Oasis Announce New Scotland Dates

Oasis are currently flying high at the moment with the release of their new album, Don't Believe the Truth.

Oasis are also pleased to announce that they will return to Scotland after their sold out stadium show at Hampden Park in June. The band will play the Glasgow SECC for the first time since 1997 on Wednesday 14th December and Thursday 15th December. Before arriving in Glasgow the band will also play the Aberdeen AECC on Monday 12th December.

These shows are expected to sell very quickly so fans are urged to check out all available purchase details listed below: Tickets go on sale 9am Saturday 3rd September and priced at £32.50 plus booking fees, box-office info:

Aberdeen Exhibition Centre box-office 0870 272 6600
Glasgow SECC box-office 0870 040 4000
hotline 08700 600 100 (run by ticketweb 24hr)
online www.ticketweb.co.uk

Plus Oasis lo-call ticketline 0870 143 2205 and via www.oasisinet.com

Michael Owen Joins Newcastle United

Congratulations to Graeme Souness and Newcastle United, who have signed Michael Owen for £17m. The 25 year old had been keen to join his old club Liverpool, but they were unable to meet Real Madrid's asking price.

Sony PSP UK Launch 1 Sep 2005

In what is expected to be one of the biggest consumer electronics launches of the year, the Sony PlayStation Portable will be available in stores tomorrow, with some stores opening at midnight for die-hard video game fans to pick up the new handheld gaming console. However, unless you've pre-ordered, it is unlikely you'll be able to get your hands on one, as demand has been very strong, and Sony is hoping to sell a million units by Christmas. It has already sold more than 5 million units in Europe and Japan. The PSP is a serious challenge to Nintendo, who up until now has dominated the handheld gaming market. The PSP is a very impressive unit, with excellent graphics and wi-fi access for internet access and online gaming. There's more info on our Sony PSP Review page.



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Digital Camera Products

For those getting into digital photography, try our catalogue of digital camera products (227 products at the last count).

Pimp My Ride on Freeview

Today on the TMF channel (available via Freeview) it has been Pimp My Ride day, featuring the work of LA based car customisation workshop, West Coast Customs. The programme is presented by charismatic rapper Xzibit, and the team of mechanics do some truly amazing conversions on some real heaps of junk. It's like changing rooms for car fans. The programme is pretty generous to the people lucky enough to have their car "pimped", they get all the latest gizmos, like in car flat screens and televisions. However, in real life, you'd probably need some serious cash to get the West Coast boys to help you out. LA rappers like 50 Cent have long been customers, because for them, the world's most luxurious cars still need a little more ... bling.

Xbox 360 Prices

Microsoft has now unveiled Xbox 360 prices for the UK market. The basic Core Package will cost £210, which includes the terminal, controller and customisable faceplate. The Premium package will cost £280, which also includes a 20GB hard drive, Wi-Fi adaptor and Xbox Live Silver membership. There's more about the Xbox 360 on our Xbox 360 review page.

All iPods Now Have Colour Screens

Now that Apple has merged the iPod and iPod photo into the same product line, every white iPod boasts a full-colour display — ideal for viewing album artwork and playing slideshows. You can choose from 20GB or 60GB models and carry up to 15,000 songs or as many as 25,000 photos in your pocket. See our page on Apple iPods for more info.

Girls Aloud Exclusive Gig on E4

A lucky lad won a day with Girls Aloud in the Pepsi Download Competition. The programme aired today on E4, where the girls participated in a penalty shoot out competition and performed a number of their songs, including their latest single, Long Hot Summer, which is released tomorrow. The E4 channel is only available on Freeview, so if you weren't able to view the programme, consider buying a Freeview Box or integrated digital TV.

X Factor Back On Our Screens

We here at Navito are delighted to see the X Factor back on TV. We love the programme, especially during the early stages of the competition when you get to see the complete no hopers. Simon Cowell was back on excellent form with his put-downs, at one stage getting rather upset with Louis Walsh who had decided to put through a guy called Chico. Simon felt that Louis was being ridiculous and asked to see the programme's producer, then going out of the audition room with Louis to tell him to stop making a mockery of the programme.

More strangeness ensued with a guy who said he had recreated the voice of John Lennon and used it to play back some songs he had written. There was also a return of the "Yorkshire Rapper", who appeared in a sketch with a couple of young ladies that we found amusing. Sadly, his rapping skills haven't improved significantly, but it didn't matter, because this time he chose to sing instead. He didn't get through.

