Broadband is now accessible from anywhere in UK at 2 Mbps

Internet creates an identity for everyone around the globe and we are in search of identities. But only the people of the metro cities have complete access to the Internet. Rural’s still dial out to send a friend request. But the situation will change 100% by 2012, said the government officials and the broadband providers.
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Ubisurfer

The latest portable Net Book, UbiSurfer , has a “go anywhere” internet connection while the integrated sim-card provides you with a free GPRS internet connection. If you’re close to a wireless network thoguh, just ride the airwaves and surf the internet at your leisure, in True Colour on its 7 inch TFT LCD screen.You can do so much with this nifty gadget!

Microsoft and Yahoo Merge to Double Team Google

This agreement ends years of negotiations and gives Microsoft access to the internet’s second-largest search engine audience, in a bid to crush Googles total world dominance. It adds a potentially potent weapon to Microsoft’s Internet arsenal as the software maker girds for an online assault against Google. After years of dwindling Yahoo financial success this link is being hailed as crucual in preventing Google’s market share from reaching record levels around the world.

In the process, Yahoo hopes to recover some of the money that was squandered in 2008 when it turned down a chance to sell the entire company to Microsoft for £29bn.

Safari 4 public beta looks promising

My wife is the Mac user between the two of us, mainly because she has the lone Mac in our home. I gave her a Macbook (http://www.apple.com) as a gift and she became an immediate convert. Gone are the days when she would just scream in frustration when she can’t figure out what’s happening in Windows. And, God bless her, with the Mac OS, she never got afraid to actually tinker and try to discover the many features of the OS. It really is a very user friendly OS. She even immediately took to Safari as a browser the moment she first used it. I, on the other hand, am a bit more inflexible.

Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000 Webcam

Do people still use webcams? If you do then the Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000 is a pretty good example. It might not be the cheapest but at least you can be sure it will have pretty good quality.

It uses Carl Zeiss optics with autofocus and 8-megapixel images to provide top-notch visual detail and clarity. Even with poor lighting you can still see whats going on because of the Rightlight 2 technology (huh?). It even lets you spic up boring video calls with the added visual effect filters, avatars, and face accessories.

Linksys WRT110 RangePlus Wireless Router

I bought a Linksys Router WRT110 today. This purchase was necessary because our current NetGear and Dell True Mobile routers are acting a little funny. Not really sure why but it just keeps releasing our DHCP’d IP wireless IPs EVEN if we configured it to reserve it for 24 hours. Argghh… you couldn’t imagine the “hair-pulling” involved when we would try to fix it, and then only to find out the only fixing it needed was to power-recycle it every hour. Que horror!

ASUS unveils video call device

Internet messaging software has become so ubiquitous that every single PC in the world probably has it installed. And of course, gone are the days when contact is done through typing messages to each other. You now have the option of actually talking to your mates for free using the many messaging software that is available for free on the internet. Of course, there are still some luddites out there who think that attaching or fixing a webcam and IM software is beneath them or not worthy of their time.

Google Earth UK street view to come in spring

Every person who has used Google’s Google Earth application has been impressed by the sheer genius of the application. Just the thought of seeing places (alright, the place where you live) from a top down view just like those spy photos that you see in action and espionage films is enough to titillate even the most jaded technology user.

Pret A Manger to offer real free WiFi

Coffee shops are the new century equivalent of the medieval tavern. It’s a place where people go to relax, unwind, engage in chit-chat, and gather news and information. These establishments have become so ubiquitous that you can practically find one in every street corner — literally.

Virgin Media rolls out 50Mbps broadband service

At some point in the very near future, online gamers will probably become wary of playing with British rivals because of the big boost in bandwidth they will be getting through Virgin Media

Google adds a to-do list

If you’re the kind of person who receives instructions and job-orders via the internet BY EMAIL, then you’d probably been cutting and pasting from you GMail program to your to-do list program either in Microsoft Outlook, Lotus Organizer or Mac’s Calendar. I’ve tried it and cutting and pasting everyday is a nuisance!

Find Liveguy and grab yourself a Dell netbook

LiveGuy will be travelling the length and breadth of the country taking in 11 cities in 11 days from Edinburgh to London. Each day LiveGuy will be giving away three Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Netbooks with Vodafone built-in mobile broadband to anyone who can find him and say the magic words “You’re LiveGuy and I’m a Vodafone winner”. Online users can also win a netbook by pinpointing LiveGuy on a Google Map.

