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I’ve just stumbled across this interesting Google invention called “Google Trends”. It’s a bit like a “which is better”-type website. You just enter two words or phrases seperated by commas and they’ll tell you which has the highest amount of searches. Clever huh? So, what we at CoolSmartPhone HQ wanted to know is, which is better ? Smartphones or bananas… Read more →

This is an absolute classic. See this guy? This is Guy Kewney. He runs a website caled NewsWireless.net and writes several magazines and IT newspapers like IT Week etc. Got it? Yeah? Now… you see this guy… This is not Guy Kewney… repeat… NOT Guy Kewney. However that doesn’t stop the mighty BBC making a huge balls up by wheeling… Read more →

Hopping between flights it’s probably all too easy to get wound up by what seems like the simplest things. In this case it’s luggage – and the flight I’ve just come from showed why. We all got on board some weird looking jet called an MD88 and tried to put our bags into the luggage compartments, or “bins”. It quickly… Read more →

Today I’m on the way to the USA on some “business”. I think this is my first flight with Delta airlines and, apart from having no seat-back TV’s it’s not too bad. The lack of multi-channel TV during the 9 hour flight means that I’m filling the time writing this blog. Yes, I’m on board right now typing this on… Read more →

Here’s the best bit of “England vs Germany: Legends” that was on Channel 5 on Wednesday. I was down the pub at the time and it had the whole pub pi**ing themselves with laughter. The idea of the show was to take a group of classic players from England (Gazza, John Barnes etc) and pitch them against a classic German… Read more →

Today, we’re told, is the hottest day of the year so far. It certainly looks that way. The sun is shining and the great British public are out in their droves mowing lawns, washing cars and cleaning windows. People are actually smiling too – we love the summer. Soft-top convertibles suddenly appear with girls trying desperately to keep their hair… Read more →

I found this blog today with a free ringtone to download.. It ermm.. .. well, it’s a little self-derogatory… The picture on the right, taken from the site, has been edited slightly. If you do go to the site be aware that there’s a smidge of swearing – plus the ringtone itself basically goes like this…. “I AM A TW*T… Read more →

I’ve found a rather interesting town in Canada that I think you should try and visit. It has a rather … unfortunate name … however, as you can see, it’s a beautiful place. They call this place “Dildo”. Yes, you heard right.. Dildo. This page tells you about the town.. “Every summer Dildo sponsors Dildo Days which is a community… Read more →

This is simply stupendously ingenious. In fact it’s possibly the greatest invention of our time. Called the “BeerBelly” it sits around your gut and holds a huge quantity of beer in a plastic container. After filling it up you simply drink your favourite beverage through the attached straw. Then you just slip a t-shirt on a BINGO! You’re just another… Read more →

After watching a few seconds of the absolutely terrible Saturday evening TV show, “An Evening With Coronation Street” and suffering yet more “Top 50 Best Ever”-something-or-other shows I’ve had enough. No more dance shows. No more flippin’ talent shows, no more reality shows! But wait… I’ve found the replacement. I’ve found a TV show that’s just started on Challenge TV… Read more →

A quick blog here, I spotted this picture over at b3ta.com by “c_kick”… “Go to sleep, fool!” Well, it made me laugh anyway :) Read more →

Seen the Honda advert recently ? The guys from directory enquiries company 118118 have done their own version. In the Honda commercial singers make the noises of a car, from wind-screen wipers to doors closing. You’ve probably seen it on TV recently, but have you seen the 118118 version? Click here to view it :) Links – Honda.co.uk — the118118team.co.uk Read more →

We went for a meal last night and I met up with Em straight from work. After the meal she needed to get some fuel, so I followed her to the Esso. A few of the pumps were closed off – I presume because they were empty. To save the embarrassment of driving up, getting out and only then spotting… Read more →

For those of you who read my previous blog post about getting Sky+ on the cheap, I’m glad to say it’s now all done. The whole thing works completely flawlessly, and I’m a little amazed at how easy it was to install myself. As I mentioned earlier, I’m a tight-wad at heart and I’ll find any way to make something… Read more →

I went out drinking last night, which is something – I assure you – I rarely do (ahem!) After quite a few beers I got in the taxi which I’d pre-booked. It’s usually the same taxi firm every week so you get chatting to the driver. This week I was just a little bit drunk. We got to talking about… Read more →

Whilst checking my inbox this morning I found a link to this silicon.com story featuring some hi-tech gadgets from HP boffins. This photo shows the latest prototype of some glasses with an integrated 1.3 Megapixel camera to for taking photos or video. All the data is stored on two 20GB disk drives and is similar to the police head-cams we… Read more →

Here in the UK the multi-channel world arrived many years ago. These days it’s gone far and beyond mental. There’s dozens and dozens and dozens of shopping channels, plus dozens more gaming channels crammed full with talentless presenters doing their best to make some cup or piece of jewellery look like the most amazing and lusted-after object in the world.… Read more →

OK, this has been getting on my nerves for a few days so I’ve given in and I’m going to blog it. My decision to blog this down is two fold really. Firstly, it is part of my journey to and from work every day and secondly at work today something happened which made me question the “sheep” mentality. I’m… Read more →

We’ve all heard of the numerous problems with the spangly new Wembley Stadium (like the tube station being delayed, sewer problems, beams slipping off etc). This weekend however I had a bit of a brainwave after driving past a huge housing development which has appeared on top of an recently closed mine shaft at Littleton Colliery in Cannock / Huntington.… Read more →

Yet another example why Google Video and YouTube are taking over the web. Again I’ve no idea why or where, but it seems to involve someone singing, “Chacarron, chacarron, chaca-chaca-rron-rron-rron” a lot. To be honest you’d think it was a load of old arse, however there’s apparently lyrics in there somewhere, which I’ve put at the bottom of this blog… Read more →

A few Friday links for you that have been filling my inbox this week. Pride of place has to be this lad, who’s been given a Nintendo 64 for Christmas. He’s obviously happy. Very, very, very happy indeed. I love the video slow-mo when he shouts out “Nintendo Sixty Foooooouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr…..” The police meanwhile are trying new and inventive methods to… Read more →

Isn’t it amazing what women can do ? The sheer power of a woman is shown in a few news stories today. The first is from Sky News and features a guy who really should learn when to “fess up”. Last year Peter Aldred, 41, was bombing down the M1 in his Scooby-Doo Impreza when he dropped the sandwich he… Read more →