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REVIEWS: TomTom for iPhone v1.3 with HDTraffic
Mar 13, 2010 7:28am
Will this get you out of a jam? We aren't normally in the game of reviewing software revisions for an?iPhone app, after all, there is no point wasting your time to tell you about some bug fixes or stability updates ... snooze. So why are you reading? Because?TomTom for iPhone?v1.3 is actually...
NEWS: Vodafone UK getting HTC Desire
Mar 12, 2010 9:22am
Operator confirms Legend exclusive The HTC Desire is turning out to be the mobile equivalent of the village bike - every operator's getting a ride. The latest to announce UK availability for the handset is Vodafone. The network had previously only said it'd be coming to Europe. Interestingly, that means that...
NEWS: Tweetsii launched by GyPSii
Mar 12, 2010 8:45am
Access local tweets, along with other nearby data GyPSii has announced the launch of Tweetsii - an iPhone app that lets you see who's tweeting nearby, and also access information on what there is to see and do in any particular area. Tweetsii hooks in to other location-based networks like Foursquare and...
NEWS: Green Day Rock Band gets release date
Mar 12, 2010 7:59am
Wake me up when 8 June ends Harmonix may have just announced Rock Band 3, but before that arrives there's the small matter of Green Day Rock Band for the company to contend with. The title, which we first heard word of back in December, will be arriving on shelves on...
NEWS: Google Wave gets extensions
Mar 12, 2010 7:11am
Install and uninstall new functionality In Summer 2009, Google launched Wave - a communications platform that seemingly everyone in the world clamoured for an invite to, then abandoned when they actually got an invite due to the platform's slow, slightly buggy and confusing nature. But the search giant has just added new...
NEWS: Sony HX903 3DTV priced and dated in UK
Mar 12, 2010 6:51am
Check out the new 3D ready model in Harrods and Currys Sony's 3D Ready TV, the Sony BRAVIA HX903,?has gone on pre-order for those who want to make sure they get one when it comes out in June. Although Sony has been cagey to requests as to a price and release...
NEWS: Canon DSLR cameras get Apps thanks to hacked Nintendo DS
Mar 12, 2010 6:34am
Dev kit with multiple apps, you just need to bring a soldering iron A group of photographers have taken their need to control their Digital SLR a little too far it seems; creating a controller out of an old Nintendo DS, some coding and a soldering iron. The Open Camera Control project...
REVIEWS: John Lewis JL22LCDHD television
Mar 12, 2010 6:15am
Need a set for the bedroom? Flatscreen TVs are selling in their squillions at the moment, with 10 million sold last year and 7 million predicted to sell before the World Cup - but did you know that over half of TVs sold are under 26-inches? Bigscreen LED TVs get all the...
NEWS: Apple iPad goes on sale in US, as Brits look to import early
Mar 12, 2010 5:36am
Make sure your name is down for the 3 April launch Apple's iPad?has gone on sale in the US with thousands of fans clambering to pre-order the new tablet from the Cupertino-based company's website. Americans will be able to buy the new "bigger" iPod touch from the Apple store, however UK customers...
NEWS: Tech deals: Virgin Mobile Nokia 1661 under ?15 at Tesco
Mar 12, 2010 5:24am
Deals, offers and innovations Cheap phones are not to everyones' taste, but if you're one of those who'd prefer to keep their pride and joy safe at home with a warm blanket and some Ovaltine, then the Virgin Mobile Nokia 1661 could well do as a workhorse on nights out. The phone...
NEWS: Sony Ericsson Vivaz goes on sale in UK
Mar 12, 2010 5:08am
Yours to own from today The Sony Ericsson Vivaz has gone on sale in the UK on Friday the company has confirmed. The Sony Ericsson Vivaz is now available to buy from Vodafone UK in either Venus Ruby (exclusive to Vodafone) or Moon Silver. Specs for the phone include an 8.1-megapixel camera with...
NEWS: VIDEO: The Doritos Tablet iPad parody
Mar 12, 2010 4:49am
Giant crisp mocks Apple's new gadget While iPad?fans wait for the Apple Store to come back online to pre-order the new jumbo iPod from Apple, Doritos?in Canada has released a piss-take video for what they are calling the Doritos tablet.? With buzzwords like "Welcome to Spice 2.0" and a series of to-camera...
