Tag: Katherine Hannaford
RIM gets scared by oncoming 3G iPhone, potentially delays 3G BlackBerry 8900
BlackBerry…delaying the launch of their 3G 8900 handset…because of the imminent arrival of the 3G HSDPA iPhone? Sounds strange, but that’s what the ‘sources’ have told Fortune magazine.
Of course, the official reason behind the possible delay is due to ‘call quality concerns’, but it does seem fairly obvious that pushing the launch back from June to August will help RIM determine how much of a threat the 3G iPhone will be, and also avoid having the same launch date as the Apple handset. After all, no-one likes discovering at a party they’re wearing the same outfit as their worst enemy….
Shiny Video Preview: Archos GPS In-Car holder
Announced two days ago, the GPS In-Car holder from Archos has been given the once-over treatment from Zara. Have a look…
Internet meme becomes literal: the Rick roll bun
You know an internet meme has well and truly jumped the shark when it becomes literal. Meet the Rick roll. An edible roll advertising the rickrolling meme of pre-April Fool’s….
Shiny Video Review: Mario Kart on the Wii
Wii Fit may be on sale from today, but if you ask me, you should save all your pennies for Mario Kart on the Wii – if you can track one down, that is. I spent three hours last Saturday on Oxford Street, but to no avail.
Still, Simon has got his lucky mitts on a review copy, check out his thoughts on it in the video above, and if you’d like one, pick…
Fancy streaming web TV and radio on your Archos PMP? Or downloading porn? Now you can…
In addition to yesterday’s In-Car Holder GPS unit for the 605 WiFi, Archos announced a couple of other additions to their popular PMP, including a firmware update allowing for Adobe Flash Player 9 support, Windows Media Video 9 compatibility, a plug-in enabling access to Web TV shows and radio stations, an update to Archos TV+, and a content distribution deal with Paramount Pictures and Deutsche Welle. Phew!
Touting their 605 WiFi and 705 WiFi models as being the market’s only PMP supporting Adobe Flash Player 9, the upgrade for both that and WMV 9 can be downloaded for free if you already own one, however if you buy one now, you’ll find it’s automatically loaded with the update. These two supported…
After an initial delay, Samsung announces the BD-P1500 Blu-ray player will launch in June
Originally scheduled for a May release, the BD-P1500 has just been handed a June birthdate from Samsung, after being announced at CES earlier in the year.
Priced at around $399 in the US by the looks of things, the player will be Blu-ray Profile 1.1 and Dolby TrueHD audio compatible, and output at 1080p resolution. Potential firmware upgrades via the Ethernet and USB ports will allow for BD-Live 2.0 and DTS-HD HR support, according to reports, but sadly not DTS-HD Master…
Shiny Video Review: Motorola U9 video preview
It’s been out for awhile now, but due to a video mix-up here at Shiny Towers, we’ve just managed to find it on our shared drive, and upload it for you!
Resplendent in its purple casing and OLED screen, the Motorola U9 is available now on various…
LG's Black Label series mobile announced – the Secret KF750
After months of secrecy, we finally have confirmation about the new LG Black Label series handset, and whaddya know, it’s called ‘Secret’, or the KF750 to you and I.
Believe it or not, this handset wasn’t exactly secret, as we first heard of the KF750 back in March, along with the specs! Still, it’s bound to follow the success of other Black Label series phones, the Chocolate and Shine, with a carbon fibre profile of just 11.8mm, a camera with 5.0-megapixel sensor, and can take video at 120fps, with DivX certified recording. In addition to this, you can edit photos…
Dribbling over a non-Sony OLED TV? Samsung says just wait until 2009!
Samsung showed off a 40″ OLED TV at CES in January, however it’s taken until now for them to announce they’ll be available commercially as of 2009.
They’ve supposedly started producing the panels already – 1.5 million of them – however that number will reach 3 million in 2009, and 6 million in 2010. If they enter the market next year with OLED panels, they’ll be joining Sony…
Dell shows off their sexy green desktop PC – phwroar!
It’s not often you hear the words ‘desktop PC’ and ‘sexy’ side by side, unless you’re referring to an iMac, but by gosh – look at this Dell!
And it’s not often you hear ‘Dell’ and ‘sexy’ said next to each other, either. Want more to like about it? Well for starters, it consumes 70% less energy than the average desktop PC, with the mini tower being 81% smaller to boot, as well. Shipped in recycled…