Virgin Broadband Updates Cable Box

Virgin Media have been touting their fibre-optic network all over the media for the past few months. Now they’re giving us a sneak peak of the new hardware.

Real divorce over Second life online cheater

A couple have split up in real life after the wife ‘virtually’ walked in to find her husband having virtual sex with another woman on Second life

VIrgin Media Broadband Hunting for Pirates

Virgin Media looks set to become the first British internet company to crack down on customers who download music illegally.

Wi-Fi Wear

Geeks get all the best clothes – and this is as high-tech as they come (right now). Never be out of the loop when you’re wondering the streets looking for your next spot.

Sony Ericsson Announces Its First HSPA ExpressCards

Mobile World Congress 2008 saw Sony Ericsson’s first mobile broadband ExpressCards — the EC400 and the EC400g.

O2’s New XDA

O2 has launched the next in its series of XDA handsets. The XDA Stellar.

Mozilla Firefox 3.0 Beta

Mozilla has released the Firefox 3.0 Beta for developers and testers.

BBC Announces Permanent HD Channel

The BBC has announced that it is to go ahead and launch the UK’s first free-to-air public service HDTV channel.

100 Metre Bluetooth Headset

The Callpod Dragon is a Bluetooth headset with a most attractive feature-a 100 metre range.

The N82 Has Landed

The Nokia N82 is now available according to specialist mobile phone site GSM Arena.

Free Laptops For The Developing World

The OLPC association has begun taking orders in the USA & Canada for the much anticipated $100 “one laptop per child notebook”

Gigabytes In Disguise

The new Transformers movie may have critics split down the middle but no one should have a problem with the smooth, futuristic lines of this flash drive.

iPhone fanboys – Will you be queuing up at 6.02 tomorrow?

It’s just under 24 hours away from the UK launch of the Apple iPhone, it’s due to launch tomorrow at 6:02pm exclusively on O2. Will you be queuing like the US fanboys, waiting for the weekend / next year or just had enough of the hype already?

Linux Based Google Phone for 2008

Google Inc has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in its cell phone project and is courting U.S. and European mobile operators, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.

MySpace Meets Vodaphone

Vodaphone and MySpace have teamed up to bring access to your Myspace account on the move.

Motorola RAZR2 Series

Motorola has announced the new RAZR2 series of phones. Promising to be sleeker and more feature packed with some models boasting up to 2GB onboard memory.

PhotoBucket Aquisition

MySpace.com has signed a preliminary deal to acquire the popular photo-sharing Web site Photobucket.com for about $250 million in cash, according to some reports.

Apple iPhone Doubts

There are rumours and stories sprouting up on the web casting doubt on the immediate success of Apple’s forthcoming iPhone.

Commodore Gaming PC Range

Commodore’s new range of powerful gaming PC’s is now available. Starting at an eye-watering £1,759.00 for a basic GX model and
£2,899.00 for the more powerful XX model.

Thuderbirds Are Go……

Mozilla, favoured by millions for its alternative browser and email software, has launched Thunderbird 2.

Netguard….Web Lock.

Fed up with the kids stealing your bandwidth and downloading questionable material? Then consider Netguard, the remote internet locking device.

Google Buys Doubleclick

Google is to pay $3.1billion for advertising company Doubleclick in a cash acquisition.

SpeedBit-Download Accelerator

Downloading movies, while convenient, can take to long for us of the instant gratification generation.
Speedbit, based in Herzliya and Haifa, plans to roll out its new video accelerator by Apr. 19

iChat Skype Solution

So you want a VOIP phone designed and tailored for Mac users. Then look no further.
Dialog is a wire free phone that offers perfect Skype and iChat AV integration.

Wii Internet Channel Upgrade

Nintendo’s Internet Channel for the Wii, now powered by the full release of the Opera Web browser, has two search engines preinstalled to make it easier to find Internet information on the Wii. Thanks to the Opera update, the Wii Internet Channel now sports better response times along with several new options for Wii gamers.

SlingPlayer Mobile

Now available from Sling Media and 3 is the Slingplayer mobile

Sandisk Sansa-First Wi-Fi Enabled MP3 Player

SanDisk has partnered with Yahoo! The Sansa® Connect™ MP3 player is the first Wi-Fi® based MP3 player from Sandisk’s audio line.

Microsoft Wireless Spin-Off

Microsoft (MSFT) is due to spin off a company called ZenZui, its first spin-off specializing in wireless software. ZenZui, based in Seattle, Wash., devises what are known as widgets. On the Internet, these are small packages of code that attach applications to Web pages.