For better or worse, Blu-ray is the only show in town. For HD — and at some point, 3D — there’s no other home entertainment format that comes close to competing with it. But cost is still standing in the way of widespread appeal, and with players coming in at £200 or more, it’s not …
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Samsung’s first phone to run Android 2.1 has been spotted in the wild. Samsung Hub has pictures of the SHW-M100S being shown off in Korea. It packs a giant 94mm (3.7-inch) AMOLED touchscreen, displaying Samsung’s TouchWiz (giggle) user interface. Inside is an 800MHz processor, 802.11n Wi-Fi and GPS. The 5-megapixel camera also shoots 720p high-definition video, and plays back DivX …
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Josh Miller/CNET Google released an over-the-air update for the Nexus One on Tuesday that brought, among other things, multitouch and Google Maps 3.4 to the smartphone. This is great news for Nexus One owners, but what about the rest of the Android family? Well, here’s some partial good news for Motorola Droid customers. Google Maps 3.4 is now available for …
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The Google Nexus One had to paddle all the way from America, but now it’s here, it’s gone native. The Nexus One sports the first sighting of a UK version of the Amazon MP3 store for Android, which offers tunes for download direct to your phone at prices in Her Majesty’s Imperial pounds sterling. We haven’t seen the app in …
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The decidedly hawt Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 — previously known as the even sexier-sounding Rachel — will finally be available in the UK from April. At the time of writing, Vodafone is the only UK network provider confirmed to be offering the X10 — but stay tuned as this may well change. With Mobile World Congress coming up in just …
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HouseKeeper won’t actually straighten up your house, but it will remind you to do easily forgotten chores. When was the last time you checked your dryer’s vent tube? My guess is this serious fire hazard slipped your mind, as it routinely does mine. Speaking of fires, isn’t it time you replaced the batteries in your smoke detectors? Don’t worry: That …
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Motorola Devour Verizon Wireless Though we always want to be amazed with new phone releases, occasionally a cell phone manufacturer will unveil a device that feels lackluster. At first glance, the new Motorola Devour appears to be that type of phone, but upon closer inspection, it promises to hold its own in Verizon Wireless’ lineup. Rather than releasing a successor …
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Hey All: I’ve migrated to http://iphoneliving.blogspot.com/ just in time for Macworld 2010! So, keep on reading there and thanks to all the folks at CNET for supporting this blog.
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Comcast and NBC Universal executives went to Washington, D.C., on Thursday to answer lawmakers’ questions about the proposed deal for Comcast to buy a controlling stake in the media and network TV giant. In separate subcommittee hearings, lawmakers in the House of Representatives and the Senate questioned Comcast CEO Brian Roberts and NBC Universal President and CEO Jeff Zucker. Specifically, …
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The Motorola Devour is chomping its way into the USA, offering the brain of the Motorola Dext packed into a body like the Motorola Milestone. The Devour has Motoblur, the user interface and online backup tools that we saw on the Dext, with home-screen widgets that automatically update with Facebook statuses and tweets. It also offers a universal inbox that …
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