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Nokia X6 'Comes With Music' phone out this week
Nokia X6 'Comes With Music' phone out this week
techradar.com — Nokia has announced that its latest flagship music device, the Nokia X6, will arrive in the UK this week. Backed by the company's all-you-can-eat service, the phone packs 6GB of memory out the box (32GB internal, 4GB on a microSD card), which should make it a prime target for music lovers ... (more) Nokia X6 'Comes With Music' phone out this week
Review: Apple MacBook 13.3" 2.26GHz
Review: Apple MacBook 13.3" 2.26GHz
techradar.com — This new release of Apple's polycarbonate notebook, the ubiquitous MacBook 13.3inch sees several features from the Pro range trickle down to the entry-level model. The user-removable battery has gone, replaced by Apple's innovative internal version as used in the MacBook Pros. Making it ... (more) Review: Apple MacBook 13.3" 2.26GHz
Shazam launches (RED) charity edition app
Shazam launches (RED) charity edition app
techradar.com — Shazam has launched a special charity edition app for iPhone, with (Shazam)RED supporting the fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria in Africa. The special edition not only brings all of the functionality of the Shazam Encore app, but also contributes 20 per cent of the £2.99 fee to ... (more) Shazam launches (RED) charity edition app
Digital Economy Bill sparks mass protest
Digital Economy Bill sparks mass protest
feedproxy.google.com — The recently introduced Digital Economy Bill that was ushered into parliament via the Queen's Speech on 19 November has sparked numerous protests from consumer rights groups across Britain. A petition to Number 10 against the bill has already generated over 11,000 signatures, with many up in ... (more) Digital Economy Bill sparks mass protest
Nokia unwraps 6700 slide and 7230 handsets
Nokia unwraps 6700 slide and 7230 handsets
feedproxy.google.com — Nokia unveiled a number of new phones this week, with the Nokia 6700 slide and Nokia 7230 boasting social-networking capabilities and a sliding handset design. The 6700 slide is the sleeker, more colourful of the two. It comes in a choice six colours - pink, red, petrol blue, aluminium, lime ... (more) Nokia unwraps 6700 slide and 7230 handsets
In Depth: Top 12 Christmas gifts for PS3 owners
While many of the PS3's accessories are essentially the same as the Xbox 360s, its really rather splendid media player/Blu-ray abilities means it attracts an additional crowd of add-on devices designed to make the best of this. Of course, that's not to say there isn't a bunch of splendid shiny ...
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Sony Pocket Reader gets James Patterson edition
Sony has unleashed a more man-friendly special edition of its Pocket Reader for Christmas, with a James Patterson version announced. When we covered the Mills & Boon edition Reader from Sony, we jokingly asked when a version with Bravo Two Zero and Ross Kemp's autobiography and a camouflage ...
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Work starts on 1,000mph car from Bristol
Work starts on 1,000mph car from Bristol
techradar.com — British engineers have started to assemble a car that they hope can go as fast as 1,000mph, with the Bloodhound SSC being built at a warehouse in Bristol. The Bloodhound SuperSonic Car (SCC) is the latest project headed up by landspeed legend ... (more) Work starts on 1,000mph car from Bristol
Datel sues Microsoft over Xbox memory lock-out
Datel, the UK-based manufacturer of low-cost, high-capacity storage units for gaming consoles, is suing Microsoft, accusing the company of antitrust violation. Back in October, Microsoft revealed that the fall Xbox Live Update locked out what Xbox's Major Nelson referred to as unauthorized ...
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Millions logging onto Facebook via Xbox Live
Millions logging onto Facebook via Xbox Live
techradar.com — It looks like the introduction of social media services Facebook and Twitter to Microsoft's Xbox 360 Xbox Live has been an unqualified success. That is, according to Microsoft's latest figures, with company reps claiming that millions of Xbox gamers were using the new service in the first week ... (more) Millions logging onto Facebook via Xbox Live
CERN fires up Large Hadron Collider
CERN fires up Large Hadron Collider
techradar.com — CERN Engineers have smashed together proton beams in the 27km-long tunnel of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) for the very first time. While the LHC has been beset with problems over the last year, the first collisions have been described as a major step forward in our understanding of ... (more) CERN fires up Large Hadron Collider
Mozilla posts record financial results
Mozilla posts record financial results
techradar.com — Open-source darlings and Firefoxdeveloper Mozilla has posted record financial results this week, reporting increasedrevenues up five-per cent on the previous financial year. It seems like the recession haspassed the Firefox devs by, with Mozilla reporting an annual revenueof $78.6 million for ... (more) Mozilla posts record financial results
Spotify hits back at critics
Spotify hits back at critics
techradar.com — Spotify has been quick to dismiss recent criticisms that it is not generating enough money for artists, with reports that over a million plays of a popular ditty by Lady Gaga netted the artist a mere $167. The original report emerged from Swedish publication expressen.se , claiming that Lady ... (more) Spotify hits back at critics
IBM to kill off 'PS3' Cell processor?
IBM has announced that it has cancelled its plans to release an update to the Cell processor chip, which was meant to pack two PowerPC processors and 32 Synergistic Processing Elements (SPEs). The Cell processor is the thing that makes the PlayStation 3 the most powerful console on the planet ...
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In Depth: How an inkjet nozzle fires 36,000 times a second
The precision needed for an inkjet nozzle to work is like dropping a grape from a 30-storey building and hitting a bucket on the pavement below. Now that's accurate. But in the case of an inkjet nozzle it's also doing it 36,000 times a second, not bad for something which is the third of a width ...
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Google Chrome OS and Android 'will likely converge'
Google co-founder Sergey Brin has been speaking about the future of Google's operating systems, Android and Chrome OS, and admitted that they may become one OS in the future. Speaking backstage to CNET at last week's Chrome OS event , the Google co-founder apparently admitted that the two ...
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Palm Pre WebOS 1.3.1 update incoming
The Pal Pre is to get a UK update, a full week after the handset was updated in the US. The WebOS 1.3.1 firmware update brings with it a number of feature improvements, but there is still no sign of the phone linking up nicely to iTunes . What you will get is support for a range of ...
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Valve owns 70 percent of PC digital distribution
Valve's mighty Steam download service owns at least 70 per cent of the market for PC game downloads, according to one of its competitors. Stardock CEO Brad Wardell made the unsurprising claim that Valve pretty much owns the the digital distribution market. In comparison, Stardock's own Impulse ...
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In Depth: 15 best free Windows Mobile apps
In Depth: 15 best free Windows Mobile apps
techradar.com — Windows Mobile was the original smartphone OS and it inherited years of applications from the Pocket PC. Phone manufacturers and mobile operators include a handful of apps on new devices but there are literally thousands of other Windows Mobile apps out there. The best navigation app from the ... (more) In Depth: 15 best free Windows Mobile apps
HTC HD2 available today from O2
HTC HD2 available today from O2
techradar.com — O2 has announced that it is the latest mobile phone network provider to stock the HTC HD2, with news that it will be on-sale in-store today. The HTC HD2 is shaping up to be a very popular handset. Using Windows Mobile 6.5, the phone is one of the most powerful on the market, using a 1GHz ... (more) HTC HD2 available today from O2
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