Tuck In To Tech

Stumbling Along Quite Nicely

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 06:15:00 +0000

Show 18 Notes Windows 3.1 bites the dust... 18 years after release http://www.webmonkey.com/blog/RIP_Windows_3DOT1 EA Gamers told to ‘guess the serial number’ http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20081104-ea-offers-customers-36-options-in-drmserial-code-snafu.html Obama takes advice from geeks http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7715264.stm BT to rescue broadband connections http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/177375/the-10-device-that-could-rescue-your-broadband-connection.html Rumour mill segment of the show... MySpace to pip facebook to the post for a change http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/11/myspace-will-come-out-with-a-payment-platform-maybe-before-facebook- Apple to launch iSearch? http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/13/is-apple-building-a-search-engine/ iPhones not so secure any more http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/11/iphone-exploit-undermines-app-store-security-lets-devs-update-and-run-arbitrary-code/ iPhone app of the week Crash Karting Web app of the week – Elf Yourself http://www.elfyourself.com/ New testicle eating champion crowned http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?New_testicle_eating_champion_crowned&in_article_id=401075&in_page_id=2

Blister Packaging... why oh why

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:27:00 +0000

Show 17 Notes New Apple Firmware http://www.macrumors.com/2008/11/06/apple-activates-podcast-downloads-in-2-2-firmware/ £99 unlimited music deal http://www.techradar.com/news/audio/-99-99-unlimited-music-for-life-481023 Macs officially useless http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/11/02/macbook-no-button-trackpads-not-registering-clicks/ Stupid Wi-Fi users to be Disconnected http://techdirt.com/articles/20081103/0347112722.shtml Virgin introduces 50Mb Broadband (modem) http://www.techradar.com/news/networking/first-pictures-virgin-s-50mb-modem-482914 MySpace to launch iPod rival? http://www.techradar.com/news/portable-devices/myspace-considering-ipod-rival-482707 Amazon saves fingers and the planet with nice packaging http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/03/amazon-takes-a-stand-to-eliminate-wasteful-hard-to-open-gadget/ http://www.amazon.com/b/ref=amb_link_7494472_2?ie=UTF8&node=1234279011&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-1&pf_rd_r=0A399J5YJ7V72THXX7AS&pf_rd_t=1401&pf_rd_p=461517501&pf_rd_i=1000276271 iPhone app of the week Asphalt 4 Web app of the week – Card Printing http://www.touchnote.com/ Official fired over groping http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?Official_quits_after_blatant_groping&in_article_id=392544&in_page_id=2

Scraping The Bottom of The Barrel

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:05:00 +0000

Show 16 Notes Amazon launch visual shopping http://windowshop.com/ The great firewall of Oz http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7689964.stm Jeeves goes into Porn http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/is-jeeves-now-a-porn-star--479690 UK muggers twice as effective http://www.techdigest.tv/2008/10/stattack_youre.html Xbox Gets an Overhaul http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/10/29/review-the-new-xbox-experience-for-xbox-360/ Japan gets iPhone TV http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/dongle-brings-digital-tv-to-iphone-481018 iPhone app of the week Facebook.app Web app of the week – Graze: keeping us all healthy without needing to move http://www.graze.com/index Seven Year old goes on Mini crime wave http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_3063890.html

