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Apple overturns Motorola's ban
 (Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:10:08 GMT)
Apple is granted a suspension of a sales ban imposed on some of its iPads and iPhones in Germany.

Hackers breach FBI-UK police call
 (Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:54:27 GMT)
Hackers Anonymous release a recording of an intercepted conference call between the FBI and UK police discussing their efforts to fight hacking.

BT vow fibre optic 'game changer'
 (Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:20:17 GMT)
Fibre optic connections to at speeds of 300 Mbps will be available 'on demand' in the UK next year, BT says.

Hackers fool bank security system
 (Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:12:32 GMT)
Criminal hackers have found ways around new security devices used for online banking, the BBC has learned.

Megaupload bail appeal rejected
 (Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:48:27 GMT)
Kim Dotcom's bail appeal is rejected by a New Zealand Court, as US campaigners hint at legal action to prevent files being deleted.

Syria forces 'in Homs massacre'
 (Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:43:55 GMT)
The UN Security Council is expected to vote on a resolution backing an Arab peace plan for Syria, amid fresh reports of mass killings in Homs

Much of Britain braced for snow
 (Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:49:55 GMT)
Heavy snow is forecast for most of England and Wales later, with warnings of likely disruption to rail services and on the roads.

Afghan civilian death toll rises
 (Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:34:09 GMT)
The number of civilians killed and injured in the Afghan conflict has risen for the fifth year in a row, a UN report reveals.

FBI probes Anonymous phone hack
 (Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:45:20 GMT)
The FBI investigates how activists linked to Anonymous obtained a recording of a phone call between US and UK police on their operations against hacking.

Briton 'seen falling from liner'
 (Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:42:33 GMT)
A British cruise ship passenger has fallen overboard in waters near Mexico, the owner of the vessel says.

Dell Studio 1735 Laptop
 (Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:21:21 +0000)
I recently purchased a new laptop - a Dell Studio 1735. Its price tag of £1250 is high, but acceptable given the specification and options I added: 2.1GHz T8100 Core2Duo CPU 3GB RAM 320GB 5400 rpm hard disk ATI/AMD Radeon HD Mobility 3650 256MB 17...

UTF-8 Support
 (Sun, 30 Sep 2007 11:54:50 +0000)
After spending ages working with UTF-8 the other day, as I mentioned in my previous post, I've finally added UTF-8 support to this site. Both comments and posts by me are now able to contain all kinds of crazy characters without resorting to complex HTML ...

UTF-8 in PHP and MySQL
 (Sat, 22 Sep 2007 21:44:59 +0000)
I spent the best part of today researching how to properly handle Unicode - specifically UTF-8 - with PHP and MySQL for Web applications. Since this is something that has stumped me for a while, I decided to make this post about it. This will be as much ...

My Xbox 360 Died Again!
 (Wed, 08 Aug 2007 13:28:57 +0000)
Update (2007/09/22): I should probably update this to say that on the 30th August I received a refurbished Xbox 360 from Microsoft that not only works (no problems thus far, and I've had many a 5-hour gaming session on it), but it also considerably quiete...

More Spooky Occurrences
 (Fri, 09 Feb 2007 23:53:50 +0000)
What the hell is this? A CAD comic containing both a character whose name contains "lorddeath", but also a character named Andrew in the same panel. People are out to get me, I swear it :P

Netgear ReadyNAS Duo Slow Performance 100mbps (~10MB/s) on 1Gbps link
 (Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:58 -0000)
I have recently spent a considerable amount of time trying to work out why the read rate of my Netgear ReadyNAS Duo (using CIFS/SMB) was only giving me around 10MB/s. As this (well 12.5 MB/s to be precise) roughly works out at 100Mbps I figured it was clea... Read More (3296 Characters)

HTC Desire S Sense 3.0 Android 2.3.5 Update Download
 (Sat, 7 Jan 2012 19:29 -0000)
Finally I received a notification that a software update (2 actually) was available for my unbranded HTC Desire S Europe version (x.xx.401.xx). Update 1: ... Read More (1902 Characters)

