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HOTMAIL ALERT I can’t believe this old fake phishing scam to steal your hotmail account is still being sent – its a variation of a spam email from years ago – but this has better English apart from a few spelling mistakes – and is possibly going to catch more people out. We’ve seen these types of phishing scams on Twitter ... Read More »
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Microsoft Xbox 360 Live launches a new generation of TV
Today Microsoft announced that it plans to roll out the next generation of TV entertainment on Xbox live in over 20 different countries over the holiday season. We have been waiting for this for some time now, and finally it appears to have arrived. AT&T, BBC, Comcast, HBO, Rogers, Telefónica, Televisa and Verizon are among providers rolling out new TV entertainment services ... Read More »
How to protect your PC and remove spyware, malware for FREE
With so much malicious software around at the moment that is getting better at tricking us into opening a page, an email or clicking at link, we all need to make sure that we are protecting ourselves and our computers, laptops and tablets the best we can. This can be expensive but it doesn’t have to be, there are many ... Read More »
Nokia N8 Smartphone – Personal Review
As we know, I love to try out different phones or gadgets or applications and I will give my honest view, in the simplest terms for people to understand. This time I’ve been lucky enough to trial a Nokia N8 Smartphone, thanks to Womworld/nokia. From opening the box……. Hardware The N8 is extremely pleasing to the eye, its sleek, ... Read More »
How to check your DirectX version in Windows 7
I was concerned that I didn’t have the most upto date DirectX and for a moment I couldn’t work out how to check. After the interest in my other “How to” blogs like the YFrog post, I thought that other people may have the same problem, so here are the instructions on how to find out what directx version you are using. The ... Read More »
Microsoft Arc Mouse Review
I must admit this mouse was a total impulse buy – its curves, angles and smooth design caught my eye and I had to have one. I am a bit fussy when it comes to using a mouse – its something I use a lot as I’m not really a keyboard shortcut person, I’m a scroller and a clicker. I ... Read More »
