Clearly set on tinkering with it’s existing range of products, Microsoft have now decided to upgrade the familiar Xbox 360 controller.
After several years of gamer’s complaints regarding the poorly designed and sometimes unresponsive D-pad, Microsoft have taken it upon themselves to revamp the controller and aim to improve the disliked D pad.
The new design D [...]
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Netflix App for iPhone and iPod Touch is Here
The Netflix app formally only for the iPad has been updated to accommodate the iPhone and iPod Touch and there are also rumours that there’s an Android app on the way too.
The free app can be downloaded from the iTunes store now and allows you to instantly watch TV shows & movies. The app allows [...]
Google Voice racks up a million calls in 24 hours
Wow, well this new Google Voice certainly seems to be popular. Google have announced that the new service which is just over a day old has already had 1 million calls from Gmail users to both US and international numbers.
Although Google Voice is aimed at users from the US at the moment, Google unintentionally rolled [...]
Google Voice goes Live – Free Phone boxes scattered across the UK
It’s been talked about for some time now, that Google have been working on a Skype style VOIP rival called Google Voice, well today has seen the official Google Voice service go live, but only if you are in the US.
The big G has gone and placed its new free callings service live and has [...]
Sony XPERIA x10 Mini Wins European Phone of the Year 2010-2011
The XPERIA’s little brother, the Xperia x10 Mini has won the prestigious award of European Mobile Phone of the year 2010-2011.
The official EISA jury said:“Xperia X10 Mini from Sony Ericsson is a very small and stylish mobile phone. Nonetheless, it delivers excellent performance with a comprehensive range of features such as GPS, Wi-Fi, 3G and [...]
HTML5 YouTube Available Worldwide
In a Steve Jobs pleasing move, video sharing giant YouTube.com has released its HTML5 version of the video sharing website to the rest of the world.
Until recently the HTML5 version of the site was only available in the States.
Google rolled out the changes to the website yesterday, meaning that customers viewing the site on compatible [...]
App Developers make more money on Apple iTunes than Android Market
A major brand in the UK has informed us that over 50% of its apps downloaded on the Android Market are refunded within 48 hours of the initial apps download.
This compared to 5% on Apples store for the same product. It is a pretty staggering difference in the amount of customers returning the products.
App developers [...]
Archos Stir up Interest with News of 5 New Tablets
French gadget manufacturer Archos has announced it will be unveiling no fewer than 5 tablets at the IFA convention in Berlin next month. No specifics have been announced yet, as it seems Archos are just trying to get their loyal fans excited ahead of IFA.
Archos have been putting out quite a few tablet devices recently, [...]
Blackberry to use QNX Software for Blackpad
RIM have decided to go against using their latest OS 6 for their much rumoured, up and coming tablet. It was thought to be a given that Blackberry’s attempt at an iPad rival would feature their latest OS version, but it seems not to be.
Instead, RIM are opting for software designed by QNX Software Systems. [...]
“Shimmy to the next room” With the Logitech H760
The Kings of Desktop Peripherals that are Logitech have released a shiny new wireless headset, the H760. By plugging the tiny USB dongle into your pc, you’ll get crystal clear wireless audio from your pc with no worry of wires getting in your way.
Logitech say that the headset will allow you to “jam to your [...]