A Junk Mac NetBook...I'd Buy That

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 08:44:00 +0000

Episode 15 Notes With James away it was another guest appearance from Ollie Parsley of the Internet and as a result this episode is full of tasty Apple goodness…and a bit of Vista-bashing. Qik not coming to the AppStore any time soon http://www.themaccafe.co.uk/the-mac-caf-blog/2008/10/20/qik-not-coming-to-the-app-store-any-time-soon.html BBC, ITV and C4 to broadcast HD on Freeview http://www.techradar.com/news/television/bbc-itv-and-channel-4-to-broadcast-hd-on-freeview-476245 New Get-a-Mac adverts take a cheap-shot at Microsoft, again. http://www.apple.com/getamac/ads/ BT offers free Mobile Broadband http://www.advertising.bt.com/fmb_product.html?s_cid=btb_ppc_zed_google_display_url_mobile_broadband_offer_dongle_Mobile_Broadband_Brand_Brand_Mobile_Broadband_Broad_bt_mobile_broadband Is Apple making a NetBook? http://www.macrumors.com/2008/10/22/unannounced-apple-product-found-in-web-logs/ Eee comes onto your desk http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/10/22/eeeee-onto-desk Puzzlelotto iPhone app http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/24/puzzllotto-the-incredibly-frustrating-iphone-game-that-could-net-you-30000/ Web App of The Week – IM Scouting http://imscouting.com iPhone App of The Week – Fring http://www.fring.com

Dave, Eden, Alibi and Blighty

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:21:00 +0000

Show 14 Notes Spotlight turns to notebooks event www.apple.com Windows 7 becomes *da da da da da da daaaa* - Windows 7 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/13/microsofts-next-version-of-windows-to-be-called-windows-7-seriously/ Android aims for iPhone jugular http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/11-ways-android-will-kick-the-iphone-s-ass-470375 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/15/what-android-can-learn-from-the-iphone-its-the-software-stupid/ http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/10/16/review-t-mobile-g1/ Panasonic adds extra dimension to TV http://www.techradar.com/news/home-cinema/high-definition/world-s-first-3d-1080p-hd-video-on-blu-ray-470463 Boris i’s up London http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7631163.stm Dave gets a whole bundle of pals http://www.techradar.com/news/television/uktv-re-branding-verges-on-the-ridiculous-474842 Ford takes Child locks : Attaches them to anything fun http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7656602.stm iPhone app of the week Line Rider Web app of the week http:\\www.packagetrackr.com Woman dresses up like cow: terrorises infants http://uk.news.yahoo.com/4/20081002/twl-pull-the-udder-one-mad-cow-jailed-41f21e0.html

At Least Windows Aren't Trying To Kill People

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 05:45:00 +0000

Show 13 Schedule Windows 7 feature list http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/09/22/inside-the-wonderful-world-of-windows-7/ 12 year old genius invents solar cell http://cleantechnica.com/2008/09/17/12-year-old-boy-invents-new-type-of-solar-cell/ Apple to recall iPhone chargers http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7628860.stm LHC broken http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7626944.stm Music labels launch stupid format http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080922-labels-launch-slotmusic-format-miss-point-of-digital-music.html Palin get’s hacked, hacker gets palin’d http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080922-palin-hackers-ip-address-linked-to-tennessee-college-dorm.html MySpace Music leaks http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/09/22/leaked-myspace-music-screenshots/ iPhone App of the Week X Plane 9 (Appstore) Web App of the Week http://longurl.org/ And Finally – couple having sex on line hit by train http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7629433.stm

C+... Could Do Better

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:29:00 +0000

Show 12 Notes This week Ollie joins James and Alistair for what is probably the worst show so far. To start with, I was very late home after going to a plastic surgery place with a friend - hence abuse from James and Ollie. Then to add insult to injury Skype was being crap when trying to have all 3 of us talking together, thus giving a 'prickly' feel to the audio in places. Quality will be resumed next week... Android phone announced in G1 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/09/16/android-phone-the-g1-to-ship-mid-october/ The Dell Mini-Inspiron 9 http://www.techradar.com/news/mobile-computing/dell-s-mini-inspiron-9-netbook-due-tomorrow--462643 http://gizmodo.com/393815/exclusive-dell-mini-inspiron-their-first-mini-laptop PlayStation 4 predictions http://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/consoles/playstation-4-everything-you-need-to-know-464657 Woolworths finally has a use http://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/woolworths-slashes-xbox-price-to-130-464643 Sky's terrestrial plans put on hold http://www.techradar.com/news/television/sky-s-terrestrial-plans-put-on-hold-464646 Napster gets a new lease of live http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/sep/15/technology.usa No need for Apple authorisation http://www.tuaw.com/2008/09/15/podcaster-app-distributed-via-ad-hoc-after-apple-rejection/ Shameless plug of the week http://www.twitinvite.com Web App of the Week http://twitterispenis.com/ And Finally – Drunk guy has ex with car http://www.metro.co.uk

The End Of The World...

