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100,000 toothpicks used to depict San Francisco
If you are ever in a restaurant and they are out of toothpicks, chances are Scott Weaver has pocketed them on his way out. That’s because he needs them for his incredibly detailed toothpick replica depicting San Francisco. As the video and image below shows, Weaver has created a pretty awesome construction consisting of more [...]
2011-04-27 10:21:30 | Geek.comNokia ditches 4,000 workers, offloads Symbian
Nokia has announced the 'next steps in [its] transformation', which include axing 4,000 jobs and outsourcing all Symbian software activities to Accenture as it focuses on Windows Phone 7.Employees of the Finnish firm have known for some time that redundancies are coming, but the scale of the losses has now been revealed: 4,000 of the company's 65,000 global staff will be ditched by the end of 2012. 1,400 of the jobs will be lost (...)
2011-04-27 10:19:00 | Tech RadarApple MC540LL/A 4th Generation 8GB iPod Touch – $205 + Free Delivery
Amazon is offering a new low price on this Apple MC540LL/A 4th Generation 8GB iPod Touch for just $229 – $24.01 Instant Discount + Free Shipping = $204.99! The newest iPod Touch allows you to do more than ever, and with the prices dropping now’s your chance to get one easily! With the iPod Touch [...]
2011-04-27 10:17:33 | Gadget ReviewARM Holdings beats profit forecasts on back of smartphone demand
Cambridge company licenses designs to smartphone and tablet makers including Apple and SamsungSoaring demand for smartphones such as Apple's iPhone helped the British chip designer ARM Holdings beat forecasts with a 35% rise in first-quarter pre-tax profits to £50.8m compared with the same time last year on the back of revenues up 29% to £185.5m.The Cambridge-based company, which licenses its designs to many of the top smartphone and tablet makers including Apple, Samsung Electronics, (...)
2011-04-27 10:17:23 | Guardian.co.ukTomTom (1ET0.019.01R) XL 350 4.3-inch GPS (refurbished) – $67 With Discount
Macmall via eBay is providing a super deal on this TomTom (1ET0.019.01R) XL 350 4.3-inch GPS (refurbished) for only $66.99 + Free Shipping = $66.99! Make all of your travels safe and productive with a GPS priced just for you! This TomTom XL 350 GPS Navigator boasts a large 4.3-Inch Touch Screen which is large [...]
2011-04-27 10:12:03 | Gadget ReviewTwitter mourns for the undead typewriter
A story about the last typewriter manufacturer in the world announcing it has only 500 machines left made headlines recently. There is one problem: It isn't the last manufacturer.
2011-04-27 10:10:10 | CnetLG claims it has 'turned corner'
LG believes that it has turned the corner, with sales of flat panels and operating profits up and optimism that an 'aggressive' product line-up in televisions will drive profits. The company as a whole saw its first operating profit since early 2010, although investments in affiliated companies brought a net loss of 16 billion Won (£9m). The Home Entertainment arm posted a revenue decrease of 4.8 per cent year-on-year – with the company blaming (...)
2011-04-27 10:09:00 | Tech RadarScott McNealy re-emerges in tech circles
Though quiet after Oracle acquired Sun, the company he co-founded, McNealy is back in the saddle again. He's chairman of start-up WayIn and delivering one-liners over Twitter.
2011-04-27 10:08:00 | CnetSkullcandy 2XL Shakedown Headphones – $8 With Free Ship
Skullcandy via eBay is offering a super bargain price on these Skullcandy 2XL Shakedown Headphones for only $24.99 -$17 Instant Discount + Free Shipping = $7.99! Give yourself the super sound quality you need with a price you can easily afford! The Skullcandy 2XL headphones sit on your ears with comfortable and thick padding and [...]
2011-04-27 10:06:47 | Gadget ReviewReport: Fox, Paramount holdouts on YouTube rentals
Disney is also unwilling to ink a deal that would bring premium movie rentals to the world's top video-sharing site, according to an entertainment-news site.
2011-04-27 10:06:38 | Cnet7,000 employees to go from Nokia
Phone maker Nokia announces it is to shed 7,000 jobs as part of a plan to refocus the company on smartphones.
2011-04-27 10:05:28 | BBC News
Nikon D5100 impressions, head-to-head with D7000
Nikon has stirred up the camera crowds once again with its newly released D5100, filling the industry with the buzz of a new high-resolution articulating screen. In terms of consumer DSLR options, the D5100 has taken on the role of the mid-range model in Nikon's product line between the D3100 and the D7000 and we think it assumes the part rather nicely. In terms of price, the D5100 fits right in as well, fetching (...)
2011-04-27 10:05:00 | EngadgetPSN users 'should cancel credit cards immediately' says expert
Security specialist Sophos has put out a stark warning to anyone who has entered their credit card details on the PlayStation network, saying they should "cancel that card immediately".Sony this week admitted that a hacker has infiltrated the PSN and, along with it, the personal information of potentially all of the 70 million people who use the service.In the UK, three million people are part of the PSN, and Graham Cluely from Sophos believes (...)
2011-04-27 10:04:00 | Tech RadarCanon VIXIA HF M32 Digital Camcorder – $549 + Free Ship
Fumfie has a super discount on this Canon VIXIA HF M32 Digital Camcorder priced at only $999 – $450 + Free Shipping = $549! Take your recording experience further with superb quality at a big discount! This Canon VIXIA Camcorder combines all the features you need into a slim and lightweight body for super easy [...]
2011-04-27 10:01:30 | Gadget ReviewEricsson Q1 profit surges on mobile broadband demand (Reuters)
Reuters - Telecoms gear maker Ericsson blasted past first-quarter core profit expectations thanks to surging mobile broadband sales and said it would take until the third quarter to resolve Japan quake supply problems.
2011-04-27 10:01:00 | Yahoo News