NEWS: Twitter location goes live
Mar 12, 2010 4:33am
Now you can tell people where you are as well as what you are eating Twitter?has officially turned on geo-location options for users who like to tweet where they are. The new service, which is rolling out across all users, will let you set whether or not you want people to see...
NEWS: Sky and Virgin Media sign ITV1 HD
Mar 12, 2010 4:12am
World Cup in high definition in the UK secured Sky, Virgin Media?and ITV?have confirmed that the HD version of the entertainment channel will be coming to both company's HD services from 2 April. The news, which will be welcomed by football fans in England and Wales means for the first time, the...
REVIEWS: A Serious Man - DVD
Mar 12, 2010 4:00am
Another Coen hit? I’d always thought that ours was a generation of pussies, that next to our parents, we’re a bunch of indulged wasters, with the intellectual teat of the internet killing our sense of wanderlust, encouraging us to expect everything on a plate. Not only did our parents not have...
NEWS: VIDEO OF THE DAY - Joker tutorial
Mar 12, 2010 4:00am
Smile - it's the weekend I don’t care what the purists might say, Heath Ledger became the definitive Joker when he took to the screen for the last time in The Dark Knight. His image has burnt itself onto many a consciousness in that scary mask, and if you’ve ever wanted to...
NEWS: iPhone 4.0 to bring multi-tasking
Mar 12, 2010 3:52am
World still wonders why it's not already there Apple?will introduce multi-tasking to its iPhone?range in the latest OS update due in the summer according to reports online. Appleinsider is claiming it has the inside track, on what most believe is a given; that the Apple iPhone, iPod and iPad will get multi-tasking...
NEWS: Late nights with energy shots
Mar 12, 2010 3:36am
We take Relentless' latest creation for a spin in World of Warcraft You might be familiar, if you've wandered into a supermarket or cornershop recently, with Relentless energy drinks - a brown cannister that offers the same kind of kick as a can of Red Bull. But recently, the company unveiled...
NEWS: Qualcomm patents Multi-fold display
Mar 12, 2010 3:16am
Why settle for just one screen? Qualcomm has patented a three screen touchscreen device that would allow you to fold out the screens to get a bigger viewing image when it comes to watching movies on the go, but a smaller one for day to day usage. “A multi-fold mobile device with...
NEWS: VIDEO: Lady Gaga shows love for Virgin Mobile and Polaroid in new NSFW video
Mar 12, 2010 2:35am
I'm sure those products are there for a reason Lady Gaga has taken to promoting Virgin Mobile?and?Polaroid?in the US in her latest video. The Not Safe For Work (NSFW) 9.5-minute video called Telephone and featuring Beyonc?, features Lady Gaga in a prison before getting a call on her Virgin Mobile phone. But Virgin...
NEWS: Mac Pro getting Core i7?
Mar 12, 2010 1:50am
New models inbound say rumours Apple is expected to launch updates to its Mac Pro range, rumours on the Internet are claiming. Stating what many believe is the obvious; Apple will add the newly launched Intel Core i7 chip to its top of the range desktop computers. While nothing is currently confirmed, that...
NEWS: Mozilla testing Firefox account manager
Mar 12, 2010 1:48am
With Facebook, Google, and Yahoo! support One of the nice things about open-source software development is that you can see what features will be in the next version of a product far in advance - there's no Apple-like secrecy. In latest test builds of Firefox, it looks like Mozilla is planning...
REVIEWS: Amazon Kindle 2
Mar 12, 2010 1:44am
A good choice for UK readers? The Amazon Kindle has only relatively recently made it to the UK, with our US brothers and sisters enjoying the device for some time. As we've been looking at our disconnected ebook readers on this side of the pond and scratching our balding pates, US...
NEWS: More HTC Incredible details emerge
Mar 12, 2010 1:36am
With Snapdragon CPU, Android 2.1 and half a gig of RAM Back at the start of February, some spy photos arrived of a handset calling itself the HTC Incredible, destined for Verizon in the States. It promises Android 2.1, and could be the face of the HTC Legend in the US. However,...
NEWS: Vodafone moves a step closer to selling Nexus One
Mar 12, 2010 1:04am
Still no pre-order button, but the promise to be kept in the loop Vodafone?hasn't gone as far as putting a date on when they will be stocking the Nexus One?from Google, but on Friday morning, the UK operator has started taking details of prospective customers that are interested. In a move that...
