Jay Currie (Free subscription) | yesterday | International
Somali pirates have already earned more than £20m in ransom payments this year, and individual ships have recently been fetching millions of dollars each. At least a dozen vessels and more than 250 international crew members are being held hostage. Most of the ships are anchored near the fishing village of Eyl, high on Somalia’s [...]
The Boy Genius Report (Free subscription) | yesterday | Technology
Carphone Warehouse, the giant UK retailer for all major UK carriers minus Vodafone, has listed the BlackBerry 8900 Curve on its website and has announced that it is slated to arrive in December for the holidays. While nothing has been revealed in terms of which carriers the phone will be available from, so far T-Mobile [...]
The Equity Kicker (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago | Technology
The latest data from the Internet Advertising Bureau shows that US online ad revenues in Q308 were $5.9bn, 8% up on Q307 and 2% up on Q208. The good news is obviously that it is still growing, the bad news is that these sorts of growth rates are not of the magnitude that will necessarily [...]
Coolest Gadgets (Free subscription) | yesterday | Technology
Sony knows just how important music is to people, and for the upcoming holiday season, the consumer electronics giant has prepared not one, two, or three, but five new audio accessories that ought to be able to cater to just about any and every audio demographic, offering versatility, personalization and freedom from wires courtesy of [...]
The Croydonian (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago | International
From the Los Angeles Times : "Antiwar groups and other liberal activists are increasingly concerned at signs that Barack Obama's national security team will be dominated by appointees who favored the Iraq invasion and hold hawkish views on other important foreign policy issues. .... Aside from Clinton and Gates, the roster of possible Cabinet secretaries has included Sens. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) and...
Coolest Gadgets (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago | Technology
I’ve just got my hands on one of the new Dell Netbooks and first impressions are very good. It is designed to be a portable Internet anywhere device, weighing in at a measly 990g and measuring 232×175x30 (that’s about 1/3 of the size of my Mac Book Pro) and includes built-in broadband, there’s a [...]
TechCrunch UK (Free subscription) | yesterday | Politics
One of the interesting debates that surrounded today’s story about the BNP was what to do with the data once it got out. So far it’s pretty clear that the names and addresses of members of the BNP are way out of bounds in a legal sense. The political party, whether you agree with its [...]
Coolest Gadgets (Free subscription) | yesterday | Technology
While laptops are great devices to tote around, sometimes we do wish they can be as comfortable to use as an actual desktop. Desktop replacement models aren’t exactly the most portable devices, which is why the Laptop Cool Table from Arbella works great if you want more comfort when working on your laptop, no matter [...]
Dizzy Thinks (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago | Politics
Without a doubt the funniest thing I have read today. I quite like the little thing.
Liberal Democrat Voice (Free subscription) | yesterday | Politics
From the BBC: The government should consider lending directly to businesses and mortgages as banks fail to live up to promises to lend more, Nick Clegg has suggested. The Lib Dem leader says the government has been “supine” and “weak” in not forcing banks to act, despite giving them billions of taxpayers’ pounds. Mr Clegg said these were [...]
Coolest Gadgets (Free subscription) | 18/11/2008 | Technology
I’m sure there are many Coolest Gadget readers who can’t live unless there is a Bluetooth headset attached to your ear. I’m sure that you have noticed a few problems that come attached to them, like mild discomfort and bad reception. Fortunately, Ditech is on the job and worked to improve Bluetooth headsets [...]
Womble on Tour (Free subscription) | 18/11/2008 | Politics
David Cameron has abandoned his pledge to match the government's spending commitments into 2011. Thank God for that.
The Croydonian (Free subscription) | yesterday | International
A development in Canada that I can see being taken up in these parts: " Queen's University in Kingston, Ont., has hired six students whose jobs as "dialogue facilitators" will involve intervening in conversations among students in dining halls and common rooms to encourage discussion of such social justice issues as race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, ability and social class ". .... " Like...
Coolest Gadgets (Free subscription) | yesterday | UK
If you’re really big on vehicle safety, you might pick up one of these Houdini Automotive Escape Tools. It would also be great for parents sending their teen drivers off into the world. No, it can’t save them from everything, but at least they’ll be prepared for certain situations. The Houdini tool will help them [...]
paidContent:UK (Free subscription) | 18/11/2008 | Other
JupiterResearch VP and research director Mark Mulligan specialises in music for the Forrester-owned agency. In this essay, reproduced from his journal , Mulligan argues against the emerging notion that music should be free without labels and creators getting paid... "The French music industry body Société civile des Producteurs de Phonogrammes en France (SPPF) is suing four US-based developers of...
