Sky 3D, Europe’s first 3D TV channel, could be on its way to your local pub, just in time for the top-of-the-table Barclays Premier League clash between Manchester United and Chelsea. The broadcaster has announced the channel will launch on Saturday 3 April. If the thought of Wayne Rooney and John Terry in pointypointyvision scares …

Apple’s iPad may have grabbed mass attention with its slim and sexy design, but there’s no doubt its dogged rejection of Adobe Flash support is a major weakness. This gap in the iPad’s armour has provoked HP to make an unsubtle attack with its latest HP Slate videos, as Crave US reports.  HP isn’t afraid to jump head first on …

Virgin Media is making high-definition TV more affordable, with a new budget HD V Box. Unlike Sky, Virgin’s HD service doesn’t require an extra monthly fee, but you have to pay for the box and a setup charge. Although the new budget set-top box doesn’t embrace the ability to record programmes (you’ll need the V+HD Box for PVR functionality), it’s …

Virgin Media has been hard at work signing new high-definition talent to its V+ service, in a bid to rival Sky’s promised 50 HD channels by the end of the year. This week brings the announcement of Sci Fi HD. Sci Fi HD is the latest channel to join a stable that includes HD offerings from the BBC, ESPN, FX, …

The vacant Freeview HD slot should be filled by Film 4 or a second BBC channel, according to a CNET UK survey. The slot, forfeited by Five, has been given back to the BBC by Ofcom, leaving the broadcaster to mull over its options. Our survey says CNET UK readers would like to see Film 4 take up the last …

InVisage hopes to give camera phones a kick up the image quality with its new sensor technology, dubbed QuantumFilm. The start-up promises its sensor will be four times more efficient at capturing light than traditional silicon-based chips. This means it can increase resolution or dramatically reduce noise in low-light. Could this be the start of a love affair with high-quality …

It’s full steam ahead for Google TV, as a reported team-up with Sony and Intel has fired up rumours that an Atom– and Android-powered set-top box will bring powerful Internet capabilities to your television. The New York Times reports that Google and Intel are eager to gain a foothold in the field of TV, with Sony desperate to gain a …

You might soon have to wear stupid-looking glasses to watch the footie down the pub. With its first dedicated 3D TV channel, Sky 3D, launching this April, the satellite broadcaster is desperate to get 3D-capable TVs into bars around the country. To meet this goal Sky has reached into its Tardis-like pockets and bought a job lot of LG 3D …

The Office for National Statistics has made its latest update to Britain’s shopping basket of goods and services — its hypothetical collection of goods used to measure UK inflation. The addition of liquid soap, cereal bars and garlic bread isn’t terribly interesting, but the changing face of Britain’s technological affair certainly is. Kindly welcome Blu-ray players into the average consumer’s …

Nexus One was the moniker Google chose to grace its first own-brand phone, but a refused trademark application in the US might force the company to look a little further down its list of names. Google filed the Nexus One trademark on 10 December last year for use in connection to mobile phones, and despite there not being another Nexus …