NEWS: WEBSITE OF THE DAY - Flavors.me
Mar 11, 2010 4:00pm
Share your best bits with the online world Like its own little universe, the Internet just keeps getting bigger and bigger, expanding in all directions as more and more content goes live. So, this is a great little idea that lets you create your own personal homepage on the Web, which brings...
NEWS: Dolby Axon wants to improve your chatter on your console
Mar 11, 2010 10:03am
Check those corners, check those corners Dolby has released a new audio technology that it hopes will let Xbox 360 and PS3 gamers hear realistic voice communication, complete with surround panning and distance attenuation, at GDC in San Francisco. Called Dolby Axon, and already available on some online games for the PC,...
NEWS: Google Mobile Product Search gets stock dots
Mar 11, 2010 9:40am
To let you know if what you're searching for is available nearby Google has announced a small but powerful update to its mobile product search engine - blue dots which indicate stock status in stores near you. However, it's limited to certain - US-only - retailers, including?Best Buy, Sears, Williams-Sonoma, Pottery...
NEWS: Mobility Bridge offers new way of using your mobile
Mar 11, 2010 9:21am
Empowering people with complex impairments A new innovation is in the works which allows those with conditions that affect movement, posture and co-ordination to effectively operate mobile phones and computer technology.Called the Mobility Bridge, the device has two methods of operation: one uses a combination magnet to activate a contactless switch,...
NEWS: Hard drive update means XP slowdowns
Mar 11, 2010 9:14am
Sectors move from 512 to 4096 bytes Since the days of DOS, hard drives have always been comprised of blocks of data 512 bytes in size that are read in a chunk. But that's to change in early 2010, as storage manufacturers have agreed to shift to a format that instead...
NEWS: iPhone 4G snapped in ultimate spy shot homage
Mar 11, 2010 8:54am
You've got to give it to them - at least they've tried. We are still wondering how hard we should laugh since "supposed" spy shots of the yet unannounced iPhone 4G have turned up on umpcfever.com. Taken, by the looks of things, in some shady, dirty, dark factory (real faux Hollywood...
NEWS: Facebook to sue Daily Mail?
Mar 11, 2010 8:27am
Considering legal action over false allegations Facebook is reportedly considering legal action following a front page spread in the Daily Mail that was headlined: "I posed as a girl of 14 on Facebook. What follows will sicken you". What followed was an article?by a former child-protection expert Mark Williams-Thomas, who the article...
NEWS: 50MB broadband comes to the rural countryside
Mar 11, 2010 7:52am
Promises 10 times the speed currently possible Broadband?users across the UK, left out in the cold because they are based in the rural countryside, could be about to be thrown a broadband lifeline if trials by?Virgin Media?are successful. The company has announced a new trial using telegraph poles to deliver 50Mb broadband...
NEWS: Motorola flees to Bing in Android deal
Mar 11, 2010 7:34am
Google's China pullout forces phone maker to look elsewhere Following Google's noisy exit from China in January, Motorola's been wondering what to do about the handsets that it's planning to launch in the country in 2010. It can't run Google Search or Google Maps any longer, so instead it's jumped into...
NEWS: Panasonic 3DTV goes on sale in US
Mar 11, 2010 6:48am
3D Blu-ray player available, too Panasonic has confirmed that it's begun selling its first 3DTV models in the United States in conjunction with Best Buy. The retailer is offering bundles that include a Panasonic 3DTV as well as one of the company's 3D Blu-ray players. To be precise, the package consists of...
NEWS: OnLive streaming gaming service launching in June
Mar 11, 2010 5:53am
US only to start with OnLive,?the company that has created an on-demand gaming system, that it believes will change console gaming, has announced that it will launch its service in June. First announced at the Game Developers Conference in 2009, the company has used this GDC to give more information about the...
NEWS: Tech deals: Final Fantasy XIII for under ?35
Mar 11, 2010 5:00am
Deals, offers and innovations With the recent release of Final Fantasy XIII you're probably chomping at the bit to grab yourself a copy, so we're here to help and point you in the right direction so you don't pay over the odds.From what we've seen most online retailers are hovering around...
REVIEWS: Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ8 camera
Mar 11, 2010 4:18am
Looking for a compact zoom camera? The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ8 (known as the ZS5 in the US) is a step-down from the company's TZ10 model, which most notably features a GPS and a few tweaks to differentiate it from the smaller brother. It falls into Panasonic's line of "super zoom" compacts,...
