Weekly news roundup - 28/08/09

The best of the week's tech and gadget news and reviews in one place

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28 August 2009 17:54 GMT / By Amy-Mae Elliott

We've got a cracking news roundup for you this Friday with highlights including hands-on pics of Sony's new Alpha DSLRs, confirmation that Spotify's iPhone app has been approved and the news that Channel 4 is to offer the UK some 3D telly later this year. See below for the full list and make sure you catch up before next week that will see both IFA and Nokia World bringing us even more exciting news.

NEWS:PHOTOS: Sony Alpha 850
Hands-on the 24.6-megapixel semi pro model
Leaked and now launched, Pocket-lint got hands-on with the new Sony Alpha 850 today at a launch event in London...read more

NEWS:PHOTOS: Zune HD
Hands-on with the yet to be released MP3 player
We don't do Mr Blurrycam here at Pocket-lint, instead we take out the biggest camera we have and make sure that when we get a photo hands-on with the latest gadget you get the pictures crisp and clear...read more

NEWS:PHOTOS: Sony Alpha 500
Hands-on with the step-up model
Sony today announced three new models in their Alpha DSLR line-up. The lowest spec (if that's a fair term) is the Alpha 500 and we were on-hand to grab some shots of the new model at a launch event in London...read more

NEWS:PS3 Slim gets torn apart, insides displayed
Cooling elements take up most space
You're probably still waiting for Amazon to ship you your pre-ordered PS3 slim, however while you do, the chaps over at iFixit have already taken one apart to see how Sony managed to get it so small...read more

NEWS:Nokia Booklet 3G announced
As-rumoured 10-inch netbook revealed
As has been rumoured, Nokia has now officially announced its entry into the netbook market with the launch of the Windows-based Nokia "Booklet 3G"...read more

NEWS:Channel 4 to beat Sky to 3D TV this autumn
Get your glasses at Sainsburys
Channel 4 has revealed it is to go 3D for a week in the autumn as a special celebration of 3D footage...read more

REVIEW:Sony PRS-600 Reader Touch Edition ebook - First Look
Are the days of the paperback finally over?
Announced at the beginning of August, Sony has now officially launched the Sony Reader Touch Edition ebook at an event at the New York Public Library and at the British Library in London...read more

REVIEW:Nikon D3000 DSLR camera
Does Nikon's new entry-level DLSR steal the limelight?
With digital SLRs well within the realm of mass-market affordability, what’s to stop every family from owning one? Financial penury aside, a perceived uphill learning curve perhaps, and that’s where Nikon’s latest 10-megapixel entry-level model, the D3000, updating the D60, comes in...read more

NEWS:Nokia N97 Mini official shot leaked
Brown is the colour of my true loves phone?
A picture purporting to be the first official shot of the n97 Mini has leaked onto the web from the same French website, Be Geek, that leaked the "first official" picture of the N900 earlier in the week...read more

REVIEW:Nokia 6303 Classic mobile phone
Another classic from Nokia?
We give a lot of time over to smartphones here at Pocket-lint. If you have a digital life to converge into a single pocketable device then fine, but for some people this is unnecessary, impractical or simply unwanted...read more