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- HTC Desire Z QWERTY Android phone leaks on Mobiles.co.uk
- HTC Desire HD spotted on Mobiles.co.uk
- Nikon Coolpix S1100PJ projector camera hands on!
- Nikon D3100 hands on photos and first impressions
- Rock Band 3 – complete track listing revealed
- PS3 piracy possible with USB dongle
- Android 3.0 Gingerbread follow up dubbed Honeycomb?
- Lady Gaga Polaroid camera coming next year
- Polaroid Pogo 4×3: Full size digital Polaroids here for Christmas
- Best iPhone apps
| HTC Desire Z QWERTY Android phone leaks on Mobiles.co.uk Posted: 19 Aug 2010 11:29 AM PDT 
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| HTC Desire HD spotted on Mobiles.co.uk Posted: 19 Aug 2010 11:16 AM PDT 
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| Nikon Coolpix S1100PJ projector camera hands on! Posted: 19 Aug 2010 10:01 AM PDT  Here’s the Nikon Coolpix S1100PJ that broke cover earlier this week, in the flesh. It’s Nikon’s second gen compact camera with a projector built in, and this time, it plays nice with your computer over USB. Is this the ultimate on the road presentation kit?
The good news is the 14.1 megapixel Nikon Coolpix S1100PJ feels a world away from last year’s S1000PJ – in that it actually feels like a regular compact camera. It’s small and slim, with a touchscreen LCD you can use to focus shots or even fire them off or annotate with a bundled stylus. Yet on the front, the Nikon Coolpix S1100PJ has a 14 lumen projector for throwing out video or images. This time around however, you can play them off a connected computer too, which could make it more useful for playing back presentations or movies you’ve nabbed from elsewhere. We got a look at the Nikon Coolpix S1100PJ doing its thing in the dark, and if we’re honest, stretched to larger sizes (Nikon says it’s suitable up to 40-inches), the picture still looks too washy to be enjoyable. We’re not sure if this is the way forward compared to HDMI and DLNA support in smartphones to achieve similar ends with any screen. But hey, the Nikon Coolpix S1100PJ we saw wasn’t using final firmware, so things could still change. We’ll get a Nikon Coolpix S1100PJ review for you just as soon as we can, but in the meantime, dig into the hands on pics here! Out September | £349.99 | Nikon Related posts:
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| Nikon D3100 hands on photos and first impressions Posted: 19 Aug 2010 09:43 AM PDT  The Nikon D3100 was only made official this very morning, but we’ve managed to nab one for a hands on session already. Is it a worthy successor to the budget D3000? Does the full 1080p video work a treat? Read on, see the photos and find out with our first impressions.
The Nikon D3100 is not a DSLR for semi-pros and serious amateurs. Priced up below £500, it’s one of the cheapest current gen DSLRs out there, and with the shooting software guide installed on it like the D3000 before it, it’s aimed squarely at first timers. That’s a laudable aim, and to the Japanese giant’s credit, the Nikon D3100 is still a sturdy piece of kit anyone would be proud to have hanging around their neck, with lovely, chunky dials that are easy to twist. But to make things easier for first timers, there’s a software guide onboard which will teach you the tricks of the trade, a little bit like the tutorials on the Sony NEX-5. You don’t have to use it, so it’s a nice option to have if necessary. Nikon D3100: all the official photos! Of course, the big addition with the Nikon D3100 is actually on the video side of things. This here snapper shoots 1080p full HD video – a feature Nikon has lagged behind rival Canon for some time with – and it does it with continuous auto focusing as well, making shooting crisp, in focus video theoretically foolproof. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to test this feature in our hands on time, as the prototype Nikon D3100 on show wasn’t loaded with final firmware. We were shown some sample video recorded and edited by Nikon with one, and it certainly looked impressive, but we’ll wait until we can test out a review ready Nikon D3100: we highly doubt Nikon was using the stock lenses for it, and the music over the footage means we don’t know how much motor noise makes it onto the audio track in regular situations. We were able to see the autofocus in action in movie mode on the Nikon D3100’s LCD screen however, and it does indeed work as advertised, which should make newcomers keen to shoot a bit of casual video on their holiday very happy indeed. Get a look at the Nikon D3100 here in our hands on photo gallery, and watch out for a full review soon. You’ll be able to buy the Nikon D3100 from the end of next month. Out September | £from 499.99 body only | Nikon Related posts:
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| Rock Band 3 – complete track listing revealed Posted: 19 Aug 2010 07:39 AM PDT 
A (soon to be ex-?) Harmonix employee at the company’s Gamsescom booth made quite the slip-up when demoing the upcoming Rock Band 3. The hapless staffer scrolled through the complete track listing for the game in order to select a suitable demo song – not realising that someone was videoing the demo and – in the process – recording every song title as it scroll up the screen. D’oh.  Anyway, the tracks. There is the usual selection of rock and pop standards, plus a few more left field cuts designed to make the more discerning player’s ears prick up ( or to annoy the hell out of them, depending on their tastes.) Standout tracks for us include a nod to the late Ronnie James Dio with his metal classic Rainbow In The Dark, garage rock thumper The Hardest Button To Button from The White Stripes and War’s cowbell-tastic Low Rider. Our man Mic got his wish for Elton John’s Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting to make the most out of the promised keyboard peripheral, too. There is something for everyone here, though. Check out the full list below: Dio – Rainbow in the Dark Due TBC | £TBC | Rock Band (via CVG) Related posts:
