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ICT Enthusiast and photographer.

By - Darren Straight

Congratulations from the Buddy Program at CafeMSN – March 2006

Wooow I cant beileve it, I have yet again won a prize on the Buddy Program at CaféMSN, the last time I won on the 6th of April 2006 which was for the February 2006 prize selection were I won a £20 gift voucher, but this time I have won the grand mega prize which is a £80 online shopping gift voucher

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Samsung plans Origami PC launch

More news for us ultramobile PC fans! Samsung has scheduled an event for next month to mark the U.S. release of its Q1 ultramobile PC, the first brand-name device to launch using Microsoft’s Origami concept. The Korean electronics giant did not offer any new details on the product in its e-mail invitation to journalists, but said it would launch the

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David Blaine Set to Live in Aquarium

David Blaine the 33-year-old magician is planning on living underwater for seven days and nights in a “human aquarium” in front of New York’s Lincoln Centre. He will conclude by attempting to hold his breath underwater longer than the record of 8 minutes, 58 seconds. The finale of his latest stunt will air live in a two-hour ABC special on

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Just upgraded my Free Flickr Account to a Pro Flickr Account

Today I thought I would treat myself to something special, especially after all that running I did yesterday plus taking photographs with my digital camera, and well what better thing to buy than a Pro Flickr Account, here’s what I get with my new Pro Flickr Account: 2 GB monthly upload limit Unlimited storage Unlimited bandwidth Unlimited photosets Permanent archiving of high-resolution

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$399 a month email account for for the upper class millionaires!

Surely not even the rich would go for this! New exclusive email service for the upper class – US$ 399.00 monthly Munich, Germany, April 11. 2006 – Welcome to the 21. century! Do you own a luxury car and enjoy the exclusivity? Of course… But why restrict yourself? Now the time has come to define your financial status even in

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Windows Live ID team is Blogging

Looks like the Windows Live ID team has started blogging about their developments with the new Windows Live ID the upgrade/replacement for the Microsoft Passport. Welcome to the Windows Live ID team blog!  This is our inaugural Hello World! post to introduce Windows Live ID.   Windows Live ID is the upgrade/replacement for the Microsoft Passport service and is the

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£13.37 as a thank you to Founding Members of Prize Fight

What another cool email from the heart of my inbox, prize fight has just credited my account with £13.37 (1337 amounts of cash) in order to say thank you for being a Founding Member of Prize Fight, I first found out about Prize Fight (win money gaming) last month when I read a review about it in the .net magazine

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Microsoft Announces Windows Live Academic Search

Today Microsoft Corporation has announced the beta release of its Windows Live Academic Search service in English in seven countries which include the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Spain, Japan, and Australia, the new tool is designed to help students, researchers and universities conduct research across a wide range of academic journals. Windows Live Academic Search Beta currently covers