Feb 022010
 

The head of the Evil Empire* plans to invade the UK to complain about  violations of “natural law”, the BBC reports today.

His problem is with legislation designed to promote equality in the UK. As well as equal rights for Catholics, that also includes equal rights for gay people, including gay people in the Catholic church. Heaven forfend…

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Jan 272010
 

So the name ended up being iPad. This is amusing for the confusion it’ll doubtless cause among folk who barely distinguish between a and o vowel sounds, and also because it’s vaguely reminiscent of feminine hygeine products. But for the real reason this is a ridiculous product, well… just look at it/him/it:

Steve Jobs with the iPad

Clothes, emperor, new. Elephant, room. YOU’RE HOLDING THE WORLD’S BIGGEST MOBILE PHONE AND YOU LOOK DAFT, STEVE.

Either that or he’s shrunk.



Jan 262010
 

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Jan 142010
 

I liked my little Samsung NC10. Bought just before Christmas 2008, it was mostly everything the reviews said it would be: small, reasonably powerful, reasonably easy to use, good battery life, and most importantly cheap – especially as I managed to get mine for £250 from Amazon, at a time when the RRP was about 50 quid more.

It lasted until a whole week after the warranty expired before dying on me. The reason for its untimely demise? Bad Lid Design (probably).

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