Weekly news roundup - 01/05/09

Getting you up to speed before the bank holiday weekend

1 May 2009 19:34 GMT / By Ben Crompton

Catch up on all the most-viewed stories of the last 7 days with Pocket-lint's weekly news roundup

NEWS: False start for Virgin London Marathon website
Online entry denied
With the 2009 London Marathon run, sponsorship of the world famous event moves to Richard Branson's Virgin Money, with a new, 5-year, sponsorship deal worth £17m...read more

NEWS: Acer confirms Windows 7 available 23 October
Exec spills the beans over new all-in-one's launch
Acer has confirmed that Windows 7 will be available pre-loaded on their new all-in-one Z5600 PC from the 23 October 2009, not by the end of January 2010 as Microsoft has been previously suggesting...read more

NEWS: Nokia 5800 Star Trek edition announced
Complete with Phazer application
Nokia has announced the release of what it says is the ultimate Trekkie accessory - the Nokia 5800 Star Trek edition...read more

NEWS: Expect internet "brownouts" from early 2010
Reports says online demand exceeding supply will see PCs jitter and freeze
Regular "brownouts" for the Internet are forecast as early as next year as cyberspace gets more crowded, says a report from Nemertes Research, a "respected American think-tank"...read more

NEWS: Google Earth alphabet revealed
A to Z of landmarks
A 32-year-old Australian graphic designer has spent 6 months trawling images of Victoria on Google Earth to create a geographical alphabet...read more

NEWS: Sony launches DR-BT100CX and DR-BT101 Bluetooth headphones
In ear and headband designs
Sony has launched a new Bluetooth 2.1 headphone range for cable-free audio...read more

NEWS: Vodafone launches iPhone Homepage
Mysterious move sees dedicated portal for iPhoners
Vodafone has launched a free, customisable "Homepage" portal especially for the iPhone, somewhat of a confrontational move considering that rival operator O2 is currently the official carrier for the iPhone in the UK...read more

REVIEW: Dell Inspiron Mini 10 notebook
Does the Mini 10 hit the spot?
Dell's Inspiron Mini netbook range has done remarkably well, considering its late entry into the market, although neither the Mini 9 or Mini 12 have proved perfect...read more

NEWS: PHOTOS: Acer Aspire One 751 11.6 netbook
Hands on at the UK launch
Acer pulled the covers off their new line-up of notebooks, netbooks, nettops and AIOs in London yesterday which we detailed earlier in April...read more

NEWS: Musician to play Wembley with just an iPhone
Mobile phone music
A musician is to play a series of Wembley dates with just his iPhone as his backing band...read more