Forum: Technology

mostly making this thread to highlight the absurdity of the new nano, but may as well cover everything else apple released today. new touch, like an iphone 4 with no phone and lower res cam. ...

hey, i got my new phone today (its fabulous). i was adding contacts under MyPhonebook but after adding like ten, the contacts i add afterwards don't come up in my contact list and i can't figure out why. they are obviously saved because i can access...

So I was wondering what if you do use headset what ones you use. Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk

I'm getting tops 6hours should I send back for repairs? Phone is less than a month old Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk

Should I get the iPhone 4 or the Samsung GalaxyS?

Hey you missed a month! here is mine ;D http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/720/26542226.jpg

just got android 2.2 had fun so far any thoughts and does anyone know or have a link to what is new?

when I watch a youtube video, facebook makes that "pop", someone writes in the tinychat (and it's not the active window) it's pissing annoying and i've only noticed it recently WATS GOIN ON? I googled and there was one relevant reply and...

ok so i want to change the theme on my laptop, so i downloaded some Universal Theme Patcher which loads of site told me to, i patched the 3 files with it, and then downloaded some themes, the main reason im doing this is to change my taskbar. But...

got a new vga cable with the new laptop so thought id make use of it, this is my new setup and im likin it so far :) ipod as remote using air mouse pro over adhoc network bored and no hours in work ha Uploaded with ImageShack.us

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNSaurw6E_Q&feature=player_embedded#!

hello. i would like to buy a camera but would put more faith in some of you than myself in choosing a decent one, as i have no clue needs: -compact -high megapixel count -rechargeable battery thats all i can really think of. budget is...

I know there have already been a few threads on hosting but this one is different in that I'm looking for Windows hosting only (whereas all suggestions in the other threads were for Linux hosting). So yeah, does anyone know of any decent (and...

http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/12463 I've just downloaded the trial of Sccope and it's fantastic. Run the app, click the scan button, and scan the barcode of any item (particularly useful, perhaps, for books), and it'll go online...

Does anybody have any recommendations for Web Hosting please? I'm currently looking at http://www.justhost.com/ as they seem to be cheap and are a reputable company with good reviews. I'm looking for something I can host multiple domains on, and...

apparently some of the computers at work have some sort of virus, and I think I've got it on my laptop via my USB stick all it's doing it making IE windows pop-up every so often McAfee keeps alerting me to "snd.exe" but I'm not sure how to fix...

http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/blackberry-torch-goes-live-on-atandts-site/ I'm hoping OS6 becomes available for the 9700!

Just wondering if any of you guys know how to set up my phone so I can recieve emails from my uni email.. Don't know how I can find the settings as I normally access it via owa.kingston.ac.uk/owa/

I am writing to you all from my iMac using Windows 7 Ultimate. I thought I should confess. It works a dream though LOL.

http://www.efytimes.com/e1/fullnews.asp?edid=49430&ntype=mor ha, cool :D

alright sooo I got my iPod working, so I went into the app store and tried to download a free app to test it out but it wouldn't let me? do I have to have credit card info and/or gift certificate info on there to download even free apps? :/

Trying to decide between a Macbook Pro and a mainstream notebook PC, but can't. On the PC side, my top two choices are this HP and this Toshiba. The HP has specs that blow past the entry level MBP; the Toshiba is roughly on par but is...

I bought an LG chocolate about 3 years ago and now im thinking of making the big upgrade. The battery chip broke and it keeps falling off and for the past couple of months ive been using ductape to piece everything together. Aside from that it still...

Right so for the past month or so i've been getting a dodgy internet connection Normally I get around 800KB/s download but sometimes i'll be downloading, or on the internet, or playing a game, and my network traffic will drop to 0B/s, it's not a...

Hi. So, I had really bad reception in my area for my phone and I'd always get cut off when calling someone or trying to use the internet. I told Orange, they gave me a discount. blahblah. However, the date they said it would be fixed was a lie...

I sent my black BlackBerry Bold 9700 to the insurance company and they've sent me a white one back! I'm not sure whether I'm too fond of it just yet, as it seems to have a yellow tint to it overall, but there's not a lot I can do about it as...

rather bizarre story.. http://news.cnet.com/8301-31021_3-20012944-260.html?tag=TOCmoreStories.0

So.. my old one's MB died, and I've salvaged the pieces I can use, but I'd like a new tower built. The current one I'm looking at is this one: CAS: NZXT M59 Gaming Mid-Tower Case with See-Thru Window CS_FAN: Default Case Fan CPU: AMD Athlon™ II...

http://www.apple.com/magictrackpad/ Nice idea but it's very small and this latest trend in making everything wireless and needing batteries to run is really starting to bug me, at least give people the option of having a cable connection, some of...

I'm torn, it's got all the stuff i would actually use a lot but at the same time i don't actually make enough calls or txt's to justify the £30 a month contract.... Any thoughts?

The Kindle, Amazon's eBook reader, has been improved and the price has been slashed. It's now £149 for the 3G version and £109 for the Wi-Fi version. ...

