Month: February 2011
MWC 2011: Sony Ericsson Neo smartphone preview video
Officially revealed at Sony Ericsson's MWC 2011 conference after many rumours, Tech Digest got to play about with the Sony Ericsson Neo smartphone this morning. Most closely resembling the Vivaz line, the Neo has a 3.7 inch touchscreen incorporating Sony's…
MWC 2011: ViewSonic ViewPad 4 smartphone/tablet hybrid preview video
As much a stonking smartphone as it is a tiny tablet, ViewSonic have launched the ViewPad 4 hybrid at MWC 2011 this week. An angular Android handset that will launch with the latest Gingerbread build , it's a 4 inch…
MWC 2011: ViewSonic ViewPad 10 Pro preview video
Windows tablets have a bit of a bad rep from a consumer point of view, but it still remains the platform of choice for enterprise users. Trying to corner both market points at MWC 2011 are ViewSonic, who have launched…
BAFTA Video Games Awards: Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood edges Call of Duty: Black Ops for nominations
The nominations for this year's BAFTA Video Games Awards have been announced this morning, with Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood leading the pack ahead of Call of Duty: Black Ops and Heavy Rain. Ubisoft's stealth action-adventure title has been given the…
Vodafone hoping to get developing world online with Webbox internet keyboard
Aimed primarily at the developing world, Vodafone have taken the wraps off a new keyboard PC that brings the internet to anyone with a TV and access to 2.5G or EDGE networks. Called the Webbox, the device plugs into…
MWC 2011: Google's chief Eric Schmidt slams Nokia over Microsoft deal, fails to rule out Twitter buyout
Google's outgoing chief executive Eric Schmidt used his keynote speech in Barcelona to have a dig at Nokia after being snubbed by the Finnish mobile giant in favour of a partnership with Microsoft. During the talk, Schmidt revealed that…
Nokia gave BlackBerry OS a taste before settling on Windows Phone 7
Nokia may have sided once and for all with Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 as their new lead smartphone platform, and Stephen Elop has already revealed that Nokia had considered adopting the Android OS for the Finnish company's high-end handsets, but…
MWC 2011: iPhone 4 declared "Phone of the Year" despite Apple's MWC snubs
The GSMA awards have been announced at Mobile World Congress, and showing that the GSMA remain impartial and good sports, they've announced Apple's iPhone 4 as the mobile phone of choice for the year. This is despite the fact that…
MWC 2011: Android Honeycomb to get Movie Studio video editing abilities
Honeycomb tablets will soon be getting a movie editing software suite, Google's Eric Schmidt has revealed at the company's MWC 2011 keynote. Called Movie Studio, the app was shown running on a Xoom tablet, and appears to be tailored to…
MWC 2011: HP TouchPad preview video
We've seen a lot of great tablets at Mobile World Congress this week, but if we were going to put money on one to really rival the iPad this year in the slate stakes, we'd back the HP TouchPad. Only…