NEWS: Bill Gates no longer richest man in the world
Mar 11, 2010 4:07am
53 billion dollars just doesn't cut it anymore Bill Gates is no longer the richest man according to this year's Forbes Rich list. The founder of Microsoft, whose net worth was still a massive $53 billion last year, was beaten by a relativity unknown Mexican telecom mogul, Carlos Silm Helu. Silm Helu pipped...
NEWS: VIDEO OF THE DAY - Wozniak on colour
Mar 11, 2010 4:00am
No sleep for the successful, or so it would seem Now, if I’m hearing this correctly, the secret to becoming a multi-billionaire technology mogul is to go without sleep for 4 days and nights. That’s what Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak says in this interview about how and why they put a bit...
NEWS: Spotify for Android updated
Mar 11, 2010 3:29am
With Quick Search box integration If you're a Spotify for Android user, fire up the marketplace on your handset because an update has just been rolled out. Version 0.3.26 is now available for your downloading pleasure. The update brings a few new features - there's integration with Android's quick search box, so...
NEWS: Kindle app coming for Android?
Mar 11, 2010 2:54am
Ebook reader spotted in promotional documents It appears that the Android platform might also be getting a Kindle book reader app, if leaked promotional documents for Dell's Mini 5 are accurate. The promotional material describes a number of features for the handset, including "Kindle book reader applications", as well as "Amazon...
NEWS: BenQ reveals 5 V-series monitors
Mar 11, 2010 2:19am
V920, V2220, V2220H, V2420 and V2420H BenQ has announced a small stack of computer monitors, for those of you considering upgrading from an old CRT. They run the gamut from 18.5-inch to 24-inch, and offer what BenQ calls "class-leading slimness" - 14mm or 15mm depending on the display size. All have low...
NEWS: Opera comes to Android
Mar 11, 2010 1:45am
Mini 5 Beta launched Opera has expanded its range of mobile phone browsers to include Android, a plan confirmed by CEO Jon von Tetzchner back in August. A beta is now available in the Android Market for Opera Mini 5, and can be found simply by searching for "Opera", or by...
NEWS: iPhone app fridge magnets - there's a need for that
Mar 11, 2010 1:27am
Apps go 3D There seems to be an app for everything these days, including sticking things to your fridge. The aptly named App Magnets are fridge magnets in the shape of iPhone?icons designed by the Jailbreak Collective. Investing in a box for $12.99 will give you 18 individual magnets measuring 7/8 x 7/8...
NEWS: Sony PlayStation Move motion controller confirmed
Mar 10, 2010 4:23pm
Hopes to move your gaming to new dimension Sony?has announced more details about its new Motion Controller - The?Playstation Move. The system, which will go up against the Nintendo Wii and Microsoft's Project Natal, will bring motion controller gaming to PS3?users looking for more than just the six-axis controller. Looking like a darker...
NEWS: WEBSITE OF THE DAY - Press Display
Mar 10, 2010 4:00pm
Read all about it - and we do mean all Are you still buying a daily newspaper? Nothing wrong with it. There’s something to be said for that "in your hand" experience, and there’s something very satisfying about doing a crossword with pen and paper. But, to be honest, in this day and...
NEWS: Western Digital My Passport AV Portable Media Drives come TV ready
Mar 10, 2010 3:52pm
Ditch the computer and just watch your movie content on your TV Western Digital has announced a range of new My Passport drives specifically for video storage and playback. The new My Passport AV portable media drives come with 320GB of capacity and let users simply connect the USB drive to an...
NEWS: Google Reader Play makes your RSS feeds exciting
Mar 10, 2010 3:27pm
Google adds Google Flip approach to Google Reader So you use Google?reader to track all your RSS feeds like a hawk allowing you to play the field when it comes to getting your daily dose of technology news. Don't worry, we forgive you. The trouble is, shifting through thousands of entries can...
NEWS: Sony PlayStation to "Move" your world?
Mar 10, 2010 3:03pm
Could European trademark hint at new name? Sony?could be about to name its PlayStation motion controller, the PlayStation Move if new trademark filings in Europe are anything to go by. While we are likely to find out for sure in the next couple of hours, at the company's GDC press conference in...
NEWS: PHOTOS: Samsung ST5000 shot and priced
Mar 10, 2010 11:52am
Hands on the ?279 camera We nearly assigned these photos to the recycle bin/trash, because we've seen this camera, or a version of it, already. But to clear up the issue, we thought we'd fill in the gaps, and let you at the photos anyway. This is the Samsung ST5000, the lesser...
