Published by Walri on Thursday, 11th March 2010
Verizon uses MiFi to lure iPad users from AT&T
Here’s a canny way to avoid the extra cost of having 3G in your iPad – get a Wi-Fi only one, saving $130 on the upfront cost plus all those AT&T data charges, and then when you want a 3G connection, hook onto the Verizon network, using its...
Published by Horrid on Thursday, 11th March 2010
Samsung launches TV App Store, 3D TVs in US - pips Sony Vizio
Samsung has announced what it calls an App Store for TVs, using the announcement as a launch pad for its 3D TV effort, claiming it to be a first. Actually this is going to be a popular direction for many over the top video operations and we already know...
Published by SoupDog on Thursday, 11th March 2010
Sony announces launch of 'Move' motion sensing controller this autumn
It may have taken 4 years for the company to catch up with Nintendo in the controller stakes but Sony has finally announced a time frame for the release of the PlayStation Move motion controller. The announcement comes along with pics of what the device...
Published by US Chick on Thursday, 11th March 2010
Samsung’s two new portable media players on sale now
I know this may be a shock to some of you but there are still companies out there that make portable media players that are not Apple. Granted they won’t win you any coolness awards but they are cheaper and sometimes do something different, Two...
Published by Test Chimp on Thursday, 11th March 2010
Samsung BD-C8200M Blu-ray Freeview internet-equipped PVR: ...probably has a toaster built-in as well
Yesterday Samsung announced that it would be bringing out two Blu-ray players with HD Freeview and built-in PVR. In terms of convergence this was on the path right between combining mobile phone and GPS functionality and the “knife-wrench” the...
Published by Walri on Wednesday, 10th March 2010
Motorola Backflip ships, but AT&T locks users in
AT&T’s first Android phone, the Motorola Backflip, is now shipping, though some users will be disappointed that they cannot download apps from outside the Android Market. AT&T has asserted its authority over its own user experience by...
Published by Test Chimp on Wednesday, 10th March 2010
GUFSDTR500HD Freesat HD recorder: Freesat HD recorders trickle in
Grundig has always been a bit of a continental biased brand. From its strong Germanic set top box roots, it developed other entertainment devices. However, even with its proximity, it never made the entry into the UK market that the Japanese and Korean...
Published by US Chick on Wednesday, 10th March 2010
To buy the Samsung Stunt - Cricket wants $79, and MetroPCS has it free
It used to be that all you really needed to know to shop for a cell phone was the price of the service. Especially in prepaid because well in phones you pretty much got what you paid for. If you wanted the throw away, you could always get a phone for...
Published by Horrid on Wednesday, 10th March 2010
A mobile for your youngster which detects bullying and predators
A new Child safety system for mobiles is being launched by mobile specialist AQL with the help of child safety experts, Crisp Thinking. It works by sending copies of SMS messages that arrive at your child’s phone, to be assessed by the Crisp...
Published by SoupDog on Wednesday, 10th March 2010
Frak me, NBC has announced a browser based Battlestar Galactica game
Last year one of the all time great sci-fi series (and possibly the best remake of anything ever) came to its conclusion leaving dedicated followers of Bill Adama wanting more and humming ‘All Along the Watchtower’. Since then that gap has...