Month: July 2010
BT to raise call and line rental charges
BT have today announced plans to raise both landline call charges and line rental prices. BT will charge 10% more on each landline call made from October, and will raise line rental prices by 50 pence. It means that daytime…
Blackbox launch self-powered i10 noise-cancelling headphones
I love living in my own little musical-bubble, especially when on a rattling tube or a bus full of hysterical school kids. Noise-cancelling earphones are the perfect tool for zoning out of the world around you, but many have one…
Plants vs. Zombies to hit Xbox Live Arcade with multiplayer modes
Plants vs. Zombies, the madcap tower defence game that pits the undead horde against a fearless army of foliage, is hitting the Xbox Live Arcade this Autumn. Costing 1200 Microsoft Points (£10.20), developers PopCap games are aiming for an early…
Motorola Milestone XT720 hits UK via online retailers
The Motorola Milestone XT720, the unofficial successor to the Motorola Milestone/Droid, is now available to UK consumers. While the actual "Milestone 2" is expected to be revealed later in the year, the XT720 remains a very capable phone. Similar…
LG expand 3D range: new notebook, projector and monitor incoming
LG have announced the launch of a trio of new 3D hardware. From projectors to notebooks, it looks as though LG are setting their 3D sights well beyond merely 3D TVs in your living room. First up is the LG…
Mobile rivals hit back as Apple claim iPhone 4 death grip problems are universal
Apple have come under fire from rival mobile firms RIM, Nokia and HTC, following their press conference on Friday in which they attempted to address the signalling issues that have plagued the iPhone 4's launch. Admitting that their phones "aren't…
Coronation Street stars told 'No tweets about the Street'
Coronation Street stars have been ordered not to tweet about their work for fear they will give away details about the soap's 50th anniversary plot. Several Corrie stars are prominent on Twitter including Antony Cotton (Sean Tully) who has nearly…
3D PS3 games capped at 720p resolution
3D Playstation 3 games will not be displayed at full HD, 1080p resolution, it has been revealed at a the Develop conference by Sony this week. Instead, two 720p 3D images will be produced for each eye, allowing a smooth…
File-sharing Brits come under fire from Ministry of Sound
UK dance music label Ministry of Sound have issued letters to thousands of UK based file-sharers, demanding compensation for copyright theft, or else have the accused face further legal action. As many as 2,000 people are thought to have been…
Apple iPhone 4 conference: Steve Jobs offers free rubber bumpers to prevent 'death grip'
At a hastily convened press conference to discuss the well publicised iPhone 4 signal problems, Apple boss Steve Jobs announced staff at the company 'had been working their butts off' to sort out the issues, but stopped short of…