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SkyPlayer in Windows Media Center – Now Active!

viran — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:46:23 +0000

In Windows Media Center, on Windows 7, there has been a Sky Player icon which lead to a page saying that the service would be coming soon. Since then, SkyPlayer has been released on the Xbox 360 and can be accessed at no extra cost for those who have a Sky Multiroom subscription and for non-Sky customers who are willing to pay a large subscription cost to access a limited range of channels when compared to a dedicated Sky subscription (which requires a satellite dish and box).

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Microsoft Office 2010 Beta Now Open!

viran — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:39:39 +0000

If you have been waiting for the public beta of Microsoft Office 2010 to open up, or waiting for the email inviting you, the wait is over.

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Nokia N97 Gets v20 Firmware Update

viran — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:36:14 +0000

Today saw the release of the long awaited v20 firmware update which was expected to bring kinetic scrolling throughout all menus on the N97, being able to hold keys down to access the alternative character/number when typing as well as some other much needed bug fixes. One important feature which was expected, Skype, is not included and is expected again, at a later date.

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Opera Mini Beta 5 – Optimised for N97 et al.

viran — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 01:39:03 +0000

The previous version of Opera Mini worked well on Symbian S60 3rd Edition handsets but wasn’t conceived in anticipation of the touch-screen version of the S60, S60 5th Edition, which can be found on the Nokia N97 and the 5800, to name two. As a result touch functionality didn’t work and the user had to fall back to the hardware keys of the N97 and the virtual keypad of the 5800.

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Official Tesco.com iPhone App Coming?

viran — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:03:58 +0000

Nick Lansley’s Tech for Tesco.com blog is in my Google Reader subscriptions, it’s the sort of blog I like as Nick gives an insight into the technology goings on behind a company that probably everyone in the UK is familiar with. The interesting part is seeing new technology being considered and used as part of a highly successful business and knowing that it could provide improvements to the way we shop or interact with the company.

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Remove Boingo Access Point from the N97

viran — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:31:40 +0000

A pet hate of mine is pre-installed apps on devices, especially when they can’t be removed from the paltry storage space provided. In the case of the N97, you may have started up the Boingo application that comes pre-installed, by mistake with no intention of ever using it, only to find out that it adds a new Internet Access Point to your Destinations that cannot be removed! The only solution until now has been to carry out a soft reset of the phone.

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Additional Updates Available for the Nokia N97

viran — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:45:53 +0000

Hot on the heels of the v11 update for the UK version of the sim free Nokia N97, is an update for a few items on the N97 as well as a much needed optimisation.

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Office 2010 In a Browser Near You

viran — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:54:16 +0000

Last week, Google revealed that they are working on an operating system to be named the same as their browser, Chrome. It was suspected that the announcement by Google was to whip up some headlines ahead of a Microsoft event on Monday expected to reveal Office 2010.

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V11 Update for Sim-Free Nokia N97 UK Available

viran — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:50:29 +0000

Today, the v11.0.021 update for the UK variant of the sim free N97 has finally gone live. For those who were considering switching to the Euro product codes, you no longer need to do so. I have a Black UK handset on product code 0585162 which updated successfully.

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Apple Activation Server Error, Server Down?

viran — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:07:56 +0000

What happens when there is a rush to buy and activate iPhones….Apple’s activation server goes kaput.

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