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Iron Man

The new trailer for Iron Man looks promising.

Harry Potter fans are "junkies"

According to some bullshit being peddled by Dr Jeffrey Rudski, Harry Potter is as addictive as drugs.

In a so-called report in the Daily Mirror newspaper, one in ten Potter fans were said to be experiencing “withdrawal symptoms” after JK Rowling’s book series came to an end with last year’s Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

Dr Rudski said another 20% of Potter fans were “near-addicts”.

“Addiction to a drug is no different to an addiction to Harry Potter,” he added.

Yeah, I can see hoardes of zombified kids walking the streets now, begging for some more Hagrid.

eBay to ban negative seller views

eBay has finally taken heed to the concept of the customer always being right.

From May, sellers will not be able to leave negative feedback, comments or remarks about a buyer.

Imagine the same situation in the high street: I purchase an item from Marks and Spencer, then complain about the quality, service, or any other aspect of the sale – only for M&S to post my name in their window accusing me of being a bad buyer. It wouldn’t happen.

The only problem I foresee with this is sabotage from rival businesses, who purchase items and leave negative feedback from sellers to deliberately undermine their eBay rating.

16GB iPhone and 32GB iPod Touch

Apple have made a surprise upgrade to the iPhone and iPod touch, introducing 16GB and 32GB storage capacities, respectively.

I think I know what my next major technology purchase will be…

LOST Synchronised

On the eve of Season Four of LOST airing here in the UK, watch a video that synchronises the various moments leading up to the crash of Oceanic flight 815.

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