NEWS: Street View rolls out nationwide
Mar 10, 2010 9:25am
From Penzance to Shetland Google's Street View service has been available in 25 cities in Britain for some time, but the company is about to announce a major expansion - to the entirety of the UK - more than 238,000 miles of road. In 2006, the Ordnance Survey concluded that the UK...
NEWS: Microsoft to launch iPlayer rival
Mar 10, 2010 9:03am
With Peep Show, Skins and Wife Swap Microsoft is all set for an imminent launch of its online video player which offers full TV shows in Britain, in a similar way to the BBC's iPlayer. Unlike the iPlayer, however, it won't be just restricted to catch-up episodes - you'll be able...
NEWS: LG LX9900 LED TV to bring 3D TV to your lounge in May
Mar 10, 2010 9:00am
Combined with 3D Blu-ray player should make perfect package LG has confirmed that its 3D TV?portfolio will spring into action in May going up against the barrage of other sets from Samsung, Sony, Panasonic and Philips. Although the company is already rolling out 3D TVs in a number of pubs in the...
NEWS: New York gets 8-bit mapping project
Mar 10, 2010 8:10am
What if the Big Apple was in Zelda? A coder called Bret Camper has built an 8-bit map of New York City and put it online for people to explore in a Google Maps-esque style. He says that it's an attempt to "make the city feel foreign yet familiar". It's been created...
REVIEWS: Final Fantasy XIII - PS3
Mar 10, 2010 8:00am
Does the latest instalment impress? With Final Fantasy XIII, Square Enix can lay claim to a long list of magnificent achievements. There's no question that this is the most stunning looking example of a Japanese RPG on the market, taking the series trademark mix of high-fantasy and glossy science-fiction to a...
NEWS: Rock Band 3 confirmed, due Christmas 2010
Mar 10, 2010 7:28am
With "more selective" tracklisting Harmonix looks set to keep on expanding its Rock Band franchise, officially announcing Rock Band 3, which will be coming out in time for Christmas 2010. It'll be created by Harmonix, published by MTV Games and distributed by Electronic Arts. The company announced the move in an update...
NEWS: ARM: Over 50 tablets will launch in 2010
Mar 10, 2010 7:00am
Exec predicts plethora of iPad clones If predictions from Roy Chen, processor-maker ARM's worldwide mobile computing ODM manager, come true then we're going to see a whole lot of tablet computers in 2010. The exec said that he reckons there'll be more than 50 launched globally this year. "The first tablet devices...
NEWS: BBC iPlayer now available to all Humax Freesat boxes
Mar 10, 2010 6:44am
Access the service via the red button Freesat viewers with Humax Foxsat-HD Freesat receiver?and?Humax Freesat+ Foxsat-HDR recorder?boxes can now access the BBC?iPlayer?on their Freesat service directly through the red button, the company has confirmed. The move, which follows?beta?testing with some users of the boxes, means that thousands more licence payers in the...
REVIEWS: Apple Aperture 3 - Mac
Mar 10, 2010 6:32am
Outgrown iPhoto? There are some kinds of software that not even the mighty Apple can make user-friendly, no matter how hard it tries. That?doesn't stop Aperture 3 being a very good desktop application, but straightforward it certainly?isn't. The principles are all there, and it comes from the right place. The package is...
NEWS: Star Wars fan crochets Amigurumis
Mar 10, 2010 6:00am
Aren't you a little short for a stormtrooper? An enterprising lady by the name of Lucy has been busy - she's crocheted the entire cast of Star Wars as Amigurumis - R2-D2, C-3PO, Chewbacca, Vader, Han Solo, Yoda, Luke, Leia, a stormtrooper and an Ewok. They're not for sale, but if you...
NEWS: New Sharp TV mimics critical features of the brain's visual system
Mar 10, 2010 5:33am
Fourth, yellow, sub pixel added to red, green, and blue Sharp has bucked the current trend from manufacturers of announcing 3D TVs at press events, instead opting to launch a fourth colour sub-pixel instead. While all televisions work on the proviso of mixing red, green, and blue to create a massive array...
NEWS: Bing ad hits UK, takes on Google
Mar 10, 2010 5:15am
What has information overload done to us? Bing?has aired its first UK television ad campaign and with it attacked other search engines (read Google) that do nothing more than just provide you with an overload of information.? The ad, which is rolling out on a commercial station from today, sees a women...
