Month: September 2010
Shiny Poll: that new iTunes icon – what do you think?
"Music downloads have outpaced CD sales" Steve Jobs announced last night so he and Apple decided to whip the CD out of the iTunes icon for their tenth version of the software. Makes sense right? But where Apple usually has everyone dribbling with lust over the aesthetics of their designs, this iTunes icon seems a…
IFA 2010: Samsung's lush 65 inch C8000 TV
Samsung have caught the spotlight at IFA this year for their tablet computer the Galaxy Tab which, if Ashley is to be believed, is setting the agenda for the next iPad. But they have another show-stopper product this year and it's in an equally hot area - 3D TV. It's huge. With a 65 inch…
Nokia's Ovi Store gets the App Factor – err, X Factor
Nokia users sometimes feel hard done by in the app field, but the Ovi Store have just announced a little treat for their users - X Factor the app. One of Nokia's tactics in electrifying their app store seems to be going for hook-ups with big brands - Tescos recently, and now with the X-Factor…
IFA 2010: Panasonic lanch three new 3D TVs and promise immersive gaming
It's all about 3D for Panasonic's 2010 IFA line-up and they're releasing three additions to their glamourous flatscreen VIERA TV range. All show three dimensional images and they're all are huge - two at 42 inches and one at 46 inches. There's a pair of LCD screens and then one plasma panel in their current…
IFA 2010: Panasonic release the SDT750, a sweet new 3D camcorder
It's all about 3D for Panasonic's 2010 IFA line-up and they're offering a neat little consumer camcorder to let people record their own 3D films. The SDT750 is a barrel-shaped HD camcorder with a lens from top German company Leica. It can shoot it 2D or 3D film. As with most consumer 3D cameras, it…
Twitter apps get safer with new OAuth log-in system
Twitter applications will get a shake-up as Twitter reorganises to a more secure system of validating apps. It makes Twitter apps safer for users: instead of having to give out your Twitter password to different companies everytime you download a new app, you do it all through Twitter itself. The new registration system called OAuth…
The Samsung Galaxy Tab: it works with Flash (and Augmented Reality)
I wrote a quick post on the Tab earlier, which you can read here. Samsung has now issued the full spec, so I think it is worth highlighting a few of its other features. 1 It is HTML5 and Flash compatible - take that Apple 2 Its on board camera means it has access to…
Bootiful is Back: Twitter and Facebook are resuscitating regional dialects
There was a fear that local words and regional accents and phrases would get mushed out by mass media - and that we'd all start talking like BBC newsreaders, or more likely, one of the characters on Friends. But the flattening effect of TV and radio has been counteracted by the effect of social media,…
IFA 2010: Hands on with the Samsung Galaxy Tab tablet PC
So how do you take on Apple in the tablet PC market? Well I guess you do things a bit differently and add functionality that Apple users can only dream about. And that's exactly what Samsung has done with its Galaxy Tab which was announced at IFA in Berlin today. I managed to get a…
Apple TV: Take Two – this time it has movie rental and internet
This is Apple's second crack at the TV market. They went out and they talked to their users, and discovered that people want more content for cheaper, and they want it in HD. A slashed price and a deal with popular film rental site NetFlix (American LoveFilm) could see this become a contender in the…
