LG’s serious about the 3D telly business. In 2011, a whopping 40 per cent of its TVs will be 3D ready, and we’ve got details on all the models you’ll need to know about. Top of the company’s agenda is its Cinema 3D range, so-called because it delivers third-dimension visuals in the same way as …
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January, 2011
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5 January
Android keyboard shortcuts
With the range of touchscreen-only Android devices that have been released in Australia to date, we haven’t had to think too much about keyboard shortcuts. But with new handsets, like the Motorola Milestone 2 coming to town, it’s time to take a closer look at what you can do with an Android phone without touching the screen. (Credit: CBSi) Almost …
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5 January
Troubleshooting: iPhone Home Button issues?
Apple Some iPhone users have been reporting problems with their Home Button not registering their clicks properly. For example, a double-click only registers as a single-click and a single-click is not recognized at all. I have actually been dealing with this very issue for the last couple weeks on my iPhone 4. I thought maybe I wasn’t pressing the button …
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5 January
Alcatel OT
The Alcatel OT-209 was stupidly cheap when it cost 99p. But that seems exorbitantly expensive compared to its new price — just 1p on pay as you go from Carphone Warehouse. This badboy may be ugly as a mud fence on a rainy day, but it does the job without any fuss. In fact, we deemed it well worth buying, …
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5 January
MSI WindPad parps its way on to tablet scene with Android and Windows 7
It’s only day two of our exhausting exhaustive coverage from Las Vegas and already we have a strong contender for the exalted CES Product Name that Makes Us Giggle Like Schoolboys award. MSI, Taiwanese purveyor of reasonably priced gaming laptops, has applied its legendary tin ear for western naming conventions and come up with the MSI WindPad *parp*. The WindPad …
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5 January
Amazon’s Android store set to email you about apps you don’t want
Amazon’s new Android app store will “help customers find and discover” apps, the company promises. Amazon will approve apps and — presumably — take a cut. “The sheer number of apps available today makes it hard for customers to find high-quality, relevant products — and developers similarly struggle to get their apps noticed,” the company said in a post on …
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5 January
When will Apple announce a Verizon iPhone? (Poll)
A Verizon-powered iPhone could be announced as early as next week. Kent German/CNET Could Apple announce a Verizon iPhone as early as next week? According to an anonymous tipster who contacted me directly, yes indeedy. During this weekend’s 2011 CES, he says, Apple will steal some thunder by announcing a product-launch event on Tuesday, January 11. (That’s 1/11/11, if you’re …
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5 January
What in the world is Nvidia Tegra 2?
In 2011 you’re going to hear a lot of people in the tech world talking about Nvidia’s Tegra 2 processor, but what exactly is it and why should you care? Google has selected the Tegra 2 as the preferred platform to be used by its manufacturing partner which produces Android-powered tablets, but it won’t stop there. Tegra 2 has already …
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4 January
Asda sells Alcatel OT
Pick up the Alcatel OT-222 mobile phone from Asda over the next few days, and you could effectively find yourself £1 richer. Sacred blue, as they say in France. The supermarket is selling the £9 pay as you go phone with £10 free credit on the Orange network. It will flog the handsets in its supermarchés from tomorrow. You can, however, also …
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4 January
Alcatel gets serious with BlackBerry
Master of cheap and cheerful mobiles Alcatel has decided to get serious, offering a phone with a BlackBerry-style Qwerty keyboard for less than 50 quid. For the princely sum of £44.95, Phones4U is offering the Alcatel OT-802 on pay as you go. As well as the Qwert stuff it has an optical trackpad, 2-megapixel camera, Web browser, FM radio and …
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