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- Samsung Wave on Vodafone registration open
- Why Steam will silence Mac haters for good
- Samsung SNE-60 ebook reader incoming
- Vodafone best for mobile internet claims survey
- Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood official details
- iPad UK: Apple tablet won’t be mainstream say researchers
- Lunchtime lowdown: new iPhone 4.0 leak, Twitter vs David Cameron and Panasonic DMR-BW880 reviewed
- Metal Gear Solid: Peacewalker Sony Walkman W252 incoming
- Acer Aspire One 521 and Aspire One 721 HD netbooks unveiled
- Twitter reacts to David Cameron as Prime Minister
| Samsung Wave on Vodafone registration open Posted: 12 May 2010 08:30 AM PDT
The Samsung Wave will offer the first chance to try Samsung's own bada OS. It'll also feature multiple personalised homescreens thanks with the TouchWiz 3.0 interface. There's a 3.3in AMOLED screen and a speedy 1GHz processor packed inside. As well as giving you access to the still mysterious Samsung bada apps store, the Samsung Wave also includes a Social Hub feature to pull together your texts, IMs and social networking info in a similar way to Timescape on the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10. Our Samsung Wave review is on the way and if you've got questions you want answered, click the next link and let us know: Samsung Wave questions. Vodafone has yet to announce tariffs for the Samsung Wave or when it'll actually hit these shores but you can signal your interest now. Related posts:
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| Why Steam will silence Mac haters for good Posted: 12 May 2010 08:00 AM PDT
With Steam for Mac, Valve has announced that it will be treating OS X as a tier one platform. Games will be released simultaneously on PC and Mac meaning we’ll no longer have to look on enviously when new games like Call of Duty: Black Ops or Portal 2 arrive. Gamers lurking in basements with water-cooled, custom-case-clad mega-gaming PCs will sneer but put a modern Macbook up against a Windows laptop and the performance is easily comparable. Since Apple made friends with Intel and started packing GeForce graphics into the Macbook and Macbook Pro, they've been ready. Hardcore PC gamers don't understand Steam for Mac because they've usually built their computers to do just one thing – gaming. Mac users like their machines because they're reliable for all sorts of other tasks and now gaming can go on the list. You shouldn't have to tinker with settings or build your own box. In true Apple style, Steam promises a gaming experience on Mac that ‘just works’. Steam for Mac also means people straddling the worlds of PC and Mac can keep gaming wherever they are. Buy one version of a game and you'll get the other free of charge through the Steam Play feature, which will share data between Mac and PC. There's no separation in online multiplayer games either so players on Mac will be able to battle PC folk in Team Fortress 2. I’m sure that’ll make the sobs of PC blowhards sobs all the sweeter for Mac fanboys dishing out frags from their multi-touch mice. Of course PC gamers have a bigger choice of games at the moment but new titles like Portal 2 will arrive for both platforms at the same time. By all means hug your archive of old classics close, but those of us who're gagging to get hold of cutting edge titles can rejoice, and cuddle our Mac instead. Apple's making an all out assault on casual gaming with the iPad and iPhone, so much so that Nintendo declared it "the new enemy" during a conference call last week. Steam for Mac extends that war to a new front. Apple famously called the original Macintosh, a computer "for the rest of us". Steam for Mac does the same for gaming. Purse your lips and list your specs all you like PC gaming fans, now they’re our games too. Let us know: Can Steam for Mac end the dominance of PC gaming or are Macs just not made for fragging? Out today | £varies | Steam Related posts:
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| Samsung SNE-60 ebook reader incoming Posted: 12 May 2010 07:00 AM PDT
The Samsung SNE-60 first popped up at CES as the Samsung E6. It packs a 6in, 600×800 greyscale e-ink screen, weighs in at 315g and measures just 171 x 120 x 16mm. It has WiFi built-in but no 3G skills. The onboard memory will store up to 1,200 books but you can stuff the Samsung SNE-60 with more via it's SD card slot. The big Samsung's big selling point is handwriting recognition with its stylus which we used to make some charming squiggles when we got our hands on it at CES. There's support for ePub, PDF and TXt formats, a built-in dictionary and an MP3 player function for listening to audio books or music. Samsung claims its text-to-speech again will also allow the Samsung SNE-60 to accurately read a book to you without mispronunciations. Samsung hasn't given us a firm date for the Samsung SNE-60 but is promising it'll hit the shelves within the next couple of months. Back at CES it was quoting pricing from around £187. Let us know what you think of the Samsung SNE-60. Is there room for another ebook reader in a world with the iPad and other touch-sensitive options like the Sony Reader Touch? Related posts:
