Amy-Mae Elliott News Archive

TomTom confirms iPhone app update

TomTom has now confirmed what Pocket-lint brought you news of back in early October - that its iPhone app is soon to receive a free software update.

The free update, which TomTom says is being submitted to Apple - almost as we type - for its approval, claims to...

Vestalife unveils novelty "Firefly" iPod speaker dock

Vestalife has revealed a new iPod speaker dock in the particularly novel shape of the "Firefly". Novelty it may well be, but its price tag sure ain't coming in at $129.99. For that outlay however you do get "bold personality and powerful sound".

With what are...

YouTube intros skippable pre-roll adverts

YouTube has begun a "small test" of a new kind of advertising on the site, in an attempt to finally meaningfully monetise the billion videos it serves on a daily basis.

While initial testing for pre-roll adverts on the world's most popular video site did not...

Dating site stats reveal Brits are ugliest people

A newly global online dating site is angling for publicity by stating that Brits are among the ugliest people in the world.

The site, which asks "do you want to guarantee your dates will be beautiful?", works on the premise that those who want to join have...

First Samsung bada phone revealed

An image of what's said to be the first device from Samsung to feature its newly-announced "bada" mobile phone platform has hit the Web.

Coming hours after the bada announcement, and with bada phones not due until the first half of 2010 (the SDK has not yet been...

VIDEO: Nokia reveals twins' music taste study results

A recent study by Nokia and Kings' College London Department of Twin Research has examined the music taste of nearly 4000 twins.

The results boil down to suggest up to 50% of music taste has already been decided by our genes, although "on the whole, musical...

Palm Pre goes on sale at the Carphone Warehouse

The Palm Pre - launched in the UK back in October - has now being stocked by high street giant The Carphone Warehouse. O2 has the UK exclusive on the Pre (for now) and is offering the handset for free on £35 per month, 2-year contracts.

From a customer point...

VIDEO: iPhone becomes interactive children's book

Japan's Mobile Art Lab has come up with a charming new way to use the iPhone. The clever designers have created a book-shaped frame for the handset in which the iPhone slots, turning it into an interactive story book for children. Hit play now on the demo video above...

Windows Marketplace for Mobile gets updated

"Much anticipated upgrades for Windows Marketplace for Mobile" have now gone live, reports Microsoft in a blog post.

Part of the second wave of features promised, there's said to be more advanced anti-piracy protection and an improved developer portal, as well...

Vodafone offers HTC HD2 free on contract

The HTC HD2 is now available on Vodafone in the UK, as we'd reported it would be.

The big-hitting Windows Phone handset is available for free on £35 per month, 2-year contracts. There's also a £40 per month, 2-year effort if you need more bundled minutes.

Freesat to offer CBS Drama, CBS Reality and CBS Action

Freesat is offering viewers of the free-to-air satellite television service the opportunity to revel in Eighties nostalgia as new CBS channels are soon to bring "classics" from the decade.

From 16 November, "an array of classic shows" such as Dynasty, Star...

Phones4U stores to offer free Wi-Fi

Technically the Wi-Fi roll-out across Phones4U stores in the UK is meant for staff and customers to be able to test the handsets on sale online, but unofficially there's a new place in town to head if you need a cheeky online fix.

Phones4U has become Freerunner's...

VIDEO: LG Pop gets low-key walkthrough

The LG Pop is the Korean company's latest assault on the low-end of the touchscreen mobile market.

Currently on sale for a shade under a hundie at the Carphone Warehouse, those thinking about taking the plunge might like to see this video overview first.

Hit...

VIDEO: Google demos locking SafeSearch

Addressing the problem that Google's SafeSearch is only safe if the little blighters you're trying to "protect" from nefarious web content haven't worked out the fairly simple way to undo the settings, Google has introduced a way to lock it down.

Now when choosing...

HP to acquire 3Com for $2.7 billion

HP has announced it has entered into an agreement to purchase 3Com, said to be "a leading provider of networking switching, routing and security solutions".

HP will pay $2.7 billion for the company with the transaction expected to close in the first half of...

Vodafone to offer HTC HD2 first

While our brows are still furrowed by T-Mobile's assertion that the Windows Mobile 6.5 HTC HD2 will offer Android Market apps, we're happy to report the device is due an imminent launch on Vodafone.

Those hoping to get their hot little hands on the new smartphone...

Packard Bell announces oneTwo touchscreen all-in-one desktop PCs

Packard Bell has announced its oneTwo series of all-in-one touchscreen Windows 7 desktop PCs that offer a digital TV tuner built-in.

The all-in-one devices, with a "space-saving design and a single power-cord" combine a PC and a TV in a 20-inch 1600 x 900 resolution...

Scosche tapSTICK case for iPod shuffle launches

A new case for the third gen iPod shuffle - the tapSTICK - has launched from Scosche Industries that adds the buttons found on the device's headphones to its body.

Said to be slimline and lightweight the case offers protection, as well as the ability to play,...

Navigon launches iPhone Car Mount

Navigon is going down the TomTom route by offering a hardware accessory to support its Navigon MobileNavigator iPhone application.

And support is the correct word, as the Navigon iPhone Car Mount, unlike the more expensive TomTom effort, is just a plastic cradle...

Windows 7 offers "Mac look and feel" says Microsoft exec

Apple fans have a new salvo to fire at their Windows-loving brethren, as a Microsoft exec has revealed that the Windows 7 operating system enjoyed some fruit-flavoured inspiration.

Microsoft's partner group manager, Simon Aldous, has told PCR-Online, in a candid...

Project Natal to cost less than £50

Details have emerged regarding Microsoft's closely guarded Project Natal motion gaming add-on for its Xbox 360 games console.

While all we previously really knew was that the system would hit the shelves during 2010, games site MCV has heard from industry...

FoxPop iPhone app "listens" to a film

A new iPhone app has been launched as an "entertainment first", letting iPhone owners use their iPhone to create a "personalised, social and interactive entertainment experience" while watching "Night at the Museum 2" on DVD or Blu-ray.

The app, from Twentieth...

Google "dramatically" cuts Gmail and Picasa online storage costs

Google has "dramatically" reduced the cost of its online storage linked to its Picasa Web Albums service and Gmail accounts.

The online giant is now offering twice as much storage for a quarter of the old price of its 20GB plan, on top of the free allowances...

EA announces loss, 1500 jobs to go

After revealing a net loss of $390 million for the the second quarter of 2009 (an even bigger negative than the loss of $310 million in Q2 2008) EA has announced cost-cutting measures.

Those measures include cutting its workforce by 17% - seeing a loss of...

Adobe to cut 680 jobs

Adobe has revealed it is to cut 680 jobs - a figure that amounts to 9% of its total workforce.

The software company had already cut around 600 jobs towards the end of 2008 when the global downturn was in full swing as part of cost-cutting measures. In July...