Month: April 2012
HANDS-ON: James May "Science Stories" augmented reality Science Museum tour app
Augmented reality hits the Science Museum! No, we're not relegating AR as a dusty curio of tech gone by, but instead talking about the "Science Stories" app, which we had the privilege of trying out before the general public today….
Send to Kindle wireless eBook and document transfer hits Mac
Amazon have released a Mac version of their incredibly useful Send to Kindle application. The application allows Mac users to send document and eBook files directly to Amazon's Kindle eReader, without needing to hook them up to your computer over…
Sony's Play Memories joins Google Drive, Dropbox, SkyDrive in cloud storage race
Hot on the heels of the Google Drive launch come's Sony's own cloud storage offering, Play Memories. A slightly different proposition, Play Memories is solely for the cloud-based storage of photos and videos, and doesn't support documents or other file…
Google Drive officially revealed: 5GB storage, Google Docs and apps support
Google have officially lifted the covers off Google Drive, their cloud storage alternative to Dropbox. Available as a PC and Mac desktop app, and an Android mobile app on smartphones running version 2.1 and upwards of Google's operating system, the…
Samsung LED/Plasma range with Smart Interaction2 now available
Now available in the UK is Samsung's latest range of LED and Plasma Smart TVs. First announced at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the new line up boasts the company's latest Smart Interaction2 technology. Using Voice Control,…
Netflix now available on Sony Entertainment Network products
The Netflix app is to be rolled out to all 2012 BRAVIA, Blu-ray and Blu-ray Home Theatre models featuring the Sony Entertainment Network. Netflix will sit alongside other popular third party services on the Sony Entertainment Network including YouTube and…
Do we really need the LG Optimus 3D Max 3D smart phone?
By Becca Caddy LG has launched its new glasses-free 3D handset, the Optimus 3D Max, onto the European mobile market. But does anyone really want a smart phone with 3D capabilities or are we content with boring, flat 2D?…
Microsoft looking for Xbox Skype developers
A job listing over on Microsoft's recruitment page states that the team are looking to build a Skype Xbox Engineering Team, suggesting video chat integration could be coming to the Xbox 360. According to the listing, Microsoft is "building the…
John Lewis launch own-brand Broadband service
John Lewis have entered the broadband services market, offering a branded broadband service either instore, online or over the phone. Three separate packages are being offered; Standard, Unlimited and Fibre. Speeds range from (up to) 16MB to (up to)…
VIDEO: Samsung Galaxy S 3 appears in Vietnamese video preview
See that clip above? By our estimations that's the best look we've had so far at Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S III (S 3) Android smartphone, the much-anticipated successor to the massively popular Samsung Galaxy S II. Regular gadget leakers…