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WeROK free mobile phone Wi-Fi portal announced
From ROK and WeFi 27 April 2009 15:14 GMT
WeROK, a Wi-Fi powered mobile portal including "low-cost" texting and free mobile phone services, has been announced.

Coming at Symbian S60 3rd Edition phone owners, the service, from ROK and WeFi offers the afore-mentioned low-cost SMSing, mobile email services,...
Expect internet "brownouts" from early 2010
Reports says online demand exceeding supply will see PCs jitter and freeze 27 April 2009 14:57 GMT
Regular "brownouts" for the Internet are forecast as early as next year as cyberspace gets more crowded, says a report from Nemertes Research, a "respected American think-tank".

Computers and laptops trying to get online will soon just "freeze", thanks to consumer...
VIDEO: Nokia explains Green Explorer
"Travel greener" 27 April 2009 14:10 GMT
Nokia's Green Explorer site - currently in beta - provides tips and advice on making your travels more eco-friendly. Hit play now on the video above to have the service explained to you by a Nokia bod.
Sony launches DR-BT100CX and DR-BT101 Bluetooth headphones
In ear and headband designs 27 April 2009 13:44 GMT
Sony has launched a new Bluetooth 2.1 headphone range for cable-free audio. With Sony's echo and noise cancelling tech, "exceptional" sound quality is promised.

There are two new models, the DR-BT100CX and DR-BT101. Both claim to feature simple, easy to use...
Daily Tech Deal: Half price iPod-ready car stereo
Money saving deals, offers and innovations 27 April 2009 13:00 GMT
If you'd like to hook your iPod up to your car stereo, then today's tech deal offers a budget way to do so.

Asda Direct is currently selling an iPod-ready Goodmans car stereo for just under £50 - and half price from its suggested price of £99.

The...
Qualcomm and Broadcom reach settlement
End to all legal battles 27 April 2009 12:38 GMT
Qualcomm and Broadcom have announced that they have entered into a settlement and multi-year patent agreement.

The agreement will mean the dismissal of all litigation between the companies, including all patent infringement claims that were ongoing at the...
Opera touts Mini stats
Browser sees big growth 27 April 2009 12:00 GMT
Opera is boasting "explosive growth" for its Opera Mini mobile phone web browser, claiming it has seen usage up 157% year-over-year.

In March 2009, more than 23 million people used Opera Mini, a 12.1% increase from February 2009 and more than 157% increase from...
VIDEO OF THE DAY - London Marathon
The London Marathon is the talk of the town again 27 April 2009 12:00 GMT
If there's a finer spectacle for a spring day in the capital than the Flora London Marathon, then I don't know about it.

Yesterday, 35,000 hardy souls took their hardy soles on to the streets of London to raise millions for charity and achieve something that...
Samsung reveals Android-based I7500
Coming to Europe in June 27 April 2009 11:47 GMT
Samsung has unveiled its first Android-powered mobile phone, the I7500.

The 11.9mm thick Samsung i7500 is a new smartphone that will offer a 3.2-inch HVGA AMOLED touchscreen, 7.2Mbps HSDPA and Wi-Fi connectivity.

Offering all the Google features...
False start for Virgin London Marathon website
Online entry denied 27 April 2009 11:25 GMT
With the 2009 London Marathon run, sponsorship of the world famous event moves to Richard Branson's Virgin Money, with a new, 5-year, sponsorship deal worth £17m.

The London Marathon has been synonymous with Flora over the past 13 years of sponsorship and with...
Dell announces Studio XPS 435 for UK
"Premier" desktop PC 27 April 2009 11:19 GMT
Dell has announced the availability of a new "premier" desktop PC, the Studio XPS 435.

With a "bold" design and expandability options, Dell claims an "outstanding" price for the new system "when compared to most other 'prosumer' performance systems".
Apple guilty of wilful patent infringement
Ordered to pay out $19 million 27 April 2009 10:37 GMT
Apple has been found guilty of patent infringement and ordered to pay $19 million in compensation in a Texas court.

Opti Inc, a technology company based in Palo Alto, filed the lawsuit against Apple in January 2007.

A jury has now found that Apple...
Android Cupcake update now due May
T-Mobile Germany confirms new timescale 27 April 2009 10:11 GMT
T-Mobile's German site has revealed that the "Cupcake" update for the Android mobile phone operating system, due to the operator's G1 phone, is now due in May.

