Channel 4 has revealed the programmes which will make up its 3D week. The Queen, Derren Brown, Miley Cyrus — or Hannah Montana or whatever her name is — will be joined by two 1970s horror films over the week of 16 November. 3D is a hot topic right now with the Fujifilm FinePix Real …

We reported some time ago on the BBC proposing some basic methods of DRM to prevent material from being copied from the forthcoming Freeview HD service. We pointed out that no amount of DRM will prevent TV shows from being distributed on P2P sites, so we regarded the whole thing as totally pointless. Now, it seems Ofcom is reluctant to …

Just last night we were messing about with our Android phone, trying to make the best of the photos we’d taken of fireworks exploding overhead. The image editing on most phones is pretty atrocious, and a far cry from the awesome tweak-fest of Photoshop on a proper computer. Luckily, Adobe wants to help us out, and has followed up its …

Windows Mobile generally leaves us with a powerful sense of life’s essential ennui. Despite its extensive features, and the improvements of the latest 6.5 version, its little icons and dated user interface are deeply uninspiring. But we just got our hands on the HTC HD2, and it’s the first Windows phone that didn’t remind us of the unbearable lightness of …

Clearwire investors are pumping in another $1.5 billion into the venture to help pay for the company’s nationwide 4G wireless network, according to The Wall Street Journal. The article cites two unnamed sources “familiar with the matter,” who said that Sprint Nextel, Comcast, Intel, Time Warner Cable, and Bright House Networks have all agreed to contribute an additional $500 million …

You might think jailbreaking your iPhone will set you free, but you may find you’re Rick Astley’s plaything. Sophos, the security and anti-virus company, reports that the first iPhone worm is now wiggling its way into jailbroken iPhones in Australia. Sophos says that the virus, called ‘Ikee’, changes the phone’s background picture to a dreamy shot of the swoopy-haired ’80s …

Sprint Nextel said it will cut 2,000 to 2,500 positions in the fourth quarter in an effort to save $350 million. The cuts will be completed by December 31. According to a statement, Sprint will cut jobs across the company, including its wholesale unit and contractors. The company said the cuts won’t impact customer service, something the Sprint has been …

The new Verizon Droid, like many a high-profile smartphone just coming onto the market, has been hailed by some as a potential–you know what’s coming–iPhone killer. (Chronicling the very first Droid sales in Manhattan the other day, CNET’s Maggie Reardon observed that the gadget may actually turn out to be more of a BlackBerry killer.) But does Verizon Wireless want …

This is the 411, my Q&A column answering all your questions about cell phones and cell phone accessories. I receive plenty of questions about these subjects via e-mail, so I figured many of you might have the same questions, too. At times, I might solicit answers from readers if I’m stumped. Send your questions and comments to me at [email protected]. …

The iPhone gets HD radio. RadioShack Staying competitive in an iPod-ruled marketplace is a challenge, and not just because of the player’s built-in virtues (or Apple’s massive marketing budget). The reigning king of the MP3 players has an advantage simply because it resides at the top of the heap, and that advantage comes in the form of feature-adding third-party accessories. …

Tethering isn’t just for balls on poles and tents on windy days — it means you can use your phone‘s Internet connection with your laptop. With the iPhone leaving its monogamous relationship with O2 to step out with Orange, O2 has announced a discounted tethering bundle it hopes will help tie us to it. iPhoners who pay monthly can nab …

Nokia is replacing potentially dangerous phone chargers for free, the mobile giant said Monday. The recall affects 14 million chargers, according to the Associated Press. The affected chargers are manufactured by third-party suppliers, Nokia said. A loose cover could potentially expose the charger’s internal components and thus pose an electrical shock hazard if accidentally touched during use, the company said. …

Blu-ray: we’re sort of stuck with it now, aren’t we? We love our movies with glorious 1080p and beautiful lossless surround sound, but we’re not so keen on its restrictive DRM, which prevents us from using our films the way copyright law suggests we should be able to. We’re talking here about making a copy for personal use, so we …

You may not have heard of Oppo before — it isn’t a huge company — but we’ve reviewed, and loved, several of its high-end DVD players. The company, based in China but with an emphasis on the US market, concentrates on quality, so its DVD players use excellent scaling hardware to get the best possible quality out of standard-definition material. …

You see some funny things at gadget trade shows, but the highlights are often the overblown multimedia launches. LG excelled itself at IFA with a video on the theme of removing borders, with footage of the fall of the Berlin Wall segueing neatly into a discussion of the invention of the Internet — followed by some tellies. Our hogwash detectors …