Daily news roundup - 30/06/09
A quick list for tech bliss
30 June 2009 18:00 GMT / By Ben Crompton
Catch up on the most-read news and reviews from the last 24 hours with Pocket-lint's daily news roundup.
NEWS: Aston Martin announces £20k Cygnet
"New luxury commuter concept" based on the Toyota iQ
Have you always wanted to own an Aston Martin? Well, that dream might be closer to reality than you'd think...read more
NEWS: O2 Mobile Broadband users now get Starbucks internet access for free
New 3G dongle deal mirrors iPhone usage
O2 has announced a deal with BT Openzone, which means its O2 mobile broadband customers will be able to use BT's Wi-Fi hotspots around the country within their tariff...read more
NEWS: Digital TV in 90% of UK homes
Analogue already dying out fast
Nine out of ten households have gone digital in the UK according to the latest figures from Ofcom...read more
NEWS: Firefox to debut on Android?
Fennec does the robot
Shortly after announcing the release of Firefox 3.5, Mozilla's also talking about an Android port for its mobile browser - codenamed Fennec...read more
REVIEW: BlackBerry Tour mobile phone - First Look
Is this a bigger smarter Curve or a mini Bold?
The BlackBerry Tour aims to sit between the Curve 8900 and the BlackBerry Bold...read more
NEWS: Pirate Bay acquired by Swedish Software Company for £4.7m
Decentralises torrents and tracker system
In shock news, Swedish software company Global Gaming X has agreed to buy infamous Bittorrent tracker The Pirate Bay in a deal worth 60 million Swedish Kronor - about £4...read more
NEWS: PlayStation Home to be core of PS3
Predicting more games to start in Home
Sony PlayStation's social networking space Home, could become a major aspect of the PS3 according to Sony...read more
NEWS: CoPilot Live launches on Android Market
Satnav app available
The CoPilot Live satnav software is available for Android-based mobile phones...read more
NEWS: Apple: Steve is back to work
Boss returns, but still nowhere to be seen
The Apple faithful, or at least its stockholders, will be able to breath out a sigh of relief following the news from Apple that its biggest cheese, Steve Jobs, has returned from medical leave to steer the company once again...read more
NEWS: New Skype app available for iPhone and iPod touch
Now with voicemail and SMS
Skype has announced that its application for the iPhone and iPod touch - that's seen 4 million downloads - has been updated and is now available for download...read more
GAMING
UPDATE: Russia has not banned Modern Warfare 2 "No Russian" provokes anger
CAMERAS
Next-gen Flip camcorder to boast Wi-Fi EXCLUSIVE: Cisco buy-out sees networking functionality added to popular range
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Canon PowerShot S90 digital camera How much fun can you pack into a compact?




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