Spotify have announced a number of changes to Spotify Free (now known as Spotify Open) which will seriously impair the service for many users. After the first 6 months users will only be able to play individual tracks a maximum…
You couldn’t make it up – Japanese grid can’t solve nuke power loss due to 50/60 Hz split
Despite the West of Japan having a power surplus it can’t help the East, which is short if power thanks to the post-tsunami nuclear power problems. Incredibly Japan is split by a 50 Hz/60 Hz incompatibility. The West based its…
PCTV nanoStick T2 290e Freeview HD DVB-T2 tuner stick
Regular DVB-T tuner cards and tuner sticks will allow your PC to receive and record regular Freeview TV and radio programmes. Things are a bit more complicated if you want to receive Freeview HD, as it uses a new broadcast…
HTC Desire secret menu
The HTC Desire has a secret menu, which can be accessed by entering a special code as if you were dialling a phone number. The menu shows a wealth of interesting information including IMEI, phone number, usage statistics, wifi information, accurate battery voltage and…
ASA to regulate website marketing from 1 March 2011
The UK print, broadcast and display advertising regulator is soon to expanding its online activities. Up to now the only online adverts the ASA have regulated have been display ads such as banner ads. From 1 March 2011 they will start regulating…
Add Google.co.uk as a search provider in Internet Explorer (IE8)
Microsoft seem to have been making it harder to personalise the search engines used by the IE search box. There is a process for adding any search engine but it doesn’t seem to be as easy to find as it…