Month: June 2011
Samsung Galaxy Z revealed: The S II's wallet-friendly sibling
A new variation of the Samsung Galaxy S II has popped up on the Three network's Swedish page. Called the Samsung Galaxy Z, it's billed as "an affordable little brother to the Galaxy S II". Packing Android 2.3, it…
Native iPad app count now tops 100,000
Apple's world-beating iPad tablet now has over 100,000 apps designed specifically for it, ready to be downloaded from the iTunes App Store. It's taken just three short months to jump up 25,000 apps from the 75,000 app landmark back in…
Is the use of gaming strategy guides the same as cheating?
For some, the summer months are the best time to slap on the sunscreen, pull on a swimming costume and go bask in the rare British sunshine. For me, it's an opportunity to catch up on the past 6…
VIDEO PREVIEW: HP TouchPad
HP are almost ready to unleash their webOS-based TouchPad tablet on the world, and we had one final preview session with the tablet before getting on down to business for a full review. We met with HP senior product…
Andy Gray sent off from FIFA 2012 commentating team
Andy Gray's sexist comments cost him his job as Sky Sport's number one commentator for their football broadcasts last year, and now his remarks have also cost him his place on the FIFA 2012 commentating team. Gray, the former Aston…
Skype for Android gets video calling with new update
Owners of select Android phones with the Skype app today get an update that lets them use the popular VoIP client to make video calls too. Working over both Wi-Fi and 3G connections, users can use both front facing…
IE10 Platform Preview 2 announced by Microsoft
Microsoft have just lifted the lid on Internet Explorer 10 Platform Preview 2, giving a glimpse at what's to come with their next-generation web browser. IE10 looks to further the solid work made with IE9, focussing on the "beauty of…
APP OF THE DAY: BackStab (iPhone / iPad)
Assassin's Creed meets Pirates of the Caribbean in BackStab, an action adventure title from Gameloft first seen on Android phones now sailing its ship into iOS waters. Mixing 3rd person swordplay with Creed-style free running and the odd cannon-firing…
Teenage Chinese virgin sells sex for iPhone 4
A teenage Chinese girl has taken to the web to advertise that her virginity is for sale. The price? An Apple iPhone 4. The girl took to micro-blogging service Weibo (the Chinese equivalent of Twitter) to offer the trade,…
Justin Timberlake takes ownership stake in MySpace, looks to bring its sexy back
News Corp have sold the flailing MySpace social network to Specific Media for just $35 million (£22 million), a far cry from the $580 million Rupert Murdoch's empire paid for the site back in 2005. In a bizarre twist, Justin…