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Imagine Laurel without Hardy
Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson. Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie. Can’t imagine one without the other? Imagine a day without your computer?
Presidential candidates have "friends" too
Could the 2008 American presidential candidates teach David Cameron and Gordon Brown a trick or two?
ThermoOptic Sensory Hyperphysics discovered
The internationally renowned Herges Institute in France has stumbled across an unexpected phenomenon in Search Engine studies.
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Bitesize
A robot to push your buttons
Scientists have developed a R2D2-style robot computer which recognises humans’ reactions and interacts with them.
Virtual worlds are the new building blocks
Sony plans to launch its new Home PS3 online network in October. Edging on Second Life’s turf, online gamers can create their own characters and shop for clothes, furniture and videos. Users can also chill out in their own virtual apartments while playing games on a virtual flat-screen. The world will also feature advertising billboards. About 50,000 users will help test the closed beta phase version.
E.T. search home
If only X-Files Agents Scully and Mulder had the option of using a search engine to solve those unexplained mysteries…
$1 million laptop
Ever wanted to own a million dollar laptop? According to Engadget, UK luxury firm Luvaglio has produced one with a piano finish and a diamond-encrusted power button.
Think lavender, coffee, socks ?
Technology experts from South Korea predict users will “smell” what they see on the internet by 2015.
The Numbers Page
Visits to UK news and media websites
Comparing January 2006 and January 2007, Digg.com had the fastest growing market share in UK internet visits for news and media websites.
US podcast advertising expected to increase
Despite podcasting remaining a niche-marketing channel and the most popular podcasts having under 50,000 downloads, eMarketer forecasts a growth in podcast advertising.
Web advertising jumps to £2 billion
Online ad revenues have increased by a phenomenal 41.2% during 2006 - overtaking newspaper advertising expenditure. A report released by the Internet Advertising Bureau and PricewaterhouseCoopers said online advertising had a market share of 12.4% in the second half of 2006. National newspaper ads increased by 0.2% and TV advertising fell by 4.7%.