year-old legal in order to come [...]
HP Pre 3 confirmed to arrive this month in the UK
08/03/2011, Recently we reported about HP sending out a document to developers, encouraging them to start writing Pre 3 apps. The document also mentioned that the Pre 3 phones are currently undergoing app compatibility tests – which hinted that the phone [...]
Virgin Media contemplating providing free WiFi in London
08/02/2011, If you’re living in the UK, it appears that Virgin Media is considering providing free WiFi in the metropolitan area. It seems that their reasons behind this is because their cable network tends to be idle during the day as [...]
X-ray camera shoots at 4.5 million fps
07/31/2011, If you’ve ever wanted to see three-dimensional images of individual molecules, your wishes have come true. The folks over at the Science and Technology Facilities Council in UK have developed an X-ray camera that lets you do just that. Created [...]
Sony Ericsson Xperia ray for pre-order in the UK
07/05/2011, Sony Ericsson Xperia ray, the “mini Xperia arc” was unveiled in Singapore a couple of weeks ago, but there was no word on how much the phone would cost or when we would see it on sale besides the vague [...]
HP TouchPad confirmed for the UK
06/30/2011, Well, it looks like the UK release date for the HP TouchPad has been confirmed, where it will arrive across the pond this coming July 15th, hitting HP.com, PC World, Curry’s, Amazon, Argos, Comet, & Carphone Warehouse. Up next would [...]
Call of Duty: Black Ops the U.K.’s best selling video game of all time
06/28/2011, After dominating North America and Europe, Call of Duty: Black Ops finally takes the crown home in the U.K. for the best selling video game of all time, defeating its closest rival Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Is Activision’s first-person [...]
Elite UK Police Agency Hit By LulzSec
06/21/2011, Yesterday the hacker group LulzSec announced that they have teamed up with hacktivists Anonymous to bring down government and banking websites and it looks like they have kept true to their word in a tweet saying “Tango down – soca.gov.uk [...]
HP Pre 3 up for pre-order in the UK
06/16/2011, The HP Pre 3 was announced earlier this year at HP’s press event, and other than its sightings at the FCC, there hasn’t been any news about the phone. All that might change very soon – the upcoming webOS phone [...]
O2 UK Will Not Be Bringing In The Blackberry Playbook
06/16/2011, Those living in the UK and who are on the O2 network will be disappointed to know that the carrier will not be bringing in the Blackberry Playbook and that they ”will not be selling the device.” To quote their reasoning [...]
Huawei Vision to join the premium Android smartphone market
05/27/2011, Chinese smartphone manufacturer Huawei, known for its budget Android handset, Ideos; has announced its debut into the premium smartphone world. Called Vision, the smartphone is currently still in its prototype stage, but the company expects the device to compete with the [...]
QR codes tell you where your crabs come from
05/22/2011, If you’re a fan of eating crabs from a certain location because you have a certain preference for the flavor or texture of the crabs there, it’s going to be a lot easier to locate them in the future. The [...]
Boxee to arrive in the UK
05/10/2011, Boxee has set their sights across the pond by organizing their very first international event in London this coming June 7th, and will make an announcement on their blog pretty soon as well. Before we proceed further, here is a [...]