LG has taken the release of Windows Phone 7 very seriously. Not only has it produced two of the best handsets for the new platforms today, it has also added some innovative features of its own to confirm it is locked into Microsoft’s new mobile OS. The LG Optimus 7 brings you Windows Phone 7 in a slim touch-screen form factor. We first got to see the LG Optimus when it was gracefully demoed to  [ Read More ]

In 2006 Sandi Thom’s infamous debut single ‘I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker’ topped the charts in seven countries with the ensuing album ‘Smile…It Confuses People’ shifting nearly two million copies to date worldwide. Thom’s new album ‘Merchants & Thieves’ was released in May, topping the UK iTunes Blues Chart and No.5 in the respective U.S. Chart. The album showcases a new sound from Sandi Thom, bringing to light her passion for the blues.  [ Read More ]

The scallop season is from November 1-May 31 and has been somewhat marred  by controversy this year with the decision by the Manx government to impose a by-law preventing larger vessels fishing scallops in Manx waters.  (see full story) After seeing the sea being raped by these ‘nomad’ fishing vessels one night on the Peel coast road I have to thoroughly support and applaude this brave decision by the Manx government.   Watching the vast numbers of ships  [ Read More ]

The Isle of Man International Business School (IBS) will be showing a new film on the recent financial crisis. The feature documentary “The Flaw”, directed by David Sington, will be shown on Wednesday, 24th November 2010, at 6:15pm in the Manx Museum Lecture Theatre. You can learn more about the film from the trailer below: This is what the critics said about the movie following it’s premiere: Eugene Hernandez, editor-in-chief of indieWIRE writes: David Sington’s  [ Read More ]

The Isle of Man Aircraft Registry was established in May 2007 to provide a customer focused service for the registration of high quality private and corporate jets and turbine-engine helicopters. Besides their Head Office in the Isle of Man, they also have 14 authorised Surveyors resident all around the world. The service has had an excellent take-up by operators around the world and today announced that they have registered their 300th aircraft; making the the  [ Read More ]