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It’s only four years since Google Street View was launched and yet now for many it’s part of our everyday lives. Innovation after innovation has resulted and many of us can now see the familiarity of our local streets on Street View and visit other areas far away for a virtual look around. … [Read more...]
For those of you thinking of purchasing a 3D TV and also requiring a new tablet device this one is a no-brainer. Best Buy is running a promotion beginning tomorrow, August 21 through August 27, which will offer a free Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 on purchase of select 3D HDTV’s from Samsung. … [Read more...]
It may only be day three of Celebrity Big Brother 2011 but the amount of attention the series is getting is a good sign for new host Channel 5 and presenter Brian Dowling. Although many of us are already hooked on the daily goings on of the celebs including Kerry Katona, Jedward and Paddy (though I … [Read more...]
Despite the fact that there seems to be an almost never-ending stream of speculation at the moment about the Apple iPhone 5 we’ll continue to bring you all the latest developments as we know how many of our readers are interested in the next iPhone. Our news today is about iPhone 5 release … [Read more...]
We knew that an awful lot of our readers are waiting for the release of the Samsung Galaxy S II (S2) in the US and recently gave an information roundup for the US. Today we have news that it may be the Sprint variant of the Galaxy S II, the Epic Touch 4G, which could see the light of day first with … [Read more...]
StumbleUpon, the social discovery and sharing site, is seeing some hugely rapid growth lately and back in April we told how a milestone of 1 billion stumbles per month had been reached. Only a week or so ago we then told how StumbleUpon was celebrating its 10th anniversary and had now received 25 … [Read more...]
The Motorola Droid Bionic has been somewhat of an enigma in the many months we’ve been waiting for its release. We’ve been keeping you up-to-date with all the development and rumors about this Android smartphone but just lately as we near the launch, details have started flooding in thick and … [Read more...]
The Samsung Galaxy S II or S2 continues to excite those in the US who have yet to see its release, which is looking likely to be around the same time as the Motorola Droid Bionic, both beating the arrival of the Apple iPhone 5. Today we have news of a possible Galaxy S II 4GE LTE upgrade from a … [Read more...]
Those OSM readers with good memories may remember that back in June we brought you news of social media and tech additions to Oxford Dictionaries Online, such as ‘Twittersphere,’ ‘infographic,’ ‘unfollow’ and ‘permalink’. Today we have news of additions now made to the Concise Oxford … [Read more...]
We’ve been giving you info about the Motorola Droid Bionic coming to Verizon on a regular basis as we know just how many readers are waiting for it and earlier today gave news of a new rumored release date and price. However at the time we missed some more information and want to get you up to … [Read more...]
The Samsung Galaxy S II is one of a triangle of smartphones that seem to have tongues wagging at the moment, the other two being the Motorola Droid Bionic and Apple iPhone 5, and we’ve been keeping readers up to speed. Today we have good news for would-be Galaxy S II owners on TELUS in Canada … [Read more...]
One of our most popular subjects at OSM is giant social networking site Facebook. However we’ve noted on many occasions that a lot of people simply don’t like changes to their favorite social networking site and we’ve seen numerous examples of that from Facebook and Twitter. Today we wanted to … [Read more...]
We enjoy keeping our readers informed about back to school promotions and of course one of the biggest every year is the Apple Back to School promotion. However it seems that this year’s offers could do with changing as Mac Sales have dropped significantly. … [Read more...]
Over the last few months we’ve been discussing the likelihood of Sprint and/or T-Mobile getting the Apple iPhone this time around. Many would love to see Sprint and T-Mobile get the iPhone 5 as well as existing carriers Verizon and AT&T but as yet there’s still no confirmed news on this. … [Read more...]
It seems trouble is afoot in the world of entertainment as an incident on last night’s Piers Morgan Tonight show has got a lot of people talking. The Tea Party’s Christine O’Donnell walked out of the CNN show after Morgan continued to ask questions about gay marriage, leaving Morgan looking … [Read more...]
The Motorola Droid Bionic is still the subject of an awful lot of tech discussion and we know that many of our readers are still hanging on waiting for it on Verizon. We have a glimmer of good news today that may please many of you and that is that we may be seeing the release a little earlier than … [Read more...]
Apple’s iOS and the Android operating systems are often the topic of debate about which is the most successful or popular platform and which devices are best, but it’s not very often that the differences between people who prefer one OS over the other are distinguished. Many are fiercely loyal … [Read more...]
Although Microsoft and Google both offer cloud services that fit with federal requirements, that hasn’t stopped Amazon climbing on board and yesterday the company announced GovCloud, cloud storage services for the U.S. government. The services will be used by US government users and contractors … [Read more...]
The Samsung Galaxy S II (sometimes dubbed S2) and the Apple iPhone 5 are two of the most-anticipated smartphones of the year and only the Motorola Droid Bionic matches them as far as hype is concerned. We’ve been keeping readers up-to-date with all the latest about these handsets and for some … [Read more...]
Regular readers of OSM will have noted our enthusiasm for the upcoming Motorola Droid Bionic. If it seems that we’ve written a lot of posts now on the Bionic it’s because we have and let’s face it the length of time we’ve waited for it means there’s been plenty to report. Recently we … [Read more...]
Here at OSM we’ve made no secret of our enthusiasm for a good infographic and a couple of recent examples include the 5-year YouTube impact on US politics and another detailing the iPhone 5 and its main rivals. Today’s infographic is on one of our favorite subjects, social media marketing, and … [Read more...]
We’ve been keeping readers informed with news about the RIM BlackBerry Bold 9900 and recently told about UK price wars before release. Previous to that we had told of disappointment when the US release of the BlackBerry Bold 9900 was delayed until September but today official confirmation has … [Read more...]
Ok, so we all got pretty excited a few days ago when leaked news came of two Best Buy smartphone events coming up, on Wednesday August 17 and Monday August 22. Although it was widely thought that we may see some big new smartphone releases it has now transpired that certainly the first date will be … [Read more...]
Here at OSM we like to tell you the background behind all the Google Doodle’s and recent examples have included an interactive mobile for Alexander Calder’s birthday and another marking botanist Gregor Mendel. Today eagle-eyed observers will have noticed a new Google Doodle and this time it’s … [Read more...]
A gaming console that has provoked a big amount of interest is the Sony PlayStation Vita although there was major disappointment when we heard it would not be released until 2012 in the USA and Europe, a disappointment for many. Today we’ve heard more news about the Vita to digest while you’re … [Read more...]
