Exciting New Products
RIM answers Apple iPad with...The BlackPad*
* - offensive humor may vary
BlackBerry maker Research in Motion is preparing to launch an iPad competitor in November, and it will be called the BlackPad, according to a report citing two people familiar with the company's plans.…
Posted on 30 July 2010 | 11:21 pm
Polaroid 300 instant print camera
Fun retro-snapper revived
Review The news that Polaroid has a new instant camera, after we thought it was done with all that frivolity, is likely to be greeted with squeals of nostalgic joy. While digital is superior in almost every sense there's a real warmth about those 80s prints that we remember adorning fridges and noticeboards. The Polaroid 300 (tsk, these unwieldy techie names) takes you straight back to your childhood, making a spontaneity-encouraging break from all that DSLR refinement.…
Posted on 30 July 2010 | 1:08 pm
Acer Aspire Ethos 8943G 18.4in laptop
Full HD desktop replacement with plenty of poke
Review Stylish and powerful, the new 18.4in Aspire Ethos 8943G will appeal to those looking for a desktop replacement that doesn’t hold back on performance. Each of the four cores on the Core i7-720QM purr along at 1.6GHz, while ATI’s Mobility Radeon HD 5650 is on hand should you want to indulge in a bit of gaming. Throw in a Blu-ray drive, and the cost of the components starts to rise, pushing the laptop’s price well over the £1,000 mark.…
Posted on 29 July 2010 | 1:02 pm
Amazon takes Kindle to the UK
Opens Kindle store
Amazon UK's front page is dominated today by a letter to its customers, introducing the "third generation of Kindles".…
Posted on 29 July 2010 | 8:38 am
UK bans Nintendo DS homebrew code installer
King R4 uncrowned
The R4 card, a Nintendo DS add-on that allows users to transfer Rom code to the handheld, has been banned in the UK.…
Posted on 28 July 2010 | 1:02 pm
WIN a Belkin Play Max ADSL wireless router
State-of-the-art kit could be yours
Giveaway Belkin's latest line of broadband modems and wireless network gadgets are finally shipping, and Reg Hardware has one to give away.…
Posted on 28 July 2010 | 11:02 am
WIN a Belkin Play Max ADSL wireless router
State-of-the-art kit could be yours
Giveaway Belkin's latest line of broadband modems and wireless network gadgets are finally shipping, and Reg Hardware has one to give away.…
Posted on 28 July 2010 | 11:02 am
SanDisk launches Cruzer Blade USB thumblet drive
Fits in a thimble
SanDisk has launched what it calls a paperclip-size USB thumb drive, designed to fit on a key ring and store from 2GB to 16GB of data.…
Posted on 28 July 2010 | 10:39 am
Apple posts Magic Trackpad drivers for Windows
Only Boot Campers need apply
Windows users keen to make use of Apple's Magic Trackpad, announced yesterday, can now do so - possibly.…
Posted on 28 July 2010 | 9:49 am
Apple posts Magic Trackpad drivers for Windows
Only Boot Campers need apply
Windows users keen to make use of Apple's Magic Trackpad, announced yesterday, can now do so - possibly.…
Posted on 28 July 2010 | 9:49 am
Sony Walkman NWZ-A845 media player
Thinnest Walkman yet
Review If you can live without support for FLAC or Ogg Vorbis, then Sony's Walkman PMPs have long been the obvious choice for anyone concerned about sound quality but not wanting to chance lesser known players from Cowon or iRiver.…
Posted on 28 July 2010 | 8:02 am
Apple sued over hot iPad shutdowns
Cold blooded tablet
Apple's iPad can shut down if it gets too hot, and Jacob Baltazar, Claudia Keller, and John Browning are as mad as hell and aren't going to take it anymore.…
Posted on 28 July 2010 | 12:13 am
Intel debuts hella-zippy optical future
45 million tweets per second!
Intel has announced the development of an integrated, end-to-end, silicon-based optical system that it says may drive down the cost of high-speed, error-free interconnects to under a dollar per port — and it leaves Chipzilla's Light Peak interconnect in the dust.…
Posted on 27 July 2010 | 10:10 pm
Dodeca-core Apple Mac Pro coming next month
32nm CPUs at last
Apple hasn't - contrary to expectations - updated the Mac Pro, but it did today promise to do so soon.…
Posted on 27 July 2010 | 2:50 pm
Dodeca-core Apple Mac Pro coming next month
32nm CPUs at last
Apple hasn't - contrary to expectations - updated the Mac Pro, but it did today promise to do so soon.…
Posted on 27 July 2010 | 2:50 pm
Apple brings iMac line up to date
Better CPUs, more Ram, ATI graphics, SDXC card support
Apple has indeed updated its iMac line, as anticipated, beefing up the line's speeds'n'feeds and adding support for the new SDXC memory card format.…
Posted on 27 July 2010 | 2:27 pm
Apple brings iMac line up to date
Better CPUs, more Ram, ATI graphics, SDXC card support
Apple has indeed updated its iMac line, as anticipated, beefing up the line's speeds'n'feeds and adding support for the new SDXC memory card format.…
Posted on 27 July 2010 | 2:27 pm
Apple releases multi-touch 'magic' trackpad
Eco battery packs too
Apple has introduced the much-rumoured and Federal Communications Commission-approved Magic Trackpad, a wireless touchpad for all you fanboys who hate mice.…
Posted on 27 July 2010 | 2:13 pm
Apple Store shut to add updated desktops
Back soon, apparently
The Apple Store is offline ahead of - it now seems reasonable to assume - new desktop Macs.…
Posted on 27 July 2010 | 11:47 am
Apple Store shut to add updated desktops
Back soon, apparently
The Apple Store is offline ahead of - it now seems reasonable to assume - new desktop Macs.…
Posted on 27 July 2010 | 11:47 am