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| Vodafone best for mobile internet claims survey Posted: 12 May 2010 06:30 AM PDT
The research conducted by YouGov's Technology & Telecoms Consulting Team in March this year asked 3367 adults questions about the mobile networks. 338 of them were Vodafone subscribers with smartphones using mobile internet. That study didn't include iPhone users. In separate research also conducted by YouGov talking to iPhone users, Vodafone also came out top, rated best for network coverage and reliability. The survey consisted of 1211 iPhone users with 234 of them on Vodafone. Meanwhile another test conducted by P3 Communications apparently concluded that Vodafone is your best bet if you live in London and the Thames Valley with download speeds 20% shorter than other networks. But they say you can prove anything with statistics. With the recent stir surrounding Vodafone data charges and with iPhone 4.0 on the horizon, we'd like to know if your story tallies with the survey results. Which network do you think offers the best service? Related posts:
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| Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood official details Posted: 12 May 2010 06:00 AM PDT
We got an early look at the new game when Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood art was leaked last week but now we've got the official word on what to expect. The game will be set in Rome with a single player campaign stretching over 15 hours. In it, Ezio will recruit and train new assassins. That'll be the brotherhood then. Rather than grabbing cash to improve Ezio's villa as you did in Assassin's Creed 2, the objective in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood will be to work on Rome itself. As you improve it, you'll unlock missions and gain access to help from factions in the city. Some other familiar faces from Assassin's Creed 2 will also pop up in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood including Leonardo Da Vinchi, Machiavelli and Caterina Sforza. We're promised new weapons including poison darts and the flying machine which made a memorable appearance in one Assassin's Creed 2 level will be back in a more advanced form. Ubisoft Annecy which created online campaigns for previous Splinter Cell titles will be behind the multiplayer campaign for Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood. Expect to see more character classes introduced and some new killing moves. Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood is set to arrive for Christmas 2010 when we're also expecting Call of Duty: Black Ops to be making an appearance. Looks like it'll be a bountiful time for virtual murder. Due Winter 2010 | £TBC | Ubisoft Related posts:
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| iPad UK: Apple tablet won’t be mainstream say researchers Posted: 12 May 2010 05:07 AM PDT
Research agency Simpson Carpenter has produced a report on the iPad which concludes: "It occupies too much territory already covered by smartphones, PCs, laptops and traditional media to find enough rational argument to justify taking the plunge." Simpson Carpenter claims its focus groups show the iPad will struggle to become a mass market hit like the iPhone and that consumers think it's cool but not cool enough to pay the iPad UK price. The report is littered with comments from participants concluding that the iPad is "just a big iPod Touch…a big iPhone without the phone". They're familiar criticisms but are they right? Our iPad UK review shows we were taken with the Apple tablet. A second group in the Simpson Carpenter study identified as the "impulsive minority" agreed with us. They said they didn't need the iPad but had to have it. For them it wasn't "about function, compatibility or improvement but raw appeal". In the US, iPad sales outstripped the records set by the iPhone and there have been shortages which were partially responsible for our long wait for the iPad UK launch. 1m iPads sold surely makes a good case for the tablet going mainstream. Let us know: is the UK different to the US when it comes to gadget lust? Do you see the iPad going mainstream or is it going to appeal purely to the tech savvy? Due May 28 | from £429 | Apple (via Simpson Carpenter) Related posts:
