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Space Cadets on Channel 4 is a great idea. It’s turning the whole “reality TV” thing on it’s head, however the other night something struck me. In the commercial break there was a plug for another Channel 4 reality show in which three complete unknowns have to become famous just by fooling the press or photo journalists. These girls need… Read more →

Every now and then I seek to entertain and delight you guys with a range of links that I’ve had through the email this week. Here’s todays little lot… (All safe for work) Here’s a tip for the ladies who wish to date geeky men: pose with some network boxes and the boys will come flocking. Actually, scrub that, the… Read more →

Ohhh dear… We’ve already mentioned the serious money that is to be made on eBay if you’ve got an XBox 360 to sell. It looks like people have decided to take advantage of the “I must get an XBox for my son for Christmas” hysteria. First there’s this auction, selling two email addresses – free ones too! Unfortunately due to… Read more →

Ohhh dear… We’ve already mentioned the serious money that is to be made on eBay if you’ve got an XBox 360 to sell. It looks like people have decided to take advantage of the “I must get an XBox for my son for Christmas” hysteria. First there’s this auction, selling two email addresses – free ones too! Unfortunately due to… Read more →

Our money-man in Government is Mr Gordon Brown. Last weekend he made a slight cock-up with his adding up and told Government that our economy is growing at only 1.75%, and not the 3.5% he’d thought 8 months ago. He did, of course, blame a “tough year” and some other reasons, as this news item shows. I’m guessing his other… Read more →

How to make money with your XBox 360… Step 1 – Order a few X-Box 360’s in September 2005. The basic one costs 270. Step 2 – Wait until early December when it arrives. Watch for the inevitable news of shortages and no chance of people getting them in the shops (because you have to order one) before Christmas. Step… Read more →

This, for those of you who don’t know, is Mr Jeremy Clarkson. Don’t ask me why he’s standing in front of an old MG Maestro, but hey. He’s opinionated, fat and causes trouble where-ever he goes with his reviews and articles. His writing though is superb, and although his opinions are miles away from “politically correct”, it’s definitely worth checking… Read more →

Oi Oi! It’s December 1st today, so I guess it’s time to push the Christmas shopping madness into high gear and watch everyone go every-so-slightly mad. I’d rather do my Christmas shopping online if at all possible. However, just getting to work at this time of year is hard enough. Take Monday as an example. It snowed. I got stuck.… Read more →

Yes I know, it’s not strictly Smartphone related news. Oh, and yes – it’s not built by Microsoft, but heck, this is worth mentioning. Firefox is one of the newest browsers on the market and has now been upgraded to version 1.5. It has automatic updates, tabbed browsing, improved pop-up blocking and more. Let’s not forget the one major improvement… Read more →

I’m not one to criticise other sites. In fact, I like to see how the competition is “doing” at times. However, I’m a bit narked at the plagiarism at a certain “other” website. Now, I’ve noticed that a lot of my images are being copied across to this site directly, complete with their blue background-colour to match CoolSmartPhone. This I… Read more →

Email of the week below. Kinda sums up anyone below management level – not just IT Support.. :) Feel free to copy and add in your own line of work! :) ————————– A woman in a hot air balloon realised she was lost. She reduced altitude and spotted a man below. She descended a bit more and shouted, “Excuse me,… Read more →

There’s a Green Day song out at the moment called “American Idiot”. The lyrics go like this… “Don’t want to be an American idiot One nation controlled by the media Information age of hysteria It’s going out to idiot America” However, I feel that it’s happening more and more here in the UK too. News events are spun by the… Read more →

What a day.. in fact, what a couple of days I’m having. I took yesterday off (Tuesday) to get lots of reviews done – I’m in the middle of an o2 XDA Exec, Orange SPV M5000, o2 XDA SP and Orange SPV C600 reviews – so getting some time to do these is critical. Yesterday started off well, however I… Read more →

Looks like Engadget have bagged themselves one of the first X-box 360’s. They say.. “Um, we, uh, might not be blogging for a few days. Something really important has, um, come up. Super important stuff. Family stuff, you know? Thanks for understanding.” We’re guessing that they’ve got themselves a freebie like Chris Moyles this morning. Anyone care to send us… Read more →

I had this email today. Many emails which warn you of “scams” are usually rubbish themselves, however this is real and has happened to many people. Although Chip-and-Pin has stopped copied cards being used on the high street it doesn’t mean that thieves can’t withdraw money from your account or shop online. Don’t be fooled by the foreign cash machine… Read more →

Yeah yeah, I know – I’m doing a load of TV-related posts of late but this one sure is worth watching. There’s a BBC2 show called “Mechannibals” which used to be on at the weekend but is now on Wednesday nights at 7pm on BBC2. It’s a rather interesting idea for a TV show. The task is to build something… Read more →

Yeah yeah, I know – I’m doing a load of TV-related posts of late but this one sure is worth watching. There’s a BBC2 show called “Mechannibals” which used to be on at the weekend but is now on Wednesday nights at 7pm on BBC2. It’s a rather interesting idea for a TV show. The task is to build something… Read more →

Houston, we have a problem. I’ve misplaced my microphone so I’m unable to do Podcasts at the moment. I’ll have another look tonight – it should be in the car however with it becoming dark quite early I’ve been fumbling around like a first sexual experience. Anyhow, there’s an interesting news item today detailing the huge increase in mobile phones… Read more →

One thing you really must not do is miss Top Gear on BBC2 every Sunday at 8pm. Actually.. two things you must not do. One is to miss Top Gear, the other is to poo in a public toilets … it’s just not done. Hmm .. perhaps that should be three things, because you shouldn’t go for a dump at… Read more →

Saturday, for a bloke, should involve some beer. In fact, spending all day in the pub on a Saturday is probably what any average bloke would prefer to do. However, if you were to be given the choice between being dragged around the shops for 5 solid hours and.. errmm.. anything else, I think I’d have to say that I’d… Read more →

Just when you think, “Hummmm, what shall I put on the site next?” and it all goes off. I’m really busy right now getting some rather excellent reviews ready for you. The first one to roll off the production line will be the T-Mobile Vario. During the review I will of course remain impartial and unbiased, with just the plain… Read more →

Just when you think, “Hummmm, what shall I put on the site next?” and it all goes off. I’m really busy right now getting some rather excellent reviews ready for you. The first one to roll off the production line will be the T-Mobile Vario. During the review I will of course remain impartial and unbiased, with just the plain… Read more →