INQ Mini 3G Twitter phone goes on sale today via 3
We've already written about one INQ phone today, but this one is a lot more real. Fo today's the day the INQ Mini 3G goes on sale via the 3 network. In case you missed its unveiling a while back…
For those about to text… Rock Band comes to the iPhone
It will be interesting to see how the cut down version fares as you won't be plugging any instruments into the phone, it will work using the handsets' touch screen facilities.
Poll – if Spotify went subscription only would you pay?
If Spotify canned its free service how much would you pay to subscibe?(survey)…
The Wand now on sale at Firebox
Perhaps the coolest remote control ever, and sure to be a big hit with young Harry Potter fans, it’s now on sale at Firebox.
It can ‘learn’ up to 13 infrared codes from your existing remote and you can assign various functions to various moves: flicks to turn on and off, spin to control volume, big swishes to mute and so on. You can buy The Wand here for £49.99. It’s quite expensive, but then it’s great fun and it does come in its own cool box – see below.
This week's top five tech movers – FourSquare, Eye-Fi and a surprising villain of the week
It's Friday, which means that we round up the top five winners in tech for this week including a brilliant iPhone app, a cool new gadget and some very stylish new hardware. As ever click on the image below to…
The only way to save Spotify? Five reasons why Spotify should go subscription only
f I had a quid for every person who has told me recently that they are about to subscribe to the service but just haven't quite got round to it the beers would be on me. If Spotify canned the free service then those users would have no choice. If the service was £5 a month the subscribers would base would be huge. The target is apparently to convert 7% of Spotify users into subscribers. Spotify hasn't released figures but I guess the figure is a long way off at the moment, even after all the innovation. This way round I think 15% would be feasible.
Gallery: new Sony VAIO ranges
Sony’s new CW series is available in several different colours including blue, red, pink and white, as well as a gloss black step up model with Blu-Ray and 500Gb hard drive. There’s a 16:9 14inch widescreen X-black LCD screen with LED backlight and an on-board NVIDIA GeForce graphics to handle HD video editing and 3D games.
Three buttons just above the keyboard give one-touch access to useful functions, including a button to start surfing in seconds without waiting for the PC’s operating system to boot up and a VAIO button which launches Media Gallery, letting you browse digital photos, videos and music tracks.
Also on board is an HDMI output which connects the VAIO to any BRAVIA for enjoying big-screen movies on your HDTV and a web cam for crisp, clear video chatting with friends and family. The CW Series is available October 22nd.
Apple updates iPhone OS – now on to OS 3.1.2
Apple has just released a new update to its iPhone OS. OS 3.1.2 is a small update, but it should address the problems that some owners have had with OS 3.1. There's also an update for Pod Touch owners too….
FourSquare iPhone app arrives in London
Well, Foursquare lets you see little comments and tips that people have left pegged to locations in London. You too can leave these tips reader, call them geo-tagged tweets if you will. Like some kind of game, you get rewarded for leaving more tips by being given badges. You set up a minimal profile, and add friends and can also contact your friends over the service.
Spotify phone its way? Will the INQ mobile end up on 3?
INQ is working with Spotify on the phone which will be available via the Swedish Telia network. If the phone is more than vapourware it is a dead cert that it will end up being sold on the 3 network too like other INQ phones.