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| PS3 piracy possible with USB dongle Posted: 19 Aug 2010 07:00 AM PDT 
PSJailbreak is the name of a system that combines a USB Dongle with a piece of software to perform an iPhone-style ‘jailbreak’ on the PS3 hardware, allowing users to circumvent the PS3’s anti piracy measures and run ‘backed up’ code from DVD, network storage or USB. The software also makes it easy to create backup copies of games which could then be shared using bittorrent, etc. The hack appears to use the same mechanism as the debugging methods that PS3 engineers use when working on the machine, although it is not known if it has been reverse-engineered from the official Sony tools. Either way, if this proves to be a practical solution that can be easily sold and installed then it will spell real trouble for Sony. That said, Sony may take heart from Nintendo’s recent legal victories in the Netherlands and the UK, which have resulted in the banning of R4 cards and Wii modchips – which essentially do the same thing as the PSJailbreak. TBC | £tbc | PSJailbreak (via Eurogamer) Related posts:
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| Android 3.0 Gingerbread follow up dubbed Honeycomb? Posted: 19 Aug 2010 06:35 AM PDT 
TechRadar claims multiple sources have tipped it the wink that the next Android course after Android 3.0 Gingerbread will be Android Honeycomb. Besides the name, it doesn't have any more details to divulge about what that Android update might include. The speculation is that Android Honeycomb will be an an incremental jump from Android 3.0 Gingerbread, just as Android 2.2 Froyo added new features to Android 2.1 Eclair. That would make it Android 3.1 or 3.2 rather than a leap to Android 4.0. In June, Google's Android supremo Andy Rubin suggested updates will eventually move to once a year so we could have a while to wait between Android 3.0 Gingerbread's arrival and Android Honeycomb hoving into view. Android 3.0 Gingerbread is set to focus on higher resolution screens and more powerful processor with speculation that Android 2.2 Froyo will stick around for a while on lower specced devices. Perhaps Honeycomb is a deliberate choice to suggest Google's attempts at reducing fragmentation. If you're a bemused by Google's dessert-based naming scheme, check out our handy Android codename guide. And hit the comments to offer up your suggestions for sweeter names for the next Android update. Android Meringue anyone? Out TBC | £TBC | Google (via TechRadar) Related posts:
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| Lady Gaga Polaroid camera coming next year Posted: 19 Aug 2010 06:30 AM PDT 
Either way, we doubt it’ll look as gorgeously retro as the prototype next-gen Polaroid we spotted in January. It will, however, be the first of a new line of analogue Polaroid cameras launching next year, so those hoping for a less gaudy instant camera needn’t lose hope just yet. We're told there'll be lots of new snappers coming, and not all clad in Gaga garb. Will you buy a Gaga Polaroid camera? Shout up below. Out January 2010 | £TBC | Polaroid Related posts:
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| Polaroid Pogo 4×3: Full size digital Polaroids here for Christmas Posted: 19 Aug 2010 06:10 AM PDT  Polaroid went digital in a big way this year, even if the company of the same name hasn't yet capitalised on it. You only have to skim your Facebook feed, glance at your friends' Twitpics, and you'll see the results of mobile apps Hipstamatic and Camera+ putting a retro spin on digital snaps. Wherever you look, retro photography is in: and this Christmas, Polaroid will launch a full-size printer to turn those digital flights of retro fancy in to tangible objects of desire. The palm-sized printer takes Polaroid Zink (that's Zero-Ink, fact fans) paper, to create instant glossy photos without messy ink cartridges. We've seen Polaroid produce Zink printers and cameras before, but this beauty produces full-size photos, like the Polaroid cameras of our youth. Inside the Polaroid Pogo 4×3 is a Bluetooth receiver, so you can beam cameraphone pictures too it, and Polaroid has just released its own Android app to do just that, although it's not required to transmit your piccies. On the side of the Polaroid Pogo 4×3, there's a USB socket, ready to suck up pictures from PictBridge compatible devices. Polaroid also promises there'll be printer drivers for it, so you can use it with a PC or Mac to print Polaroids at your desk. As if that wasn't enough, the Polaroid Pogo 4×3 also hides a battery inside so you can use it to print retro pictures away from a plug socket. The Polaroid Pogo 4×3 will be available this Christmas for a penny under £100. Packs of 4×3 Zink paper will cost £9.99 and contain 10 sheets, although we’re told these will come down in price “quickly”. What do you think? Are full size digital Polaroids enough to ween you back into the world of photo printing? Out December | £99.99 | Polaroid Related posts:
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| Posted: 19 Aug 2010 06:03 AM PDT 
 Follow the arrow to the right of the screen and you’ll see our shortlist of what we think are the five very best iPhone apps available right now. They’re handpicked from across every category, and rated by our team of experts. The list of best iPhone apps is constantly being updated, so if another corker comes along, we’ll happily stick it straight in. In the meantime, click on through to read more about each of them, or pop the Buy It button to be taken straight to iTunes. What do you think are the best iPhone apps? Which are worth the money, and which do you use most often? Tell us in the comments below – if you disagree with our Best iPhone apps Top 5 list, we’d love to know why! Related posts:
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Attention Lady Gaga fans, the newly-crowned queen of Polaroid will be outing her first "creative" product next year, with a special Gaga-designed analogue camera destined to her specifications gracing stores near you. Looks like the Big P’s 
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