Beachcombers, you've been doing it wrong. Forget trying to find washed-up bits of wood or tin cans 'n stuff, and just do what this Lancashire dog walker did: find a chunk of genuine vomit (side note: eeeeeeewwwwwwwww), and then sell it to a very unlikely industry for a whopping 100 grand. Nice. Read More >>
It's almost gin o'clock here on a dull Friday afternoon, so you deserve to witness something magical. Sit back, hit play, and watch as the beauty of pure-colour inks flow and swirl past in eye-bleeding 4K detail. Ahhh, that's better. [YouTube] Read More >>
Sony's just dumped the pre-order price for the good-looking Xperia Z on us. What's the price of entry for the waterproof "superphone" club? Why £529 of course. Ouch. Read More >>
The budget cuts are coming home to roost, folks: 220 of the British Army's finest infantry soldiers spent Tuesday in the Land Warfare Centre 'training' by having a massive LAN battle. Read More >>
Featured comment by theran24:
"Another idiotic post from Chris. If you're reading this here's a tip for you, graphics don't mean shit where as tactics do." More »
Apparently, the world doesn't have enough cloud storage, but never fear, British Telecom is on hand to sort that out. They're rolling out cloud storage to their loyal customers, in sizes ranging from laughably-puny to almost-worth-it. Read More >>
Featured comment by spank86:
"I'm also a little way outside being allowed on those holidays and if you think BTs external help desks are bad you should try speaking to their intern..." More »
Can you ever have too many MP3 players? Of course not -- here in Dealz Corner, we've got one for every genre of music imaginable, which is as it should be. Read More >>
This seems like a massive marketing stunt to me, but apparently not. Police in Germany have launched a hunt for a real-life cookie monster, who stole a giant golden biscuit and is holding it for ransom. The prized possession was stolen straight from the Bahlsen biscuit company, best know for the yummy Leibniz butter biscuits. Read More >>
Featured comment by Danjc2:
"Before being made aware that the photo was actually of the culprit, my immediate thought was "thats an adorable cookie monster costume, it has googly ..." More »
Supervillains of the world, take note: there's a RAF airbase up for sale on eBay, and it's a steal at just £2.5 million. Oh, and it's even got a massive underground bunker. Chequebooks out and form an orderly queue, please. Read More >>
Featured comment by Will.King.London:
"I accept it has unique features that would appeal to the right buyer, but 25 acres for £2.5mil is overpriced for Norfolk.
I guess as the ad stat..." More »
Triumphant mobile processor developer Qualcomm let slip a little Android secret in its latest financial update, telling investors it expects to see Google release its next big version of Android in Q2 of 2013. Read More >>
Featured comment by JoeyG410:
"Oh shit, I read that as doubtful for some reason. haha.
But my initial comment was on the back of above saying that I would regret buying a N4?" More »
If there was one word to sum up general opinion on the BlackBerry 10 launch, it would be 'meh'. There's a feeling that it's too little, too late. But we've been here before -- back in 2009, with Palm, and it seems that BlackBerry's going the same way. Read More >>
Here's some bizarre fallout from an EU ruling on the safety of electrical equipment. Apple's being forced to stop selling the Mac Pro in Europe from March, including the UK, because it's got exposed fans and they're dangerous, apparently. Read More >>
Scientists working for forthcoming Channel 4 TV show How to Build a Bionic Man assembled the most cutting-edge prosthetic limbs available today, creating an incredibly versatile robot person for around $1m. Read More >>
It looks like Motorola's finally about to prove its worth to Google, with the existence of the previously rumoured Android "X-Phone" confirmed by a job listing. Motorola's hiring someone to manage this "Next Generation Smartphone Platform." Read More >>
Following EE's 1800MHz 2G to 4G licence swap, Ofcom's been reviewing current mobile network licensing. It seems the UK mobile regulator has come to the conclusion there's no reason other network providers can't do the same. Could we suddenly see a load more 4G networks before the official 4G auction finishes? Read More >>
Featured comment by JamieLawther:
"What do you mean 2G doesn't offer Data? I'm 100% certain GPRS and EDGE are 2G. Switching off 2G seems like a good idea for people who live in large ar..." More »
Horse meat-gate very nearly hit one of the big burger chains, with high street meat shop Burger King admitting to finding horse DNA in burgers at one of its suppliers. It has apologised, saying none of the dodgy meat actually made it into customers' gobs. Read More >>