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  • Elgato EyeTV comes to iPhone

    Elgato EyeTV comes to iPhone

    Remote control over recording 29 September 2009 12:00 GMT

    Elgato has announced that its EyeTV application is now available on the iTunes App Store. The app allows users to watch live TV and recordings over the iPhone, as well as browse the program guide and start recordings remotely.

    You'll need...

  • PHOTOS: Toshiba Satellite T130 and T110

    PHOTOS: Toshiba Satellite T130 and T110

    Ultra-low-voltage machines 29 September 2009 10:14 GMT

    Here's a few snaps of Toshiba's Satellite T110 and T130 laptops that were recently announced by the company. They're designed to fill the gaps between netbooks and full desktop-replacement machines, and carry a huge battery life of 11 hours.

  • Toshiba launches Satellite T110 and Satellite T130

    Toshiba launches Satellite T110 and Satellite T130

    Slim, portable and with a whopping battery life 29 September 2009 10:00 GMT

    Toshiba has rolled out a couple of new laptops that feature ultra-low-voltage (ULV) processors and are designed to fill the gap between the company's netbook range and their full multimedia and gaming "desktop replacement" machines.

    The Satellite...

  • iPhone coming to Vodafone too

    iPhone coming to Vodafone

    More networks get Apple's baby 29 September 2009 9:09 GMT

    Turns out that Vodafone will be getting their hands on the iPhone too. The company joins Orange, who recently announced that they'd be breaking O2's exclusive and also selling the device. A deal is understood to have been signed on the evening of 28 September.

  • BioShock coming to the Mac

    BioShock coming to the Mac

    2007's game of the year 28 September 2009 18:00 GMT

    BioShock is getting a release on the Mac platform, just as PC owners are getting pumped for BioShock 2, and a full two years after the title was crowned "Game of the Year 2007".

    Feral Interactive, which specialises in porting games over to...

  • Sky Player coming to Xbox 360 in October?

    Sky Player coming to Xbox 360 in October?

    Update expected to include Facebook and Twitter, too 28 September 2009 17:31 GMT

    It's rumoured that the next Xbox 360 update will be arriving in October. The October issue of Sky Magazine says that the Sky Player will be avaialble to download on the console, and a web address that the publication links to also features "OCT" in the...

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    EU imposes music player volume limit

    "Turn it down, you whippersnappers" 28 September 2009 16:53 GMT

    The European Union has demanded that MP3 player and mobile phone manufacturers decrease the volume on their output, in a concession to the risk of deafness. The consumer protection unit said that the new rules are aimed at teenagers, reports the AFP.

  • Google Wave approaches public beta

    Google Wave approaches public beta

    100,000 testers to get access on 30 September 28 September 2009 16:20 GMT

    Google Wave - the company's attempt to combine IM, email, and sharing functionality into an open-source communications platform - will be rolling out to the first lot of beta testers on 30 September. If you'd like to know more, hit play on the video above...

  • Google issues cease-and-desist to Cyanogen

    Google issues cease-and-desist to Cyanogen

    Android rebuild hits legal trouble 28 September 2009 15:53 GMT

    Open-source Android mod Cyanogen has been hit with legal trouble from Google. The ROM heavily modifies the original Android operating system to make it much faster, using parts of code that are already available from the open-source development team,...

  • Spotify iPhone app gets updated

    Spotify iPhone app gets updated

    Now pauses music when you pull out headphones 28 September 2009 15:17 GMT

    Spotify has submitted a revised version of its iPhone application to Apple which contains a few small updates. There's some bug fixes - Spotify says that the "general stability" of the app is improved - and there's also a couple of new features.

  • KEF launches KHT8005 soundbar

    KEF launches KHT8005 soundbar

    Designed for 42-inch TVs 28 September 2009 14:54 GMT

    KEF has announced the KHT8002 Soundbar, which joins the rest of the company's KHT series of home theatre sound solutions. The company says that it's designed to match the design of modern HDTVs.