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:03:00 +0000

Show 11 Notes Rock on predictions http://kevinrose.com/blogg/2008/8/23/new-ipods-coming-very-soon.html http://kevinrose.com/ See us Brits invented everything... even the iPod http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1053152/Apple-admit-Briton-DID-invent-iPod-hes-getting-money.html?ITO=1490 New Zunes http://www.techradar.com/news/portable-devices/new-zunes-embrace-fm-radio-wireless-downloads-and-games-463547 Spore comes to everywhere http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7562528.stm http://arstechnica.com/reviews/games/spore-review.ars/1 Google takes over the world... http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aFjga17K12V0&refer=us We’re all going to die http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17399245/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_Hadron_Collider http://www.cracked.com/article_16583_5-scientific-experiments-most-likely-end-world.html Shameless plug of the week http://www.scrunchup.com/ Web App of the Week http://www.sidetaker.com/ iPhone App of the Week Spore Origins And Finally – Police seek owner of Penis http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=25932&in_page_id=2

Elevated Lexical Choices

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 09:40:00 +0000

Show 10 Schedule In the 10th episode, James is back off his holiday and for a change there are no apologies to be made, or we just forgot what they were... Google enters browser space http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/google-unveils-chrome-its-own-web-browser-462159 http://www.agglom.com/webslideshow/1876/Google_Chrome_The_Comic_Book http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/fresh-take-on-browser.html http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7593106.stm Intel can’t keep up with demand http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/08/29/intel-chokes-atom Chat as you watch http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/web/real-time-tv-chatrooms-for-telly-addicts-461681 TechCrunch Tablet prototype launches http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/30/update-on-the-techcrunch-tablet-prototype-a/ iPhone PAYG prices announced http://o2.co.uk/iphone/paygo Skype Unveils unlimited calls http://www.skype.com/intl/en-gb/allfeatures/subscriptions/#europeanSubscriptionTab Web App of the Week www.drop.io iPhone App of the Week VisuaRadio And Finally – Good news guys... we’re off to OZ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7589382.stm A totally unrelated plug http://uk.techcrunch.com/2008/09/01/twitterleague-race-your-friends-to-twitter-stardom/

A Southern Visitor

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:24:00 +0000

Due to James being on holiday in sunny Portugal and Alistair in not-so-sunny Surrey there wasn't a show last week. But, fortunately, Alistair has returned and, along with special guest Ollie Parsley, has recorded episode 9 of Tuck In To Tech. This week, Alistair and Ollie talk about: World's first Android -based mobile phone http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/26/its-official-the-g1-from-t-mobile-is-the-first-android-phone/ M2E produces movement-powered phone charger http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/26/m2e-says-it-will-deliver-cellphone-charging-motion-power-device/ A whole heap of Apple goodness, with nano, touch, gps, itunes subscription and Blu-ray support rumours. http://www.macrumors.com/ Xbox 360 version 2 and 360 arcade to have motion control? http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/08/25/xbox-360-motion-controller Spore released on iPod nano and classic but not touch yet..and what the hell is Spore? http://www.tuaw.com/2008/08/26/spore-ipod-game-now-in-itunes/ iPhone dev.team hack 2.0.2....I blindly follow http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/47366643/happy-update-day iPhone app of the week www.qik.com Web App of the week www.animoto.com And finally... http://www.retards.com/chat/retarded-news/487-stupid-childrens-names.html And, as always, a quick apology....the audio is a bit quiet, dunno why. And I've ordered a pop shield for next week.

