Author: Chris Cornwell
Humax set to release PVR-9200T
Humax has announced that the PVR-9200T, a twin tuner PVR, will be available in the UK from September. Telly fanatics take note, because the PVR-9200T will come packing a 160GB hard drive and will have the ability to record two…
Blu-ray getting the upper hand?
Companies are already beginning to pick sides in the upcoming Sony Blu-ray vs. Toshiba HD-DVD war, and the last couple of days have seen some big names sign up with Blu-ray. Firstly Universal Music Group, the biggest record company in…
Nokia n91 to be compatible with iTunes?
Here's an interesting little snippet for you: Swedish newspaper Taloussanomat reported on Thursday that the Nokia n91, a 4GB phone previewed earlier on Tech Digest, will apparently be able to run iTunes music store. And although it looks like there's…
xBox360 to come in $299, $399 editions
Microsoft has just revealed the pricing of their next gen console, the xBox360, and as many expected, the console will come in two flavours. The basic package, which Microsoft is referring to as the 'core' package, is going to go…
Today's top tech stories from the US
Showing off five highlights of the fast moving world of technology, courtesy of our American blogger pals. James Bond Spy Camera (Gizmodo): Won't your friends be thrilled to find you've been secretly taking pictures of them! Google to rock out…
Google library project temporarily shelved
Looks like Google has temporarily suspended its plan to back up the world's libraries digitally, in a plan dubbed the Google Print Library Project. The project – which aims to spend ten years scanning over 15 million books from Universities…
AOL go mobile in US
AOL is trying to get its mitts into the ever-expanding mobile market as well, with the launch of AOLmobile.com. The service, intended for PC access, will allow users to browse the price of phones, contracts and other shopping in their…
Firefox loses share to Internet Explorer
We're use to hearing about Mozilla Firefox taking market share away from Microsoft. As more and more stories circulated about Firefox's alternative goodness, we at Tech Digest sometimes wondered whether Firefox would one day be as big, or bigger, than…
Urine powered battery takes the piss…
…and then uses it to power a urine test, as well as mobile phones, in emergency situations. Yup, you heard me: apparently some clever boffins from the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology in Singapore have come up with a way…
Tech Digest goes to the EIEF
Tech Digest has been lucky enough to blag tickets for the fantastic Edinburgh International Entertainment Festival. The festival runs from now until Sunday. Game fanatics take note, because over the next few days we'll be giving you the latest news…
