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What is it with… PS3 downloads?
The PlayStation Store is working again today so I took the opportunity to buy and download the game Pain. Great game. However, I wait for the over 1GB of data to download, then for it to install before I can run it… then I have to wait for it to download and install updates. Updates? [...]
Home Broadband Choices
With a potential house move looming, it’s a good time to assess my future broadband options. I have a choice between ADSL (and, maybe, fibre broadband in the near future), cable and mobile broadband . I have to say, I find Virgin Media’s cable packages expensive. Yes, you get a fast speed but you do pay for [...]
BT Infinity… but sadly not for me. Yet.
So, I’ve been waiting (impartiently) for my town to receive BT Infinity. This weekend I visited my sister-in-law’s only to find she’d had it for weeks and it was a free upgrade. I did an online Broadband speed test and fount her download speed was around 32 Mbps and upload speed was about 6 Mbps. [...]
PS3 on its way!
Yep, I’m late to the party but I’ve finally bought a PS3. It was my birthday at the weekend and I requested money or Amazon vouchers – these were then put towards the PS3 purchase. That was ordered Saturday night and should be arriving today or tomorrow. I’ve already made a space on the shelf [...]
Nintendo 3DS, Windows 7 Mobile and Microsoft Surface
It’s been a week of trying out tech, with a recent visit from Microsoft promoting their business “goodies” particularly giving me a chance to try some new products out! Microsoft surface The highlight, for me, was trying out Microsoft Surface, the tabletop multi-gesture surface (or, probably more accurately, it’s a smoked glass touch sensitive coffee [...]
The GadgetShow and un-smart smartphone test
Tonights included a “showdown” between 4 of the “latest” a smartphones – the iPhone 4, Nexus S, HTC HD7 and the Blackberry Torch (each representing a different OS – iOS, Android, Windows 7 and Blackberry, respectively). Now, on Twitter I’ve denounced The Gadget Show a few times and said I’d never watch it again. But I [...]
Couldn’t, or Shouldn’t?
Has the UK smoking ban worked? From a “is it being complied” point of view, I believe it is. Never have clubs and pubs felt so fresh (although cigarette smoke did tend to mask the damp beer carpet smell!). However, in my mind, it has made the occasional encounter with cigarette smoke more and more [...]
Is Poker and Bingo the Future of Android apps?
My earlier post about the future of gaming got me thinking. For over a year now I’ve been earnestly intending to start developing Android Apps. That requires me to learn Java as a starter – and then onto the Android specifics. Unfortunately, time has been my enemy and I haven’t really got anywhere with it. None-the-less, I keep [...]
What’s the future for gaming consoles?
With the recent announcement of both the and the consoles, I wonder if these may be the last of their type. Smartphones are becoming more and more powerful (dual core Android phones are starting to become the “norm” and quad cores are on their way too) and LG’s Optimus 3D is now bringing, ahead of [...]
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My new site avatar
You may have noticed that the site is gained a brand new favicon and matching avatar in the header – yes, that’s me in Manga form. It has been drawn (at great expensive to my wallet) by my eldest daughter, Laura, who apart from being a great artist is a big Manga & Anime fan [...]
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