Month: August 2010
IFA 2010: 31 inch LG OLED TV to be showcased
LG have confirmed that they will be displaying a 31 inch OLED TV at this year's IFA conference. It will be the largest that the company have produced so far, and while bigger examples exist from the likes of Samsung…
Rockstar pulling the trigger on Red Dead Redemption cheats tomorrow
The real Wild West may have found a place for the good, bad and ugly of frontier society, but it looks as though only law-abiding cowboys are accepted on Rockstar's servers for Red Dead Redemption multiplayer sessions. As of…
IFA 2010: Toshiba SmartPad leaks ahead of official Berlin reveal
More tablet news following this morning's announcements from Viewsonic and Archos. It looks as though the first shots of Toshiba's SmartPad tablet have broken cover ahead of next month's IFA conference in Berlin where it was set to be officially…
Kodak M590 EasyShare: world's thinnest 5x optical zoom digital camera
Kodak's latest compact digital camera, at just 0.6 of an inch thick, is the world's smallest to feature a 5x optical zoom. Packing in a 14MP sensor, Kodak are calling the M590 "the ultimate social networking accessory" thanks to its…
IFA 2010: Archos prep 5 Android tablets for Berlin show
Tablet devices, unsurprisingly, are going to be a big draw at this year's IFA conference in Berlin. We've already had a very interesting announcement from Viewsonic this morning concerning a dual-booting Android/Windows tablet, and now Archos are chiming in with…
IFA 2010: Viewsonic to showcase dual-booting Android and Windows tablet
Viewsonic look set to have a very interesting IFA showcase ahead of them if their just-announced product line-up is anything to go by. Two new tablet devices look set to draw plenty of attention. First up is the 7 inch…
Texting record broken by Swype-using Brit
How quickly do you think you could text "the razor-toothed piranhas of the genera Serrasalmus and Pygocentrus are the most ferocious freshwater fish in the world. In reality they seldom attack a human"? Granted, it's not the sort of thing…
Poll – Is Apple's jailbreak kill-switch patent a step too far?
Apple have filed a patent that will make iPhone jailbreakers and those scared of Orwellian surveillance systems quite uncomfortable. The "Systems and Methods for Identifying Unauthorized Users of an Electronic Device" patent describes plans that would give Apple an unprecedented…
UK Defence Secretary calls for Medal of Honor boycott
EA's next wartime shooter has been causing quite a stir in Westminster this week. Medal of Honor, due out on October 12th, focusses on the conflict in Afghanistan, and controversially allows gamers to take on the role of Taliban forces….
Kodak reveal Full HD Playtouch pocket camcorder
Kodak have today revealed they will be adding the Playtouch to their line of pocket camcorders. Featuring full 1080p HD recording modes and a 3 inch capacitive touchscreen, users will be able to do some simple video editing straight from…