The Titanic. Bit of a nightmare, all things considered, what with the sinking and everything. It's put us right off the idea of sailing from the UK to the USA. Read More >>
Sure, we're all pretty pleased with ourselves and the near-infinite number of electronic gadgets that we've got lying around our dwellings, but don't forget that we need to plug them in to the power supply to keep them running. Read More >>
Featured comment by professore:
"Most of the Asian producers of 13 amp "wall-warts" have not bothered to follow the standard plug-spec. so have the cable exiting by the earth prong.
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It's Valentine's Day tomorrow -- the day for lovers to indulge themselves and demonstrate their undying devotion to one another. But what if you're single? Should you have to miss out on all that? Read More >>
Featured comment by Will.King.London:
"By the time I got back it was all sold out online unfortunately. There was a window of opportunity to order via phone but before I found out about it..." More »
Did you know that today is National Hard Drive Day? Well it is, because we just decided that it is, so shut up. Appropriately, here's some top-notch hard drive and SSD bargains that we've found to help celebrate the big day. Read More >>
It's time to decide which side you're on in the e-reading debate. Are you the sort that mewls about technology, whining on about how 'you don't get the smell or the feel of a real, actual book with those computer thingies'? Yeah, or the germs. Read More >>
When Apple announced Fusion Drive, we expected it to be quick. But TLDToday has performed some speed tests, comparing a new Mac mini to its predecessor, and the results are pretty amazing. Read More >>
Featured comment by Harry:
"Yeah except the hybrid drives like the Momentus XT have always had puny SSD bits of around 4GB whilst the fusion drive looks as if it has a decent 120..." More »
It's Movember! The annual event where men sprout upper lip fur in an attempt to raise much-needed cash for cancer. If you're taking part, perhaps you'd like to record your efforts day by day with some photographs of your slowly-sprouting moustache. Read More >>
Apple's fancy new Fusion Drive promises to couple an SSD with a traditional hard drive for large-scale storage with lightning fast boot up and program launches. But a developer found Mountain Lion already packs support for Fusion Drive, meaning that with an SSD, a hard drive, and a bit of Terminal magic, you can create your own homebrew Fusion Drive right now for your old Mac. Read More >>
Featured comment by H00pyFr00d:
"Right. All done. It was very easy in the end. The perception of the user experience is almost exactly the same as it was when I had all the good stuff..." More »
Over on the east coast of America, they're 'battening down' the 'hatches' and 'stocking up' on tins of 'bully beef' in anticipation of the arrival of Hurricane Sandy. Very wise -- venturing outdoors in the face of the 'Frankenstorm' would be 'very foolish indeed'. Read More >>
Featured comment by Wade:
"Hmm. Reviews don't seem too positive either. Might well cancel my reservation with Currys - wasn't particularly fussed about an external HD so the £9..." More »
Wi-Fi isn't as great as it's cracked up to be sometimes, and there's often some annoying interferences that can get in the way of your lovely invisible internet signal. Like the microwave or a giant concrete statue in your hallway. Read More >>
Do you feel as though there’s something missing in your life, but you're not quite sure what it is? Is it a pet, a loyal beast for you to share your life with? The trouble is that pets can consume a lot of money, time, energy and food. Read More >>
Featured comment by LeeZerUK:
"i bought 2 friends young children them last christmas and even after a few tinnies i still managed to build both on christmas day." More »
A few days ago we urged you to buy an old-school Atari console, packed with 60 games, for the tiny price of just £17.00. We seriously regret that now -- it was a huge error. Read More >>
Now this is what we were hoping for from Thunderbolt. LaCie just stuck a Thunderbolt port on its USB 3.0 Rugged series of external drives, meaning it's now a tiny, indestructible speed monster. Read More >>
Sometimes an item appears over the horizon that is just so must-have that you find yourself smashing open your piggy bank and pulling the sofa apart in order to pull together the funds to buy it. Read More >>
Featured comment by magicguppy:
"For the record 1 - the SanDisk SSD doesn't play well with Macs, especially older generation ones. I did my research on it a month ago when I was shopp..." More »
Over here in Dealz Corner (or Dealzy Plaza as we sometimes call it), there's only one phone that we're yammering on about today – and it certainly isn't a spanking new iPhone 5 or a barely-functioning BlackBerry. Read More >>