Month: October 2012
First ever book bought through Amazon revealed by customer
Ever wondered what the first book bought through online retailers Amazon was? Way back in 1995 when all the company sold was books and nothing else? When the Kindle was a glimmer in Jeff Bezos' eye? Well, the customer believed…
16GB Google Nexus 7 to drop to £160 as launch of 32GB tablet nears
Cheap tablet deals aplenty at the moment; not only do UK slate fans have the iPad Mini to look forward to as well as the newly-luanched Kindle Fire line from Amazon, but new pricing info suggests the Google Nexus 7…
Xbox 360 SmartGlass Android app arrives early
Here's some welcome news for Android handset owning Xbox 360 gamers. Though previously not expected until early next year, Microsoft have rolled out the Android version of their Xbox 360 second-screen SmartGlass application. Landing on Friday for Windows RT users,…
Livescribe Sky smartpen with Wi-Fi Evernote syncing launched
Livescribe have launched a new smarten today that, as well as syncing up dictaphone audio captured at the same time as digitising your notes, offers built-in Wi-Fi for storing your scribbles in cloud note storage service Evernote. For current Livescribe…
Microsoft bouncers manhandle granny at Chinese Surface launch
Microsoft, this is how NOT to endear your customers to your new product. At last night's Surface tablet launch event in Beijing, China, Microsoft threw a bit of a party with dancers and noisy dance music, kicking off at midnight…
iPad Mini 16GB Wi-Fi sells out in hours in the UK
And to think the Twitter masses were calling the iPad Mini too expensive! Just a few hours after going up for pre-order in the UK, Apple have already sold out of the £269 entry-level iPad Mini. Those hoping to get…
Amazon Kindle Owner's Lending Library now available to UK readers
Amazon have opened the doors to their Kindle Owner's Lending Library in the UK. Already available to US eBook readers for some time, it offers hundreds of thousands of books to borrow in a library-like service, with no due date…
REVIEW: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite (Wi-Fi and 3G)
Does the inclusion of a built-in light make Amazon's latest Kindle E Ink eReader, the Paperwhite, their best yet? Or do a few omissions over earlier models drag it down? Read our full review to find out!
iPad Mini too expensive? Apple don't think so
Feel the iPad Mini pricing is just a little too steep for your wallet? It's not a feeling shared by Apple, with the Cupertino tech firm's marketing chief Phil Schiller defending the price of the diminutive tablet, saying that it…
Apple iPad Mini: The final nail in Steve Jobs' coffin?
"The 10-inch screen size is the minimum size required to create great tablet apps". Not our words, but those of Steve Jobs, the late, great Apple leader. Kickstarting the tablet revolution with the launch of the first iPad in 2010,…