Weekly news roundup - 24/07/09

That was the week that was

24 July 2009 18:00 GMT / By Ben Crompton

This week's top stories include a dubious decision by Amazon to raid people's Kindles, Pocket-lint's top HTC review and a futuristic kit by Fujifilm for all those keen to try their hand at filming in 3D. All this and more...

REVIEW: HTC Hero mobile phone
Android comes of age
The most noticeable and oft talked about feature of the HTC Hero is the "chin", so it's a good place to start...read more

NEWS: Classic British red phone box goes mobile
Who wants a buttonless smartphone?
Who wants the latest mobile phone to be just a smooth buttonless device? Certainly not these guys who've taken the concept of a phone box a little too far with the launch of the The London Calling Mobile Phone...read more

NEWS: HTC Hero delayed until August
2-month delay for latest Android handset
The HTC Hero - the latest and greatest Android-based phone to be announced - appears to have been delayed until August, as Pocket-lint reported it might well be way back in June...read more

NEWS: Microsoft change IE8 setup settings
Move welcomed by Firefox and Google
Microsoft is continuing to attempt to appease the European Union courts, with a move that promises to make it even more obvious that its IE8 browser is asking to be the default browser when installed...read more

NEWS: Amazon pulls 1984 from Kindle
Outcry as books removed remotely
Amazon has come into criticism over its decision to remove and delete copies of George Orwell's 1984 from not only its online Kindle store but also from Kindle ebook readers across the US...read more

NEWS: Expansys outs Sony Ericsson Xperia X3
Rachael leaks ahead of schedule
UK online retailer Expansys is at the leaking game once again, this time with news of a new up coming Sony Ericsson Xperia handset...read more

NEWS: Gordon Gekko: The ultimate geek?
He's no superhero, but the Wall Street tycoon still loves his gadgets
Is Gordon Gekko from Wall Street the ultimate geek? I mean he might not have Iron Man calibre credentials complete with gadget suit, but he isn't a superhero either, it seems he is just a man who likes his toys...read more

REVIEW: Toshiba TG01 mobile phone
Biggest screen. Fastest processor. What could go wrong?
The dimensions of the TG01 pretty much speak for themselves; at 70 x 130 x 9...read more

NEWS: O2 data services crash in UK
Smartphone users find themselves without internet or email
O2's data network in the UK has crashed leaving thousands of pay-monthly customers unable to send or receive emails or surf the Web...read more

NEWS: Fujifilm officially announces Real 3D system and kit
W1 camera and V1 viewer will bring 3D photography to the masses
Further to the news we brought you that this was on its way, Fujifilm has now officially announced the launch of a "groundbreaking" new imaging technology, the "FinePix Real 3D System"...read more