Nokia has stuck a promo video online for its new Ovi Maps service that will now offer turn-by-turn voice guidance and other navigational features for its GPS-enabled smartphones.

You can hit play on the video above to have two fresh-faced...

Uptime monitoring service Pingdom has posted a fascinating insight into the Internet in 2009, breaking a year in the online world down into a plethora of statistics.

"Prepare for information overload, but in a good way", Pingdom says in...

Sonic the Hedgehog fans have a new destination to head to in the UK as Alton Towers has revealed it is to open a Sonic-themed rollercoaster and hotel room.

A new 3-year partnership deal kicks off the first time a video game character has...

Another ebook reader is due to hit the UK market as Endless Ideas announces the launch of the BeBook Neo following on from the UK availability of the BeBook Mini.

Prepped for a second half of Feb launch, the BeBook Neo boasts Wi-Fi, and appears...

The Android-based Samsung i5700 Galaxy Spica (the i7500's little brother model) has been rebranded the "Galaxy Portal" for its UK launch where it will be a T-Mobile exclusive for a month, while the black version will be a T-Mo exclusive for 3 months...

Asus has revealed pictorial proof of its entrance to the ebook reader market via a tweet and images posted to its Flickr account. Asus UK's tweet on the topic reads only: "Shhh...ASUS E-reader breaks cover in our office!"

The Flickr pics are...

You might well ask why, as indeed I am, but a Welshman is attempting to paint a Fiat 500 pink, live online, using tiny pots of nail varnish to try and get a Guinness World Record, as well, of course, as gaining some publicity for Fiat's new, limited...

The BBC's commercial arm is to make a return to the world of games "in a big way" following the closure of its multimedia division in 2005, reports industry news source MCV.

BBC Worldwide is looking for publishers and developers who can...

Perhaps with an eye on its poor retention rates, Twitter has announced new tools that are aimed to make it easier for Twitter virgins to get started on the micro-blogging site.

Twitter says it's making "the first of many changes here to...

Further to our recent speculation over what Apple will call its rumoured, but almost certainly incoming tablet device, it's been revealed there's an iPhone app called "iSlate" bringing into doubt one of the potential monikers.

Spotted by Mobile...

If you really have nothing else to do this Friday afternoon, then you can head over to the Ask Jeeves search engine homepage and play around with costume options for a middle-aged man.

With the boast of 100,000 different outfit combinations,...

Verizon Wireless has announced pricing for the new Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus that will hit shop shelves in the States on 25 January.

The Palm Pre Plus will cost $149.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate, and Palm Pixi Plus will cost $99.99...

BT has given its new super fast broadband service a snazzy new name, "Infinity", as it's announced it is to launch in the UK from 25 January.

Using fibre optic tech to offer download speeds of up to 40Mbps, the service will cost from £19.99...

In Korea, LG Display has revealed a prototype of a large epaper display with a 19-inch flexible version of the tech. Slightly larger than A3, LG says the applications are "obvious" for broadsheet newspapers. 

The epaper measures in at 0.3mm...

YouTube is to offer movies to rent - but it's not a move to challenge the online rental market just yet - it's a limited selection brought about as part of its sponsorship of the Sundance Film Festival.

"While YouTube has offered an easy...

It seems the message from Sony Ericsson is that the new Vivaz is the cameraphone for you if you're a YouTube-obsessed menace.

The promo clip above appears to position the mobile as the ideal to film members of the public unawares, capture those...

Dyson has launched a new vacuum cleaner to the UK market with the introduction of the City DC26 specifically designed for city dwellers that inhabit small spaces.  

Initially launched in Japan, Dyson is hoping for sales success for the small...

Pocket-lint can reveal that Nokia is to unveil a new mobile phone on Tuesday 26 January - just a day ahead of Apple's media event which promises a tablet device and possible iPhone news.

The launch has been confirmed to Pocket-lint by Nokia's...

In the States Panasonic has launched a new "Massage Sofa", the EP-MS40, which boasts a low-profile, contemporary design while delivering a neck-to-hips massage.

Panasonic claims the EP-MS40 delivers a balanced full body massage thanks to...

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that - as expected - Apple is to debut a tablet device next week, going as far as to state what it is Steve Jobs wants from the new launch.

"Steve Jobs is betting he can reshape businesses like textbooks,...

In an interesting move from Amazon, the etailer has announced it is to release a software development kit that will see apps developed for the Kindle platform.

Among the suggestions, for what the Kindle apps might materialise as, are cookbook...

We're not sure what the thinking is behind this new advert from Nokia to promote its Ovi app store - maybe if you can't beat them, then you can still out-cute them?

The animation - that you can see by hitting play on the video box above - sees...

Sharp has announced the launch of two new audio products hitting the shelves in 2010 with a shiny new iPod dock and a soundbar.

The DK-AP8P iPod dock is describe as "ultra-chic" and comes with a detachable touch control panel that doubles...

Fashionably late, Apple has updated Boot Camp - its utility that allows Mac users to dual-boot Windows on their Apple hardware - with support for Windows 7.

There are two updates available, one for 64 bit versions of Windows 7 and one for...

The BlackBerry Storm 2 - RIM's update to its first touchscreen smartphone - is soon to be available in the UK on networks other than Vodafone as the operator's exclusive is due to come to an end.

Omio, a UK mobile phone retailer and price comparison...