NEWS: Tech deals: Nikon Coolpix L100 under ?180 from Amazon
Mar 10, 2010 5:00am
Deals, offers and innovations Having reviewed the Nikon Coolpix L100 back in April last year and been suitably impressed we were pleased to see that the Nikon compact camera is now available from Amazon for ?179.98, seeing a drop in price of around ?60 from its original ?240 RRP.The L100 gets...
NEWS: VIDEO OF THE DAY - White Goat
Mar 10, 2010 4:00am
We've heard of wiping your data, but this is ridiculous... Meet White Goat. No, not the latest emo rock band (although note to self: that is a good name for one). No, this is a machine that turns office paper into, wait for it, toilet paper. That’s right – the next time you...
NEWS: Ballmer lauds iPhone App Store
Mar 10, 2010 3:51am
Microsoft CEO: "Apple's done a very nice job" Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer has issued a rare pat on the back to arch-rivals Apple, complimenting it for the job it's done on the App Store. The CEO said: "Apple's done a very nice job that allows people to monetize and commercialize their...
NEWS: Twitter to run all links through anti-phishing filter
Mar 10, 2010 3:33am
Attempts to curb the spread of malware Twitter, hurt by a recent spate of phishing attacks, has revealed plans to run all links through a filter to make sure that they don't contain anything nasty. The service scans any link posted, and if it's iffy then it'll be rejected. It also means...
NEWS: Zune to get Windows Phone 7 OS?
Mar 10, 2010 3:17am
Support dropped on native platform The next edition of Microsoft's Zune MP3 player might run the company's Windows Phone 7 operating system, if rumours are to be believed. Fuelling that suggestion Microsoft has confirmed that its XNA platform - used to create games on the Xbox and Zune? - will no...
REVIEWS: Alienware M11x notebook
Mar 10, 2010 3:16am
The first netbook that can play Crysis? When we first heard word of the Alienware M11x, we raised an eyebrow. The company, famous for its mammoth gaming machines claimed it was planning the world's most powerful ultra-portable laptop, with an 11-inch screen but the ability to play Crysis. Surely this was...
NEWS: Google Maps gets cycle paths
Mar 10, 2010 2:40am
In 150 cities across the USA Cycling's good for you - it's healthy, relatively quick, and you can get to places that greenhouse gas-belching automobiles can't. As a result, Google has decided that its Maps product should offer directions for cyclists, as well as driving, walking and public transport. During the National...
NEWS: EA Sports Active 2.0 gets you working out whilst playing games
Mar 10, 2010 2:32am
Heart monitor lets you monitor and measure your performance EA?is taking exercising in front of your games console to the next level with the announcement of a new version of?EA Sports Active?dubbed, wait for it, EA Sports Active 2.0. Rather than just being an update of the previous version that first came...
NEWS: Businesses get Google Apps Marketplace
Mar 10, 2010 2:26am
With software from more than 50 companies Google has announced a business-oriented cloud software store which it's calling the Google Apps Marketplace. The service allows businesses using its Google Apps software to install plugins that allow them to access cloud-based productivity applications. Google says that it started the project after businesses clamoured...
NEWS: Vodafone to slash another 500 jobs
Mar 10, 2010 2:16am
Newbury headquarters hit by further cuts It seems that Vodafone still has some way to go as far as cost saving measures as it is set to announce 500 job cuts from its Newbury headquarters. After Vodafone shed 500 jobs last year Newbrarians working for the mobile giant could be forgiven for...
NEWS: Street Fighter IV for iPhone fights its way into App store
Mar 10, 2010 2:09am
Tiger Upper Cut Street Fighter IV, spawned from the classic Street Fighter II Turbo that you no doubt spent many an hour playing, perhaps even bunking school to do so, has hit the iPhone App store for those looking to go retro. Available to buy from today in both the US and...
NEWS: VIDEO: Tron Legacy gets new trailer
Mar 10, 2010 1:57am
Bridges returns in this 3D epic We've seen the bike, now we get to see the new teaser trailer for Tron Legacy due out in December. Billed as 2010's Avatar, and sporting a similar Christmas release date, the film will be 3D, of course, and feature Jeff Bridges reprising his role as...
