Author: KevinLynch
Google music download service to rival iTunes set for Android Honeycomb?
Sanjay Jha, chief executive of Motorola Mobility, appears to have let the cat out of the bag regarding Google's plans for an Android music and video service. Speaking at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Jha said: "If you…
Apple causing touch panel shortage for competitors
Apple's dominant place in the smartphone and tablet market is causing a component famine crisis for its rivals. According to Digitimes, the Cupertino based firm is taking nearly 60 percent of the global touch panel capacity, leaving its competitors…
Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerburg and Eric Schmidt set to party with the President: Obama To Meet tech giants
Here's hopefully an encouraging sign that Steve Jobs is winning his health battle. The ailing Apple chief is apparently feeling well enough to meet President Obama at a private dinner in San Francisco tonight, along with Facebook figurehead Mark…
Warner Bros release The Dark Knight and Inception as iPhone, iPad apps
A chance to offer film fans more content,or just Warner Bros way of bypassing iTunes? Who knows? Whatever the reasoning behind the film studio's new dedicated movie apps that its just released for two of its biggest recent films,…
Review: Killzone 3
Killzone 3 Genre: FPS Platform: PS3 Price: £38.99 (Amazon) Cursed with having to live up to the high expectations of its incredible pre-PS3 teaser trailer, the last installment of Sony's much-hyped fps may not quite have reached the levels…
BAFTA Video Games Awards: Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood edges Call of Duty: Black Ops for nominations
The nominations for this year's BAFTA Video Games Awards have been announced this morning, with Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood leading the pack ahead of Call of Duty: Black Ops and Heavy Rain. Ubisoft's stealth action-adventure title has been given the…
Vodafone hoping to get developing world online with Webbox internet keyboard
Aimed primarily at the developing world, Vodafone have taken the wraps off a new keyboard PC that brings the internet to anyone with a TV and access to 2.5G or EDGE networks. Called the Webbox, the device plugs into…
MWC 2011: Google's chief Eric Schmidt slams Nokia over Microsoft deal, fails to rule out Twitter buyout
Google's outgoing chief executive Eric Schmidt used his keynote speech in Barcelona to have a dig at Nokia after being snubbed by the Finnish mobile giant in favour of a partnership with Microsoft. During the talk, Schmidt revealed that…
MWC 2011: New Sonim XP3300 Force phone has 'world's longest talk time"
Cast your mind back a couple of years and you may remember Sonim's tough-nut Land Rover handset. Although primarily aimed at folks in the construction industry, the supposedly indestructible phone was also pitched towards clumsy types who have a…
MWC 2011: HTC go on Facebook phone frenzy with Salsa and ChaCha handsets, get Mark Zuckerberg's blessing
In what's been a busy morning for HTC in Barcelona, the Taiwanese firm have taken the wraps off two new Android phones with dedicated Facebook buttons. The ChaCha come with a 2.6-inch capacitive touchscreen display with a resolution of…