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Asus offers Eee Top ET2002/2203
Nettops coming to the UK 24 September 2009 16:54 GMT
Asus has announced a new set of nettops that'll be coming to the UK before Christmas. The Eee Top ET2002 and ET2203, the company says, "provide fingertip access to a wealth of technology". As that suggests - they're equipped with touchscreens.

They come in 20-inch...
Asus Eee Disney MK90 netbook launches
Netpal heads to the UK for £299 24 September 2009 16:22 GMT
Asus has announced the UK launch of the Asus Eee PC Disney MK90 netbook.

The 8.9-inch netbook weighs in at just over 1kg, and is said to be "a dream come true for little Disney Princesses".

Little Disney Princes get a blue version, the Princess'...
Plants vs Zombies arrives in free online version
Try before you buy 24 September 2009 16:22 GMT
The smash hit casual game Plants Vs Zombies, which showed up earlier in the year, has been turned into a free Flash game by developers PopCap. It's available to play now on the company's website.

If you've not given it a go, you have to place plants in your...
O2 offers My O2 iPhone app advice
Tips for if you can't log in 24 September 2009 15:53 GMT
O2 has, on its blog, acknowledged the problems that plenty of you have reported that you were having with the company's "My O2" iPhone application.

Apparently most of the issues stem from the fact that people have multiple O2 accounts, and the company has given...
TomTom car kit officially RRPed
£99.99, now due in October and compatible with iPhone 2G, 3G and 3GS 24 September 2009 15:51 GMT
With that summertime launch timescale slipping away, TomTom has issued an official statement about the price of its coming soon car kit that will work alongside the iPhone app.

The iPhone app, currently available through the iTunes App Store, costs £60, while...
Nvidia: 3D Gaming is "right here, right now"
The company discusses its 3D Vision kit 24 September 2009 15:30 GMT
Nvidia is arguably at the forefront of 3D gaming - its 3D Vision kit is one of the few solutions available to people who want to experience a litle more depth in their games. We asked the company's PR Manager, Ben Berraondo, a few questions to try and find out a little more...
VIDEO: Nokia 7705 Twist advert for teens
See the new hole-some twister in action 24 September 2009 15:29 GMT
Nokia's 7705 Twist may not be everyone's cup of tea, but then everyone isn't a teenage girl living in range of the Verizon network. Hit play to see the new advert from Nok as it tries and chip away at the American market, this time with one of its crazier handsets of late.
Comes With Music subscribers get 3-month bonus
Extra time offered - but why? 24 September 2009 15:29 GMT
If you're a subscriber to Comes With Music, you might have recieved an interesting email recently - offering you an extension of your subscription. Nokia has been sending out messages to people whose subscriptions are about to expire, offering three months extra, free.
Vodafone announces 100,000 euro Appstar prize fund
Big money for best 360 widgets 24 September 2009 15:09 GMT
To try and tempt developers to innovate for another mobile platform, Vodafone has announced it is to offer a 100,000 euro prize find to find the best mobile widgets for its new 360 platform.

Like similar offerings from rival platforms, the two-phased competition...
What exactly is Vodafone 360?
COMMENT: Coming to iPhone, Nokia, Samsung, Sony Ericsson… 24 September 2009 14:16 GMT
When Vodafone decided to name its new service 360, they weren't messing around. It invokes ideas of all-round connectivity. But it goes much further than just integrating your Facebook friends with your address book on a few handsets.

360 rolls up a whole collection...
Is Stereoscopic 3D gaming ready?
COMMENT: Development is far further ahead than movies or television 24 September 2009 14:00 GMT
Amidst all this talk of 3D televisions and 3D movies, it's easy to forget one art-form that's been 3D since 1981 - Gaming. The Sinclair ZX81 had what many regard to be the first 3D game - 3D Monster Maze, which placed the player in a maze with a T-Rex, the objective being...
LG GW300 low-end QWERTY candybar phone announced
Another messenger phone for the youth market 24 September 2009 13:57 GMT
LG has announced a new handset for what it calls its social networking range.

The "made for messaging" GPRS GW300 gets a full QWERTY keypad, 2.4-inch landscape display and a five-way navigational pad.

