Weekly news roundup - 26/06/09

Batteries not included

26 June 2009 18:06 GMT / By Ben Crompton

The biggest, unofficial, news of the week has been the large number of comments (over 60) that Pocket-lint has received relating to the iPhone's reduced battery life, that users experienced after downloading the 3.0 update. Get this story and more via the links below...

NEWS: PHOTOS: BlackBerry Tour mobile phone
Let us take you on a tour of the handset
RIM has announced that it will be creating yet another smartphone model, this time the BlackBerry Tour that sits in between the BlackBerry Curve 8900 and Bold handsets, and that's right, Pocket-lint was on hand when the new phone came to New York for the evening...read more

NEWS: VIDEO: 1cm thick UK plug designed
Clever design concept saves bag space
We hate plugs. Especially when you have to put them in your bag and they don't quite fit, or they scratch up your laptop...read more

NEWS: iPhone battery life complaints flood in
No response from Apple
Complaints have poured in to Pocket-lint about the iPhone's battery life since the 3...read more

NEWS: HTC Sense interface coming to HTC Magic?
CEO hints at existing devices getting new interface
HTC has confirmed to Pocket-lint that its new Sense interface found on the Android-touting HTC Hero, would be available on other devices the company has already released...read more

NEWS: Battery life issues reported with iPhone 3.0 update
Users complain of phones getting hot and draining quick
Pocket-lint has learnt that a number of iPhone 3G users are seeing battery life trouble since upgrading to the 3...read more

NEWS: HTC Hero launched in London
Third Android handset unveiled
Whilst other handset manufacturers continue to procrastinate about launching Android handsets, HTC has gone ahead and launched its third running the Google mobile phone operating system...read more

NEWS: Asus launches G60 gaming laptop
"Republic of Gamers" branded
In the Lamborghini showrooms in South Kensington, Asus has just launched its G60 gaming laptop...read more

NEWS: Navigon release iPhone GPS app
Pips TomTom to the punch
Navigon has pipped TomTom to be the first satnav application in the Apple iTunes App Store with the release of MobileNavigator Europe, a fully fledge GPS app for the iPhone...read more

NEWS: New HTC Android phone launching Wednesday
Journalist spills the beans ahead of UK launch event
HTC will announce a new Android-powered handset on Wednesday, Pocket-lint has learnt...read more

REVIEW: Apple iPhone 3GS mobile phone
The hottest phone this summer?
The iPhone 3G S isn't really a new phone, it's an update, but probably the hottest update of the year...read more