Weekly news roundup: Sky Player for Xbox, Droid, BlackBerry inPulse and more

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30 October 2009 18:14 GMT / By Ben Crompton

Want to know what's been hot in the world of technology and gadgets this week?

In the roundup this week we have a veritable smorgasbord, consisting of reviews, news and hands-on photos.

From the world of mobile phones our hands-on images of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 have proved popular with those hoping for a glimpse of the successor handset. Verizon's launch of the Motorola Droid and the news that it is to become an entire product family has piqued interest, whilst Nokia's pink Illuvial range and the new BlackBerry inPulse smart watch has gained readers' attention.

In the gaming world the launch of Sky's catch up on demand Player service for Microsoft's Xbox 360 take two features, although the video walkthrough of the service may have kept some dissapointed gamers going during the delay.

Canon gets two slots in this week's roundup with pics of the EOS 1D Mark IV and our review of the G11 PowerShot, whilst LG squeezes in with a review of its W2230S monitor.

Here are the top stories from the last week and be sure to check back in after the weekend for more news, reviews and top tech features.