HTC Desire S Wireless Speed Improvement
 (Sat, 7 Jan 2012 18:22 -0000)
The HTC Desire S does not appear to support 5GHz wireless, only 2.4GHz. If connecting to a 2.4GHz 802.11n capable router then it appears to be incompatible with 40MHz channel width configurations and will be unable to use the extra width on this channel. T... Read More (326 Characters)

UPnP, Superhub, IP Addresses and C#
 (Wed, 4 Jan 2012 23:53 -0000)
Further to UPnP, IP Addresses and C# ... Read More (14732 Characters)

Philips LED Lightbulbs To Replace Current Energy Saving Bulbs
 (Sat, 17 Dec 2011 21:12 -0000)
I have just been reading about Philips' latest breakthrough. Seemingly the result of a $10 million US competition ... Read More (1916 Characters)

Romney looks to boost front-runner status in Nevada
 (Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:00:51 -0500)
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - With a huge lead in polls, Republican front-runner Mitt Romney appears poised for an easy win in Nevada on Saturday that would put him in firm command of the party's see-sawing presidential nominating race.

Jobless rate at 3-year low as payrolls surge
 (Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:14:01 -0500)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States created jobs at the fastest pace in nine months in January and the unemployment rate unexpectedly dropped to a near three-year low, giving a boost to President Barack Obama.

Over 200 people killed in Syria's Homs before U.N. vote
 (Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:05:04 -0500)
BEIRUT (Reuters) - More than 200 people were killed in shelling by Syrian forces in the city of Homs, activists said on Saturday, as the U.N. Security Council prepared to vote on a draft resolution backing an Arab call for President Bashar al-Assad to give up power.

A sobering look at Facebook
 (Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:15:20 -0500)
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - It's the year's hottest initial public offering, but some wealth managers find themselves having a hard time recommending Facebook to their clients.

Komen reverses move to cut Planned Parenthood funding
 (Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:02:14 -0500)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation backed down from its decision to cut funding for Planned Parenthood, which provides abortion and birth control services, following a massive outcry by supporters of the world's largest breast cancer charity.

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Nar’s Hosting Highlights
 (Thu, 29 Sep 2011 06:11:41 +0000)
Highlights from Science of the Movies, Attack of the Show, MTV’s NextMovie Daily, The Rotten Tomatoes Show, NextMovie Nation, Heads Up, Fanboy Funhouse, and more.

Are you watching NextMovie Daily?
 (Tue, 29 Mar 2011 21:41:16 +0000)
MTV’s NextMovie Daily brings you the latest movie news in 60 seconds — every weekday, Monday through Friday! I write and host this daily show and I’m joined by co-host McKenna Maduli to make sure you’re completely caught up with movie news. Head over to our NextMovie Daily video page and subscribe to the UpNext [...]

Fanboy Funhouse Episode 22: “Death in the Funhouse, Part Two”
 (Mon, 10 Jan 2011 06:50:59 +0000)
The shocking season finale!! One of the Funhouse gang WILL DIE!! Plus, Nar lists the best movies of 2010!!

Fanboy Funhouse Episode 21: “Death in the Funhouse, Part One”
 (Mon, 10 Jan 2011 06:37:53 +0000)
The shocking first chapter in the Fanboy Funhouse season finale!! Circulon strikes back — and it’s Nar’s mullet that pays the price! Plus, Nar interviews RadNerd’s Beau Ryan… And one of the Funhouse gang WILL DIE!!

Fanboy Funhouse Episode 20: “The Power of Blame”
 (Mon, 10 Jan 2011 06:30:25 +0000)
Dugnot appears on The Goober & The Viking morning zoo radio ahow to promote his best-selling self help book, “The Power of Blame”! Plus, Nar lists the top video game picks in December.