Not content with being the dominant force when it comes to watching sports at home or in the pub, broadcaster Sky has got a trick up its sleeve that it hopes will see the man (or sports fanatic) of the house suddenly offer to do the weekly shop. The company is trying out a trolly-mounted iPad dock in specific Sainsburys stores, and it could be one of the most annoying inventions yet!
Yesterday marked the first day of IFA 2011 – one of the biggest international trade shows – and Samsung was the first major company out of the blocks. The South Korean giant released a number of new products, with a trio of Bada 2.0-powered smartphones leading the line.
Channel 4 has finally thought its time that their catch-up service, 4oD is put back into the competition with a new look and feel which the broadcaster promises is much more than just an ordinary “catch-up” service.
Among a host of other announcements today, games developer Electronic Arts proudly revealed that you’ll now be able to get Tetris on your Android smartphone for free, irritating yet frustratingly catchy music included.
The BBC undertook a survey around a month ago which tested 3G reception out and about around the UK. All you had to do was own an Android smartphone and download an app which was later criticised for eating up your juice. The makers, Epitiro later threw out a hotfix update to remove that minor issue.
Source: TechRadar
Leaked onto the Internet today were press shots of HTC Radar now possibly longer called the HTC Omega. The smartphone comes intact with Windows’ new OS, Mango and this could be one of the smartphones that HTC unveil on September 1st.
Channel 4 is all set to relaunch its on-demand service at the end of the month, with 4oD getting a significant makeover.
Samsung has launched four new Android phones and, in the process has let us know its new classification system for handsets in the Galaxy range. The Samsung Galaxy range will consist of four models S, W, Y and M. Read on to find out all about the four new devices.
Nokia has launched the new and latest Symbian OS, Belle designed to be keypad free plus a whole load of new features. Along with the new OS comes three new touchscreen smartphones. Here’s a little about them all:
Sony will release its first Android tablet, the Tablet S in the middle of next month. Sure, we love our Apple iPad but this Android tablet has all the hallmarks of being the one to steal the thunder from Apple.
Motorola are set to launch a budget-friendly Android smartphone this September which could very much be mistaken for a BlackBerry handset and this is what Victoria McManus, Motorola’s UK marketing boss had to say about the new and upcoming smartphone:
Sony has announced a complete redesign of PlayStation Home, adding new districts, a central hub and effectively turning the virtual world into a game in its own right.
Another day, another new BlackBerry. This time it is RIM’s latest addition to the Curve series of entry-level BlackBerry handsets. The early Curve ‘Berrys were a pretty sparse bunch with no 3G or wifi but the BlackBerry Curve 9360 looks like a much better deal.
Source: TGS
Its on its way and the good news is that you will not even have to move from your home because Ubisoft Reflections are planning to launch it as a digital download to the PSN (PlayStation Network)and this is what Gareth Edmonson, Ubisoft Reflections MD had to say:
So forget about the upcoming Sony PS Vita for a moment because we have a brand new PSP on the way called the E1000.
Source: TGS
The Dell Streak 5 has now got competition from the upcoming Acer Iconia Smart and the company have decided that its now time to knock off the unpopular Streak 5.
Source: TGS
Acer are to launch a smartphone or shall I say tablet next month featuring a Snapdragon processor and running on Android’s Gingerbread OS. The screen is massive measuring 4.8 inches which certainly takes on Dell’s Streak due to the screen size.
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Source: TGS
Popped onto the Vodafone UK website today was the gorgeous BlackBerry Bold 9900.
Source: TGS
Would you like a high-tech watch? Hmm. The little, attractive Android gadget builds a connection with your smartphone through Bluetooth giving you access to Facebook, text messages, phone calls and music on the move with 4GB of storage. Also, the features don’t stop there because in addition to the above you can also use widgets including checking the daily forecast and your next meeting.
The BBC is getting ready to launch the latest version of the dedicated BBC catch up service, iPlayer to a ray of smart televisions and set top boxes and it looks blooming beautiful.
Nokia have put a countdown timer on the website which means that ignoring the fact that the page is in Swedish a September launch date looks possible. However, nothing is set in stone at the moment.
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The Sims is popular without a shadow or doubt is a best seller so with that in mind the makers of EA have sat down and come up with an idea of incorporating the game into one of the biggest social networking sites of them all, Facebook.
Source: Mineminemine.co.uk
Click this trusted link to read the full article from the BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat website.
Source: TGS
Today, I’m bringing you a BlackBerry overdose with the announcement of one new BlackBerry Bold and two new BlackBerry Torch models on the way, where do I start?
Source: TGS.
We first heard discovered Apple’s iCloud service back in June and now the costs and full details have been revealed.
Source: TechWorld
Posted on to the Internet are some Firefox design mock ups submitted by a Mozilla designer. The question is, are Mozilla following in Chrome and Safari’s footsteps?
The Sun’s website has been at the heart of an attack supposedly leaking registered users personal information including names and addresses onto the web.
Source: TechRadar
Pure has announced news of a new portable and personal DAB radio claiming to offer users 14 hours of digital radio per charge.
For US users only Apple have now added TV shows to its new iTunes in the Cloud service. This means with this new addition users can now re-download their favourite TV shows to all of their Apple devices including iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.
Source: TGS
Gaming on the move with the Sony PSP was popular but the next edition called PS Vita wants to up that.
Source: trustedreviews.com
Nokia are getting fierce and are taking on HTC’s Wildfire with their first new smartphone to feature new OS, Symbian Anna and no letters in its name!
