Daily news roundup - 28/07/09

Links to the biggest stories of the day in one place

28 July 2009 18:21 GMT / By Ben Crompton

Want to know what's been hot in the world of technology and gadgets today? Scroll down to see what you should be reading on the site.

NEWS:Firefox 4.0 screenshots unveiled
Mockups reveal Chrome-like design
It's been less than a month since 3.5 was released, and already Mozilla is talking about 4...read more

NEWS:HTC Hero goes pink and brown
Two new exclusive colours
Carphone Warehouse is to offer the new HTC Hero in both pink and brown colour schemes the company's sister site, mobiles...read more

NEWS:Apple blocks Google Voice iPhone app
For "duplicating features"
Google Voice, the one-number-to-rule-them-all phone solution recently rolled out and rated very highly in Pocket-lint's review, has reportedly been banned from the iPhone App Store for duplicating functionality that the device already offers...read more

NEWS:Samsung SNE-50K ebook launches
Papyrus becomes a reality
Samsung has released its Papyrus ebook reader, now called the SNE-50K, in Korea 4 months after first showing off the device...read more

NEWS:The TVs the middlemen don't want you to have
We get hands on with the TV of the future
Your TV could offer you a host of new features as soon as tomorrow, however many set-top box operators around the world, are failing to embrace new technology as they struggle to understand what the technology can do...read more

NEWS:Panasonic DMC-FZ35/FZ38 announced
18x optical zoom updates the FZ28
Panasonic has announced that it is updating its FZ28 model with a new version packing an 18x optical super zoom...read more

REVIEW:BlackBerry Curve 8520 mobile phone - First Look
Looking for a cheap BB hit?
RIM's BlackBerry Curve 8520 has been aimed at the low end of the smartphone market...read more

NEWS:Apple tablet to mark launch of new digital album format
New, extended, interactive downloads to debut with new hardware
We touched on this topic as we brought you news of the much-rumoured tablet PC that Apple is reported to be prepping for a September launch, but the Financial Times is now offering more details on the company's "Cocktail" content scheme...read more

NEWS:Panasonic ZX1/ZR1 promises big zoom in small package
8x optical zoom with 12-megapixel sensor
Panasonic has launched a new digital camera on Monday that promises a big zoom in a small package...read more

NEWS:Sonos says no to Spotify support for now
EXCLUSIVE: Streaming music service making it hard to port elsewhere
Sonos has confirmed to Pocket-lint that it will be some time before music streaming service Spotify comes to its multi-room audio system...read more