Month: June 2011
Acer Iconia TAB A500 16GB version revealed: Half the storage, £100 cheaper
Acer have just revealed a new version of their Iconia TAB A500 tablet. Packing in 16GB of storage as opposed to the original's 32GB, it's £100 cheaper than the first offering at £350. That makes it also £50 less…
1 in 10 Britons choose homes based on broadband speed
If you were looking to settle down in a new home, what would be the top details that would factor into your final choice? A large garden? Good nearby schools for the kids? Strong transport links? Well, for 1 in…
Sony Vaio Z: Thunderbolt-packing Apple Macbook Air rival revealed
Sony have revealed their new Vaio Z laptop, and it has one target squarely in its sights; the svelte Apple MacBook Air. The 13-inch 1600 x 900 resolution machine weighs just 1.8kg and is 16.65 mm thick, which compares…
150 more jobs face the chop at MySpace
MySpace's star again drops a little lower in the social networking sky today. A new round of lay-offs are set to hit the staff of MySpace this week, according to a new report. As many as 150 workers may get…
REVIEW: Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D (Nintendo 3DS)
What would you get if you stripped away the often-rubbish story flak from the most recent Resident Evil games and focussed purely on the baddie-blasting action? Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D, that's what. The first truly adults-only game for the 3DS, can a title that began life as bonus game mode stand tall against other entries in the veritable horror series?
LG passive 3D TV glasses get chic with designer Giles Deacon range
LG have revealed a set of snazzy 3D specs from UK designer Giles Deacon. The "FILES for LG" glasses are an "ultra stylish" option for Cinema 3D owners, with colouful stripey frames surrounding the polarised lenses. "LG produce innovative…
Google Health and Powermeter services scrapped
Google's Health and Powermeter are the latest two services from the search giant to be sent to the online scrapyard. "In the coming months, we're going to retire two products that didn't catch on the way we would have…
Microsoft "white space" Wi-Fi trial to give mobile broadband a boost
Microsoft are to begin a trial for a new type of Wi-Fi specification this week that could potentially act as an alternative to LTE and current public Wi-Fi connections. Using "white space" in the frequency spectrum that had initially been…
Star Wars Galaxies to close in December as SWTOR launch looms
While all eyes may be on the Bioware/EA MMORPG powerhouse that Star Wars:the Old Republic will surely turn out to be, the game's looming launch date has lead to an MMO casualty of galactic proportions. Star Wars: Galaxies, the world's…
HTC EVO 3D headed to UK shores with Android 2.3.3
HTC have finally lifted the lid on the details surrounding the UK launch of the HTC EVO 3D smartphone. First revealed at CTIA in Florida and on just recently going on sale in the US, it's expected to touch down…