So apparently I can't downgrade my iPod Touch 2G back to OS3.1.3, because Apple won't let you. So now I'm stuck with an iPod on OS4 whose battery wont even last a day. Brilliant.:threaten:

another one of my stupid technology threads... i want to turn my tv into a second monitor for my mac, so i can watch lost ive downloaded on my tv and use my main macbook screen for doing work on. ive searched google and i know its possible but i...

ever since i downloaded the newest version of msn (windows live messenger) it won't let me go on webcam for other people to simply view another persons webcam. you know how you have two options for webcam usually? there's one that is something like...

Quite shocked at this Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-10740817 The Indian government has unveiled the prototype of an iPad-like touch-screen laptop, with a price tag of $35 (£23), which it hopes to roll out next year....

Just wondering if anyone here as anything to say about the reliability of HP laptops. I'm considering getting this one, and it's a really great price for what you get, but my main concern is that a lot of people seem to complain about the...

I can't remember who it was, but they were moving into a new house and were after a BT line so that they £130 fee... I just discovered a deal where you can get it for £30 if you sign an 18month contract: You'll need to call them to get it,...

Anyone have problems with uploading photos on facebook? I havent tried in a long while but i cant seem to upload any from my laptop, it always says upload failed after a few minutes, tried on chroe and firefox and still nothing.. anyone have any...

My computer won't let me import from my Camera, but I though I'd make the thread anyway... Post your computer setup, mess and all!

Every time I open iTunes it freezes. I've restarted my laptop numerous times and that does nothing to help. Everything else is working fine except for iTunes...ideas?

So, I'm with Orange. Previously 3 Network. And since about the 1st of July I've had really bad network issues. When I was at home (I'm at uni atm), I had good reception. Now I'm back in Canterbury I have bad reception when I'm either 1. in my house....

Hi guys, I'm looking to get a new printer. Every printer I've had in the past has always ended up putting lines through text, and messing up, probably due to me abusing it. Basically, the printer will be used to print application forms/cv's and...

Not sure if I'm going to get any replies here, but basically I was wondering what AMD processors best match their Intel competitors. I feel like AMD has largely fallen out of the mainstream processor market so I'm no longer aware of what all their...

Anyone hear about Apple offering free cases to people who buy/bought an iPhone 4 before 30th September to fix the antenna problem? Also if you are still unhappy they are offering a FULL refund on it. iOS 4.0.1 released today with a more accurate...

so for a couple of days my computer has been starting up with 'windows explorer has stopped working, restarting the process..' and then my task bar/userbar (bar at the bottom w/e it's called) has turned into old fashioned windows like? noticed i...

http://blogs.blackberry.com/2010/07/introducing-blackberry-protect/

Hi, I'm going to Spain next year, for a year and wanted to know, is it possible to unlock Blackberry's? I wanted to know so that when I go I can just unlock it and put a Spanish SIM card in. Unless of course there's some other options when going...

Sorry another dumb technology thread from me but google is proving too complicated for my tired little mind. Basically i live in a three story house. I have spent the last day of my life on the phone to VM and sorting out all my internet for my...

Im going out of my friggin mind here. Trying to set up VM broadband in my new house and apparently I have to plug this 'co-axial' cable into a 'cable wall socket' what the actual fuck is a cable wall socket? apparently it looks like this...

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/beta/ the biggest obvious change is that you can now have tabs on top like chrome etc.

its been a while since i had anything to do with cds especially burning them, cba to retype so what i just ranted to mark; bridles says (02:06): *apparentley ive been trying to burn a cd for an hour *yknow what pisses me off Mark says (02:06):...

http://www.rapidshare.com/news.html I find the article a little confusing but it seems like this new system is just a way of them charging more. Current price of premium (with 5GB a day) = €55 a year New 'RapidMedium' (also 5GB a day) =...

A basic website with CMS (I'll probably modify a wordpress template or something else n00b-proof) Three years domain registration Three years hosting Undoubtedly, three years of me being on the end of the phone when he wants something...

Hi there. I was just wondering, if you're low on funds one month and you have to pay a £30 phone bill, is it possible to ask them to defer the payment for the next month or something? Cause I have a feeling Orange will take the money out of my...

My sister just bought a 3GS, she is also switching from 3 to o2. (just to keep this simple, I am going to call the number she wants to transfer '123' and the current o2 number she wants to get rid of '789'). So her 123 number is still on 3, and the...

So far: iPhone 4 Announced: LED Flash 720p / 30fps Video Front facing camera (video calling) Super high-res display (960 x 640) Battery: 7 hours of 3G talk, 6 hours of 3G browsing, 10 hours of WiFi browsing, 10 hours of video, and 40 hours...

my iPhone 4 was delivered at 11.10am!! LOVE IT!! It's soooooooooooo good. I was a total BlackBerry fan boy but honestly, the iPhone is amazing and the best phone i've owned I think. I can't believe how much better the OS is, i mean, i...

I can't decide which to get. :( Help please?