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| Lunchtime lowdown: new iPhone 4.0 leak, Twitter vs David Cameron and Panasonic DMR-BW880 reviewed Posted: 12 May 2010 04:30 AM PDT
First up, it seems Apple isn’t having much luck holding onto the secrets of the next iPhone as we saw another iPhone 4.0 leak. This time it’s emerged from Vietnam and revealed a handful of new clues about Apple’s next handset. Meanwhile we took the Panasonic DMR-BW880 for a spin to see whether the new Freeview HD packing Blu-ray player is worth your cash and monitored just what Twitter thinks of our glorious new leader, David Cameron. Over in laptops, we had took a peek at a pair of new Acer Aspire One HD netbooks and discovered how to stream your computer screen to an HDTV using Q-waves‘ clever kit. Find out more about Q-waves. Still starving for more tech stories? Jump over to the homepage and help your eyes to all they can eat! Check out our Android Invasion, starting with our first robot romance video below! Related posts:
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| Metal Gear Solid: Peacewalker Sony Walkman W252 incoming Posted: 12 May 2010 03:30 AM PDT
The Metal Gear: Solid Peace Walker Walkman W252 will come bundled with 6 pre-loaded music tracks from the game and a code to unlock new characters. The Walkman product placement goes even further in Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker with iconic versions of the Walkman littered around the game including the first ever cassette playing model from back in 1979. Since the Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Walkman W252 hasn't got any wires, it'll leave your hands free for your rifle or more likely gamepad. The model comes with 2GB of storage which is enough space for 470 songs and has a three-minute quick charge function that'll give you 90 minutes worth of juice. The limited edition Metal Gear Solid: Peacewalker Walkman W252 will be available in June when the game is also set to hit the shelves. Sony hasn't announced how much the camo-clad version will set you back but the standard Walkman W252 is available now for £49. Out June | £TBC | Sony Related posts:
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| Acer Aspire One 521 and Aspire One 721 HD netbooks unveiled Posted: 12 May 2010 03:00 AM PDT
Both the 10.1in Acer Aspire One 521 and the 11.6in Acer Aspire One 721 will house up to 4GB RAM, an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4225 integrated graphics processor and an AMD V-Series V105 CPU. Add them all up and Acer says you'll be able to easily handle 1080p video and full on PC gaming. Both the Acer Aspire One 521 and Acer Aspire One 721 have power-saving backlighting behind their 16:9 LED screens. They also feature HDMI output so you can hook them up to your TV to enjoy that HD video playback rather than peering at the smaller screen. Besides the HD video and gaming smarts, the Acer Aspire One 521 and Acer Aspire One 721 also include a webcam and multi-touch trackpad. There's also optional 3G and Bluetooth in the mix. Both models run Windows 7. Let us know what you think of the new AMD-packing, HD-playing Aspire netbooks. Are you still in the market for a petite PC like the Acer or an Asus Eee PC or have you totally swallowed the dream of a tablet filled future? Related posts:
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| Twitter reacts to David Cameron as Prime Minister Posted: 12 May 2010 02:30 AM PDT
This morning, despite a rash of announcements about who's made new cabinet, Twitter mentions of David Cameron and Nick Clegg have dropped off substantially. Nick Clegg is still trending as "Cleggy" though and the formerly sympathetic hashtag "nickcleggsfault" has returned, this time lambasting the Lib Dem leader for doing a deal with the Tories. At the time of writing, #ukelection is still trending – perhaps wishful thinking by some Twitter users – but David Cameron has dropped right off the chart. Gordon Brown, who has now flown back to his home in Scotland, is also getting scarcely a mention. Meanwhile Twitter opposition to the new administration is centred around the "Con/Dem nation" tag. Finally, in a slightly worrying move, the misspelled "Priminister" was trending for most of yesterday evening, suggesting that David Cameron and Nick Clegg might need to pay a little bit more attention to education. Out now | £free | Twitter Related posts:
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