iPwn

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:06:00 +0000

Show 8 Notes This week the guys get a new fancy mic but, unfortunately, they don't really know how to use it. As a result Alistair's voice is a tad on the quiet side, all will be resolved by next week. Just turn up the volume...all the way to 11... The First Twitter Virus http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7543014.stm Twat buys expensive iPhone app http://i35.tinypic.com/vfeo5.png New Wii Speculation http://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/wii/wii-2-to-use-brain-control-or-motion-cap-bodysuit--449177 Apple, you made the iPhone less stable than Windows Mobile http://blogs.zdnet.com/mobile-gadgeteer/?p=1351 Xbox games can now be saved http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/xbox-360s-new-dashboard-game-install-demoed-on-video/ Invisibility Cloak http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/researchers-create-light-bending-material-for-invisibility-cloak/ $99 Laptop turns out to be $990,000 laptop http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/08/08/laptop-here http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/08/11/laptop-true Dell are on killing Spreee http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/evidence-mounts-for-august-eee-pc-carnage-with-299-dell-e-launc/ Web App of the Week SuperGenPass.com iPhone App of the Week Koi Pond And Finally – Man gets penis stuck in steel bench http://www.asylum.com/2008/08/11/man-humps-bench-gets-stuck/

Bloody Krauts

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:41:00 +0000

Show 7 Show Notes This week James and Alistair try something a bit different by actually being upbeat and interesting for a change. With the introduction of the Internet superstar in the making that is Hippy Ben. Just a tip...listen right to the end for more Hippy Ben Goodness. Amazon Payment Service http://techdirt.com/articles/20080729/2318051831.shtml Microsoft’s new OS http://www.sdtimes.com/MICROSOFT_S_PLANS_FOR_POST_WINDOWS_OS_REVEALED/About_CLOUDCOMPUTING_and_MOBILEDEVELOPMENT_and_NET_and_SOASAAS_and_SOFTWAREDEVELOPMENT_and_WINDOWS_and_MICROSOFT/32627 Nasa finds water on mars.... where are the martians http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/01/phoenix_finds_water/ M$ puts live search in cars http://www.techradar.com/news/world-of-tech/microsoft-sticking-live-search-in-cars-436951 UK hacker goes on visit to guantanimo http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7533916.stm Man gets 2 new arms http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/01/german_farmer_given_handy_bit_of_surgery/ Google launches venture fund http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/30/google-to-launch-venture-fund/ iPhone nano on the way http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/iphone-nano-rumoured-for-christmas-440344 Alarm clock cooks bacon http://www.techradar.com/news/world-of-tech/wake-n-bacon-alarm-clock-439819 Web App of the Week http://www.blippr.com iPhone App of the Week Dynolicious And Finally – The Curse Of The Dark Night

To Boldly Go

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:41:00 +0000

Show 6 Notes In the sixth episode of Tuck In To Tech, James and Alistair discuss this week's tech news. Topics of discussion include; Vista aint to bad after all, Xbox opens its platform to allow developers to produce games and sell them through its marketplace, MySpace to sell music from 3 of the ‘big 4’ music producers through its site, Sky planning to introduce music downloads, More ISPs sign up to new ‘anti-piracy’ monitoring, MPAA to offer a pirating alternative site, with links to places that users can buy movies legally, we cover the rumour that Google intended to buy Digg and the news that Virgin has announced their mothership designed to take people into space. As well as the weekly features of Web App Of The Week and iPhone App Of The Week. Vista gets Resuscitated http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-9998336-56.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 Xbox to get apps http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/technology/chi-fri-buzz-blog-xbox-jul25,0,3530161.column http://blog.wired.com/games/2008/07/microsoft-to-se.html Myspace to sell, promote and cash in on music downloads http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/25/amazon-to-power-upcoming-myspace-music-downloads/ Sky reveals plans for subscription based music ‘for families’ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7519558.stm More ISPs sign up to anti-piracy http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7522334.stm http://torrentfreak.com/on-file-sharers-080726/ MPAA offers pirating alternative http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080727-mpaa-planning-site-to-offer-legit-movie-links.html Google Buries Digg http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/22/google-in-final-negotiations-to-acquire-digg-for-around-200-million/ http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/26/google-walks-away-from-digg-deal/ Virgin Mothership launches http://www.virgingalactic.com/ Web App of the Week http://www.blippr.com iPhone App of the Week And Finally – These criminals aint all bad http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1284740.html

