Amy-Mae Elliott News Archive

Humax's new Freeview HD player pictured

Freeview HD will roll-out in the UK next year, with 50% of the population due to see the high def upgrade in time for next June's World Cup. The bad news is that it will require the purchase of a new set-top box. 

We don't have much to bring you on this other...

VIDEO: Mass: We Pray brings the fun of church to the Wii

It is perhaps testament to the wacky world of Wii that we're not entirely sure if this is a spoof, or if it is in fact a new religion-themed game for Nintendo's games system due Easter next year - but if it is real and we've offended anyone in our confusion, we're sorry.

As...

Roberts offers sneak peak at touchscreen radio due in 2010

As well as announcing two new Stream radios that will be available for Christmas, Roberts has offered a sneak peak at a new model due next year.

The COLOURstream internet radio will offer a colour touchscreen that claims to give easy control over all functions...

Roberts launches two new Stream internet radios

Roberts has announced new internet radios into its range that will go on sale in the UK in time for the Christmas present buying frenzy.

The Wi-Fi range sees the addition of the new Last.fm-enabled Stream 83i Wi-Fi/DAB/FM RDS digital stereo radio offering...

Sky Player on Windows 7 available now

Sky Player, Sky's online TV service is now available via the Windows Media Center programme in Windows 7 offering "a new and innovative way for people in the UK to watch live and on demand TV from Sky on a PC".  

For existing Sky TV customers, Sky Player on...

Vodafone offers paid-for SMS retweet option

Vodafone has expanded its Twitter options in the UK by offering a new service that allows Twitter users to retweet messages via SMS.

Vodafone customers can already send and receive SMS Twitter updates and now they can use the same number to retweet the most...

Online UK Radioplayer plans revealed

The BBC and commercial radio companies have unveiled the new online radio player we brought you news of recently, that "aims to offer the output of every licensed UK radio station and to let users search this content by subject, musical style, or even song title".

VIDEO: Cover Up iPhone app masks toilet noises

Need to make a loud noise in a public toilet? Yes, you guessed it, there's an app for that too with the launch of "Cover Up".

The app creates more socially acceptable noises than the ones you're likely to make during a trip to the loo, such as running water or...

Apple tablet delayed by late decision to add OLED display

In a paradoxical twist, the as-yet-unconfirmed Apple tablet has apparently suffered a major delay.

A recent report suggests the launch of the multimedia tablet - dubbed the iPad or iTablet - has been pushed back from early 2010 to the second half of the year....

UK Twitter users profiled

A study into Britain's Twitter users has yielded some interesting results enabling a general profile of the average user to be revealed.

Here in the UK there are around 5.5 million people that use the micro-blogging service and it seems a typical user is under...

O2 promises network improvements

In news that its customers will be happy to hear, O2 has revealed plans for a big upgrade to its UK network, with £500 million investment over the last 2 years.

The operator - which currently offers data-happy phones such as the Apple iPhone and the Palm Pre -...

CatPaint iPhone app adds cats

If you're the type of person that thinks the presence of a few cats would spice up any photo, then there's an app for that.

CatPaint, just launched for the iPhone and iPod touch, adds a touch of puss to any pic with the option to drag and drop feline imagery...

Livescribe launches app store

Livescribe has announced the beta launch of an online application store, taking the craze for apps further than the world of the mobile phone.

The store offers over 30 paid-for and free applications ranging from productivity and reference tools to games and...

VIDEO: AT&T fires back at Verizon in ad war

American mobile phone operator AT&T has hit back at rival Verizon using the secret weapon of Luke Wilson.

The new ad, which supposedly compares the two operators' 3G offerings side by side, is a direct response to Verizon's current map-themed campaign which makes...

Luxury Edition Royal Crown iPhone case revealed

If you want to add a little regality to your iPhone then look no further than Ultra Case's Luxury Edition Royal Crown iPhone case.

"With heart shaped artificial crystal surrounded by Swarovski Crystals, it is the ultimate in chic and elegance", says the purveyors.

Conde Nast prepping magazine format for the Apple tablet

Conde Nast has revealed it is prepping a digital version of its tech mag Wired for Apple's rumoured tablet device, even though it says Apple is "not talking to anyone openly" about the rumoured hardware.

It seems the publisher is so certain of Apple's plans...

"Unfriend" named Word of the Year by OUP

As do other such companies, the New Oxford American Dictionary has revealed the new words it is considering for inclusion, and revealed its choice of "Word of the Year" for 2009.

The 2009 Word of the Year has been named as "unfriend" with the definition reading...

VIDEO: New iPhone app blows...

While we doubt Apple's voiceover guy will be highlighting this offering in any forthcoming advert ("you want your iPhone to blow? There's an app for that) the Blower - Real Air app appears to do just that.

By abusing the phone's speaker by producing low frequencies...

Casio Exilim G EX-G1 rugged snapper launches in the States

Casio is offering a tough-as-old-boots camera to rival the likes of Olympus and Pentax with the launch of the Exilim G EX-G1.

Aimed at "life adventurers" and launching with such claims as the fact it offers "endurance engineering as its cornerstone", we think...

Pocket-lint on TechVi: Mini phones, Pirate Bay changes and awards season

Pocket-lint has teamed up with video news site TechVi to bring you a weekly show analysing the biggest stories of the week.

Hosted by Randall Bennett and featuring members of the Pocket-lint team, this week Duncan gives us a lesson in all things Pirate Bay...

Apple advertises for mystery games engineer

A new Apple job advert is leading to all kinds of speculation around the Web as to what the consumer electronics giant is up to.

The Cupertino-based company is currently recruiting for a "Game/Media Software Engineer", a full-time position based at its Californian...

Vodafone Pocket-lint Awards 2009 public vote is now live

The Vodafone Pocket-lint Awards 2009 public vote is now live, letting you - our valued readers - have your say in which gadgets you think should be crowned top for 2009.

As you will see over on the voting page, each of the nine categories has five products that...

Google Earth hits version 2.0 for iPhone

Just over a year after the application's launch, Google has announced an update for Google Earth for the iPhone and iPod touch.

With the original at one point the second most-downloaded free application overall, it's an update that will likely be downloaded...

MSI Wind 12 U200 mini notebook launches

MSI has announced the UK launch of the "cutely compact, feature rich and ultra stylish" MSI Wind 12 U200 mini notebook.

Offering Windows 7 and a 12.1-inch, 16.9 ratio, LED backlit frameless screen, the 1.5kg U200 boasts 6.5-hours of battery life.

BT Openzone adds 11,000 Wi-Fi hotspots across the globe

BT has announced its Openzone customers now have an extra 11,000 Wi-Fi locations to choose from with the addition of a host of new providers to the service across the globe.

Beeline WiFi, ChungHwa, eService Bar, Monzoon, Wireless G and WAYPORT EMEA have all...