Author: Stuart Dredge
Sony unveils Deep Red PSP in Japan
Sales of PSPs have been soaring since the Slim’n’Lite version of Sony’s handheld came out, but the company isn’t stopping there. It’s just unveiled a Deep Red PSP in Japan, which goes on sale next month.
iPhone tops UK search engine rankings as launch fever starts
Getting excited yet? The iPhone goes on sale this Friday in the UK, and already us Brits are frothing at the mouth in anticipation. Well, those of us who are Apple fanboys, anyway.
Google announces Open Handset Alliance and Android platform… but no Gphone
Google appears to have officially scuppered those Gphone rumours, with the announcement of Android, a new open mobile platform to be offered through a body of more than 30 handset manufacturers and operators called the Open Handset Alliance.
What to use instead of OiNK? Waffles.fm wants to be the answer
Music site OiNK was shut down last month after raids by the British and Dutch police, following complaints from the music industry about the way users were trading pre-release albums. Since the closure, users have been casting about looking for a replacement – and there’s no shortage of candidates.
Nintendo reveals Wii and DS million-sellers
Cor. There’s nothing like some whopping great sales figures to put a smile on the face of a gaming fanboy, so Team Nintendo will be beaming today. Nintendo has just revealed figures for a bunch of Wii and DS games that sold over a million copies.
PS3 sales catching up with Wii in Japan: will the West follow?
It’s not been the best of years for Sony and PS3, but there could be light at the end of the tunnel. Well, kind of. In October, Sony sold 47,183 PS3s, compared to the 110,415 Wiis sold by Nintendo.
T-Mobile promotes Web'n'Walk mobile internet… SAS-style!
I don’t know about you, but when I think about the mobile internet, the first thing that comes to mind is ex-SAS blokes abseiling down buildings. Kind of. Oh, alright, it isn’t – but that hasn’t stopped T-Mobile from getting hardnut author Chris Ryan to promote its Web’n’Walk service with a four-city ‘urban survival challenge’.
Will Hornby's new RailRoad model trains recapture a golden age?
Buy your child a model train for Christmas, and they’ll eye you with barely-concealed disgust before going out to mug enough grannies to buy a PS3 for themself. At least, that’s the fear of many modern parents. Yet Hornby is fighting its corner in the modern-day toy wars, with the launch of a new range of ‘RailRoad’ trains.
Go nuclear for the Tokyoflash Radio Active watch
God bless Tokyoflash. They keep coming up with frankly bonkers watches that, even if you can’t actually tell the time on them, are still insanely desirable gadgets. Such is the case with the new Radio Active.
Pimp your ride with a set of LED wheels
Personally, I'm still slack-jawed in awe at the idea of hubcaps that continue spinning even when your car is stopped. Even though they're probably something from the dark ages if you're actually into this car-pimping lark. If so, how about a set of wheels with LED screens in the centre, letting you rotate graphics, animations and even advertisements as you roll through the glamorous streets of Stevenage?
