Month: April 2011
Reports of last typewriter factory closing are false – we're still making them, folks
We were all feeling quite nostalgic about reports that the "last typewriter manufacturer in the world", Godrej and Boyce, has shut down its factory in Mumbai, India. This would then meant the humble typewriter would likely go the way…
Sony plans to launch two Android-powered tablets
By the end of the year, we will have not one but two Sony-branded tablets to choose from. The devices, codenamed S1 and S2, will run on Google's Android operating system. Sony's entry into the tablet market is no…
Apple faces lawsuit for iPhone location tracking (but Jobs says the tracking stories are false)
Rumour has it Apple's iPhone and iPad is keeping track of your whereabouts even when your location services are off – we don't like the sound ofthat, do we. At least now a group has banded together to sue…
VIDEO: Samsung Galaxy S II EXTREME rollercoaster unboxing
Unboxing videos are so passé. Who wants to see some guy open up a box and tell you how many pages are in the instruction manual? No-one, that's who. Unboxing videos are boring. Extreme unboxing videos on the other…
iDo: Kate and Wills' Geek Fantasy Tech Royal Wedding
I have no interest whatsoever in the Royal Wedding. Fair play to the young regal lovers for tying the knot and bagging us all an extra couple of Bank Holiday days off, but the near-certain pomp and excess of Prince…
Extortionate tablet roaming costs revealed: iPad 2 and Galaxy Tab users beware
Planning on taking your iPad 2 or Samsung Galaxy Tab on holiday with you this year? Well you might want to think twice about turning on any 3G roaming features while you're abroad, as a new Which? study has…
MIO launch new Spirit Sat Nav range
MIO have launched their new Spirit Sat Nav range this week, comprised of four new models. The Spirit 480, 485, 685 and 687 are all out now, available from Tesco, Argos and direct from MIO. The range is split down…
Stock shortages suggest new iMac line is on the way
The sun is shining and summer's just around the corner, which makes it high-time a refreshed iMac range was announced. It was last June that Apple's all-in-one desktop last got a revamp and if their annual product announcements are anything…
iPhone 4 and iPad 2 drive record quarter earnings for Apple
Apple have revealed record earnings for the second fiscal quarter of 2011. The Cupertino-based company hit a record net profit of $5.9 billion, with an income of $24.67 billion between January and March of this year. Strong sales of iPad…
3 and T-Mobile most complained about mobile network operators
Ofcom have compiled a report revealing the most often complained about mobile, landline and broadband network providers. It makes for grim reading for anyone tied to a 3UK or T-Mobile contract, who top the mobile list by a fair…