Pissing On Their Bonfire

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:47:00 +0000

In the fifth episode of Tuck In To Tech, James and Alistair discuss this week's tech news. Topics of discussion include; Apples’ continuing problems with the MobileMe rollout, Android slowly fades into the abyss, MySpace embraces open ID and allows its users to sign in anywhere with their ID, TechCrunch announces its plans for an Open Source Tablet, EU invest in IPTV, Hollywood makes plans to get us to buy all of our DVDs again, Knock-offs invade our high streets and Tides power UK. As well as the weekly features of Web App Of The Week and iPhone App Of The Week. Apple delays iDisk file sharing, MobileMe issues continue http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/07/15/apple-delays-idisk-file-sharing-mobileme-issues-continue Is Steve Ill? http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/7/sorry-apple-steve-jobs-health-is-not-just-a-private-matter Android losing out to Apple? http://blogs.zdnet.com/Google/?p=1098 http://code.google.com/android/images/adc1r1_deck.pdf MySpace Opens its ID http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/21/myspace-to-join-openid-bringing-total-enabled-accounts-to-over-a-half-billion/ TechCrunch working on Open Source Tablet http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/21/we-want-a-dead-simple-web-tablet-help-us-build-it/ NetTV is studied by EU... P2P may not be so bad after all http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7517114.stm It’s time to 3D your lounge http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080722-movie-industry-eyeing-3d-movies-for-the-home-theater.html Knocked off chargers warning http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/21/dodgy_dangerous_power/ Tides to power UK http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1035978/Tidal-power-feeds-electricity-National-Grid-world-first.html Web App of the Week www.Stumbleaudio.com iPhone App of the Week Vicinity - £1.79 from the App Store And Finally – Tesco helps prevent baby boom http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/22/tesco_condom_cockup/

Gloogle

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:55:00 +0000

Show 4 Notes In the forth episode of Tuck In To Tech, James and Alistair discuss this week's tech news. Topics of discussion include; Apples week of highs and lows, the rumour of a GPhone returns, Amazon rumoured to be working on two new kindles, Amazon announces Video on demand service set for next week, EU working on new legislation which could change the face of the internet, We cover the Wi-Fi defence for all those of you who received letters from Virgin last week and Google test Digg but for search. As well as the weekly features of Web App Of The Week and iPhone App Of The Week. Big week for Apple http://www.macrumors.com/2008/07/10/mobileme-finally-online/ http://www.macrumors.com/2008/07/11/apple-releases-official-iphone-2-0-firmware/ http://www.macrumors.com/2008/07/13/mobilemes-push-services-detailed-no-mac-to-mobile-me-push/ GPhone Rumour http://gigaom.com/2008/07/12/is-gphone-real/ http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/13/gphone-may-really-happen-and-ammunition-group-may-be-designing-it/ Amazon working on Kindles 2.0 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/07/15/kindle-20-coming-around-october-2008/ Amazon announces video on demand service http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/17/technology/17amazon.html?_r=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080717-amazon-to-launch-movie-tv-streaming-service-this-summer.html http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/17/amazon-to-debut-streaming-movietv-service-today/ EU clamps down on internet http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7495085.stm http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080709-proposed-eu-telecom-amendments-lack-three-strikes-provision.html Wi-Fi defence available for humble file sharers http://torrentfreak.com/uk-file-sharers-and-the-wireless-defense-080717/ Google tests Digg for Search http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/16/is-this-the-future-of-search/ http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/16/google-continues-to-test-a-search-interface-that-looks-more-like-digg-every-day/ Web App of the Week http://www.swurl.com/ iPhone App of the Week Remote http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=284417350&mt=8 And Finally – Man arrested for sheep molestation http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=224163&in_page_id=34

