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Yahoo! And Bing To Launch Google Adsense Competitor

In the world of “contextual advertising” ie. where ads are displayed based on a web page’s content, Google’s Adsense has dominated the market for the last decade. While there have been several attempts by other companies to compete in the space, none of the offerings to date have managed to hit the “critical mass” to […]

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QR Gravestones & Vertical Forests [Podcast #43]

Michele and Conn take another ramble through the world of technology, covering geek prams, QR codes on gravestones, and vertical forests.  We scratch our heads as Ryanair ask you to pay €3 for the privilege of marketing to you with their new iPhone app (which seems to be the same as their mobile website!)  And […]

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Nokia Announce Lumia 920 and Lumia 820

So the rumours were pretty accurate .. Nokia has announced two new Windows Phone 8 devices – the Nokia Lumia 920 and the Nokia Lumia 820. So what new features do they bring? The Lumia 920 comes with a very big battery – 2000mAh – and also supports “wireless charging”. I’d have to admit that […]

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Nokia To Announce New Windows Phones?

Nokia are expected to make an announcement later today. You can follow the webcast live here from 1000 EDT. But what will they be announcing? Rumour has it that they’ll be announcing one or more Windows Phone 8 devices. (Rumours speak of Lumia 920 and / or Lumia 820) Will these new devices be able […]

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More Than Generic [Podcast #34]

On the eve of ICANN 44 in Prague, Michele and Conn are joined by Antony Van Couvering, whose company Top Level Domain Holdings have applied for a total of 92 new generic TLDs, some on their own behalf and some for clients. Antony points out that it’s going to be an interesting meeting in Prague.  There’s […]

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Microsoft Announce Surface

Last night Microsoft announced their new tablet – the Surface. It looks pretty slick, though I’m not sure what kind of price bracket it’s in. Here’s the promotional video for it: [youtube]http://youtu.be/dpzu3HM2CIo[/youtube] Find out more here

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Thanks, Al Gore [Podcast #30]

This week’s guest is Barry Shein, President of The World, the first company to offer Internet access to the general public, when it started in 1989.  Today some people consider Internet access to be a human right, but back then it was very different.  Barry still has the email he received from the US National […]

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