Author: Shiny
Video preview – BlackBerry Storm 2
BlackBerry gave Anna from ShinyShiny a moment or two to play with its new BlackBerry Storm 2 smartphone, and here's what she thought. It is available from Vodafone for £35 a month on a 24 month contract….
Four reasons why Tweetie 2 is the best Twitter iPhone app
There are lots of very cool features just below the surface. So for example if you want to see someone's profile you just touch the tweet. If you move your finger slightly to the right it brings up a host of other options such as retweet, favourite etc.
This is it – the great online Michael Jackson scam
Symantec is advising Jacko fans not to clink on any dubious looking links and to ensure antivirus and firewall software is up-to-date
3 and Spotify agree deal – music streaming coming on HTC hero very soon
The deal means that Spotify will be bundled with 3 handsets starting with Google Android powered HTC Hero next month. A range of other phones will follow.
Pure debuts top-end kitchen digital radio – the Elan II
Designed ostensibly for kitchen/portable use the model couples radio facilities including DAB/ DAB+ and FM with ReVu PURE's technology that enables the user to pause and rewind live DAB radio.
GEAR4 debuts 'world's first wireless iPhone charger'
Except that the PowerPad isn't quite as smart as that. Basically it is a flat pad that uses inductive charging to power the iPhone's battery. The good bit is that you can put the iPhone anywhere on the pad for it to charge up. The downside is that the phone needs to be sporting a protective rubber case.
More celeb iPhone apps – now it is Jamie Oliver's turn
It is quite a sober and sensible idea in that for £4.99 (bit pricey Jamie) you get access to a load of recipes (with accompanying imatges and video) which apparently only take 20 minutes to rustle up. The fun bit is that if you can't be bothered to decide what to cook you simply shake your iPhone or iPod touch to generate a random recipe.
20 mega pixel camera phones coming in 2010
Texas Instruments has announced a coprocessor for mobile phones, the OMAP-DM525 that offers 20 mega pixel camera imaging capabilities and 720p high definition recordings. The coprocessor is currently undergoing testing at the moment and will apparently go on sale in 2010.
Sky launches music service
The best bit is that Sky subscribers get a free album if they sign up for a trial. It is also a fairly competitive service with individual tracks selling for 65p each – which is cheaper than many of Sky's rivals.
LG adds solar power to its ereaders
The panel – which is 0.7mm in thickness and weighs 20gm, has been designed to fit into LG's range of 6inch panel ereaders. Apparently four or five hours of sunlight will give the ereader enough power to keep the user reading for a whole day.
