Remember how we warned you that fake and potentially lethal DS consoles were winging their way to the UK? Well, it looks like some of them slipped through Customs and showed up on eBay. However, a raid led by Bromley Trading Standards Department and Kent police resulted in the seizure of 40 counterfeit consoles, along with 150 dodgy games. This raid is the first of its kind ever to take place in the UK.
January, 2009
Barack Obama will be the first US president to own a BlackBerry, albeit with a few caveats. The self-confessed mobile e-mail addict has been told he can keep his handset for personal e-mails, but will need to use a much more awkward Sectera Edge for all official presidential business.
We got up close with the new Sanyo Xacti HD2000 last night, alongside the VPC-FH1. They’re the company’s first full HD progressive scan camcorders capable of filming at 60fps. Come and take a peep!
An Asus laptop made out of bamboo seemed barmy enough, but we’ve heard from an inside source that Asus is testing out even more absurd materials – including Blue Peter favourite, papier mache.
The Palm Pre has barely passed the ‘glint in Palm’s eye’ stage but the thought of a shiny new touchscreen platform is causing ripples of excitement among the mobile hacking community.
PS3 owners who have been waiting for Red Alert 3 to finally shuffle on to their console can stop grinding their teeth and pacing the room. EA has finally announced a release window.
We reported yesterday that Apple’s plastic MacBook had been given a new set of specs in the US, and now, a day later, they’ve come to the UK… along with a price increase.
Apple has seen the slew of iPhone-esque phones released recently, and it’s not happy. COO and interim CEO Tim Cook ended tonight’s conference call by issuing a veiled threat to rivals keen on copying the handset. Palm Pre, BlackBerry Storm, and anyone even thinking of using multitouch, we think he means you.