NEWS: Facebook, Twitter to unveil location features
Mar 10, 2010 1:49am
Sites simplify stalking Both Twitter and Facebook have been playing around with location-based features for their respective social networks, according to a series of reports that suggest they may be planning to launch functionality that shares where you are within the first half of this year. Twitter has been fiddling with location...
NEWS: The Pentax 645D: A 40-megapixel ?6300 DSLR monster
Mar 10, 2010 1:20am
Japan only for now Pentax?has put a silence to the rumours that were starting to form around a new Digital SLR, the 645D, by releasing the new DSLR in Japan. Launching only in Japan (Pentax has confirmed to Pocket-lint there is no plans for a UK release), the new camera sports a...
NEWS: PHOTOS: Samsung HMX-U20 camcorder
Mar 10, 2010 1:02am
Full HD camcorder puts a bulge in your pocket The Samsung HMX-U20 updates the U10 that we reviewed last year, a compact and quirky pocket camcorder, not without a few problems. The new model retains the distinctive curved design, with a similar set of touch controls on the bottom. The central button...
NEWS: PHOTOS: Samsung WP10 camera hands-on
Mar 10, 2010 12:19am
Fancy some yellow snapper? The Samsung WP10 (known as the AQ100 in the US) was announced back in February and was shown off by Samsung at their Turn On Tomorrow showcase in London yesterday. We were on hand to grab a gallery of the new waterproof camera. The new camera looks to...
NEWS: WEBSITE OF THE DAY - Fiverr
Mar 9, 2010 4:00pm
So, what would you do? So, what would you do for a fiver? It doesn’t go as far as it once did, admittedly. But from little acorns do mighty oaks grow, as they say, so, on this site you can offer your services, whatever they might be, and charge $5 for it. Our...
NEWS: PS3 goes to the movies: Sony signs up all major Hollywood studios for HD films
Mar 9, 2010 9:36am
PlayStation Network first to offer HD movies to all Sony?has announced that it has signed a deal with six Hollywood studios to deliver movies to your TV in HD via the PS3. The company has signed the deal with 20th Century Fox, Walt Disney Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Universal Pictures,...
NEWS: Samsung App store for your TV launches
Mar 9, 2010 8:58am
Hundreds of apps promised by end of year You've got an App store for your phone, so why not your TV? Well that's the thought, presumably, behind the Samsung App Store for your TV, Blu-ray player and home cinema system. The electronics' giant has launched Samsung Apps, the first HDTV-based application store...
NEWS: Amazon Kindle Browser about to get better?
Mar 9, 2010 8:22am
Is the company worried about iPad and HP Slate? With internet tablets the buzz word at the moment, thanks to the Apple iPad and the HP Slate, Amazon?looks to be getting a tad worried that Kindle?owners might jump ship for a better browsing experience. All that could be about to change, however,...
REVIEWS: JVC Picsio GC-FM1 camcorder
Mar 9, 2010 6:37am
More than just "bling" for your buck? Looking like an accessory from a P Diddy video - before the recession prompted an abrupt halt to the flouting of bling - JVC's oddly named Picsio is outwardly set to stun with its glitzy pearl-like finish that is more night club than camera...
NEWS: More iPad details emerge
Mar 9, 2010 6:30am
Oscars advert wrung dry for facts Fan's of Apple's iPad?have, after pouring over the new commercial?shown during the Oscars on Sunday, found a number of titbits for those not patient enough to wait until 3 April. Gleaned from individual frames in the advert, those that care, have caught a glimpse of iBookstore...
NEWS: Vodafone HTC Magic comes with malware?
Mar 9, 2010 5:05am
Panda security claims to have found botnet-infected handset Security software company Panda claims to have identified that brand new HTC Magic phones distributed by Vodafone might be carrying and distributing malware without the user's knowledge. The company has written a blog post claiming that a brand new Spanish handset, plugged into...
NEWS: Tech deals: Sony DPF-X1000 photo frame ?185
Mar 9, 2010 5:00am
Deals, offers and innovations Digital cameras are everywhere these days and although they are very convenient, for some of us there is often an issue with transferring pictures from the camera and onto a format suitable for viewing, be that onto prints or a digital photo frame.If you are tempted by...
NEWS: Creative reveals HS-930i and Aurvana In-Ear 2 earbuds
Mar 9, 2010 4:30am
Upgrade to Aurvana In-Ear, and Zen-inspired headphones Creative has just dropped us word, on Twitter of all places, of a couple of pairs of new earbuds - the HS-930i and the Aurvana In-Ear 2s. The former is designed for the iPhone and features an in-line microphone, and the latter are an...
