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Office star tops charts with podcast
Ricky Gervais, creator and star of the hit BBC comedy The Office, has topped the charts with his podcast, a booming new format that lets users download audio or video programming.[Full Story...]
iPod video destined to be a film favourite
Apple Computer Inc crystallised the entertainment industry's focus on the emerging market for downloadable-on-demand programming by unveiling its video iPod device and a groundbreaking distribution deal with Walt Disney Co for top ABC and Disney Channel series.[Full Story...]
Apple admits flaw in new iPod nano
In an embarrassing public relations glitch, Apple computer admitted a flaw in its new iPod nano music players.[Full Story...]
Jazz legend Jansen ready for a concert
Musician Robbie Jansen has been billed to play his first concert since he collapsed in Cape Town earlier this year.[Full Story...]
Michael Jackson is toast
A novel range of memorabilia celebrating Michael Jackson's acquittal on child sex charges has popped up on the Internet: slices of toast bearing the embattled superstar's spectral image.[Full Story...]
Internet poker spawns billionaires
A former internet porn baron, her husband and two Indian technology graduates are about to become dollar billionaires as a result of the phenomenal growth in online poker.[Full Story...]
New photograph technology
Japanese researchers have developed technology that can take photographs in which everyone's eyes are open![Full Story...]
Fab-gadget wireless TV link
Our computer game freak, Kuben Chetty, is away this week, so no All In The Game column. But here's a little techno food for thought.[Full Story...]
Madonna's panties pulled from auction
A pair of panties worn by Madonna have been withdrawn from sale on internet auction site eBay. The black girdle-style underpants were pulled from the sale because the website doesn't allow used underwear to be sold.[Full Story...]
It's easy, just SMS your chosen code to...yeah, right!
Technology keeps baffling and inundating us with its jargon. A simple task like downloading ringtones can turn disastrous, not to mention trying to download games onto cellphones that are not compatible.[Full Story...]
All in the game - May 25, 2005
The city of Detroit in the United States, is also affectionately known as "Motor City". The name is appropriate as it is the hub of a very successful motor manufacturing industry. So, it's rather fitting that a game that looks at the evolution of cars for street racing, should have Detroit as one of its venues.[Full Story...]
Eminem's label agrees to settlement over Apple ad
Rapper Eminem's music label has agreed to an undisclosed financial settlement with Apple Computer in a lawsuit over copyright infringement claims.[Full Story...]
Everybody loves techno
Music lovers and mobile phone enthusiasts are in for a treat with the imminent launch of a digital quality walkman and mobile phone in the Sony W800.[Full Story...]
Good graphics, but...
Nanobreaker is set in a futuristic world where a computer programme intended to save mankind, has gone berserk. A powerful virus has also been released and it kills people and then turns them into Transformer-like robots.[Full Story...]
Heavy download
The technological era has brought with it changes that affect every facet of our lives, from connecting to the internet via cellphones, to 3G technology that allows you to see the person you are speaking to.[Full Story...]
All in the game: The punisher
Cracks in the criminal justice system sometimes allow crime kingpins, with enough money to employ the best attorneys, the opportunity of slipping through. It is just a fact of life.[Full Story...]
Rugby for fanatics and couch potatoes
Think you can deliver a crushing tackle better than South Africa Springbok rugby player Schalk Burger? Electronic Art's Rugby 2005 will let you immerse yourself in the action and prove your skills, and you don't even have to risk an injury while doing it.[Full Story...]
Motorola making a comeback with image and style
Technology always trumped good looks at Motorola Inc, whose distinguished 77-year resume includes the first car radio, walkie-talkie and cell phone but not a lot of tech beauty prizes.[Full Story...]
Men spend more on video games than music
Men spend more money on video games than they do on all forms of music, research group Nielsen Entertainment said, lending credence to a growing belief that video games are displacing other forms of media for the attention of young men.[Full Story...]
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