Month: October 2011
1Gbps broadband hits London with Hyperoptic
London gets its first 1Gbps broadband service today courtesy of Hyperoptic. While limited to the small community based in Prices Court in Wandsworth, it's the first time Brits have had access to such a fast web connection. And it's a…
Motorola Razr WILL get Android 4.0 in 2012
An impressive handset it may be, last night's unveiling of the Motorola Razr was tinged with disappointment. Rather than a shiny new phone with a brand new OS in the shape of Google's Ice Cream Sandwich, we instead got…
Buffalo MiniStation Extreme hard-drive is a toughie
Storage gurus Buffalo are preparing to launch their toughest drives yet, after today announcing the release of the Buffalo MiniStation Extreme range. Certified to US Military Standard MIL-STD-810F 516.5 Procedure IV, the MiniStation Extreme can take a tumble from…
VIDEO: iPhone 4S vs Samsung Galaxy S II in Drop Test showdown
Now, if you've just brought a brand-spanking new iPhone 4S (or a Samsung Galaxy S II for that matter), you're probably a) lamenting the loss of a sizeable wad of cash and b) wondering if it's worth insuring your…
Spotify arrives for select BlackBerry handsets
Some welcome good news for BlackBerry owners today after the recent outage troubles. It's been a long time coming, but BlackBerry users can finally get the superb Spotify music streaming service on their handsets. Revealed today over on the official…
APP OF THE DAY: Spottd (iPhone)
From the brains beihnd the controversial FitFinder comes Spottd, a new social and location based app that aims to make your day or night out on the town a more exciting one. Described as a "social satnav", Spottd offers…
Motorola Droid Razr revealed: Brits will call it plain old Razr, pricing and specs detailed
Motorola have lifted the lid on their new Droid Razr handset. Landing in the UK as simply the Motorola Razr, it's the world's thinnest smartphone at just 7.1mm thick. That's despite packing an impressive 4.3 inch Super AMOLED qHD Gorilla…
Wince at the confirmed PlayStation Vita UK pricing
Little Jimmy's dreams of finding a PlayStation Vita under his Christmas tree had already been squashed by Sony following the news that they would bring the next-gen handheld games consoles to UK shores on February 22, 2012, months after it…
Magellan release eXplorist 310 GPS device for off-road ramblers
Magellan have revealed the eXplorist 310 handheld GPS device. An entry-level model, Magellan are hoping to make the pursuits of hiking, climbing, backpacking, geocaching, hunting, fishing, mountain biking and sailing a little easier, and little cheaper to enjoy too….
Apple's $6.2 billion profits aren't enough to please analysts
There's just no pleasing some people, is there? Despite Apple revealing massive Q3 2011 profits of $6.62 billion (up over $2 billion dollars over the same period last year), analysts are dismissing the whopping figures as poor compared to their…