NEWS: VIDEO OF THE DAY - Newsroom fight
Mar 9, 2010 4:00am
Biff, bang, pow! What a story Next time you think you’re having a bad day, spare a thought for this Italian newsreader. Through no fault of his own he becomes an unwitting internet star. Clearly what starts behind him as frustration at something on a PC screen (we all know what that’s...
NEWS: Jays offers a-Jays earbuds
Mar 9, 2010 3:56am
In three variants, depending on your budget Swedish headphone manufacturer Jays has announced a new set of earbuds - the a-Jays. They come in three differently-priced variants named a-Jays One, a-Jays Two and - you guessed it - a-Jays Three. All three of the earphone models have the same sized speaker -...
NEWS: Asus reveals Cine5 PC Speaker
Mar 9, 2010 3:28am
Give your computer a 5-channel soundbar Asus has announced what it claims is the smallest 5-channel PC soundbar in the world. The Cine5, as it's called, could offer a nice alternative to people who have a stack of speakers positioned all around their room. It comes with several 3.5mm jacks for multichannel...
NEWS: Warner makes Dailymotion video deal
Mar 9, 2010 3:00am
Ad-supported video is fine, apparently You might remember a few weeks back when Warner Music, one of the four major record labels, went postal over ad-supported music and threatened to take its ball and go home. Well, the company has just signed a deal to provide ad-supported music videos to Dailymotion. In...
NEWS: Acer planning frameless laptop?
Mar 9, 2010 2:19am
With touchscreen keyboard Digitimes is reporting that Acer has plans to build a rather revolutionary-sounding new laptop which doesn't have a back casing on its screen - it uses the back of the screen's glass substrate instead. The plan uses toughened glass from Corning - which the company calls Gorilla Glass -...
REVIEWS: Samsung ST1000 digital camera
Mar 9, 2010 1:55am
Looking for a connected camera? The Samsung ST1000 has a wealth of features many of which are similar to many other digital cameras available today. It does, however, have a few tricks up its sleeve that are likely to become more and more popular on compact digital cameras in the next...
NEWS: VIDEO: HP Slate gets techno trailer and Flash walkthrough
Mar 9, 2010 1:51am
Hewlett Packard shows us a bit more of the tablet Probably not content with all the "Tablet" chatter revolving around Apple, HP has released two more videos of its?HP Slate?tablet, first announced at CES, so we can get a better look. The first is a 30 second teaser trailer showing some of...
NEWS: Android coming to set-top boxes?
Mar 9, 2010 1:44am
TV Search being tested with US providers Google appears to be considering expanding its Android mobile platform into the world of set-top boxes, as reports come in that the search giant is allowing its employees to test a "TV search" service with US cable provider Dish Network. It allows users to access...
NEWS: WEBSITE OF THE DAY - We Buy Any Car
Mar 8, 2010 4:00pm
Annoying ads - great idea though I need to purge. I need to cleanse myself of an affliction. I have to get these ads out of my head or I’m going to go nuts. What started as an obscure radio ad has turned into one the most annoying campaigns in ages? And knowingly so....
NEWS: PHOTOS: Sigma DP1x hands-on
Mar 8, 2010 12:02pm
No price or availability but that doesn't mean its not ready for its close-up Following the launch of the Sigma DP1x at PMA in Las Vegas, the company has thrown it on a plane to Blighty allowing us to come along with a camera and snap the goods. Still in "prototype" development...
NEWS: Valve's Steam comes to Mac
Mar 8, 2010 11:43am
Portal 2 first game to launch in April Valve?has announced it will be bringing its Steam gaming service to the Mac bringing with it a shiny beacon of gaming fun to Mac users who've in the past been left out. "Steam and Valve's library of games including Left 4 Dead 2, Team...
NEWS: PHOTOS: Nikon Coolpix S8000 digital camera hands-on
Mar 8, 2010 10:01am
Photo gallery of the new flagship compact Launched at the beginning of February, Nikon's latest "flagship" come "hero" camera for 2010 is the ultra compact, but ultra-zoom capable,?Nikon Coolpix S8000. The new model measures just 27.3mm thick, packs in 14.2 megapixels and that pretty dominating 3-inch LCD display around the back. If that...
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