Sadly, there were many others who were equally disillusioned in their singing capabilities, and who were investing far too much of their future life plans in winning the competition. One couple had to be escorted out by the burly security guard (who also shadows Simon whilst he is out and about at the venue). Fortunately, there were also a few diamonds amongst the rough, including a young ginger lad who took the judges completely by surprise with the strength of his voice.

If you just can't get enough of X-Factor, there is also extra X-Factor on ITV2, which you'll need a Freeview Box to receive. This series of the X-Factor is sponsored by Nokia, who were featuring the Nokia 3230 Smartphone during the commercial break.

Watch Dutch Big Brother on the Internet

If you're suffering from withdrawl symptoms now that Big Brother 6 is over, we've just found out that the upcoming fifth series of Big Brother in Holland will be available to view for free over the internet.

The 100-day series, which starts on August 24th, will be shown on a new reality channel, Talpa TV. As well as offering live streaming from the house 24/7, the station will be offering the daily episodes for free through a new Video On Demand service on its website, available at:

http://www.talpa.tv/web/show/id=47822/progid=1

Electrical Appliances Galore

We've been improving our electrical appliances index, so you should now be able to find range cookers, fridge freezers, tumble dryers and food processors, or whatever else takes your fancy.

Free Stockings Offer

MyTights is running a free stockings offer until Sunday 21st August. We've updated our lingerie page with details.

Two way video calling mobiles

We've added pages on mobiles that can make two way video calls, the Sony Ericsson K608i and the LG U8330.

Premiership Round Up

West Ham returned to the Premiership in style, beating Blackburn 3-1. Blackburn scored the first goal, but Teddy Sheringham equalised just after half time, followed by a real cracker from Nigel Reo-Coker.

Everton went down 2-0 to Manchester United, with van Nistelrooy scoring just before half time, and Rooney scoring just after the half from a defensive error by Joseph Yobo, who rolled the ball into the young striker's path.

Tottenham beat Portsmouth 2-0 at Fratton Park after an Andy Griffin own goal and a superbly executed goal from England striker Jermain Defoe in the 64th minute.

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UK Broadband Provider Options

We've been taking a look at UK broadband provider options, and have created a page with our current suggestions. It's not easy finding a reliable broadband service, but we currently particularly like Tesco Broadband, and think people will also find the BT Broadband service to be reliable. See our broadband provider page for more.

Anthony Wins Big Brother 6

In an extremely close vote, Anthony has won Big Brother 6. You could tell that he wanted to win, as he was breathing deeply before Davina delivered the verdict, and leapt up and jumped around the room with excitement when he heard that he had won. More on our Big Brother News page.

Eugene wins 50 Grand!

Big Brother 6 will reach its finale tomorrow, but half the prize money has already been allocated. Eugene was the first housemate to respond to a Big Brother call to the diary room, and found himself presented with £50,000 in a briefcase. He was then given one minute to decide whether to take it or not. The radio engineer decided to take the money, but then started feeling guilty afterwards, ending up in tears in the bedroom. More updates on our Big Brother News page.

New Football Season Arrives

The new football season has arrived, so if you're a big footie fan it's time to explain to your significant other that you'll no longer be available for DIY / visits to the relatives / anything at all, on match days. Why not pick up some footie products from your club to celebrate the start of the new season.

Russian Sub Rescued by Brits

The rescue of the trapped Russian AS-28 submarine, itself a rescue craft, has been achieved with the help of a British Scorpio underwater robot flown out to the scene, which cut the cables tangled around the AS-28.

It makes you proud to be British. Well done to the team involved. The Americans also assisted, and the Japanese had ships on the way to help out. More at Reuters.

Five Grand Fridge

We've added a new catalogue page on fridges to the shopping portal. It currently returns over 500 fridges for you to choose from. We've noticed that fridges are getting bigger and bigger, a trend coming from America, and fittingly the most expensive currently in our catalogue is the LG GRD267DTU American Style Fridge Freezer, yours for a very cool £5,191.86. (Click on the Last >> link towards the bottom right of our fridge page to view the most expensive fridge currently!)

Get Freeview TV on your computer

The Freecom DVB-T USB Stick allows you to receive Freeview on your computer. We've been looking for something like this for a while. We haven't tried one yet, and would like to know how good a picture you can get. If you have tried one please contact us through the main site at navito.co.uk and let us know what you think. For around £50 it seems like a great buy.

Chocolate Fountain!

If you're stuck for a unique gift idea, then how about a chocolate fountain for £89.95.