From next week onwards Xbox users can start to get excited about using Destination Arcade. This is Microsoft’s latest attempt to find the best way of letting users search for the best games for the machine. The good people at Microsoft promise that you will be filter the games by rating, price or developer, as well being able to give their own recommendation on the...
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If you see a diminutive guy dressed in purple, walking down the street and chatting on his iPhone, then I can confirm that is not who you think it is. Equally, the small chap sitting next to you in the internet café and laughing at our recent laptop reviews may very well be demented but he is not the artist formerly known as the artist formerly known as squiggle. You...
Apple have confirmed that the dropped calls and generally bad reception which have led to many user’s complaints have a simple explanation; the unit calculates and displays an inaccurate and misleading signal level. It had been assumed that the problems were related to the way in which the user was holding the iPhone. However, Apple have stated that the phones may...
The results of the just released survey by Hitwise probably won’t surprise anyone in terms of the site in first position. A few eyebrows may be raised at some names futher down the list,however. Retaining the first position and still the undisputed UK internet retail champion is, of course, Amazon.co.uk. A new name to appear on the list is Amazon.com. The American...
An American court is going to be the scene of the first ever legal battle held over the allegedly poor quality of the iPhone’s reception. A group claim has been brought against Apple and AT&T by several users who are not at all pleased at the quality of calls which the iPhone 4 has offered them. A Maryland court room will be the setting for a rivetting legal...
Worried Sony Vaio owners will be anxiously scanning the web these days, to see what is the eventual outcome of the rumours and counter rumours regarding the overheating problems suffered by this machine. The Wall Street Journal advised that the computer giant was going to recall 259,000 Vaios in the US, 103,000 in the UK and 172,000 in Asia. This is a huge number of supposedly...
With the market for eBooks and eReaders growing at a rapid rate, it appears a good move by Toshiba to set up their own eBook site. New Toshiba machines will come with it preloaded along with a selection of free books. The site is at www.Toshibabookplace.com, and while it is not yet fully functional avid eBook readers may like to have a sniff around to get an idea of what...
The Apple iPad has had a fairly strong grip on the tablet market until now, but the appearance of the Cisco Cius may be about to shake up the iPad world, at least for business users. Yesterday was the first public appearance of the Cius, and first impressions are good; 7 inches in size, a battery which lasts for 8 hours, 2 built in cameras and video streaming capability....