    The main bit of the package is the bar itself...

  • BenQ W600, W1000, and W6000 revealed

    BenQ W600, W1000, and W6000 revealed

    High-definition home cinema projectors 28 September 2009 13:00 GMT

    BenQ has announced a range of high-definition projectors for use in the home, which it says it's targeting at "tech-savvy home theater enthusiasts and content-conscious home entertainment fans". If you're feeling content-conscious, then you might be interested...

  • Vuzix launches Wrap 230, 280 Widescreen and 920

    Vuzix launches Wrap 230, 280 Widescreen and 920

    New "sunglasses-style" form factor 25 September 2009 12:59 GMT

    Vuzix has announced the European release of its "Wrap" sunglasses-style video eyewear. As previously reported on Pocket-lint, the US is getting the Wrap 310, but over here we're getting the Wrap 230, Wrap 280 Widescreen and Wrap 920.

    Vuzix...

  • LoveFilm streams first virtual movie premiere

    LoveFilm streams first virtual movie premiere

    Vinyan gets simultaneous webcast and West End screening 25 September 2009 12:16 GMT

    Lovefilm, the online DVD rental service, has announced that it'll be hosting the UK's first live streaming premiere of a movie. It's a film called Vinyan, which is about a couple looking for their child, lost during 2004's Tsunami.

    The movie...

  • Ballmer expresses Windows Mobile frustration

    Ballmer expresses Windows Mobile frustration

    Says version 7 should have already launched 25 September 2009 11:32 GMT

    Steve Ballmer, Microsoft's CEO, has admitted that Microsoft "screwed up", according to attendees. He made the comments at Microsoft's Venture Capital Summit in Mountain View, California.

    Ballmer expressed regret that Windows Mobile 7 hadn't...

  • Apple planning iMac revisions?

    Apple planning iMac revisions?

    Rumours claim new series coming "this month" 25 September 2009 10:53 GMT

    It's being claimed that Apple is set to release a new family of iMacs, which could arrive in Apple Stores as soon as within the next month. Rumours suggest that the revamped models will be both thinner and more affordable.

    There's even rumblings...

  • FlashForward proves a hit on BitTorrent

    FlashForward proves a hit on BitTorrent

    Tens of thousands download new ABC show 25 September 2009 10:31 GMT

    FlashForward, a television show just launched in the US from the creators of Lost and based on the book by Robert J Sawyer, has proved a surprise hit on filesharing websites.

    At the time of writing, Mininova and the Pirate Bay are both displaying...

  • Microsoft warns of Chrome Frame security flaws

    Microsoft warns of Chrome Frame security flaws

    "This is not a risk we would recommend our friends and families take" 24 September 2009 17:58 GMT

    Microsoft has warned of security issues when using Google's recently-announced Chrome Frame plugin for Internet Explorer 6. As previously reported, the plugin allows users to get access to HTML5 coding within the older browser.

    Microsoft...

  • HTC Leo coming to O2 on 12 October?

    HTC Leo coming to O2 on 12 October?

    O2 intranet suggests imminent launch 24 September 2009 17:58 GMT

    It looks like HTC's minimalistic Leo handset could be closer to being in our hands than originally thought. According to a source quoted by Engadget, O2's intranet is listing the phone in its future products list with a launch date of 12 October.

  • Image credit: Samsung-phones.org

    Samsung announces Genio Qwerty

    Corby TXT comes to the UK 24 September 2009 17:12 GMT

    It can be tricky keeping up with the different names for products in different markets. Samsung has launched this phone under the Genio Qwerty tag in Britain, but outside of this fair isle it's called the Corby TXT. Confusing.

    Whatever you...

  • Asus offers Eee Top ET2002/2203

    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.

  • Plants vs Zombies arrives in free online version

    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...

  • O2 offers My O2 iPhone app advice

    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...

  • Nvidia: 3D Gaming is

    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...

  • Comes With Music subscribers get 3-month bonus

    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...

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