Promising lots of improvements, 1.5 introduces features such as speech recognition, home screen widgets,...
Heidi Klum designs back plate for LG Rumor2
Personalisable phone gets model backing 27 April 2009 9:47 GMT
In the States, LG has announced an exclusive partnership with "fashion icon" Heidi Klum to promote the LG Rumor2.

LG has unveiled personalised back plates for the phone, available through operator Sprint in the US.

Heidi Klum, in her role as LG's...
Google Earth alphabet revealed
A to Z of landmarks 27 April 2009 9:11 GMT
A 32-year-old Australian graphic designer has spent 6 months trawling images of Victoria on Google Earth to create a geographical alphabet.

From an A-shaped field to a Z-shaped building Rhett Dashwood has managed to find each letter of the alphabet.
BT offers "Total Broadband" home and mobile packages
Dongle deals 27 April 2009 0:01 GMT
BT has announced new mobile broadband packages for its home broadband customers that it claims are the UK's cheapest.

Total Broadband customers can now get up to 8MB wireless broadband at home as well as "free" 1GB monthly usage on BT's mobile broadband, that...
Virgin Media to offer "broadband schools"
Brits clueless on jargon and tech 27 April 2009 0:01 GMT
Virgin Media has announced plans to trial free "broadband schools" to help tackle the fact that apparently "Britain is baffled when it comes to broadband".

A study of 3000 internet users has apparently revealed people are both puzzled by broadband jargon and...
WEBSITE OF THE DAY – Photoshop Marketplace
Take your Photoshop skills to the next level 27 April 2009 0:00 GMT
When a product name becomes a generic term for something, you know you’re on to a winner.

Think Hoover, Biro, iPod, even Portaloo – all trademarks that have become household names that everybody identifies with.

Photoshop is the same. The powerhouse...
Windows 7 to get Windows XP mode
Promises to let you use your old software on new OS 25 April 2009 13:20 GMT
Microsoft has said that Windows 7 users will still be able to use programmes designed for Windows XP through a new virtual mode.

Posting the information on the company's Windows Blog, Scott Woodgate, a member of the Windows 7 team has confirmed that users keen...
Windows 7 RC confirmed
New version of Microsoft operating system inbound 25 April 2009 13:04 GMT
Microsoft will be releasing its latest version of yet to be released Windows 7 operating system on the 5 May, the company has confirmed.

The new RC (Release Client) version is, according to a posting on one of the company's blogs, "on track for April 30th for...
VIDEO: Tech Week In View 24/04/09
Comment and opinion on the week's big stories 24 April 2009 18:44 GMT
Stuart Miles gives you his thoughts on some of the biggest tech stories of the week in this week's Tech Week In View episode.

This week it's all about Miles getting on his high horse about the Pirate Bay verdict, EA Sports Active, Apple's results and mobile...
Weekly news roundup - 24-04-09
Your weekly news roundup delivered on week by week basis, weekly 24 April 2009 17:59 GMT
As Pocket-lint announces that it's taking a bite out of the Big Apple, we have all the top news and reviews coverage from the last 7 days in the weekly news roundup.

NEWS: Pocket-lint "coming to America"
Setting up US office
From June Pocket-lint...
Daily news roundup - 24/04/09
A real tech treat 24 April 2009 17:58 GMT
Pocket-lint's review of the Samsung Tocco Ultra Edition tops the most-read stories in the daily news roundup.

REVIEW: Samsung S8300 Tocco Ultra Edition mobile phone
Touchscreen? Slider? We find out
It seems that everyone is talking about the Samsung...
BlackBerry 9630 to launch as the "Tour"
Leaked handset gets new name 24 April 2009 17:32 GMT
RIM's leaked BlackBerry 9630 smartphone is likely to be called the "Tour" when it supposedly launches in early summer, reports US blog Boy Genius Report.

In what's pretty much a two plus two equals five scenario, the news comes from a tipster, but is backed...
VIDEO: New EA Sports Active Wii game
See Stuart get beaten by a girl 24 April 2009 16:52 GMT
EA's Sports Active is the coming-soon title from EA Sports that promises another way to exercise at home on your Wii with a "personal trainer in a box".

Pocket-lint's Stuart Miles attended the London launch of the new game kit and gets put through his paces...