Category: Features
Japanese technology industry may take months to recover from quake damage
The disaster in Japan is wreaking havoc with industrial manufacturing and supply, with reports from technology companies suggesting it will take months to get back on track. Japan manufactures around 15% of the technology that goes into our gadgets,…
iPad 2 stock sells out in USA; will worldwide launch dates be delayed?
Apple's iPad 2 has had an incredibly successful launch, according to figures gathered by Bloomberg. Speaking to Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, Bloomberg have revealed that Apple, Target and Best Buy have all sold out of their stock of iPad…
US courts rules that Twitter isn't private … but then why does it feel so personal?
A US judge has ruled that Twitter has to hand over data pertaining to at least three of its users to the authorities, who are looking into their connection with WikiLeaks. The users in question, some of whom aren't…
REVIEW: Klipsch ProMedia In-Ear gaming earphones
Name: ProMedia In-Ear (Klipsch) Type: Gaming earphones Specs: Click here for full specs Price: £78.52 from Amazon Image Gallery: Click here While gaming headsets are normally of the bulky over-ear kind, the increasingly portable nature of gaming laptops would…
Review of Hotmail email aliases: A for idea, 'Eh' for execution
MSN and Hotmail now lets users add up to five new and unique email addresses to their existing address, the company announced about a month ago. It's a great idea – most people juggle more than one email address…
REVIEW: Philips 58PFL9955H Cinema 21:9 Platinum 3D TV
Name: 58PFL9955H Cinema 21:9 Platinum 3D TV (Philips) Type: True cinema ratio 3D TV Specs: Click here for full specs Price: £3,674.99 from Amazon For the true movie-nut there's nothing quite like a trip to the cinema; the smell of…
Intel and Lenovo present the new Classmate+ laptop for kids in developing countries
Together Intel the chipmaker and Lenovo the PC maker will deploy 158,000 laptops to students in Argentina. What started out as a reference design for affordable laptops for the developing world from Intel, will now be given a proper…
AMD takes its world-leading graphics technology to the humble laptop
(Guest post from Shiny Shiny) The brand new Radeon HD 6990 graphics processor is the fastest graphics technology in the world – no small claim by semiconductor design company AMD, but it seems to be merited. 'This is for the…
PREVIEW: Brink (PS3, PC, Xbox 360)
Anyone who's been attracted by the promise of online team-based shooters will undoubtedly lament one fact; no matter how good the game, getting a team that works for the good of the squad rather than for personal scoreboard-ranking glory or…
10 bands and artists who use Garageband, and will probably use the iPad 2 app too
Alongside the iPad 2 launch last night, Apple also revealed a handful of new apps ready to be downloaded alongside the new slate. We've written an in-depth guide to the new Garageband app, which you can read by clicking…
