Month: December 2010
8 million Amazon Kindles sold in 2010
Despite the threat of full-blown tablet computers, it appears to have been a bumper year for Amazon's Kindle e-reader. According to Business Week, Amazon are on their way to selling a huge 8 million of the devices by the…
"7 inch iPad" shown off by Taiwanese pop star
Taiwanese pop star, actor and pro racing car driver Jimmy Lin has sparked rumours that a 7 inch mini iPad is on the way after being pictured with what appears to be a cut-size version of the Apple tablet. The…
APP OF THE DAY: The Thick Of It "Malcolm Tucker: The Missing Phone"
Comedy fans can bring some mid-week satire to their iPhone's today after top Armando Iannucci comedy "The Thick Of It", gets its own app. "Malcolm Tucker: The Missing Phone" allows a glimpse into the fictional TV spin doctor's private life,…
Google Nexus S contracts hit UK
Google's impressive Nexus S Android smartphone is now available to buy in the UK from select Best Buy and Carphone Warehouse stores. A top-notch phone that polishes many of the problems found with the original Nexus One handset, the…
Teen jailed after buying £484,000 of his own music from iTunes on stolen cards
A UK teen has been jailed after it was found he had bought roughly £484,000 worth of his own music on iTunes and Amazon, using stolen credit cards. That'd be a fair amount in royalties, and if timed right, a…
DC Universe Online confirmed for January release
DC Universe Online, the long-awaited comic-book MMORPG, has finally been given a concrete release date. PS3 and PC owners will be able to get their hands on it simultaneously, as it launches on January 14th of next year. The first…
WebOS Palmpad tablet to get CES 2011 reveal?
With its rumoured reveal date bubbling under the surface for quite sometime, it now seems that HP/Palm's WebOS Palmpad tablet will get its first airing at CES 2011 next month. Leaked specs suggest three different models will be on show,…
LG Optimus 2X gets January release date, Ennio Morricone ringtones
The dual-core Tegra 2 LG Optimus 2X smartphone powerhouse has just been given a January release date, ending speculation that the phone would only be a treat for those living in the Korean manufacturers homeland. "The exclusive music will be…
Tatty Teddy takes on Farmville in new Facebook social game
Looking for a new Facebook game that doesn't involve ploughing fields or sheep dipping? Then take a look at the cutesy Me To You: My Place game, looking to lure players away from their homesteads and into the arms…
Nokia working on an entire Windows Phone 7 range?
More fuel has been added to the long-blazing rumour fire that Nokia will be producing Windows Phone 7 devices in the near future. Eldar Murtazin, the Russian mobile blogger who first outed Nokia's flagship N8 device, has spoke with sources…