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More Explosions in London!

  A number of Tube stations have been evacuated and lines closed after three blasts in what Met Police chief Sir Ian Blair says is a "serious incident". Sir Ian appealed to Londoners to stay where they were and said the transport system was effectively shut down. The minor explosions used detonators only, a BBC reporter said. In addition, a Number 26 bus in Hackney Road in Bethnal Green had its windows blown out by a blast. There were no injuries. BBC News

FireFox 1.06

Yep I read somewhere that there was going to be a quick release of an update to FireFox straight after 1.05 and they were right.  Firefox 1.0.6 is a stability update. We recommend that users upgrade to this latest version. Here’s what’s new in Firefox 1.0.6: Restore API compatibility for extensions and web applications that did not work in Firefox 1.0.5. Get FireFox!

HP iPaq Bluetooth Headphones

Looking for the Bluetooth software (A2DP Profile)? Get it at YSE   My latest purchase are the latest Bluetooth Headphones available for the HP iPaq model I have (rx3715). As a matter of fact they seemed to be the only Bluetooth Headphones available for my model, according to many people Bluetooth hands free kits do not work on this particular range thanks to HP’s lack of a decent audio gateway hardware/software. The Product: I received the product in the post yesterday (19th July 05) after purchasing it from eBay at £28.99 (+2.50p&p). That is officially the cheapest...

Google Moon

Once again, Google news: When you go to Google.com today, you will find this logo: It announces a new service of google called Google Moon, you can compare it to Google Maps, with the only difference that this is with imagery of the moon. The Google staff hasn’t lost it’s sence of humor: try zooming in to the maximum…. See what the astronauts saw on July 20, 1969. Try Google Moon

FireFox 1.0.5

Firefox 1.0.5 is a security update that is part of our ongoing program to provide a safe Internet experience for our customers. We recommend that all users upgrade to this latest version. Here’s what’s new in Firefox 1.0.5: Several security fixes. Improvements to stability. Fixed in Firefox 1.0.5 MFSA 2005-56 Code execution through shared function objects MFSA 2005-55 XHTML node spoofing MFSA 2005-54 Javascript prompt origin spoofing MFSA 2005-53 Standalone applications can run arbitrary code through the browser MFSA 2005-52 Same origin...

Betaplayer name change and update!

The Core Pocket Media Player (formerly Betaplayer) is said to be the world’s most popular Open Source Media Player for the PocketPC, PalmOS and Smartphone mobile devices. It is designed to make it easy for the mobile media community to play all their digital media without restrictions. It’s a wonderful and more robust — FREE — alternative to Windows Media Player — if you need an alternative for some reason (like your videos won’t play full-screen after your hx4700 ROM update.) Supported file containers – AVI (*.avi) – Matroska (*.mkv,...

Explosions in London

50 dead and 1000 injured after explosions on the Underground network and a double-decker bus in London. A police spokesman said there were "quite a large number of casualties" at Aldgate Tube Station. And Scotland Yard confirmed one of several reports of explosions on buses in the city – in Tavistock Place – but said the cause was not yet known. One caller to BBC Five said his friend had seen "the bus ripped open like a can of sardines and bodies everywhere". Update 15.50:- Police say 40 have been killed and apparently Al-Qaeda has claimed the attacks (they...

Real Wood iPod!!

"People have tried modding their iPods using wood before, but it took the genius of ZapWizard to create the Real Wood iPod. Hand carved from a solid piece of African hardwood to a thickness of just 2mm, the end result has to be seen to be believed. Wood grain is the new Apple White! I’m not gonna lie – I was dead impressed when I saw this, I just wondered if the click wheel actually worked! To see more view the following: Bi-Tech ZapWizard