3 is launching its first Android phone. The HTC Hero will be available on 3 in November, and comes with a free Spotify Premium account. The Hero will cost £100 up front, followed by a contract worth £35 a month for 24 months. The package includes 750 free minutes, unlimited texts, unlimited Web browsing, and …
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We still believe in the spirit of radio. Invisible airwaves crackle with life, and all that. The Revo Domino D1, Domino D2 and Domino D3 bring together DAB radio, Web streaming and Last.fm for that timeless wavelength, bearing a gift beyond price… Alright, that’s enough about Rush. The D3 is a slick white or black box with a rubberised coating …
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England’s World Cup qualifier this Saturday will be the first major sporting event to be screened solely online. The match against Ukraine at the Dnipro Arena has catapulted broadcast company Kentaro into the headlines, being shown at assorted newspaper Web sites, and even in cinemas. We answer your questions in our pre-match warm-up. Where can I watch the game? Ukraine …
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Pay attention telly addicts: Freeview’s channel list is changing today, so you’ll need to retune your television or box to keep receiving all your current channels — and even some new ones. Who has to retune? Everyone with a Freeview digital television or set-top box needs to retune to get the updated channel list. What’s in it for me? The …
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Pioneer may have stopped building brilliant tellies, but it’s still knocking out top-notch Blu-ray players, announcing the BDP-LX52, BDP-320 and BDP-120. Leading the trio is the top-end LX52. It’s the first to feature Pioneer’s Precision Quartz Lock System, which abbreviates to the tongue-swoggling PQLS. We’re going to pronounce that ‘puhklus’. It’s designed to eliminate wobbly audio when connected to a …
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BERLIN–Shelled out several thousands for a Philips Cinema 21:9 television? You’ll be pleased to hear it’s obsolete. Philips has bumped the firmware and added a micro polarizing lens to the screen, to create a prototype 3D TV. The TV gets its tri-dimensional input from a prototype 3D Blu-ray player. Philips said Thursday at IFA 2009 that it’s “actively participating in …
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We’re at IFA at the Sony press conference, where Sony CEO Sir Howard Stringer reckons the “3D train is on the track — and we’re the ones to drive it home.” 3D is Sony’s big push, but we’re more interested in the announcement of a movie-download service for PS3 and PSP, via the PlayStation Network. Sony has announced its first …
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Sagem has announced a new freesat digital TV recorder to come in two flavours: the DTR94250S with a 250GB hard drive, and the DTR94500S 500GB. Looking very similar to current Sagem Freeview PVRs, both versions include twin tuners so you can record two channels, or record one channel while watching back another recording. They include USB and Ethernet ports, which …
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Warner Bros has signed up to Facebook so viewers can team up to experience Watchmen using BD-Live, the Internet-connected, interactive Blu-ray feature. The option to simultaneously watch a film and comment on it via BD-Live is called the community screening feature. Viewers of the Watchmen: Director’s Cut Blu-ray disc will now be able to sync their BD-Live buddy list with …
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Stop what you’re doing. Hold everything. Sony has announced a new Blu-ray player: the S360 is a consumer-friendly model that supports BD Live for extra content and picture-in-picture for things like onscreen commentary, which should reveal why most directors stay behind the camera. As an example, forthcoming platter The Spirit is the first to link up with Lionsgate‘s BD Live …
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