There's a designated Facebook app and "LiveSquare",...
Bookeen Cybook Opus ebook reader announced
Lightweight 5-incher flung into the rapidly growing market 24 September 2009 13:02 GMT
The growing ebook reader market is due to get decidedly crowded if launches continue apace.

This latest launch from French company Bookeen brings the Cybook Opus, the company's fourth-gen ebook reader.

Weighing a "featherweight" 150 grams (roughly...
PHOTOS: Vodafone 360 H1
Hands-on the new Samsung handset 24 September 2009 12:53 GMT
Manufactured by Samsung, the new Vodafone 360 H1 comes packed with all the normal technology you'd expect in a new handset.

With HSDPA 7.2, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and A-GPS it ticks all the right boxes from a connectivity point of view. You get the FM radio and the...
Sony Reader Touch Edition to launch in red
Exclusive to John Lewis 24 September 2009 12:37 GMT
Sony's new Reader Touch Edition is due to the UK later this month in black and silver, but anyone fancying a more rouge version can head to John Lewis.

From November, the retailer will offer the Reader Touch Edition in red as an exclusive. Pricing is still...
VIDEO: Vodafone 360 ad
New service demoed in promo clip 24 September 2009 12:09 GMT
Vodafone's just-announced 360 software slash hardware services solution has just gotten its first ad. Hit play to see the hectic, colourful, Ladyhawke-soundtracked promo clip that will give you an idea of where the operator is aiming the product - as well as a brief overview.
VIDEO OF THE DAY – SMS freak
I wonder if this guy will ever get the message 24 September 2009 12:00 GMT
Seriously. Even if this isn’t a fake, what’s the point?

Get.
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When are we getting 3D TVs?
The state of play in the manufacturers' race to take over our homes 24 September 2009 12:00 GMT
Home made efforts on YouTube and the inventive stills on Flickr are all very well and good but the big question on everyone's lips is when are 3D TVs actually going to be available to us. Sky has got the broadcast side of things ready for 2010, Channel 4 has got something...
Vodafone 360 offering open app API
Looking to hook developers 24 September 2009 11:50 GMT
Europe Region CEO Michel Combes has informed a packed press conference at the launch of Vodafone 360 that the Vodafone building API will be available to third parties on an open platform for developer support for future apps.

Developers, from day 1, will be...
VIDEO: Dell Mini 10v gets Ubuntu Moblin Remix
"Developer Edition" available now 24 September 2009 11:43 GMT
Dell is offering a Mini 10v netbook running an "Ubuntu Moblin Remix" for developers.

Moblin, an open source project, created by Intel and the Linux Foundation, is optimised for mobile devices.

It boasts a user interface focused on using the internet,...
Sony announces PSP Go peripherals
Bluetooth headset receiver and convertor cable 24 September 2009 11:08 GMT
Sony has announced a couple of handy accessories for its PSP go handheld console. There's a Bluetooth headset reciever, and a convertor cable that'll let you use accessories designed for the old PSP on the PSP go's "multi-use connector".

The Bluetooth headset...
Rumoured Qualcomm FLO TV personal TV unit snapped
Real-life pic of PMP-like device 24 September 2009 11:03 GMT
Qualcomm's rumoured FLO TV Personal Television, or PTV, hardware to support its existing FLO TV services, has been snapped in a real life pic sent in to The Boy Genius Report.

Whereas previously we only had fan-made sketches to go on, this shows the as-yet...
Xbox 360 iPhone case revealed
Cute cover 24 September 2009 10:41 GMT
Etsy seller RabbitRampage has knocked up this cute iPhone case modeled after the Xbox 360.

Handsewn, the dinky cover is made from felt with a Velcro closure and even comes complete with a mini controller.

It was on sale for $45, but has been snapped...
VIDEO: Microsoft's mental Windows 7 launch party video
They're joking, right? 24 September 2009 10:09 GMT
Microsoft has drawn sniggers across the industry with its "Windows 7 launch party" plans but this really takes the biscuit. A video guide showing four "ordinary" consumers chatting over how they made their launch parties a success ("after my overview, I went straight to...
Google launches Sidewiki
Annotating the web 24 September 2009 9:44 GMT
Google has announced a new service called Sidewiki that allows users to contribute extra information to any website. It's a sidebar pane that sits alongside your browser, and you can write comments that'll appear to anyone else viewing, as well as read other people's entries.