By Andrew Liszewski
It might not be as comprehensive, nor is it narrated by Stephen Fry, but Openmoko’s WikiReader could be the closest thing we have to The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy right now. It’s a palm-sized encyclopedia that contains over 3 million English language articles from Wikipedia, available offline.
Thanks to its monochrome touchscreen...
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Tags: Amazon, Batteries, Closest Thing, Encyclopedia, English Language Articles, Guide To The Galaxy, Hitchhiker, Hyperlinks, Microsd Cards, Openmoko, Quarterly Updates, Stephen Fry, Stroke, Subscription Plan, wikipedia
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2009 is suddenly a holiday of...
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Tags: British Accent, British Man, Car Controls, Car Models, Class Licenses, Engine Tune Ups, Forza Motorsport, Gentle Voice, Gran Turismo, Nfl Fans, Perfect World, Racing Circuits, Realism, Realistic Physics, Speed Shift, Stephen Fry, Tentpole, Trifecta, Voice Of Authority, XBOX 360
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To his credit Bacon was one of the first BBC radio presenters to realise that Tweeting was fantastic way of interacting with an audience. So he will often use his feed to ask his listeners questions, plug the guests on the show and encourage fellow tweeters to express their opinions.
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The word Twitter is to appear in the forthcoming Collins English Dictionary as both a verb and a noun: Twitter - verb: to write short messages on the Twitter website. Twitter - noun: a website where people can post short messages about their current activities. The word Twitterati, which refers to the elite users...
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While most had their eyes on Stephen Fry at the Nokia N97 launch, some keen bods were busy pumping the execs for information and it seems they pumped well. It turns out that Nokia is planning on phasing out the DRM on their Comes With Music package meaning that users will be able to...
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