Month: October 2011
Touch screens that work through gloves: welcome to the world
We've been waiting for you! Or more precisely, we have been freezing our hands off in the winter trying to tap out text messages on dainty touch screens, gloves tucked in our pockets. Although it looks like we have…
Apple patents the flick of the wrist. Yes really.
Flick at your peril, because now this motion is trademarked by the mighty Apple. The fact that a court of law has agreed to grant this patent is just proof that fortune favours the bold, isn't it, because frankly…
Rebel or Obey: Anti-Facebook network Unthink is here
Rebel or Obey? Freedom or Control? Inspire or Oppress? Emancipate yourself! Welcome to Unthink, a new social network set up as a contrast to Facebook. It's just opened up to the first round of beta testers, aiming to provide…
Who cares about the telly? It's all about the internet now
It's official: internet access and mobile phones are more important to young Britons than television. This is the conclusion from new research from Ofcom, the communications regulator, but at a closer look it's not such a straight shot as…
VIDEO PREVIEW: Motorola RAZR / Motorola DROID RAZR
Motorola are sharpening their RAZR range for smartphone times, revealing the Motorola RAZR Android Gingerbread handset just in time for the run up to Christmas. A super-slim phone with a 1.2 GHz dual core processor and Android Gingerbread 2.3.5,…
REVIEW: Kinect Sports: Season 2 (Xbox 360)
Almost a year since its launch, the Xbox 360's controller-free Kinect motion sensor is still waiting for its killer, must-have game. Rare Studios staked a decent claim at the title with Kinect Sports at launch, and this year they've implemented a raft of new features and a host of new sports for the sequel, Kinect Sports: Season 2. Is it enough to convert the Kinect sceptics?
HANDS-ON PREVIEW: Motorola RAZR (2011)
Known by some as "the iPod of mobile phones", Motorola's original 2003 RAZR clamshell handsets we're the height of geek chic, selling over 130 million handsets during its four-year shelf life. The RAZR 2 series (including the V8 and…
Grand Theft Auto V officially announced
Wannabe gangsters take note: Rockstar have officially announced that the next installment in their mega-popular, super-controversial crime video game series is on its way. Grand Theft Auto V will be a full new title (not a GTA IV add-on pack…
Skyrim live-action film shows why not to leave a bucket of oil lying around when dragons are on the prowl
The kingdom of Tamriel obviously never got Michael Buerk's 999 TV show, or they'd have known the dangers of leaving flammable liquids next to an open flame. That's the lesson learnt from the live-action trailer above for The Elder…
WikiLeaks to take a whistle-blowing break to focus on internal financial crisis
WikiLeaks have announced that they will temporarily stop publishing leaked wires and confidential government memos and files in order to focus on a drastic fund-raising campaign to keep the organisation alive. Described as a "fight for survival" by WikiLeaks founder…