Month: October 2011
REVIEW: Rage (PC, Xbox 360, PS3)
The kings of first person shooters, id Software, are back with Rage, their first major release since 2004's Doom 3. An apocalyptic open-world shooter running on the new impressive Tech 5 graphics engine, does Rage do enough to see id Software remain the gun-slinging supremos? Read on to find out!
Android Ice Cream Sandwich launch date confirmed…then pulled
Google have inadvertently confirmed (and swiftly puled) the launch date for the latest build of Android, 4.0 or otherwise known as Ice Cream Sandwich. The October 11th release date was revealed via a placeholder page on Google's YouTube channel before…
Virgin Media to offer free Spotify 3G streaming?
Virgin Media may be preparing a deal that would allow Spotify users on Virgin Mobile handsets to stream unlimited amounts of songs of 3G mobile data connections without incurring any costs, or using up any of a customers data allowance….
Sony to buy Ericsson out of mobile joint venture?
Sony are said to be nearing a deal which would see them buy out their mobile phone partners Ericsson for over $1 billion. The 50:50 joint venture that led to the Sony Ericsson brand ten years ago would come to…
VIDEO: Steve Wozniak remembers his friend Steve Jobs
Steve Wozniak was one of Apple's co-founders alongside the late Steve Jobs, with the pair taking the business from a tiny start-up in their garages to the multi-billion dollar company it is today. Few people knew Jobs as closely…
Google Books open for business in the UK
Google Books has finally gone live in the UK after being available Stateside for some months. Moving into the digital book space currently dominated by Amazon, British customers will also have access to an Android app through which they…
iPhone 4S UK pre-orders go live: Prices, networks and contracts
iPhone 4S pre-order deals go live today, and we thought we'd give a quick round-up of where you can grab the handset, and how much for. There's always a big pricing battle around the launch of new Apple smartphone…
HANDS-ON: HTC Sensation XL
HTC has just unveiled its latest all singing, all dancing Android handset, the HTC Sensation XL, a slick smart phone with a HUGE 4.7" WVGA screen, Beats Audio integration and the HTC Watch application for catching up with movies and…
Samsung Galaxy Nexus/ Nexus Prime specs leak
Not impressed with the iPhone 4S? We'd suggest you consider holding out for the Nexus Prime (AKA the Samsung Galaxy Nexus), the next pure Google phone and the first to feature their latest Android offering, Ice Cream Sandwich. While…
Jil Sander Windows Phone coming from German designer
The Windows Phone platform is about to get a hearty injection of "designer cool", as minimalist German fashionista Jil Sander has just announced the launch of a Windows Phone 7.5 smartphone. Built by LG, it features the designer's signature…