Mark Wilson

Zune Firmware 3.1 Released, Comes With Three Free Games

The Zune 3.1 update is available now. It includes some major navigation updates to Zune Social, three free games (Checkers, Sudoku and Space Battle) and "incremental" stability/performance updates to the Zune PC software and...

Zune Spec Ad Is Gross and NSFW, But At Least It's Memorable

See this ad right here? It's the Zune's latest TV spot, which debuted last night during Heroes. Needless to say, it has a generic look that could be for anyone. (Personally, I thought it was another Blackberry ad at first glance).

Wall-E Three Disc Special Edition Blu-ray Lightning Review

The Product: Wall-E (Three-Disc Special Edition + Digital Copy and BD Live). It features the movie, obviously, along with enough extra content to keep Wall-E stacking little featurette cubes for years.

SpongeBob SquarePants iPod Dock: The Grossest Gets Grossester

Posted by Mark Wilson at 2:15 AM on November 19, 2008 The Spongebob SquarePants iPod Dock is surely the result of Nickelodeon executives sitting around a table brainstorming ways to make Spongbob SquarePants even more...

Microsoft Stock Hits 10-Year Low

After a Jefferies Group analyst cut Microsoft's 2009 revenue forecasts, Microsoft's stock fell to its lowest levels since 1998. The projections were reduced due to "downward pressure on PC unit sales," not Vista or lawsuits....

iCEphone: One Touch Calling to Doctor, Hospital and 911

The iCEphone is a semi-in-production insurance policy that may or may not be small enough to actually fit in your pocket. A tri-folding WinMo phone (or "Micro PC" as the company calls it), the iCEphone has software that can not...

Developer goes bust leaving flat buyers £150k out of pocket

Nov 18 2008 By James Moncur A COMPANY behind a luxury housing project have gone bust owing customers £150,000. Duncarse Developments were due to begin building 202 riverside flats next month in a £40million project. But they...

Caddis out to impress club boss Strachan

Published Date: 18 November 2008 PAUL CADDIS hopes starring for Scotland Under-21s will enhance his chances at Celtic. The 20-year-old has made five first-team appearances for Celtic this season and will start for Scotland...

The 10-Hour Asus Eee: Big, Bad and Fugly

I'd thought that the 7800mAh battery for the MSI Wind was absurd, but one netbook fan got his hands on a $US62 12000mAh battery for his Asus Eee. The result, pictured here, adds over half a pound to the machine's weight and an...

Vudu XL2: Internet Streaming Goes Rack Mounted

For the guy who wants a Vudu system but demands a rack-mountable setup, the Vudu XL2 is here to foot the bill in Armani boots. It's essentially a Vudu XL in a premium aluminium package, storing a terabyte of content while...