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Batman: Arkham Asylum Wins Best Game at BAFTA 2010 awards

Batman: Arkham Asylum has won best game at the Bafta 2010 awards.

The awards, which are voted by members of the game industry, in a very similar way to how the movie BAFTAs are decided, decide the best games of the last year.

The game, which sees Batman...

Tell us your PC fails and win a HP mini 311 netbook

To many people computers are a mystery. It’s a good job that the more IT literate amongst you are around to help friends and family with home computer issues. Despite the smiling countenance and stiff upper lip of the technology bod every now and then a situation...

Weekly news roundup: Windows Phone 7 Series guide, Android: reasons to switch and more

Want to know what's been hot in the world of technology and gadgets this week?

It's been pretty phone heavy in the roundup this week as we've covered a whole host of news relating to the Android and upcoming Windows Phone 7 Series platform.

To start us...

Microsoft launches Messenger-themed mobile

We're slightly curious as to Microsoft's thinking behind this latest branded phone, the Messenger Edition 251, as you'd have thought it would have its hands full at the moment as it counts down to the launch of Windows Phone 7 Series in around 9 months time.

HP Slate priced and dated

It appears that the Spanish site Clipset has revealed both pricing and some rough dates for HP's new Slate device, which was first announced at CES.

Pricing has been set at the 400 euro ($550) mark, which compared to the iPad's now confirmed $499 price point,...

Google Buzz widget comes to Android

Google Buzz, the social networking service, which initially met with a degree of scepticism from some corners of the Web, is now available as an official Android app.

The Google Buzz widget for Android will allow you to bombard family, friends and work colleagues...

VIDEO: Windows Phone 7 Series emulator unlocked

Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 Series emulator, that allows developers to have a play with the new mobile operating system and is due out later this year, has been unlocked.

Think of it, if you will, as jailbroken, allowing us to see a number of interface features...

Want to join the Royal Navy? There's an app for that

The Royal Navy has turned to the Apple iPhone to help it recruit officers to sign up for duty.

The new app, which is available for free in the app store promises to create a series of challenges that simulate real life situations encountered by Royal Navy Engineer...

BlackBerry OS 6.0 screens leaked?

For those of you that use a BlackBerry, while you'll happily tell the world it's the best email device on the planet you probably aren't so forthcoming when someone mentions the operating system.

That could be about to change if two leaked screen grabs from what...

Tech deals: Metro 2033 launches on Xbox for under £35

Having covered Metro 2033 in a First Look review back in February and seeing as the game is now available to buy, we thought we'd try and hunt out a decent deal for the post-apocalyptic FPS.

Metro 2033 looks to be an absolute cracker with our reviewer stating...

Nintendo Gameboy gets paper edition

How good are you at folding paper? No really, chances are we bet you aren't as good as these two paper folding demi-gods who decided to spend their downtime making not one, but two paper Gameboys.

Why? We aren't sure, but Zim And Zou have gone as far as even making...

VIDEO OF THE DAY – Anatomy of Apple Design

There have been a couple of things recently that have made me feel very, very old.

The first was a passing comment by a radio DJ when she said that the Stone Roses’ debut album was 21 years old last weekend. That hurt.  I remember so clearly queuing up in...

VIDEO: The Philips 21:9 advert that will make you want one

After the success of last year's award winning short film, the Dark Knight-inspired Carousel, Philips has let slip a teaser trailer of its Parallel Lines series as made in conjunction with Ridley Scott Associates.

The project set five top directors up against...

Marvell touts $99 tablet for schools

Marvell, the chip maker that has come to notoriety recently off the back of its chips, which happen to power a number of ebooks in the market, has released a new offering that it believes will make a $99 tablet a reality.

While Apple's iPad will start at $499...

Orange grabs Sony Ericsson X10 exclusive (kinda)

Orange has announced that it has grabbed the exclusive for the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 in the UK. But wait a minute, the handset is already coming to Vodafone, so how is that possible?

No it's not a typo, and neither is it Orange not acknowledging that Vodafone exists,...

Sky launches 3DTV in UK pubs with Man U Chelsea game

Sky has confirmed its plans to launch 3D in pubs across the UK, with the announcement that it will show the Man Utd vs Chelsea game on Saturday in over 1000 pubs across the land.

Footie fans will be able to get a glimpse of the new technology, which has so far...

YouTube details some of Viacom's shady practices in $1bn lawsuit

"Viacom continuously and secretly uploaded its content to YouTube, even while publicly complaining about its presence there".

That's the claim of YouTube, in a new blog post, perhaps hoping to win public support in its $1billion lawsuit with the media giant.

In...

10 Android apps its high time you tried

So, yesterday we gave you our list of top end paid for Android apps and today provides you with a check list of those you should already have installed. Why? Because they cost absolutely nothing. Phones at the ready - and go.

We'll start...

The Colour Rubik's Cube For The Blind

The Rubik's Cube is an amazing puzzle, but not if you can't see. That however could change if this concept cube goes into production.

Called the Color Rubik Cube For The Blind and designed by Konstantin Datz, the pure white cube uses only Braille rather than colours...

BBC iPlayer to get Facebook and Twitter action

Erik Huggers, the BBC's director of Future Media and Technology has said that it is planning to integrate Facebook, Twitter, Bebo and other social networking platforms into a new version of the company's BBC iPlayer; version 3.0

“We are close to launching...

Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus heading to O2?

O2 could be about to get the Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus in the next couple of weeks according to a report on the Internet.

According to phone blog Tracy and Matt, an anonymous tipster has told them that the UK operator that already stocks the Pre will be...

WEBSITE OF THE DAY – California Coastline

Ah, California. Land of sun, surf and driving the open roads with the roof down.

This site is the perfect escape for a Friday. It’s the result of a bloke in a helicopter flying along the California coast taking pictures of everything he passes. Sounds dull,...

Palm screams Mayday as stock takes a dive

Palm has confirmed Wall Street's worse fears and posted results for its last quarter that are half what analysts predicted.

"Our recent underperformance has been very disappointing, but the potential for Palm remains strong", said Jon Rubinstein, Palm chairman...

Daily news roundup: Best Android apps, WP7S: all you need to know and more

Want to know what's been hot in the world of technology and gadgets today? In the roundup today we have some tasty phone-related content that is sure to keep any mobile buff happy for the rest of the evening.

To start you off, sit back with a cup of tea and take...

Droid update gets delayed

Remember that date we told you to mark on your calendar? The date when the Motorola Droid would be getting its update to Android 2.1? Well, we hope you didn't use a permanent marker or anything, because it's been postponed indefinitely.

Mobile leaks site Boy Genius...