Death To All Bloggers

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:53:00 +0000

In the third episode of Tuck In To Tech, James and Alistair discuss this week's tech news. Topics of discussion include; Microsoft’s search acquisition, Google sells out to Viacom, Virgin send out warnings to file sharers, Japan censor internet, Iran say death to bloggers, O2 store crumbles under weight of apple and Universities embrace kindle. As well as the weekly features of Web App Of The Week and iPhone App Of The Week. This week we also include ‘Crazy-Japanese-invention-of-the-week’. Show Notes Microsoft buys its way into the search game http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080701-microsoft-buys-powerset-gets-foot-in-semantic-search-door.html http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/01/microsoft_buys_powerset/brb Internet time-line http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/07/web20_for_developers/ Google sells out us all http://www.profy.com/2008/07/05/google-sells-out-user-privacy/ Virgin Media start sending letters to file-sharers http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/virgin-media-warns-800-people-about-file-sharing-415614 Japan Launch Internet Censorship body http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/web/internet-censorship-body-swings-into-action-415849 Iran parliament debate death to bloggers http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/iranian_deth_penalty_for_bloggers.php O2 store crumbles under hail of apple fans http://uk.techcrunch.com/2008/07/07/o2-swamped-by-iphone-pre-registrations-site-goes-down/ Universities kindle interest in ebooks http://www.inquisitr.com/1396/universities-taking-kindly-to-kindle/ Web App of the Week http://www.iminlikewithyou.com iPhone App of the Week http://www.iphonehacks.com/2008/04/twitter-twinkle.html Crazy-Japanese-invention-of-the-week http://inventorspot.com/articles/handsome_man_bank_saves_money_pays_compliments_15260 And Finally – man rows home... from Denmark to Sweden http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7482551.stm

Something To Watch Out For

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:23:00 +0000

In the 2nd episode of Tuck In To Tech, James and Alistair discuss this week's tech news. Topics of discussion include; Windows 7, Google Media Server, New iGoogle, Open ID, MySpace Shares , UK govt employ hackers and Chrysler. As well as the weekly features of Web App Of The Week and iPhone App Of The Week. Show Notes Microsoft brakes Windows 7 news – release date announced http://www.techradar.com/news/computing/windows-7-date-is-confirmed-410016 Google continues world domination with Google Media Server http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/27/google_launches_media_server/ http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/6/google-media-server New iGoogle coming soon http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2008/06/google-tests-new-igoogle.html OpenID gains ground with Clickpass http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/26/clickpass-adds-google-facebook-yahoo-and-hotmail-to-its-openid-gateway/ Tom (MySpace) grows up and agrees to share http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080626-myspace-opens-its-garden-allows-third-party-data-sharing.html UK Govt. To use and abuse hackers http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080626-uk-government-to-tap-white-hat-hackers-in-security-probe.html Chrysler takes onramp to information super highway http://www.inquisitr.com/1319/chrysler-cars-now-a-wi-fi-hotspot/ Web App of the Week http://www.posterous.com/ iPhone App of the Week http://www.touchpadpro.com/

Be Evil

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:00:00 +0000

In the 1st episode of Tuck Into Tech, James and Alistair discuss this week's tech news. Topics of discussion include; Firefox 3, iPhone 3G, Digital TV switchover, ice on Mars, Intel's use of Vista, Sony's PS3. As well as the weekly features of WebApp Of The Week and iPhone App Of The Week.